No matter how much these platforms and companies ruin the ease of use, or ability to connect with integrity of privacy, people WILL find each other somehow. It’s kinda sweet in my mind, bc it highlights how the human desire to share parts of themselves will always overcome the Powers That Be

Like, what were the odds of crossing paths with the individuals you (anyone) care abt? Just by sharing interests and hobbies, and feeling inclined enough to stay online to talk/share those things you enjoy, you can find people to bond with. It’s smth to appreciate, I think. It’s interesting to me

I fr didn’t think other story fans existed bc of it lmao

you see this happen a lot in "streetwear." people who co-opt a streetwear aesthetic frozen in time while making cities more hostile to the people who gave that aesthetic meaning — less affordable housing, more crackdown on noise, more policing, etc.