I'll start: the whole social media thing of everybody having to be a "brand" and the mainstream usage of corporate language (branding, SEO, engagement, content).

Related: trying to turn every single interesting post into a media empire. I remember a little while ago a funny video of a cat failing to use a treadmill hit the top of Reddit, and then suddenly it had its own subreddit and daily posts and just like that the magic was completely squeezed out in the pursuit of riches from viral fame

God pretty much everything related to social media, influencers, etc is just garbage

  • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    Same, if I give someone money or help them with something I don't expect anything in return, I see it as a gift. If the relationship is mutual surely at some point I might need help and the other person will be there for me? And it weirds me the fuck out when they insist on "repaying" as soon as possible.

    • Terkrockerfeller [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      I like giving gifts to friends and sometimes I worry I'm secretly a manipulative abuser by forcing them into a debt that they're then obligated to repay, despite me being very explicit about it being a gift that they don't need to repay or anything

      • Blurst_Of_Times [he/him,they/them]
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        4 years ago

        Oh hey, me too! I only want for everyone to be happy, but sometimes I wonder if there isn't a more selfish motive for helping out. Maybe I just have low self esteem, and crave the validation that comes with being indispensable.