also all of my memories of pfsc are completely overshadowed by john campbell's self-important kickstarter meltdown and subsequent disappearance, which, uh, might be what they'd have wanted
I still think that whole thing was intentional, or at least he felt he HAD to destroy himself. Regardless, it was an entertaining spectacle and I'm glad I didn't give him any money lol.
this isn't new
remember "fuck this gay earth"?
literally the exact same meaning behind that, except our version was kind of homophobic for no reason
it's an expression of numb exasperation and learned helplessness over the shit ass world they're inheriting and their powerlessness to do anything to improve it
if that doesn't sound familiar to you, when did you turn 60?
it might be negative, but at least it's honest
it's less honest than fuck this gay earth. fuck this gay earth is a pretty straightforward sentiment it just sounds funny and irreverent. all this other stuff we've been talking about is dancing and skirting around being honest even though the true emotions are plain to see. though I guess that's not new either. and if you're barely veiling it by being meta/cool/whatever and that's part of the joke does it count as actually veiling your emotions? maybe that's just as honest idk.
I'm not opposed to it existing, and the general sentiment is as old as dirt you're right. I've laughed at shit like this myself. but it just repeats itself so much it gets exhausting. meme stuff in general was always like that but it stagnates so much faster now, and since it's all still building on stuff that came before it never feels new to begin with.
Yeah, but that's just one phrase, or one comic in the case of the dog. What I'm saying is that it's that kind of thing, in many different instances, over and over, being consumed relentlessly.
Maybe I am an old fart and things are going as they always have. I just don't remember such a depth of bleakness and a seeming obsession over it.
it was there a bit just never quite this deep. I think it's a gradual thing with one guy one upping another guy's clever sadpost repeatedly and over time you get yourself a culture of sadness. if there's two things the internet really tries to hammer in to people nowadays, it's sad culture and outrage culture. you are worthless, don't hope for your own life because larger things suck. the enemy on that other website is evil, but dont step out of line or else you're a leftist conservative pro-skub satan worshipper.
