This was such an interesting perspective on something that’s becoming increasingly clear to me, which is that we’re living in a culture that is defined by parentification. The capitalist hellscape we live in has strong armed us into growing up too fast and we’re constantly projecting the resentment of that. I just wrote about how much va…
This was such an interesting perspective on something that’s becoming increasingly clear to me, which is that we’re living in a culture that is defined by parentification. The capitalist hellscape we live in has strong armed us into growing up too fast and we’re constantly projecting the resentment of that. I just wrote about how much value we place on parasocial relationships with women whilst simultaneously treating them horribly. There’s a link between the boundary crossing with celebrities and influencers and politicians and the “I’m just a girl” comments. Social media and its quasi-escapist aspect has allowed us to burrow into niche spaces (not communities — spaces) and we deem the most visible person in that niche space as “mommy.” Like you’re saying in your piece, it’s easier in the short term to operate in this way. There’s a lot of talk about building community right now, but that also requires us to reflect and think critically about our own consumption habits, choices, and behavior both on and offline.
This was such an interesting perspective on something that’s becoming increasingly clear to me, which is that we’re living in a culture that is defined by parentification. The capitalist hellscape we live in has strong armed us into growing up too fast and we’re constantly projecting the resentment of that. I just wrote about how much value we place on parasocial relationships with women whilst simultaneously treating them horribly. There’s a link between the boundary crossing with celebrities and influencers and politicians and the “I’m just a girl” comments. Social media and its quasi-escapist aspect has allowed us to burrow into niche spaces (not communities — spaces) and we deem the most visible person in that niche space as “mommy.” Like you’re saying in your piece, it’s easier in the short term to operate in this way. There’s a lot of talk about building community right now, but that also requires us to reflect and think critically about our own consumption habits, choices, and behavior both on and offline.