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The Trainor essay was especially interesting to me as a parent to a young kid in the pandemic. I didn't do any of the boredom/isolation stuff people talk about (baking sourdough! learning a new language!) because I was going absolutely nuts trying to hold everything together. Which resulted in an entirely different vibe shift, thus proving your point!

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I fucking love this newsletter. I'm on the internet every day like it's my job, and I STILL learn something new whenever you write. Best $5 ever.

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Meghan Trainor once appeared as an in-studio (no pandemic Zoom judge excuse) guest-judge on RuPaul's Drag Race wearing a unicorn onesie. Her getting the current meaning of "Mother" so colossally backwards is completely on brand.

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I now own a $45 shower cap, but am otherwise perfectly fine.

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Another reason the Trainor song sounds old is that it sounds like a Lily Allen track circa 2007

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I see a lot of porn but I'm on fannish twitter so it's usually all drawn. twitter is one of the last places people can post nsfw pictures

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As soon as i can combine AI chat with AI imaging that will do realistic nude renderings, I'll be happy.

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Meanwhile the SVB run was pretty easy to follow on Mastodon. Twitter isn't relevant anymore.

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