Brainrot

Meg (she/they, minor) My personal brainrot space / my blog will look like its deserted but let it be known that I'm Always Lurking Around

[the-ultimate-junkyard]

Oh no I'm fine, I say as I get jumpscared by the eye of a dead fish I'm trying to marinate

[8nin]

the cool thing about this app is you’re never the craziest one here

[crown-princess-carrion]

I think it's a sign of good media when you have to reread or rewatch it to get the full experience. First time is for getting your brain blasted by the story and being confused second time is for knowing who's who and what's what and willingly getting your brain blasted again.

[cyberneticnightmares]

saw an elderly woman walking around with a tote bag whose design were the four AO3 fic category squares and she very excitedly asked if i was a reader or a writer bcs nobody else at the con had recognized it, and after telling her that i've been writing fic since fanfic.net, she solemnly nodded and explained that she'd been reading fic since "the days of personal websites" but that she only started writing fanfic when she was 47 and oh my god when i tell you that i genuinely teared up on the spot!!!!! like!!! HELL YEAH???? LITERALLY NEVER TOO OLD TO START WRITING. NEVER TOO OLD TO WRITE AND SHARE YOUR FIC.

her enthusiastic "i'm a very nice and bubbly person, i swear! but i love writing angst and major character death :)" nearly took me the fuck out.

icon. legend. diva. i wish her nothing but a kajillion million comments and kudos. i hope her fic updates crash AO3. i hope she knows i'm promoting her to my personal patron saint of AO3.

[manadreams0]

Hi! I'm not technically back from the dead. I don't think. But I was made aware by the lovely @furekami that I never posted my contributions to the ORV scenario zine! There's another one somewhere around here. I'll find it. In the mean time, please enjoy.

I was just listening to "Two" by Sleeping at Last and it brought back all of my very emotional feelings about ORV that I thought was dormant for two years. God I love this story so much.

[eggsaladstain]

anyways i just love the way kpop demon hunters stayed true to its roots in korean/asian culture, especially around the core theme of community vs individualism

the fact that it's not a single chosen one but a group of three

the fact that the honmoon is not powered by the hunters themselves but by the energy and love of the fans

the fact that gwi-ma turns people into demons by promising that he is the only one who can help them when he is in fact reliant on his army of demons to collect souls for him

the fact that "your idol" is about surrendering yourself to a single higher power while "golden" is about soaring to new heights together

the fact that gwi-ma preys on people's individual insecurities and shame to get inside their heads while rumi, mira, and zoey set them free in the end by encouraging them to embrace their differences and reminding them that they're not alone

the fact that you can see the audience cheering individually and even pushing into each other to get closer to the stage during "your idol"

while they're linking arms and cheering together and hugging during "what it feels like"

i have not seen the live action lilo and stitch but it feels like that movie sits on the opposite end of the spectrum from kpop demon hunters as a case study for how to tell a story in way that is culturally authentic and still resonates with a broader audience

and i think given that the core theme of the movie is all about community over individualism, the ending, particularly as it relates to rumi and jinu's budding romance, is really the perfect culmination of that broader theme

rumi and jinu's connection has all the hallmarks of that all-encompassing, all-consuming, borderline co-dependent first love where you keep your relationship a secret and sneak out of the house to meet up and feel like the other person is the ONLY person who really gets you

i'm the only one who can understand you, i'm the only one who will love you is the kind of thing that sounds romantic when you're 16 until you get older and realize how toxic it actually is and i love that the movie counters that in "what it feels like" with rumi realizing that she had that love and support all along from her girls, and later, from the fans who continue to cheer them on through their comeback

it's about connection and sisterhood and love and sharing your fears and lifting each other up and becoming stronger and better together

and as compelling as i found rumi/jinu and as much as i would like to see their relationship explored more in a sequel/series, i just really love that this movie, which is clearly targeted at young women, ends on the message that romantic love is not the end all be all, that friendship is just as important if not more so than a romantic partner, that single women can lead successful, fulfilling lives, that true happiness and freedom start from within

it's crazy that this message still seems revolutionary in 2025 but given the current state of the world, it feels more necessary than ever

[en-theos]

antigone production with the harshest rigidest steadfastest possible translation of antigone monologues but the actress is 14 and crying sobbing throughout

[lexie-got-run-over]

i was literally in antigone this afternoon and our antigone is 13 or 14 ahhh<3

[lizardsfromspace]

Discussing video essays is annoying bc some people see the existence of some bad, lazy video essays, and extrapolate that the entire genre does nothing with being video and is all just people turning text into videos so they can show you ads or whatever. Which just isn't the case

[starstruckwolf28]

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TWO IS TAKING ME OUT

THEY ARE LIFE AND DEATH COMPANIONS FOR A REASON

YOO JOONGHYUK YOU PATHETIC LOSER SHARE THE DUMPLINGS WITH YOUR SENIOR !!

