Protesting through dance is indeed very cute.

For more info, please watch Newsies, a 1992 musical drama about the paperboy strikes produced by corporate behemoth Walt Disney Pictures :)

For context, a woman went viral during the Myanmar Coup in 2021 for dancing/doing a “follow along” exercise routine as police and military vehicles rolled in behind her. People from Myanmar added that she was dancing to a protest song. She is wearing a mask because this was during the Covid pandemic.

Sigma Klim is the protagonist of the video game Virtue’s Last Reward, the second title in the Zero Escape Trilogy, originally released for the Nintendo 3DS and PS Vita portable conso-

Hey wait a minute, I think this guy already knows who niche videogame protagonist Sigma Klim is…

You got it, fellow kid!

I’m practicing my skills for climbing to middle management 😤

No problem! My dad told me today that he wants to laugh at the stuff I laugh at, but just doesn’t have the cultural context for it. So I’ve decided to that I should just explain things to him, and bring that energy to Lemmy as well. Shit is rough, we should be able to laugh together at least.

Explanation for anyone who needs it:

“My Shayla” is a meme on tiktok derived from a video of actor Tyrese Gibson crying on an Instagram Live about losing custody of his daughter Shayla. It is generally used as a sound for people missing a person, a space or time (eg. your childhood), or just thinking about their pets while they’re at work. In this case, Tiktok is replacing Shayla for the OP.

Many US users of Tiktok post-ban have commented that their algorithm is less personalized and more geared towards outrage content. As such, the app no longer has the original vibes, and is now suspected as another delivery method of propaganda for the Trump administration. They are now seeking alternatives.

To express their disappointment, another user is saying they have had a “no bones day” since the return of the app. This refers to a famous pug named Noodle on Tiktok who’s owner posted videos of them lifting Noodle up and seeing if Noodle will stand up on their own or fall over. If Noodles stood up, it was a high energy therefore “bones” day, and if Noodles fell over, it was a low energy “no bones day”.

The final poster makes a humourous observation that without Tiktok, they would not have understood the previous conversation, and wishes “old Tiktok” to rest in peace.

Some additional nice commentary: Older observers have chimed into this conversation reminiscing about their own “lost” or enshittified websites and platforms (stumbleupon, addictinggames/other flash sites, Homestarrunner, Vine, MSN Messenger, MySpace, Encarta, Napsters, Last. fm, hobby forums, etc.) They have tried to assure younger people, who socialize more online than any other generation, that there will be other options and opportunities to gather in communities again (to mixed results).

Notice how I’m specifically talking about news headlines, Facebook boomers, and 4chan. All digital spaces. I never said I didn’t call this shit out IRL.

These people got attention on social media first, and then decided to move it offline. There are whole articles about how Steve Bannon used online spaces to radicalize people because doing it irl was too tough before and during the first Trump presidency. Then newsmedia and every social platform found outrage generated clicks which generated ad revenue during the first Trump presidency, and we have now been living in this racist, fascist hellscape for a decade.

We spent the last 2 decades feeding the trolls. Making them think they mattered even if it was to be hated or ridiculed by their enemies.

YES! I have done my utmost to ignore these neanderthals my entire life because I grew up on 4chan and learned “do NOT feed the trolls” early. But apparently every news reporter and Facebook boomer since 2014 did not get the memo, and -waves at the general state of the world- here we are.

This is why I don’t try to keep up with slang anymore. Too many sweats.

It’s Apple, ofc it is 🥲

Amazing take, no notes. I’ve done my due diligence, I’ve voted, I’ve canvassed for campaigns, I’ve donated to the right people.

I will NOT be debating with fascists or agitators while my friends and family members get taken away for being trans or the wrong shade of brown (or a Linux user lol). Someone in a more privileged position than me can.

I used that time to get my carry license instead.