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literallyourdreamgirl · 2 years

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cozy rooms filled with memories >>

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freckled-bunny · 2 years

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my be reals this month <33

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deathbyautopilot · 1 year

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The Dramaturgy of Casual Instagram

Written by Grace 🦑

In Abeba Birhane’s article, Descartes was wrong: ‘a person is a person through other persons she draws on Ubuntu philosophy to explain the formation of selfhood through other people. Birhane explains through this framework how we are not born into personhood, stating:

“People are born without ‘ena’, or selfhood, and instead must acquire it through interactions and experiences over time.” - Abeba Birhane

This fluctuating and ambiguous notion of self is often attributed to French Philosopher Rene Descartes's notion of the self-contained and self-sufficient individual; inherently rational, mind-bound self. Conversely, Ubuntu is a Nguni Bantu term meaning "humanity" that can also be translated as "I am because we are", an aphorism that stands in opposition to Descartes. Conforming to philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin’s conception of self, the truth is born between people collectively searching for truth and we need others in order to evaluate our own existence and construct a coherent self-image.

This philosophy of socially acquired selfhood is ever present in the performance incentive that we’re seeing in the online world – specifically Instagram. As discussed in Jia Tolentino’s 2019 book Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion, there is a formation of a second self by way of internet interactions. According to Tolentino, the internet is defined by a “built-in performance incentive”

“In real life, you can walk around living life and be visible to other people. But you can’t just walk around and be visible on the internet—for anyone to see you, you have to act. You have to communicate in order to maintain” - Jia Tolentino

On the internet, visibility demands communication, which reinforces mechanisms of social rewards in the online world that substitute the offline ones. This could explain why everyone is so self-righteous on Twitter, delusional on Tiktok, and seemingly hot and worldly on Instagram. In order to create a version of self that is well-received and nice to look at, one must curate a feed of tasteful images that projects the individual’s idealized self.

This replicates Erving Goffman’s analogical model of self-delusion presented through a metaphor of theatre. According to Goffman, individuals will perform actions in everyday life as though they are actors performing on a stage. The stage in question refers to social media as a medium with the actor as the users of the platform.

Instagram launched at the turn of the decade in October 2010, and has since developed a distinct aesthetic language: the ideal image is the one that instantly appears on the phone screen giving way to a performance incentive online. The Instagram aesthetic is also marked by the familiar human desire, documented in aesthetically pleasing pictures of nameless influencers and a homogenous hotness that seems to blend together. Enter stage right, the “Make Instagram Casual Again“ fad that is symbolic of a collective yearning to abandon the polished and curated images of popular culture and return to a more “casual” version of the app’s past. This movement gave rise to a new wave of “laid-back” influencers who exemplify an uninhibited and more relatabley authentic version of selfhood. This fad encourages people to post whatever they want on Instagram—a large bug you saw on the ground, cooking dinner, a blurry picture of an abandoned chair on the sidewalk and weeping while holding up a peace sign. Being a try-hard is out, according to this fad, the new trend is to be authentic and project an effortless spontaneity to the world that rejects the idealized curation of Instagram’s past.

Or so they say.

Or so they say. While this fad yearns to cast away the straining curation the app has become known for, it remains an ironic theatric demonstration. The actor sheds one role for another but remains onstage nonetheless. Be honest, no matter how easygoing and “casual” an Instagram presence might seem, it is unrealistic to think that the app will return to its roots of a relaxed and carefree posting experience. The “casual” Instagram experience is an artifice of performance that claims to be authentic but is truly just the same curated collection that it was before, just with blurrier photos.