[quixoticanarchy]

damn people rly hate type 2 diabetics don't they

[quixoticanarchy]

i (type 1 diabetic) was explaining autoimmune diseases to someone and she was like ohh right so yours is the good kind of diabetes where you didn't do it to yourself. to which i objected that's not how type 2 works either. and she said well that's the fat old people disease. and i was like you can't say that, a) not how it works and b) extremely rude. and her defense was her grandparents have type 2 and "did it to themselves" and since they're fat old people she reserves the right to hate on them. i understand hating shitty grandparents but YOU are the shitty one here to hate on them for their medical conditions and weight rather than literally anything else. hello?!

anyway type 2 diabetics i'm sorry about the world. everyone* be kind to type 2s or else

*note to type 1 diabetics especially we need to be better at solidarity and not cling to being the "good ones" at type 2s' expense. what the fuck is a good kind of diabetes anyway

[quixoticanarchy]

also worth saying diabetes is a complex reaction to a not-yet-fully-understood set of factors and environmental pressures and genetics and it's reductive and fatphobic to say fat=diabetes BUT EVEN SO no matter if someone did incontrovertibly "give themself diabetes" that's not a free pass for dehumanization. shut upppp

[importantanimalfacts]

[the-indoor-kites]

[unashamedly-enthusiastic]

Too small, too powerful

[sighinastorm]

Too small; too powerful.

[adelphicoracle]

Very minuscule. Very powerful.

[mrcorkus]

Very minuscule. Very powerful.

[shotgunfullofbabies]

Very minuscule. Very powerful

[ruffboi-mags]

Very minuscule. Very powerful.

[pyrrhiccomedy]

I feel like we need a refresher on Watsonian vs Doylist perspectives in media analysis. When you have a question about a piece of media - about a potential plot hole or error, about a dubious costuming decision, about a character suddenly acting out of character -

A Watsonian answer is one that positions itself within the fictional world.

A Doylist answer is one that positions itself within the real world.

Meaning: if Watson says something that isn't true, one explanation is that Watson made a mistake. Another explanation is that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle made a mistake.

Watsonian explanations are implicitly charitable. You are implicitly buying into the notion that there is a good in-world reason for what you're seeing on screen or on the page. ("The bunny girls in Final Fantasy wear lingerie all the time because they're from a desert culture!")

Doylist explanations are pragmatic. You are acknowledging that the fiction is shaped by real-world forces, like the creators' personal taste, their biases, the pressures they might be under from managers or editors, or the limits of their expertise. ("The bunny girls in Final Fantasy wear lingerie because somebody thought they'd sell more units that way.")

Watsonian explanations tend to be imaginative but naive. Seeking a Watsonian explanation for a problem within a narrative is inherently pleasure-seeking: you don't want your suspension of disbelief to be broken, and you're willing to put in the leg work to prevent it. Looking for a Watsonian answer can make for a fun game! But it can quickly stray into making excuses for lazy or biased storytelling, or cynical and greedy executives.

Doylist explanations are very often accurate, but they're not much fun. They should supersede efforts to provide a Watsonian explanation where actual harm is being done: "This character is being depicted in a racist way because the creators have a racist bias.'" Or: "The lore changed because management fired all of the writers from last season because they didn't want to pay then residuals."

Doylism also runs the risk of becoming trite, when applied to lower stakes discrepancies. Yes, it's possible that this character acted strangely in this episode because this episode had a different writer, but that isn't interesting, and it terminates conversation.

I think a lot of conversations about media would go a lot more smoothly, and everyone would have a lot more fun, if people were just clearer about whether they are looking to engage in Watsonian or Doylist analysis. How many arguments could be prevented by just saying, "No, Doylist you're probably right, but it's more fun to imagine there's a Watsonian reason for this, so that's what I'm doing." Or, "From a Watsonian POV that explanation makes sense, but I'm going with the Doylist view here because the creator's intentions leave a bad taste in my mouth that I can't ignore."

