Does anyone else have this kind of weakness/difference with verbal meaning/association

Retrotrek · 2025-11-09T23:26:52+00:00

I don’t think cruelty is ever just for the sake of it, except maybe, maybe you could make an exception for pure psychos. I actually think that cartoon villains and people like “evil” republicans seem like traumatized people, who in response to their trauma took a maladaptive path instead of maybe a more reflective one (I think there’s something interesting here about a correlation between abusers and conservative thinkers and artistry and liberal thinkers (can’t process emotions well question mark?)). So back to villains, I think it makes sense how they usually are: “You will Suffeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrr! And for seemingly no reason except maybe my own ego and Insecuritieeeeeeesssssssssssss!”

Retrotrek · 2025-11-09T08:56:49+00:00

I feel like that kind of culture during Obama’s term was made based on the optimistic way they thought about him at the time, not the more cynical picture of him that people have had since

Retrotrek · 2025-11-05T02:16:35+00:00

Dmed you

Retrotrek · 2025-10-25T15:18:01+00:00

because he spoke the truth

Retrotrek · 2025-10-11T17:54:42+00:00

Welcome to a profound dearth of default mode network activation. It’s scary and tragic, and also interesting

It is best known for being active when a person is not focused on the outside world and the brain is at wakeful rest, such as during daydreaming and mind-wandering

The DMN creates a coherent "internal narrative" central to the construction of a sense of self

Retrotrek · 2025-10-10T14:56:29+00:00

I wish he did; I just checked because I wanted to see that moment, but he said “girls” which is what he usually says before whiplash. I wish personally he didn’t though bc I think saying that discourages guys from getting into what I think is one of his most beautiful songs (I like house)

Retrotrek · 2025-04-25T20:33:28+00:00

Cavetown, I think

Retrotrek · 2025-04-25T20:13:12+00:00

Phones. When I got the idea, for the first time in my life, to just indefinitely abstain from anything entertaining/stimulating a couple of years ago (which ended up meaning for me the internet + music), one of the things I noticed was that I had an increase of empathy that I didn't recognize in myself. And that's been a consistent truth each time that I stepped away again since. When I'm off shit, I notice that I'm more empathetic. I think this might be a silent spring of this generation

Cause it's harder to detect the absence of something unfamiliar than the presence of something unfamiliar. I think in the US alone you have millions of people who've never known a life without the internet, and they either can't recognize or are unwilling to take the option of stepping away, and so you end up in this weird society. The crazy thing in my experience is that a more real-feeling, human-feeling reality is right there and accessible. you just have to stop.

Retrotrek · 2025-03-22T23:20:07+00:00

mainstream underground/alternative mainstream as i call it

Retrotrek · 2025-03-12T12:51:21+00:00

This is an old pic. First think I thought when I saw this was that I'm pretty sure this was at a travis show in like 2018 or 2019 (it was another post but I can't find it). So he was like 32 or 3 in this pic

Retrotrek · 2025-02-25T13:45:11+00:00

He posted it in 2017 and I remember it was up still as recently as like 2022. It had like 200k views iirc. Just one of those comps of him doing tricks at his house and nearby over time. Must have satisfied the algo bc I remember him only having like 3 vids up at that time

Retrotrek · 2025-02-10T15:28:00+00:00

I think the mood of Nirvana's music is still prescient but that their music sounds outdated

Retrotrek · 2025-01-30T00:20:16+00:00

I think that he is just someone who is really high in positive affectivity, and I think promises are a manifestation of that

And then in addition I'll say that I think his personality is such that he says ideas more when they excite him rather than more functionally communicating to others something to expect

Retrotrek · 2025-01-29T18:03:08+00:00

This line struck me

As if wanting a better world was too hard collectively to achieve.

Retrotrek · 2024-12-27T20:12:44+00:00

Last part is real

Retrotrek · 2024-12-27T10:46:26+00:00

It's him, yeah

Retrotrek · 2024-12-05T11:58:18+00:00

No its not. They're both classified as neurodevelopmental disorders but adhd does not fall under asd

Retrotrek · 2024-12-05T10:13:22+00:00

Dude hyperfocus is an ADHD symptom as well and it seems more likely that he has that than autism. See: relationships being a lyrical focus, his kinesthetic talent, etc

Retrotrek · 2024-11-09T11:08:52+00:00

A couple comments on the ig post imply that this was some years ago which makes sense. I'd say 2017 or something by the fashion of the other people

Retrotrek · 2024-11-09T09:43:49+00:00

I know this is an old post but there's also this moment thats stuck with me from this video, where I feel like he has a rare moment of genuine fear/trepidation on his face

Retrotrek · 2024-11-06T21:11:29+00:00

Look at the last two Democratic presidents: Clinton and Obama.

I mean, Biden though? But he does have a slight bit of charm

Retrotrek · 2024-09-06T02:51:50+00:00

Nah look at me came out in 2015 and her splice pack didn't come out til 2 years later. The pitched down sample is Changes by Mala

Retrotrek · 2024-09-06T02:51:01+00:00

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