merina thropp

It's interesting how, culturally, we've gone from workplace comedy (The Office) to workplace existential dread (Backrooms and Severance). Can't imagine why.

they should invent a time in the day where you can escape the tragedies of the past without worrying about the horrors of the future or the catastrophies of the present.

”#UNWELL UNWELL UNWELL,,#I MEAN. NATURALLY THEM FOR THIS PROMPT RIGHT, #I have been changed.... for good...., #oh they know why they're both crying but admitting it aloud would mean saying goodbye so, #better just to weep...”

eugene and cassandra have the funniest fucking dynamic. it’s one of the main pillars of the whole show tbh. they roast each other on sight but the second someone crosses them or god forbid threatens rapunzel they immediately incinerate them without a shred of mercy before going back to bickering

hey do you mind grabbing joseph's coat for him? yeah its the red and yellow and green and brown and scarlet and black and ochre and peach and ruby and olive and violet and fawn and lilac and gold and chocolate and mauve and cream and crimson and silver and rose and azure and lemon and russet and gray and purple and white and pink and orange and blue one

undiagnosed autistic people will be like "I don't get upset when my routine changes though!!" and it's because they've built a set of if-then loops in their head to pick from one of 6 different strict routines and they do get incredibly upset when they're unable to keep to any of the 6 scripts. I'm john normal

Was just thinking about this the other day. Yeah I have a favorite seat on the bus (middle of the bus, near the back doors, slightly elevated, facing forward), but I don’t get upset if someone is already sitting there, I just pick one of my other favorite spots. Then I realized that most people probably don’t have a favorite bus seat, let alone a series of backup favorites.

In a period where people already feel trapped by institutions, authoritarianism, inequality, ecological dread, etc., it's no wonder the "your only hope is obliteration" ending is landing so badly. A story that once said: "the world is flawed but worth saving" suddenly pivoting to: "burn it down and maybe something better comes after" doesn't hit me as beautiful and profound. It hits me as bleak and nihilistic.