only one with heels on a marble floor in a crowded space? good. you’re hot shit, strut your stuff. only one laughing in a quiet space? good. you’re having fun and everyone else is jealous or irrelevant in your life. talking to yourself as you go about your day? good! no better opinion than you’re own. (pretend youtube vlogging commentary ftw) who cares, you’re pretty cool if others notice you.
i used to be of a certain opinion that you should people watch and gossip as a way to destress, but i think there’s a ricochet effect bc even tho it’s cathartic in the moment you become more paranoid about people gossiping about you. just watching people and enjoying their vibe has in fact changed my life: to see others enjoy is joy. people talk about being at peace with nature but being at peace with your environment people and all is so much better.
you should not be able to give a song a "score" per-say
I mean in certain cases yea but it just stigmatizes music from being listened to because one critic just didn't like it!
i think there should be a sort of sticker system:
- gold star if you loved it
- garfield sticker if it was nice
- thumbs up if it was good
- encouraging "keep trying!" sticker if it was meh
- sad face if you didn't like it
- you decide the sticker if you hated it
i open it, wait for it to load (delayed gratification), swipe the top refs, like them, check out the accounts their from, might follow, see what the people i follow are posting, search up new music or something random (all on my own accord, no algorithm, no doomscrolling) find something actually cool that i bookmark/add to a list to check out (which i do check out), either leave the app satisfied or make a silly little post and then leave the app with no urge to keep scrolling or looking, happy with my time spent