Moo Deng
We’ve hit our limit with people for now. We need something that can’t disappoint us. Preferably something that can’t talk. Moo Deng, the Thai pygmy is our daily dopamine hit. She’s angry and silly and bites her rainer. There is much pain in the world but not in Moo Deng’s enclosure. We can’t invest in another trend that might lead to a podcast. Moo Deng would never do that to us. It’s a sign of the dire state of things online, none of which is Moo Deng’s fault. Nothing could ever be Moo Deng’s fault.
Harvey Danger
Every time we get a utility meme that really gets at something new, I’m shocked we didn’t have something like it before. Before this video how did we communicate distractedly doing something while eavesdropping, something I find myself doing every time I go out in public. How was one to convey convincingly doing your job with an ear on your coworkers conversation? It also rings in a new class of posters. Henry Danger is a Nickelodeon show after my time. Of course, one need not be an avid watcher to repost a video but if you want to keep up with the zeitgeist it’s good to know that there’s a younger generation making somewhat nostalgia tinted memes that the rest of us have to play catch up with.
Will Momtok Survive This
The phrase sweeping the nation is from Hulu’s the secret lives of mormon wives who you might remember from 2022, when Taylor Frankie Paul danced to reveal her custody agreement with her recently separated husband. They’ve capitalized on their viral moment of soft swinging drama and 2 years later have a TV show. They’re the latest venture into the world of elevating online scandal into cheap reality television. I can’t tell if it's good reality television or if it’s just entertaining enough to keep watching. All I know is people are talking about it. The conversations aren’t emphatic enough to win over a skeptic like myself. All I can glean from the conversation is “Will Momtok survive this?” is the standout phrase. Is that enough to make good reality TV?
TikTok
Just Vote
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I know not everything is a psyop about the election. Still, there’s something funny to me about a self-defeated, pitiful voice saying “Just vote” going viral in mid-September in an election year. It’s funnier that it seems to have nothing to do with the election at all and is more about the feeling of not getting your way in a group setting. It’s about true democracy. The kind that can only be found amongst groups of friends trying to pick an activity. The last second play to make everyone feel sorry for you because they never want to do your esoteric and difficult idea. Maybe we’ll go to the experimental upscale Cuban restaurant next time.
I am in no way shape or form kidding when I ask for someone to explain this to me. I understand it is about Tony Blair, the former UK prime minister but I need someone to really explain whats happening here. I know I have a UK readership and I really need one of you, maybe all of you, to weigh in. I will be so thankful if you do. I have to know what is going on here and I know no source will be able to accurately tell me the implied homoerotic parts. At the very least, I need a book recommendation that will explain how Tony Blair’s friendships fell apart because of his thirst for power.