Not Normie Enough To Fit In But Not Fringe Enough To Lean Into Being A Freak, Worst Of Both Worlds, Pure

The response to the announcement of Perverts online, specifically on TikTok, has confused me. I did not expect to see so many people surprised and even disgusted by the simple title of the album. Claiming that it's gone a step too far, or it's going to be hard to repost or interact with an album called 'Perverts' is very telling of how few people have actually analyzed or sincerely engaged with hayden's previous works. Of course it's okay to lightheartedly enjoy a piece of media, but an unconventional album title should be nothing surprising based on the topics hayden has an affinity for discussing. Perverts is going to be heavy and it's going to be dark, but so was Preacher's Daughter, Inbred, Golden Age, and Carpet Beds. The simplification of these works deeply saddens me. Why should anyone's main focus when enjoying a piece of media be the thought of how much online interaction it will get when you post about it?

the idea that your friends won't like you if you're too weird is wrong for example one time I told a friend whenever I was losing my mind I laid down on the floor under my desk and stared at it until I was better and next time she visited me she taped a bag of salami snacks to the underside of my desk with a message saying "going insane all by yourself, handsome?" which I only saw months later when I had a breakdown. that's friendship.

I do not respect the grind. Go to bed

"use chatgpt" that's the devil talking. buy four caffeinated drinks and pull an all nighter. this is the way.

I'm very pleased to finally be sharing this -- @lgbterrorist and I have put a lot of work into this Swap AU fic, and it's just started serializing on AO3.

Something happened to Kim Kitsuragi that knocked his life wildly off course. Now it’s March of ’51, and he’s woken up in the Whirling-in-Rags with an apocalyptic concussion, a chip on his shoulder, and a partner intent on solving a murder.

The Past Teaches You to Be Alone. Kimharry, rated M, final word count ~148k.

The cover art is by Sykine, definitely check out their other work!

“spotify stops tracking today so we can listen to cringe!!” free yourself from this mental prison at once

Hbomberguy isn't the goat because he 'destroys careers' or 'dunks on things/people I hate', he's one of the best on the platform because he actually backs up all his claims with research (EXTENSIVE research, considering he will actually read related scientific articles and so on) and creates his videos with the intent of sharing an original overarching message. When he engages critically he does so in good faith, and with media it comes from a place of passion and WANTING something to be good.