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Weirdness is still not cool. The goalposts just shifted. It just so happens that right now what's cool is a charicature of actual weird people in the past. See
by partyboat1586 6y ago
Weirdness is still not cool. The goalposts just shifted.
It just so happens that right now what's cool is a charicature of actual weird people in the past. See girls claiming to be 'quirky' or 10 years ago 'random'. Also see people being self proclaimed 'nerds' because they like to read a lot.
It's basically there as an illusion of depth and mystery.
Actual weird people like that dude who makes low production quality lightsaber fight videos in his garden (can't remember his name) are still considered weird. Though I think the word they use these days is 'cringe'. Alternatively what people will do is put these super weird people on a pedestal in conversation while not actually respecting them or wanting to be directly associated with them.
I'm not saying we've made no progress but it's a lot less than it appears on the surface.
- vzidex 6y ago> that dude who makes low production quality lightsaber fight videos in his garden (can't remember his name) His online handle is Airsoftfatty, and his story is actually kinda tragic. iDubbz visited him and made a "documentary" of sorts about him, it's a fascinating watch [1]. [1] Full Force: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfwPL-bd_mk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfwPL-bd_mk
- finnthehuman 6y agoUnderrated comment, you're the only one in this thread that gets it.
- bonoboTP 6y agoExactly, it's counter-signaling. It would be analogous to conclude that being poor is cool now because of torn up jeans being in fashion or hipster minimalism being cool. As long as you are surely not mistaken for a real weirdo or a poor person, you can play around with the superficialities.