i think the reason it makes me cry so much is that it’s disguised as a gay desert party that’s happy and colorful and boy do i wish it was just that. but not only do they all die in the videos, but the songs are sadder than they seem and they represent growing up and moving on (and getting better!). the songs themselves are so upbeat, but they hold so much sadness and power. like, the “remember me”s at the beginning of the only hope for me is you break my fucking heart. “you can run away with me any time you want” from summertime? that lyric and that whole song is just so emotional. “we can live forever if you’ve got the time” from save yourself i’ll hold them back? wow. the entirety of sing is a message of hope with an undertone of sadness that’s punctuated by the video. there’s so much death and rebirth and death symbolism and i can’t articulate it right now but i will someday soon. that album just means so much to me.
It’s been three years since DashCon and Fyre Fest has happened. Meaning that in accordance to the Rule of Three, in another three years, a third and final gathering catastrophe will occur with its own symbol joining the ball pit and concierge stand to create an ungodly trifecta.
not giving your money to a business that’s currently striking is literally an essential part of a strike.
Amazon brings in over 34 BILLION dollars every day. Even a one-day boycott could mean massive leverage for the strikers – especially if the boycott coincided with one of the most profitable days Amazon expected to have all year, as this one does.
Do not visit Amazon.com on 10 July 2018 (or July 15-16 in the US)!
While we’re talking about effective boycotting, boycotting Amazon means more than boycotting Amazon, because Amazon has subsidiaries that also help it make money. If you’re going to boycott Amazon, you also need to boycott the following subsidiaries:
AWS Elemental
AbeBooks
Alexa Internet
Audible
Blink Home
Brilliance Audio
ComiXology
CreateSpace
Diapers.com
Double Helix Games
Evi
Fabric.com
GoodReads
IMDb
Junglee
Mobipocket
Ring
Shelfari
Shopbop
Souq.com
TenMarks Education, Inc.
Twitch
Whole Foods Market
Woot
Zappos
A boycott is not effective unless you attack it on all fronts. This is why boycotting things like McDonalds or Coca Cola are so ineffective– they have so many subsidiaries and supporting businesses that they can afford a frontal hit and still make money from its “family” companies.
If you truly want to help this boycott, make sure to boycott Amazon and its subsidiaries.
in case anyone wants to watch it, the source is an excellent netflix series called The Toys That Made Us and they also made episodes about Transformers, Barbie, and Lego!
i’m glad to see people coming together with the same musical interest. i highly recommend looking through these, or adding your own!
General observations about this post coming back to it after making the initial playlist;
Lots of Imagine Dragons. So much Imagine Dragons.
Several people have come up with names for this genre, my personal favorites being “dance melancholia” “musical reprise” and “depression bops”
I see the homestucks in the notes/replies. I knew putting How Far We’ve Come in would pull y’all out of the cracks
I put it in the playlist description but if you have suggestions pop me an ask or put them in the tags/your post reply! The playlist is still a work in progress, so any additions are welcome!
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