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Cake day: July 7th, 2023

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  • My unpopular opinion is that most memes on a template belong in the lower right rectangle. I have no idea how people laugh at the same joke they’ve seen on repeat. They’re so predictable…even before someone makes them. Like if a show/movie/game introduces a cute lil guy, someone is “making” the Brooklyn Nine Nine meme, a fan favorite is usurped by a cooler fan favorite and you’ll see the Toy Story meme, etc.

    It feels so…unnatural? People rush to be the first to make the joke to get the upvotes. I saw a comment on here once that was along the lines of "the way memes are shared [through social media to a large audience of strangers] nowadays is antithetical to the definition of a meme.

    I’m happy to defend my point if you disagree and I’m not opposed to changing my mind on it


  • I voted Clinton in 2016…but I didn’t exactly vote FOR her, moreso I voted against Trump. I feel like that’s why she lost - she repeatedly demonstrated that she’s an out-of-touch career politician. She had several How Do You Do, Fellow Kids? moments that turned off a lot of people. It also felt like they were putting way too much emphasis on her being a woman and that’s…just not a selling point. I don’t care what reproductive gear a candidate is equipped with.

    I cringed a bit at those gaffs but there were two main reasons my vote was a reluctant one:

    1. I can’t stand politician dynasties. I don’t want political families running the country and I definitely don’t want it to be a Clinton (who I admittedly would have voted for in the 90s if I was eligible). Staying with Bill after the scandal was a political move in my opinion.

    2. The nomination didn’t feel deserved at all. Sanders got screwed in a time we needed him most and it felt like it did earlier this year when I intended on voting for Biden. Nobody likes thinking “this is not who I want to support but I have no choice.” She was/is a “generic politician” who doesn’t represent the people. 2016 was an awful time for the Democrats to hoist her up.

    I don’t have the same reservations about Harris even though she wasn’t my first pick, for what it’s worth, so please don’t bring up misogyny. I was vocally against the ridiculousness of pizzagate and the “omg her emails,” too.