glitterwithdrawal

I must say I expected so much more from the opening acts, I’ve seen others in much smaller venues with a larger stage presence. (Soft Play, Little Simz, etc…) though the main act was incredibly theatrical, which I deeply admired, it was severely dragged on. You either finish or you don’t!

In the digital age, artists no longer struggle for a platform — they struggle against it. Social media, once a space for creative freedom, has become governed by algorithms that dictate visibility and engagement. Artists are pressured to create what performs well rather than what feels authentic, tailoring their vision to trends, hashtags, and fleeting virality. The result is a quiet suffocation of originality: creativity filtered through code. Instead of art inspiring connection, it becomes content — optimized, commodified, and forgotten with the next scroll.

This algorithmic ecosystem doesn’t just limit artistic recognition; it also mirrors how people experience relationships. The same platforms that reward instant gratification in likes and shares foster shallow interactions in romance. Connection becomes transactional — reduced to curated images and digital performances of affection. The authenticity once found in shared moments is replaced by the need for validation through visibility. As a result, relationships begin to mirror the algorithm: always refreshing, always searching for something new, rarely sitting still long enough to grow.

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Catholic school. A long-distance boyfriend serenading me across an ocean, from the US to the UK. It ended and he would pass unexpectedly, and I'd replay those songs until they sounded like ghosts. Painkillers. Sharpener blades scattered across the carpet of my childhood bedroom. Sneaking off to smoke. Wandering the neighbourhood long after dark. Cannula scars trailing bruises up my arms. An ambulance ride every week from the zapping in my brain. Pink sunsets over streets that felt endless. Red soaking through the sleeve of my buttoned-up shirt. Falling asleep to this album every night. Still trying to be a kid while everything else was moving too fast.