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posting anonymously

What I like about this app is no one here knows me and I don’t know any of you. Posting and reading here feels like ye olde Xanga or early tumblr in the best way. No real world connections, just being real af 😎

@number001angel

Feb 16, 2024

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I’ve typed a few things out but ended up not sharing them

Not out of fear of lack of likes or engagement. I mean, I’ve just joined, but so far I think this app is pretty neat, in the sense that it doesn’t feel like a “oh, I’ve got to curate this thought or personal share until it’s whittled down and not actually *me* anymore - so that it’s more widely appealing or relatable” kinda thing y’know? Doesn’t feel like it’s about amassing followers, monetisation, or becoming an *influencer*. Pretty certain that everyone has had angry, dark, bitter, jealous, painfully yearnful, embarrassing moments and feelings. And the kind of thoughts that are “nope, can’t say that. that’s overshare territory babey”- or like there’s that feeling of “would I want that being screenshotted?” hanging over ya. I don’t feel disgust when I’ve read others share those things on social media or when my friends confide in me, but I still feel shame for feeling them myself? How silly. One thought that I’ve considered sharing on here, but yeeted into the void has been about my identity, erosion of sense of self, and self image. Existential dread, stential(?) dread. Which is, like, *yeah*, everyone (to scaled degrees, especially based on your race, gender, sexuality, class, ALL of the above) can probably relate to by virtue of existing in this shitty framework of a society where everyone’s physical, intellectual, and material image is always going to be scrutinised. Which I know? But I still struggle with writing or articulating things like “hey, I’m *not* doing okay with this and I don’t know what to do about it. I don’t like where I am, but thinking about change scares me. Sometimes, maybe all the times, I don’t know who I am or what I’m doing outside of the perception of others and that really fucking terrifies me.” I don’t know, I’ve deleted most other of my social media accounts and only really yap to my close friends about deeply emotional and intimate *struggles*. But I still feel like flinging things out there sometimes to strangers (which I guess I’ve just done here lol). It’s a different kind of vent release, a type that you don’t have to worry about extremely concerned follow up questions from friends or family haha. Or like, the feeling that even though we’re strangers from all over the place, we all share in the relatable struggles and joys of the human condition - whether through personal shares or *memes and shitposts* The candid pet pics are cool too tho

@softshelled

Jan 18, 2025

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With Self acceptance

As long as I am posting stuff that is authentic and I’m proud of I don’t care because I can stand behind it & there’s no reason to be ashamed if no one notices it. Like on my art account I can post something I spent 30 hours on and get 10 likes and who cares. It’s something I’m curating for myself and maybe others in the future. But also even on here I tend to censor the things that I don’t think people will be interested in because then it just becomes noise. So intentionality is also important because it kind of prevents that sort of response

@eatgraeps

Feb 21, 2025

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Frog ice

makes my drinks so much tastier. and they have little tiny hands too! get fun shaped ice!

@rainbelow

Mar 24, 2025

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Bracelets

show off that sexy wrist! they’re so good on everyone y’all i need to see more bracelets out in the world

@rainbelow

Mar 23, 2025

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WORKING HARD

I’ve been falling off academically for the past month and it’s biting me in the butt, but goddamn do I feel alive after annotating for four hours and then studying for three hours and going to bed at 3 with an exam at 9am. is it foolish? Certainly, but it’ll make college something to remember.

@rainbelow

Apr 17, 2025