Intro/Warm up:
- - I smell like beef, Taylor B!
- - and I’m just chillin’ in Cedar Rapids, Carlos!
-talk about it what we’ve been up to
- - Carlos: renaissance faire, Requiem Cafe/Jollibee x FFXIV
- - Taylor: Bottomless Pit - Sundays at 3 AM Pacific - archive.eburgradio.org
Briefly: Drag Race finale into All Stars.
— Taylor B: Didn’t watch the S18, missed most of the season and was bored by the rest. Myki Meeks! All Stars: some old favorites, some surprises, some talented folks, and Silky is there too.
Topic: Social Media!
Reminisce on old social media
(DList, MySpace)
— Taylor B: DList is how I met our mutual ex. Made the profile one day when I was bored; didn’t know it would completely change my life.
MySpace: had some complex profiles thanks to HTML and CSS coding. Top 8 was always drama.
Social media during the 2010s
(Tumblr)
— Taylor B: Made many friends and online acquaintances via Tumblr. There was a circle of drunk homosexuals who all followed each other, posted similar content, etc. Most of them have moved on and calmed down.
- Great source of free porn all undone by Yahoo! Acquisition.
Social media now (cesspool inundated with advertising and shills)
-heavy reliance the algorithm and reward negative/ragebait.
Rotating segment:
-Let me hold your hand when I say this:
not everyone is your friend.
boundaries, the differences between oomfs/acquaintances/actual friends/parasocial relationships.
Advice column: From Anonymous—
“My not boyfriend is becoming more lovey dovey...is that good or bad
“A situationship where the other person has always fought the idea of being in an actual relationship has recently become more lovey dovey and I'm wondering if that's good or bad.
Like does this mean they're becoming increasingly more caring so when they cut me off it hurts less, or is it something where they're finally putting down their walls and accepting that this is maybe something they want.
“We been going at it for a few years and along the way have checked in how their feeling and doing but usually when I check in they would get a little defensive and straight up say they're still not looking for a relationship...when all 1 was doing was making sure they were okay.
We've always done boyfriend level things but just never labeled it.”
Send off