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fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago

There's a specific loneliness that belongs to the funny one in every friend group, the person everyone quotes but nobody asks how they're doing, because the performance that made them beloved also made them seem like they didn't need the question - Silicon Canals

The most visible individual in a group often experiences profound loneliness due to their performative social role as the comedian.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

A moment that changed me: I stopped restraining myself and found the love of my life

Depressingly, this seemed normal in the 00s and demanded a specific type of vigilance. As well as trying to look perfect for every date, there was also the effort of trying to be perfect: bright and funny and engaging and fragrant, but also vaguely unavailable. Endearingly kooky was OK; but I didn't want to come across as weird. Misery and anger were off limits. I never risked showing I cared. No wonder love had failed to launch.
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Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
9 months ago

Is it OK to read Infinite Jest in public? Why the internet hates performative reading'

Reading in public has become associated with performative behavior and personal branding, leading to ridicule rather than appreciation.
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