A ludicrous trend turns a household appliance into a stage for social media performance, reflecting a society that's dangerously disconnected from reality.
Dystopian Disembodiment Psychology going on here. It's everywhere if you look for it. They want us to become bio-chemically attached to the internet as an appetizer for Trans/Humanism.
It's OK to be ordinary. A fridge is for keeping food cold. Now go outside an grow some food and film that for tik tok, so others will be inspired to grow food....then put it in the dam fridge!
People are sick inside and out BECAUSE of the food offered by the state.
What a rabbit hole : eating toxic food, makes you decorate the toxic food, makes you get on CNN- the ultimate toxic shithole.
Interesting post that goes to show that reality is more weird than any fiction or fantasy. I often look around me and think, "You can't make this stuff up." That said, kudos to Ms. Judish for finding a source of order in her chaotic life and I will move on having already given this more time and engagement than it deserves......time I will never get back.
I'm so surprised by the intensity of your feelings on this! You know I love you, but in the interest of respectful discourse: How is bedazzling your fridge ("as if turning a functional appliance into an art project will somehow bring order to life’s chaos") any different or worse than decorating your living room or washing your car or buying a cute little basket to hold your extra TP instead of stacking it on the back of the toilet? By your argument, wouldn't those things be insensitive and tone deaf to people who are homeless or carless? Why do you assume that folks who are "engaged in the relentless pursuit of vapid fantasy" are fake or not feeding their families properly?
I do not have string lights or picture frames in my fridge, but I *do* arrange its contents in a way that is visually pleasing to me, functional (i.e. all condiments are in one removable bin, salad dressings in another), and also makes it easy to reach for the healthy stuff. (I keep all my washed fruit in the biggest, most prominent pull-out drawer, whose lid I have removed to make grabbing something faster and easier.) Does this make me vapid... or organized? ;)
Life is hard right now for lots of folks. If prettying their refrigerator's innards brings them joy, or makes them dread meal prep a little less, maybe it's a sign of healthy optimism and not "a glaring symptom of a society with a dangerously loose grip on reality."
Organizing your toilet paper has yet to become a viral TikTok trend, my friend. It's the need to perform for the public and turn this into some perverse art show that gets me. This woman probably makes more money than I do with her 'Fridgerton' set dressing. That's different from putting all your lemons in the same crisper drawer. At least to me it is.
I am mixed. I think it would be a pain in the butt to live with but...
People have a very unhealthy relationship with food. Specifically with thoughtless overconsumption. They will graze their way through enough calories for a day just on snacks. Maybe eat a whole box of cookies or a family size bag of chips sitting in front of a television. Ask them a few minutes later and they will have forgotten that they had anything at all. I could see this as a way for people to force themselves into actually monitoring what they consume. Not limited to their own consumption, I could see it as a way to provide support for family members who have their own food issues. A way to showcase healthy options.
Additionally, I could it being used in a fun way. A way to make something special for their family. A fancy presentation for midnight snack or the way that they have prepared for lunch or special occasion. A special occasion treat for an anniversary or just a thoughtful surprise for no reason.
It sure beats the rampant consumerism we deal with in society. Just a thoughtful expression of spending some time to make something special rather than rushing out and buying crap that you don't need.
If this helps this woman overcome her food issues, more power to her. Though it doesn't seem like a very sustainable mental health treatment to me.
But this whole "trend" feels like a PR stunt and the fact that she's commodified it and is having her 15 minutes of fame on CNN and in Architectural Digest takes it to another level, no?
As a guy, I just file it away with the other impenetrable mysteries of the universe such as the towels and decorative soaps that nobody is allowed to use.
Good grief…what a colossal waste of time!
Dystopian Disembodiment Psychology going on here. It's everywhere if you look for it. They want us to become bio-chemically attached to the internet as an appetizer for Trans/Humanism.
