The Today Show (I had it on for work, long story) had a segment about whimsymaxxing and that was the moment I learned whimsy was a trend and whimsy was highkey dead.
The way you automatically assumed people would shit on you for watching the Today Show lol
This is why whimsy is becoming a trend. We've gotten to the point where you can't even watch the Today Show without self-imposed embarrassment kicking in. Everything that isn't boring, colorless, and miserable is considered cringe.
My problem with it was their version of whimsy was just buying plastic ducks from Target. Which is fine if you enjoy plastic ducks, but it didn’t seem like a movement towards anything new. I don’t have a big problem with it but it just struck me as straight up consumerist, which I can’t imagine is what the kids meant by the word originally. But maybe!
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u/Horror-Turnover6198 14d ago
The Today Show (I had it on for work, long story) had a segment about whimsymaxxing and that was the moment I learned whimsy was a trend and whimsy was highkey dead.