#death by autopilot #casual instagram #ena #descartes #philosophy #sociology #theatre #jia tolentino #emma chamberlain

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soleilady · 2 years

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#favs #mine #selling these tmrw #wish me luck #casual instagram

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heysweetbee · 9 months

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warnadudenexttime · 3 months

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1/21/2024 - omg it’s Logan I love that dude and uhh yes he has worn white shoes with Logan’s look before in the anime intro video lol, fun fact

#thomas sanders #sanders sides #logan sanders #Thomas’s Instagram stories #no yeah I have to agree those shoes are not very Logan lmao too casual for his taste

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pissfartboy · 2 months

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pissfartboy posts about Adam listening to Tool for the 500th time

#im not even that big of a tool fan im a casual listener at best #idk what my obsession is #saw #saw 2004 #adam stanheight #also this is an Instagram request #adam saw #adam faulkner stanheight #amanda young #amanda saw #saw franchise #my art

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hamcakevaletguy · 15 hours

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People are still commenting that they think it’s a bit??? And calling them siblings when they’ve said that that shit makes them uncomfortable???

I’m blowing them up in my mind right the fuck now.

#sure some people are saying it as a joke #but this shit is serious #casual smosh viewers learn when to drop the bit #challenge level impossible #we love the amangela love though #smosh #amanda lehan canto #shayne topp #courtney miller #shourtney #fuck the YouTube and Instagram comment sections

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onceknownfriend · 2 years

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I am in LOVE with this series

Anyone else love casual super heroes?

#i need friends #I found these and fell in love #tried to share these with friends and literally no one cared #artists of instagram #artists of ig #teenage mutant ninja turtles #ninja turtles #unique art #casual super heroes #tmnt #tmnt art

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kaeyapilled · 9 months

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saw a thread on twitter about what op thought kaveh would wear in a modern au and it was all bland beige "light academia" clothing ive never been more offended in my life before. wheres the flair. where's the jewelry. where's the patterns and different fabrics. the sharp colors. are you kidding me

#complaining tag #kaveh #i dont know EXACTLY what kaveh would wear in a modern au but thats not it. he would never #kaveh is a maximalist is what im saying. that man is NOT wearing boring instagram business casual #id also love to. idk. see some middle eastern influences in this modern au kaveh. idk

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literallyourdreamgirl · 2 years

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🧸📚 | the mysterious girl that listens to mazzy star & reads classics at your local book store

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freckled-bunny · 2 years

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kick ons <33

#i luv u #bunny #35mm #35mm photography #vintage photography #photography #art #35mm film #party aesthetic #party #house party #skins aesthetic #420 #420life #ouid #weedlife #casual instagram

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ialwaysknewyouwerepunk · 10 months

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no but the way he shares this with us. these intimate bts shots of them hanging out in their lounge clothes, completely in their comfort zone. it's so personal it's so real it feels like i'm seeing my friends' post on insta after a messy holiday. it's also such a flex that your band and crew are all friends and so fucking happy just to be a part of it all

#fitfwt #I LOVE TO SEE THIS. I LOVE IT SO MUCH #MORE CASUAL AF BTS SHOTS ON THE FUCKING MAIN ACC #DOWN WITH STYLIZED INSTAGRAM

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itspileofgoodthings · 8 months

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one time my mom was talking about something, I don’t remember what, and she said “have you ever known the poverty of having nothing to say?” and when I say nothing has ever punctured my heart quite like that statement

#I don’t even fully know why. also I don’t think she even meant it how I took it #but there is just some part of me that does believe that that is the greatest poverty #when there are no words in your mind or heart. no phrases—nothing to rely on or fall back on #and you just have to struggle with the human condition and be able to express none of it #and I know that not everyone uses words like I do or relies on them that way but people need some words. they need something #this is why a) I never make fun of those Instagram accounts that are all cheesy inspirational quotes or whatever because people are trying #they are REACHING #also b) that’s why villains who are wordlessly violently destructive make me cry #because it’s just like—-yeah I can understand turning to violence if I didn’t have expression #if I couldn’t get anything out #also also this is not related but I watched some movie or tv show the other day (and I cannot for the life of me remember which one it was)#but there was this couple on a date and the girl asks him to complete all these proverbs after she gives him the first half #because ‘a man who knows his proverbs can’t be all bad’ and it shook. Me. To. My. CORE.#also also!! this is why I teach! it’s the heart of it for me!! And why I make them memorize poetry. like.#and put quotes on the board every day. like. You will have words and images in your mind and your heart from my class if I have anything #to say about it #anyway sometimes my mom says things and casually devastates me #and I think (I think) she was just talking about the poverty of having no news because nothing is going on #and so you have nothing to share with someone. and she was talking about my Grandma and how sometimes she was just so sullen and quiet #but it’s just because there was nothing to say #anyway anyway anyway that is also why the one time on the phone my grandma said who has known the mind of the Lord —shook me so much #because she never really said anything. words were not her thing and she never quoted anything #and suddenly her saying this line of scripture that said more than any words I’d ever said —one of the defining moments of my life #tbh. anyway this is very long I’m sorry. I have woken up this morning crying about this. idk.

