Or, I am the cultural oracle whether you like it or NOT
IN:
Discovering new music by hearing it live
Stockpiling physical media
Defining the relationship
Eating breakfast
Scrapbooking
Going on drives in the woods
Cloaks
Natural hair textures
Overdressing
Writing about literally everything
Fountain pens
OUT:
Social media
Dressing fashionably
Cars with too many bells and whistles
BookTok
Chain coffee shops
Group chats
Cat allergies
Lack of contentment
Blank walls
Polyester
LED lighting
YES EVERYONE EAT BREAKFAST AND IF U HAVE TO BUY A CAR MAKE IT A NORMAL ONE 🗣️
Wearing perfume to bed-ALWAYS!
As a big light hater I felt so validated to see that on the way out in 2025
kn95s always in exactlyyy
In:
Holiday parties
Brunch
Brown mascara
Good morning texts to those you love - especially when you know they're going to have a stressful day
Long hugs on the way out
Reading nonfiction
Going places alone
Out:
Owning 12 different trendy reusable water bottles - find one or two you love and use them!
Tiktok doom scrolling
Overpriced coffee
Subscribing to emails for brands you'll never actually buy from
Pocketless cardigans
why did "long hugs on the way out" almost make me burst into tears you're a POET
thanks for always speaking on disability justice, looking forward to new music in '25!
i agree with every single in and out on this list!! maybe you really are the cultural oracle
- (more) dense bean salads
- live theater
- amaretto (scent, color, flavor)
- character actors
- red accessories
- long walks
- going out on a limb
- Soviet era animation
- lockets (with or without photos)
- flossing
- syllabi (writing them and following them)
- Northern Ireland
- superfluous abbreviations (a la Jake Shane)
- historical materialism
- relics (religious and otherwise)
- strong-arming smiles
- public broadcasting (as always)
- going back for seconds
- oat milk (sorry)
- glorification of youth
- space adventures
- food delivery apps
- bright blue headlights (do you want us to crash?)
- nihilism
- feeling embarrassed about normal social interaction
- hard boiled eggs
- Morgan Wallen (not sorry)
- reporting rude comments as “breaking community guidelines”
- parasocial relationships
- e-colli outbreaks
- back-handed complements
- black coats
- cable news political pundits
- aioli (just own up to your mayo)
Enthusiasm
Hope
That thing on your phone called focus where it turns off notifications
BLT's (they're never out, this is a trick!)
Tesla cybertrucks
Thanks for sharing yours!
In
•Making a hearty stew and pretending it’s a potion brewing
•Shitty writing (because if your own journal isn’t YOUR safe space, what is??)
•Learning a new language and being bad at it for a while
•Sending love letters to friends & family
•Annotating
•Stretching
•Packing a lunch
•Dangly earrings
•Going for long walks without earbuds in
•Crafting
•Moving at your own pace
•Extending the type of kindness you yearned for at your loneliest moments
•Asking for what you want
•Bonfires
•Talking to trees
Out
•Texting while eating
•Faking forgetfulness for the appearance of nonchalance
•Settling for lovers who aren’t really friends (fuck tension I just wanna laugh together)
•Multitasking
•Buying clothes that don’t feel totally right
•Saying sorry when actually they bumped into you
•Over explaining
•Insulting yourself to beat others to it (they probably weren’t thinking that about you in the first place)
IN:
Discovering new music by hearing it live
Stockpiling physical media
Defining the relationship
Eating breakfast
Scrapbooking
Going on drives in the woods
Cloaks
Natural hair textures
Overdressing
Writing about literally everything
Fountain pens
OUT:
Social media
Dressing fashionably
Cars with too many bells and whistles
BookTok
Chain coffee shops
Group chats
Cat allergies
Lack of contentment
Blank walls
Polyester
LED lighting
YES EVERYONE EAT BREAKFAST AND IF U HAVE TO BUY A CAR MAKE IT A NORMAL ONE 🗣️
Wearing perfume to bed-ALWAYS!
As a big light hater I felt so validated to see that on the way out in 2025
kn95s always in exactlyyy
In:
Holiday parties
Brunch
Brown mascara
Good morning texts to those you love - especially when you know they're going to have a stressful day
Long hugs on the way out
Reading nonfiction
Going places alone
Out:
Owning 12 different trendy reusable water bottles - find one or two you love and use them!
Tiktok doom scrolling
Overpriced coffee
Subscribing to emails for brands you'll never actually buy from
Pocketless cardigans
why did "long hugs on the way out" almost make me burst into tears you're a POET
thanks for always speaking on disability justice, looking forward to new music in '25!
i agree with every single in and out on this list!! maybe you really are the cultural oracle
In:
- (more) dense bean salads
- live theater
- amaretto (scent, color, flavor)
- character actors
- red accessories
- long walks
- going out on a limb
- Soviet era animation
- lockets (with or without photos)
- flossing
- syllabi (writing them and following them)
- Northern Ireland
- superfluous abbreviations (a la Jake Shane)
- historical materialism
- relics (religious and otherwise)
- strong-arming smiles
- public broadcasting (as always)
- going back for seconds
Out:
- oat milk (sorry)
- glorification of youth
- space adventures
- food delivery apps
- bright blue headlights (do you want us to crash?)
- nihilism
- feeling embarrassed about normal social interaction
- hard boiled eggs
- Morgan Wallen (not sorry)
- reporting rude comments as “breaking community guidelines”
- parasocial relationships
- e-colli outbreaks
- back-handed complements
- black coats
- cable news political pundits
- aioli (just own up to your mayo)
IN:
Enthusiasm
Hope
That thing on your phone called focus where it turns off notifications
BLT's (they're never out, this is a trick!)
OUT:
Tesla cybertrucks
Thanks for sharing yours!
In
•Making a hearty stew and pretending it’s a potion brewing
•Shitty writing (because if your own journal isn’t YOUR safe space, what is??)
•Learning a new language and being bad at it for a while
•Sending love letters to friends & family
•Annotating
•Stretching
•Packing a lunch
•Dangly earrings
•Going for long walks without earbuds in
•Crafting
•Moving at your own pace
•Extending the type of kindness you yearned for at your loneliest moments
•Asking for what you want
•Bonfires
•Talking to trees
Out
•Texting while eating
•Faking forgetfulness for the appearance of nonchalance
•Settling for lovers who aren’t really friends (fuck tension I just wanna laugh together)
•Multitasking
•Buying clothes that don’t feel totally right
•Saying sorry when actually they bumped into you
•Over explaining
•Insulting yourself to beat others to it (they probably weren’t thinking that about you in the first place)