Idk, just keep those terms in your pocket? And if you start to get mad at somebody for their analysis, take a second to see if what they're saying makes more sense from the other side of the Watsonian/Doylist divide.

[rowanthestrange]

Also by its nature often discussions will be Doylist vs Doylist, it’s easy to accidentally misunderstand the concept into: ‘i the rational doylist against my enemy the deluded watsonian’

Like if one person argues ‘from my reading of the text I believe the writer’s unexplored biases resulted in a bigoted story’, and the other person says ‘In my reading these elements of the text do not support that conclusion and we can examine other areas of the writers life and art that support that this is a deliberate decision not unexplored bias’, both of these people are doing Doylist readings, they’re just in disagreement with one another.

[eowynstwin]

One thing I’ve noticed about AI users is that they are completely repulsed by the notion of feeling bad or frustrated for even the slightest moment

[eowynstwin]

Been trying to figure out how to phrase this nicely but tbh. I don’t care. If you’ve ever made a consistent effort at anything, you learn to enjoy and even look forward to discomfort.

Exercise. Writing. Drawing. Gardening. Anything that requires your physical effort is going to require discomfort in one way or another and you have to find a way to enjoy that discomfort, otherwise the best thing for you, and I’m gonna hold you hand when I say this, is to just give up.

Any creative can tell you that they’ve thought about quitting more often than not, but when you make it through that discomfort, when you work hard to figure out what you’re doing wrong/what you don’t know how to do, you start to anticipate discomfort because it you KNOW represents an opportunity to level up. It’s exciting to have a hard time with something, because it means you’re going to get really, really good at it as long as you persevere.

And idk, I’ve thought for a while now that AI users think they have some sort of right to avoid all of that. That they have the right to never ever feel bad at anything they try. It’s why I think “making something is more rewarding” is never really going to work as an argument against AI use, because AI users can’t make it past the fear of discomfort and difficulty.

[softened-hearts]

This is a skill called "distress tolerance"!!! I learned about it in therapy, working on it for things like social anxiety, PTSD, tasks like unpacking boxes after multiple rapid moves...... it's a skill that CAN be built. Just because you struggle with it now doesn't mean you're that way forever. And yeah, the skill can recede, and it makes sense that generative AI would contribute to this in a whole new way.....

I don't have it in me right now to make a whole addendum about how to get better at it, but hopefully putting this out here can help people, at least!

[carbomcoco]

"these researchers published a paper on something that literally any of us could have told you 🙄" ok well my supervisors wont let me write something in my thesis unless I can back it up with a citation so maybe it's a good thing that they're amplifying your voice to the scientific community in a way that prevents people from writing off your experiences as annecdotal evidence

[carbomcoco]

they did the research in the first place because they believed you and wanted to tell people about it. they are not our enemies.

[transxfiles]

you may notice i use the phrase "my beloved" frequently. this is because i am in love with the world and everything in it. hope this clears things up <3

[transxfiles]

girl help the pessimists found me

[phoenixichi]

"girl help i am staunchly refusing to realise my own naivete in a world almost completely made up of things that couldnt care less about me or are actively exploiting me"

[tiefling-enjoyer]

[that-house]

Girl help the pessimists are mistaking an inherently meaningless universe for an inhumane and joyless one rather than recognizing the opportunity to make one’s own meaning and joy and to spread those things to others

[animentality]

[eerian-sadow]

My friends, the secret to saving your garments (and bedsheets) is hydrogen peroxide.

It works by breaking down the hemoglobin in the blood, which lets it wash out of the fabric. Just apply generously and let it foam and sit for about 10 minutes. Rinse thoroughly with cold water. If the stain is still very visible, do it again. (Twice should be enough, but I did have some bike shorts i had to treat thrice.) Wash in cold water with your usual detergent. Check to be sure the blood all came out, and if not peroxide again! If it's out, dry as usual.

Works on blood from cuts, scrapes, bloody noses & other injuries, too. Clothes are expensive enough, don't let a little blood destroy them.

[senmutthebuilder]

Adding on, if my friend here doesn't mind.

DAWN. Or the store brand that is closest to the blue original dawn. I have found that if something wants to be discolored even after the hydrogen peroxide, Dawn or its knock-offs will get the discoloration.

[thedoctorknits]

Also, COLD water NOT hot water

[the-ultimate-junkyard]

yjh getting spanked in the new chapter 😌😌 silly chibi yjh in the new chapter 😌😌😌 the world is healing