Jonathan Van Meter

i stopped watching this for my peace of mind

@sunnkssdseraph Do actually believe this nonsense?

Psychology says some people avoid socializing not because they hate people, but because they can read them too well. They walk into a room and immediately sense the fake laughs, the hidden agendas, the performances. Their nervous system doesn't misread the signal, it just refuses to ignore it. Small talk feels like a tax they didn't agree to pay. Forced smiles cost them energy that takes hours to recover. They're not broken. They're calibrated differently. They don't avoid people. They avoid emotional labor that leads nowhere. When they do connect, it's deep, intentional, real. No masks. No games. Fewer friends doesn't mean loneliness. It means higher standards. That's not antisocial behavior. That's emotional intelligence.

@SJ_Murray @johnehrett @Heminator Top teir reply

@johnehrett @Heminator Interestingly (not really relevant but I think you’ll appreciate the update), honeybees are not endangered. The same might apply to readers. If 40-50% read a book last year, that’s a remarkably high number compared to one century ago. Anyhow, on the bees: theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…

Speaking as someone who writes a fair amount for public consumption: in the last 3-5 years, there’s been an observable collapse in readers’ ability to follow and engage an argument. Most notably, people will raise “counterarguments” addressed in the text of the piece itself (1/x)

Oh, did you think he was referring to you?

@supertanskiii Why does he waddle?

Laurence of dry labia and his harem of boy toys. He’s so far in the closet, he’s in fucking NARNIA.

@redroomrantings Precisely

twitter is also evil, but somehow, a lesser evil... which is horrifying

i quit bluesky this week because it's evil in ways that i haven't encountered online in decades

@imelizabethlane Oh sweetie. Is it Liz? Miss Lane? You can’t possibly expect us to believe that this was the big shocker that turned your dumb ass around

I’m not very talented generally, but I’ve always had one skill. I can read people quickly. I usually see through their bullshit and recognize them for who they really are. I have to admit, this is the first time I’ve majorly f**ked up about someone. I should have seen who this asshole was when I watched this video. It’s crazy how your brain tricks you into believing what you want to believe. But better late than never. Reporter asks Trump: How are you holding up over the last day and a half, sir? (After Charlie's Assassination) His answer: I think very good. By the way, right there you see all the trucks, they just started construction of the new ballroom for the White House... This asshole betrayed everybody.

@mnolangray It’s literally just four seasons hotel

It speaks to the sorry state of US residential interiors that even fairly standard, second generation upper-middle class furnishing has become aspirational.

@SPIN @Letterman The trouble for me began with “incredible movements”

Future Islands change their lives with a Letterman performance of 'Seasons (Waiting on You)' Just bask in Samuel T. Herring’s incredible movements and impassioned vocals, not to mention the propulsive band around him, 12 years ago today. (📹 via @letterman on IG)

@capybaroness Why do these extraordinary films have to get picked apart like this it’s so creepy

you can make the totally reasonable statement on here that the ending of Hamnet is really stupid and cringe-inducing and 1000000 guys in tank tops will reply “i guess you didn’t get it. William Shakespeare (c. 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and act

@mikerecine Atlantic and ocean and cape May counties now populated with virulent racist trump voters

Over 100 miles of coastline. Quaint walkable towns thirty minutes from NYC and Philly. Accessible public transit. Sopranos shot there. Blueberry capital of the world. Best pizza in the world per capita. Number I could go on.

@daninbluemd @AliceFromQueens VERY TRUMPY

@AliceFromQueens Highest property taxes in the US. I've spent a good bit of time there & do like it but... What would shock most ppl is far south Jersey is flat & very agricultural. You could mistake it for Iowa if you didn't know where you were.

Most underrated state has got to be New Jersey.

@DudespostingWs When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie

@old_man85579 @RichardHanania Literally

@RichardHanania HRC is an arrogant, elitist, snot beloved of the Ivy League Class. For that is who they are.

Imagine watching this video and caring which side is right or left. I don’t see right or left, I see a smart human being dealing with stupidity. It’s amazing that Hilary Clinton and Lauren Boebert are considered the same species.

@big_business_ What’s sad about this is that he’s exactly half right and the has no idea how half wrong he is

Shia LaBeouf on the Epstein Files "I was chasing ass at mardi gras bro what do you mean? I wasn't paying no attention to epstein files this is beyond me, bro. I don't get into this. Yeah, I just wondered. It was like the biggest news story in the world for a couple days If you got no life, you're just sitting in a hole. That means you're not chasing ass motherf*ckers that are in the street, they don't give a f*ck about this stupid shit. If you're sitting home all day like, ah, who got kidnapped? Your life sucks. You're a normie but if you're out here, nobody cares about none of this. I remember asking Kendrick Lamar one time, like, bro, hey, Trump or Kamala? he was like, you think I give a f*ck Like he got ain't lying we got families to feed. I'm the good one. Yeah you ain't seeing me on those list or in those rooms my life is in the streets"

@Tboner1285 @D_R_I_N_K @dissidentwest @big_business_ You’re some whole other level of dark energy

@D_R_I_N_K @dissidentwest @big_business_ Being well informed does nothing

@ggreenwald @Timodc Nothing worth, he says in peerless Freudian typo

@Timodc There's nothing worth than devoting your entire adult life to working for, empowering and seeking to empower bloodthirsty warmongers who murders millions of people because of what you've done. You're still doing it. You worked to empower those who committed genocide in Gaza.

One of the most shamelessly fraudulent presidential campaigns in American history:

@ORION_coaching Why do care about this you weirdo

For the many who probably don’t know, this isn’t her first goat rodeo. Vonn ruptured her other knee - ACL, MCL, cartilage damage, tibial fracture in 2013 - twice. 2024 knee replacement, from never ending pain: “[My] body was broken beyond repair".

@SheilahCandy @Mubarak_mubious How do you watch movies old and new without a television?

This question always messes with my brain The biggest one was owning a TV. I always assumed every adult just has one. Like it comes with the rent agreement. Then I met someone who was like, “I don’t watch TV at all.” No Netflix, no background noise, nothing. Just vibes and books. Drinking coffee, I thought it was a universal survival tool Having social media some people genuinely don’t care! Celebrating birthdays ,not everyone does parties or even acknowledges it Eating three meals a day ,some people just freestyle food Listening to music daily I couldn’t relate at all It’s always wild realizing some “normal” things are actually just habits we grew up around.

what's something u always assumed was mandatory in life, until u met someone who just didn't do it ??

@BuckHaze10 @FoxNews Stop watching tv

@FoxNews The amount of coverage being shoved down our throats on this case is baffling!!!

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