On Consumption

An old essay from a 4chan anon from almost 10 years ago on how consumption drives modern society.  Very interesting to see how some trends they spoke about have continued to develop and in some cases, degenerate over the past years: How old were you when you realized that unbridled capitalism is cancer?And no, I … More On Consumption

Dad’s Stash

A young child from a family in China was playing in her home’s living room, when she accidentally broke a giant Bearbrick (aka BE@RBRICK) figurine in their living room.  To the mother’s surprise, large wads of cash came spilling out of the now broken bear: Upon verifying with the husband, the mother confirmed the cash … More Dad’s Stash

Doga Exercises

A Labrador Retriever named Magnus doing yoga exercises with his owner.  Here is the both of them laying their yoga mats out: Master and dog performing the infant pose together: Magnus helping his owner do sit ups: The downward dog pose, done by a real dog: Finishing the session together: Magnus apparently works as a … More Doga Exercises

On Humiliation – How You’ve Been Groomed to Accept Totalitarian Rule

A 4chan anon analyzes recent social trends from a very different angle – where strange or degrading social trends are not just a side effect of greater social-economic issues, but the main goal of those in charge in an attempt to humiliate the general public for more insidious goals: “You’ve been groomed to soon accept … More On Humiliation – How You’ve Been Groomed to Accept Totalitarian Rule

Rice Ball Animals

From time to time, Japanese parents would arrange their children’s lunchboxes in the appearance of animals or popular cartoon characters to amuse the kids.  One mother, who used to have a background as an art director, takes it a step further with the rice balls she makes: It’s actually rather hard to get a rice … More Rice Ball Animals

Societal Biology

An anon on 4chan offers an interesting take on how biology influences gender roles in society: The sad and ironic part is, you’re not far from the truth. But it’s not the patriarchy. Please read on. Gender roles, while often thought of as societal constructs, are more often biological pre-dispositions. The majority of men (aprox … More Societal Biology

Feline Optical Illusion

An amusing set of pictures recently posted on twitter from a pet owner in Japan.  What appears to be a cat roaring like a lion: Turned out was just a picture of the same cat laying on the ground yawning, but turned around 90 degrees.  Here is the original picture: Link to original conversation: 雄々しく立ってるようで実は床に寝転がってるだけのねこ … More Feline Optical Illusion

Short Attention Span

During the peak of the Taiwan situation from a couple of weeks ago, the following meme was posting regarding how some other similar regional conflicts were seemingly forgotten: It’s rather unfortunate that as of now, even Taiwan has been forgotten again.  It’s also curious that Pelosi’s visit was declared as a sort of great victory … More Short Attention Span