#along with all the other inundation of empty pop culture that gets thrown at us

[septembersghost]

there are a thousand and one clickbait websites out there that thrive solely on writing the most inflammatory things possible so that people (either in agreement or anger) will share and spread them and make them more ad revenue. they are not legitimate publications, they're not even tabloid level publications, they're all knockoffs of buzzfeed or akin to popcrave on the app formerly known as twitter. many of them have fluffy little names and post useless, soulless pieces with no more real authority than you or i have on our tumblr blogs. what i'm saying is don't fall for this. frivolous culture articles can be fun, but you've got to be armed with discernment and common sense/media literacy. they have no authority, do scant research, and spreading things - even if you disagree with them - provides them the exact amplification they're seeking. we should minimize their reach. don't give them your energy or time of day or feed their ad machines. it's not going to give you any knowledge or benefit, and it's futile to stress yourself out over. just move on and let yourself enjoy things <3