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its-queengem · 3 months

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🐱 follow me on instagram 🐱

#me #self #mine #selfie #insta #tumblr girl #insta girl #instagram girl #insta baddie #tattoo #casual style #my style #outfit #alt fashion #fashionbloggers #fashion style #fashion blogger

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that-rackin-frackin-varmint · 2 months

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A apt distinction between Dafpork and Baffy (followed by a long ramble)

Since the looney tunes show era, it's not uncommon for looney tunes fans and even modern looney tunes to define Daffy and Porky's dynamic to be of the bully and doormat variant. Doesn't help when the latter half of the classic looney tunes shorts assert Daffy to be dull but domineering, and Porky to be competent but meek.

I don't reject these portrayals, but I do find it reductive to reduce Porky's aptitude for hubris, or Daffy's capacity for emotional intelligence... sometimes intelligence, period. Especially when people write them in comparison to how they write Baffy's dynamic.

So, here's a comic strip that encapsulates both Dafpork and Baffy's dynamics in a way that helps me summarise my points. The premise is the same for both: Daffy tells the latter a joke.

Here, Daffy tells a harmless (albeit flirtatious) joke. And Porky responds by crushing his trash can over Daffy's head and remarking on the quality of his humor.

As best friends, this is their normal -- usually Daffy initiates by tormenting Porky, and Porky will retaliate (sometimes dishing out more than Daffy may have earned). Other times Porky initiates and Daffy responds accordingly. This is how they banter.

Now let's move onto Baffy.

Here, Daffy tells a joke, and Bugs seems all too familiarised to his antics. Then Daffy pushes for a compromise, Bugs gives in. And then Daffy makes him regret the decision.

As best friends, this is their normal -- Daffy initiates by tormenting Bugs, Bugs anticipates this and usually shuts him down. Daffy pleads with Bugs to humor him, Bugs allows it, and then immediately regrets it (to varying degrees of legitimacy).

This is to say:

Porky can fall into the trap of being a doormat, but when it comes to Daffy, is a lot more emotionally volatile to the point of explosive anger. They're also very good at playing to their roles in relation to each other, making their interactions in shorts snappy, varied, unpredictable and hilarious.

Bugs is more attuned to psychological warfare and mind games, but has a track record of giving into Daffy's whims against his better judgment. He also has shown/admitted many times that he has a soft spot for Daffy, which makes their shorts carry this level of unspoken familiarity that is rarely found in classic looney tunes.

In the shorts, Dafpork operate like the duo that click the moment they clock each other, while Baffy operate like the duo with undisclosed history. Which I find super interesting when in terms of chronology, it should technically be the other way around since Dafpork shorts are greater in bulk and came way earlier before Baffy.

All this goes to show that truly, in my heart of hearts, Porky is NOT as soft-hearted as modern looney tunes media may have you believe. And Bugs has an understated weakness to pitiable pleas from sensitive birds.

#sometimes i look at instagram reels and think long and hard 'is this a baffy coded post or a dafpork coded post and why'#usually it goes like 'i can see bugs doing this for daffy' or 'i can see daffy doing this for porky'#and then i just relent and go 'both. both is good'#i like both dynamics. they got potential.#slightly more inclined towards baffy since they get more instances of tension and banter in modern media.#but i like depicting daffy with a casual but legitimate crush on porky (he likes the body but the face is a hit or miss)#i feel like porky hasn't seriously considered it. but is more than open to it if the offer's on the table (unless he's already with petunia #melon ramble🍉#looney tunes #bugs bunny #daffy duck #porky pig #dafpork #baffy #baffy void

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