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[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 69 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Because that site is a bunch of underage little siblings clamoring for attention like crabs in a bucket. 🤦🏼‍♂️

[–] azertyfun@sh.itjust.works 65 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Unlike here where it's all embittered middle children in their 40s in their mom's basement

[–] Septimaeus 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

lol the dig at middle children got me. I don’t even know what it insinuates but it feels delightfully petty.

[–] flicker@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Middle children are stereotyped as overlooked. (And desperate for attention but not getting any.)

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Which is ridiculous! As an oldest child, I know that my little brother didn't have any needs like my little sister or I did. Every few weeks, there'd be a door slam or a yelled, "WHY DOESN'T ANYONE PAY ATTENTION TO ME!?", which let us know he was still alive and obviously thriving if he had enough energy to make so much noise.

[–] Septimaeus 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

~~Well shit, as the oldest that just makes me want to give them that attention. Is that a stereotype too?~~

I’m the youngest sibling now. Please direct all defense requests to my older sibling.

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Older siblings are either righteous defenders of the downtrodden or attention hogs blinded by the limelight.

[–] Septimaeus 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah, understood. Unfortunately I dislike attention and am wicked, and therefore must apply for reassignment.

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds like youngest kid talk to me

[–] Septimaeus 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Excellent, I will notify my bother that I am the younger sibling now.

Update: he accepted the role of eldest and agreed to fight my battles for me.

[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

¿Por que no los dos?

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought the stereotype was that we beat the shit out of the younger siblings. Gotta keep those lil shits in line.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You beat them up, and protect them from smaller predators, as they're your punching bag and no one else's.

It didn't work for me, mine was younger enough that beating up his bullies would send me to prison. All I got to do was call him names, and that's only half the fun.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You beat them up, and protect them from smaller predators, as they're your punching bag and no one else's.

Hey it's like Russian military! They have a very strict beating order

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hey, I'll have you know I have a room above the garage. I have my dignity!

[–] DeathbringerThoctar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

So, which half of the horse costume are you, then?

[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Excuse me buddy, I resemble that remark

[–] AThing4String@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

You know when you get called out so hard you have to laugh your ass off? Like, give em the W, they earned it?

[–] InfiniWheel@lemmy.one 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't know how to break this to you but its not 2016 anymore and Tumblr isn't as popular as it used to. Most of these are grown ass adults which absolutely atrocious reading comprehension.

This is also why Tumblr is tamer about social issues these days, all the pearl clutching teenagers who will cringe at their actions later in life are on Twitter.

[–] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Apologies, I meant underdeveloped.

[–] outer_spec@lemmy.blahaj.zone 64 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Here’s what OP assumed you knew they meant to say:

TAYLOR SWIFT IS HETEROSEXUAL

just in case it wasn’t fucking clear

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s so obvious too. Hetero: the other or opposite. Sexual: relating to sexuality. She’s the opposite of sexual. Heterosexuals are often aromantic but not always, which may be the origin of their confusion.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'll hunt you for sport and leave your carcass where it lies. Won't even take a trophy. /J

Because apparently people can't pick up on obvious riffs

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

I thought I was being clever with the last bit, too. After a year, I still can’t figure out whether Lemmy hates wordplay or doesn’t understand it.

[–] Septimaeus 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Edit: retracted. Apparently my reading comprehension sucks too.

[–] idiomaddict@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] figjam@midwest.social 5 points 1 year ago

Like a virgin

[–] Septimaeus 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for your patience. The Voyager app doesn’t have notifications yet.

OK this is embarrassing but I thought OP was talking about a completely different artist and it only just clicked. I don’t know anything about Swift aside from the hook of “shake it off” which I’ve only heard a few times. I’ll retract the original comment.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago (4 children)

why are we bringing up rebecca black in year of our lord two thousand twenty two plus two???

[–] Laticauda@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago

Because she's actually a good singer now. She took lessons and worked her ass off to git gud. Check out "Do You?" by her it's my favourite.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

She should do an ironic cover of Gang Fight.

[–] watersnipje@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

Meh, sounds like pretty standard pop singing. Lots of people can do that.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

There's no way I'm clicking that link. The possibility of it being an elaborate Rick Roll type situation to get Friday stuck in my head, and I'm not willing to take that chance.

Edit: God damn, didn't realize Lemmy had so many Rebecca Black fans.

[–] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I think people are just kinda broadly excited about a "redemption" story given all the hate she got. It feels good to see her making interesting and enjoyable hyperpop after she was basically eviscerated by the internet for a crap song when she was just a child

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Then you can simply search Youtube for Rebecca black and listen to anything uploaded less than a decade ago

[–] lea@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So basically, covid happened and rebecca black returned as a queer icon with a friday hyperpop remix.

[–] Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago

She's still out there doing her thing. She's made more music since and recentlyish been on other TV stuff. I saw her with very short colored hair on a Netflix original food show a couple weeks back. One of those cheap to make ameature food competitions.

[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My reading comprehension has tanked during the pandemic.

I feel like I’m not alone, too.

I need to touch grass, honestly.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I feel that way sometimes, but then I read further and discover a lot of the time that the thing I thought I read wrong was simply written poorly or by an AI. It's hard to comprehend something that is incomprehensible, ya know?

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Isn't she dating a professional football player?

[–] skygirl@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

She's not bi as best I'm aware.

But dating a dude isn't a disqualifying factor.