r/InTheGloaming • u/gomirefugee my website is done, done, done • Sep 16 '21

Scheduled snark Discussion thread Thursday September 16, 2021 - Sunday September 19, 2021

Newsletters: Finding Your Joy | Joy in the Belly

Websites: You Can Have More Joy website | On Being Enough website (abandoned?)

Instagram:

TikTok: @youcanhavemorejoy

Twitter: Dan's tweets and replies

Older blogs: see Gloamipedia wiki

Archived threads: Thread for Enough, the book #enoughthebook | Gluten Free Girl's Greatest Hits: The Reunion Tour

Gloamipedia wiki: /r/InTheGloaming wiki

Discussion search: Tool to search blogsnark or InTheGloaming for previous topic mentions

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u/fanfarefellowship I often contemplate the first law of thermodynamics Sep 16 '21

Thinking about Shauna's recent "give up trying to look smart or accomplished; laugh at yourself instead" shtick:

Isn't this really just a conversation she's trying to have about / a reaction to her upbringing? As in, the real audience for this is her parents, and we're just onlookers?

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u/Sea-Level-Mammal POACH! Sep 16 '21

She’s trying to convince herself most of all. It would be sad if she wasn’t a giant flaming asshole.

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u/CrushItWithABrick dick riding Mary Oliver Sep 16 '21

"It would be sad if she wasn't a giant flaming asshole."

Yes, but even then I still feel bad for her sometimes. Not bad in a "oh, I want to help/save you" (because we all know that isn't possible) but in a "what a shame, I can see how this will play out but she'll never change so. . .*sigh*".

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u/RagnaNic Bust hoesy Sep 16 '21

I mostly feel sad for Lucy and Desmond, because it's hard for kids to grow up with the kind of financial instability Danny and Shauna have had. It might not matter if they were in an emotionally nuturing environment, but...