My Thoughts

how do you get so many asks ive been on here for like a year and im still a loser that no one interacts with lol

It’s just one person lol. And we both know him.

Y'all

Im not on tiktok and never have been, but I downloaded RedNote just to see what is up, and I am witnessing something truly amazing

The Chinese user community is giving the American tiktok refugees an overwhelmingly warm welcome, meanwhile the American users seem to have collectively agreed that not only will they not let the app be taken over with English and they will provide Mandarin subtitles for everything, they are LEARNING MANDARIN. Ive scrolled through so many videos of Americans offering greetings in Mandarin to try to acclimate to the new environment and be respectful, and speakers of both languages are posting lots of tutorials on language basics and internet slang in Mandarin

My God, there is an AMAZING outpouring of curiosity and delight among everyone to learn about each others cultures and daily lives. People are posting videos of landscapes, cities, towns, and natural areas in USA and China, posting recipes and traditional foods, vlogs of everyday life, and reaching out to find people with similar hobbies.

And it's not just young people! There are loads of videos from middle-aged American guys who have come to post about fishing or motorcycles and are now happily chatting with Chinese users sharing the same interests using Google translate

One American guy who was like. in his 60's had a comment on one of his videos that was like "Red Neck?" and he replied "Yes!" and I just about fucking lost it

Also the Chinese users love, and I mean LOVE, Luigi Mangione. He is apparently broadly adored in China. There is SO much fanart and SO many edits.

There are many threads initiating Chinese users to ask questions of American users about the USA, and vice versa, and everyone on both sides is clearing up a lot of misconceptions. Some of the questions I saw a lot from Chinese users were: "Is it true that American parents kick you out of the house as soon as you turn 18" (not often, but sometimes) "Do you all really wear shoes in bed" (NO!!! Apparently a lot of characters in American sitcoms are shown lying in bed with shoes on which I never noticed before!) and "are there really guns everywhere" (yes).

For the most part Chinese content creators seem just overwhelmed by the sudden influx of hundreds of followers that are super enthusiastic about what they're doing. A lot of them have made posts about how initially they thought the uptick in follower count was some kind of error, or that there was some kind of joke or prank, but then they realized the interest and enthusiasm was genuine and now they're welcoming all the newcomers.

I found several posts by Chinese users saying that this felt like a really profound historical moment, where these previously separated worlds are suddenly smashing together and suddenly there is freedom to learn about each other's cultures and connect. One of them said something along the lines of "This is a 21st century Tower of Babel and even though I'm an atheist I hope God lets this tower stand." OUGH MY HEART.

The app itself works a little bit like a video-based version of Pinterest. It's not really my thing so I probably won't be on there long term but it's been amazing to see what's happening.

hermits actually fly about other's bases alot just to check it out and get some inspiration. like a lot. and sometimes they are this 🤏 close to figure out what they wanna do with their build and catch tge motivation before it slips away. but if you, a hermit, are home and see a random mumbo approaching you would guess he'd come to You to talk. and sometimes it's not the case at all and chattering about will make you loose your thoughts and ideas.

soo. to not seem rude, they have a code word, that means "im like this close to actually finishing the project and I went to see your creations for inspiration please don't make me laugh I'd wanna stay and forget what I was thinking for my project. just pretend I'm not here". the code word is "inspo mode". it came about around season 5 but every time a new hermit joins they forget to inform them of it. so picture grian, getting himself mentally ready to talk to a hermit for the first time for them to just stare at his base and yell "inspo mode!!!!!". imagaine pearl standing there building, noticing a certain Keralis guy came about and getting ready for his shenanigans, but in return when she approaches him he flies away with a star struck smile on his face later messaging in the group chat the code

joel literally had to get used to such behavior so quickly and was the first ever newbie to ask in a meeting what it was all about. the hermits collectively face palmed when they realised they forgot to tell the baby hermits about their code word Again.

skizz uses the code but chats away anyway

pearl was once found in tangos redstone and used the code. tango felt more proud of his work this moment then any other moment when someone praised his skills

grian and scar used the code for malicious intent once when they were scooting around docs base

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Life Series Winners as Ghosts AU:

Grian: The longest dead, died in a revolutionary war against a corrupted king. Stabbed in the chest. Overly critical of every other ghost in the house, self proclaimed leader.

Pearl: The daughter of a noblewoman who was married off to the man who owned the house. She was convinced that the two of them were in love until he strangled her in her sleep, just aiming to gain her inheritance.

Martyn: A pirate who used the house as a safehouse in between adventures, until he was found out and he was shot in the back of the head. Did try to usurp Grian as the leader of the ghost at one point, failed pathetically.

Joel: A nascar racer who retired in the house after years of continuous victorys brought him fame and fortune. Died when a rival put a bomb in one of his cars.

Cleo: A fitness instructor from the 80’s. Moved into the house with her two sons. Poisoned by her jealous ex husband to get back at them for leaving him.

Scar: Cleo’s son who returned to the house in the future to investigate the death of his mother all of those years ago. He’s driven mad by the investigation and he hangs himself, at least that’s what everyone seems to think.

Scott: The most recent tenant of the house. Bought it because the housing market is shit but Bdubs wanted to sell the house no matter what he got out of it because of all the bad memories it held. Tried renovating it and had the ceiling crash down on him.

Jimmy: The most recent tenant of the house. The ghosts are frantically trying to get him to leave because everyone who lives in the house seems to die. Jimmy however, doesn’t care what the ghosts say, because he just thinks he’s hallucinating.

Life Series as Incorrect Quotes Pt2

Since the last one did surprisingly well.

Your point is null and void. I have been traumatised for life. No amount of therapy will ever help me recover.

one time i was in an olive garden bathroom and my packer fell out of my shorts and this ten year old boy just looked at me with absolute terror and without thinking i said "that's what happens when you don't eat your vegetables" later i saw him eating salad at a speed no human should be capable of

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Have a holly, jolly Christmas!

Or Hanukkah

Or…. Yeah idk just have a good

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Thank you! I appreciate you putting in the effort to add messages for those of us who don’t celebrate Christmas, and I wish you a happy holiday season no matter what you celebrate or if you celebrate anything at all!

Wiawwwww you’re so cool

Omg thank you that’s so nice!!!