It's OK to be ordinary. A fridge is for keeping food cold. Now go outside an grow some food and film that for tik tok, so others will be inspired to grow food....then put it in the dam fridge!
People are sick inside and out BECAUSE of the food offered by the state.
What a rabbit hole : eating toxic food, makes you decorate the toxic food, makes you get on CNN- the ultimate toxic shithole.
Interesting post that goes to show that reality is more weird than any fiction or fantasy. I often look around me and think, "You can't make this stuff up." That said, kudos to Ms. Judish for finding a source of order in her chaotic life and I will move on having already given this more time and engagement than it deserves......time I will never get back.
Blow up your TV, throw away your paper
Go to the country, build you a home
Plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches
Try and find Jesus on your own
For those unfamiliar, The song is "Spanish Pipedream"
One of my favorite songs by John Prine.
I'm so surprised by the intensity of your feelings on this! You know I love you, but in the interest of respectful discourse: How is bedazzling your fridge ("as if turning a functional appliance into an art project will somehow bring order to life’s chaos") any different or worse than decorating your living room or washing your car or buying a cute little basket to hold your extra TP instead of stacking it on the back of the toilet? By your argument, wouldn't those things be insensitive and tone deaf to people who are homeless or carless? Why do you assume that folks who are "engaged in the relentless pursuit of vapid fantasy" are fake or not feeding their families properly?
I do not have string lights or picture frames in my fridge, but I *do* arrange its contents in a way that is visually pleasing to me, functional (i.e. all condiments are in one removable bin, salad dressings in another), and also makes it easy to reach for the healthy stuff. (I keep all my washed fruit in the biggest, most prominent pull-out drawer, whose lid I have removed to make grabbing something faster and easier.) Does this make me vapid... or organized? ;)
Life is hard right now for lots of folks. If prettying their refrigerator's innards brings them joy, or makes them dread meal prep a little less, maybe it's a sign of healthy optimism and not "a glaring symptom of a society with a dangerously loose grip on reality."
Just one very opinionated girl's opinion. :)
Organizing your toilet paper has yet to become a viral TikTok trend, my friend. It's the need to perform for the public and turn this into some perverse art show that gets me. This woman probably makes more money than I do with her 'Fridgerton' set dressing. That's different from putting all your lemons in the same crisper drawer. At least to me it is.
Bahahahaha this is what Sophie (21YO daughter) sent me YESTERDAY!!!
https://www.tiktok.com/@imagineitdone/video/7412407163693370655?_r=1&_t=8pbo6vqGTN4 (I wish I could include pix here of what I sent her back but I will text it to you!)
As my husband's battle-ax Italian grandmother would have said: "she gotta lotta time onna her hands"
I am mixed. I think it would be a pain in the butt to live with but...
People have a very unhealthy relationship with food. Specifically with thoughtless overconsumption. They will graze their way through enough calories for a day just on snacks. Maybe eat a whole box of cookies or a family size bag of chips sitting in front of a television. Ask them a few minutes later and they will have forgotten that they had anything at all. I could see this as a way for people to force themselves into actually monitoring what they consume. Not limited to their own consumption, I could see it as a way to provide support for family members who have their own food issues. A way to showcase healthy options.
Additionally, I could it being used in a fun way. A way to make something special for their family. A fancy presentation for midnight snack or the way that they have prepared for lunch or special occasion. A special occasion treat for an anniversary or just a thoughtful surprise for no reason.
It sure beats the rampant consumerism we deal with in society. Just a thoughtful expression of spending some time to make something special rather than rushing out and buying crap that you don't need.
If this helps this woman overcome her food issues, more power to her. Though it doesn't seem like a very sustainable mental health treatment to me.
But this whole "trend" feels like a PR stunt and the fact that she's commodified it and is having her 15 minutes of fame on CNN and in Architectural Digest takes it to another level, no?
As a guy, I just file it away with the other impenetrable mysteries of the universe such as the towels and decorative soaps that nobody is allowed to use.