• Schmoo@slrpnk.net
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    21 days ago

    I think the assumption that people who engage in unconventional means of expression are attention-seeking speaks to a common insecurity people have about receiving negative attention themselves. They’re reflecting the social pressure to conform that they already surrendered to.

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      20 days ago

      You can strap a watermelon to your neck and call it whatever you want, but don’t expect others to mistake that for a personality.