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I’m really not sure what I just read. I mean, I know what I read in terms of the words - but I don’t understand what its purpose is. But I don’t necessarily thi
by saaaaaam 1y ago
I’m really not sure what I just read. I mean, I know what I read in terms of the words - but I don’t understand what its purpose is. But I don’t necessarily think it matters…
It was thoroughly diverting, held my attention and made me wish that more people wrote pieces like this where the only real purpose is the conceit, and the subsequent journey the author takes you on.
- tough 1y agoI also read it fully, which i don't usually do. I'm just left guessing if there's some cryptpic yet important geo-political statement hidden in a funny post about some celebrity i had never heard of until now
- 4ggr0 1y agoto me it reads as a well done parody on conspiracy theories.
- tough 1y agoright! that's it, its like this nonsense numbers conspiracy theories that seem ramblings of some mentally ill person, but written in a more coherent, interestnig way that any of these (they usually are harder/cryptic to read due to its nonsense) so it ends up being an easier read as a parody than an actual conspiracy theory
- sylens 1y agoIt’s a satire on how deeply some fandoms read into lyrics or “hidden messages” from artists and works of art in general
- dooglius 1y agoNot everything needs to have a purpose. The most likely explanation to me is just that inspiration happened to strike the author as he heard the song.
- whycome 1y agoThat sounds like a purpose.
- stavros 1y agoI think this is one of those things that either has intrinsic purpose for you, or it doesn't. As for me, I thoroughly enjoyed reading about this analysis of Shawn Mendes' cryptic lyric.
- pryelluw 1y agoIt’s the brain ticking itself.
- amiga386 1y agoIt's taking vapid pop lyrics literally for humourous effect. You could call it bathos.
- permo-w 1y agothat's not really what bathos is though. bathos is an attempt at pathos that turns into something else less meaningful through cliche or lack of believability or other
- dechov 1y agoI'd consider it a satisfying little exercise in deductive reasoning / OSINT – if reasoning is worthwhile and exercises are worthwhile, then this must be as well
- jjj123 1y agoMy favorite in this genre is by the Gawker legend Caity Weaver. My 14-hour search for the end of TGI Friday’s endless appetizers: https://www.gawkerarchives.com/my-14-hour-search-for-the-end-of-tgi-fridays-endless-ap-1606122925 https://www.gawkerarchives.com/my-14-hour-search-for-the-end...
- p1nkpineapple 1y agothat was an absolute joy of a read, thanks for sharing!
- xp84 1y agoI miss Caity's writing so much. She brought so much joy to me back in those days, and even a lot of her work at NYT was great as well. Thanks for the inspiration to try to find what she's up to now.
- hdjrudni 1y agoI'm trying to decide if that would be worth 5 days off or not. The "not read a book" criteria is especially cruel.
- morley 1y agoBy the way, if you liked this post, this taking-silly-things-way-to-seriously is the comedic wheelhouse of Nathan Fielder.