I think you’ve achieved something really special here. Before reading the other comments, I thought the first part was fully horror and not really funny at all! (I can see how it could be, but I tend to take things very seriously and usually prefer horror over comedy). Anyway, loved this so much and am having such a great morning reading all of your other essays! Thank you for your service to humanity 🫡
I can completely understand that! I tend to find horrific things as funny which is just a lingering cope- also a way to avoid fully touching the horror genre as to not disappoint my mother if she comes across this page 😳
Wow wow wow really loved this a lot. The intro was funny and interesting but reading about your experience with internet addiction cut deep for me. I like the rules you outlined and will keep them close to my heart :)
this was cringe but i’ve learned to embrace and love the cringe!!!!! no but i love how you took a hyperspecific niche and turn it into a familiar horror plot, making it a refreshing concept!
reading this made me realize how much i used to love writing, even if it was journaling my thoughts or silly fanfiction. maybe i should just write for myself rather than focusing on posting it for an audience, which is why i feel so attached to the social media monster.
overall, this substack of yours is like finding a treasure chest! time for me to read EVERYTHING 🩷
Intentional cringe but cringe nonetheless- I think fanfic was a good part of my literary diet as a teen, I too love reading whatever I can get my hands on
i was CACKLING reading that first part. That was so incredibly funny and well written. its really hard to write comedy well and even more difficult to make it genuinely interesting and even unnerving without being corny. very impressive writing skillz. anyways though, this whole post is incredibly inspiring! i myself have been struggling for a while to figure out a good balance between internet and real life. it seems i go in phases, where i am totally uninterested in social media for weeks and then i go hard core back into it for weeks to where i feel physically ill. its a very strange cycle and cant say i enjoy it. this was a great take and ideas on balancing that.
although, i guess the internet is still real life isnt it? i am real, and it is what i would be doing with my life at that moment (scrolling), either way though, it takes a toll. just as working a shitty job takes a toll even though it is still REAL LIFE.
The internet is a part of real life itself, but I think it’s more like a funhouse mirror than anything. It’s reflecting back something about our day to day lives but as to how accurate it is…. we’ll that’s anyone’s guess.
I think you’ve achieved something really special here. Before reading the other comments, I thought the first part was fully horror and not really funny at all! (I can see how it could be, but I tend to take things very seriously and usually prefer horror over comedy). Anyway, loved this so much and am having such a great morning reading all of your other essays! Thank you for your service to humanity 🫡
I can completely understand that! I tend to find horrific things as funny which is just a lingering cope- also a way to avoid fully touching the horror genre as to not disappoint my mother if she comes across this page 😳
Wow wow wow really loved this a lot. The intro was funny and interesting but reading about your experience with internet addiction cut deep for me. I like the rules you outlined and will keep them close to my heart :)
this was cringe but i’ve learned to embrace and love the cringe!!!!! no but i love how you took a hyperspecific niche and turn it into a familiar horror plot, making it a refreshing concept!
reading this made me realize how much i used to love writing, even if it was journaling my thoughts or silly fanfiction. maybe i should just write for myself rather than focusing on posting it for an audience, which is why i feel so attached to the social media monster.
overall, this substack of yours is like finding a treasure chest! time for me to read EVERYTHING 🩷
Intentional cringe but cringe nonetheless- I think fanfic was a good part of my literary diet as a teen, I too love reading whatever I can get my hands on
i was CACKLING reading that first part. That was so incredibly funny and well written. its really hard to write comedy well and even more difficult to make it genuinely interesting and even unnerving without being corny. very impressive writing skillz. anyways though, this whole post is incredibly inspiring! i myself have been struggling for a while to figure out a good balance between internet and real life. it seems i go in phases, where i am totally uninterested in social media for weeks and then i go hard core back into it for weeks to where i feel physically ill. its a very strange cycle and cant say i enjoy it. this was a great take and ideas on balancing that.
although, i guess the internet is still real life isnt it? i am real, and it is what i would be doing with my life at that moment (scrolling), either way though, it takes a toll. just as working a shitty job takes a toll even though it is still REAL LIFE.
Thank you!! I was an enjoyable piece to write.
The internet is a part of real life itself, but I think it’s more like a funhouse mirror than anything. It’s reflecting back something about our day to day lives but as to how accurate it is…. we’ll that’s anyone’s guess.
Doomscrolling to find god in my self-induced, perfectly curated hellscape.
A digital purgatory if you will
This is beautiful, I enjoyed reading this!