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A situation of great material prosperity, but only for superfluous consumer goods and entertainment content that do not bring happiness or meaning to one's life.
More specifically, it refers to the post-covid American economy–wherein real incomes are the highest they've ever been, food and material goods are available in incredible abundance and are unimaginaby cheap by the standards of any other time in human history, there is utterly limitless choice in immediately-accessible entertainment for free or very low cost, travel to nearly anywhere in the world is possible with for only a few days' pay, all the world's knowledge is accessible at one's fingertips, algorithms can instantaneously produce entire books, videos, games, programs, etc....but all the most truly meaningful and significant aspects of life (housing, healthcare, education, childcare) are unprecedentedly unaffordable.
Despite incredible prosperity in vapid material goods, society suffers from widespread unhappiness and perceptions of unbearable indigence due to the inaccessibility of the core building blocks of life. We possess opulence, but only for slop.
Slopulence.
More specifically, it refers to the post-covid American economy–wherein real incomes are the highest they've ever been, food and material goods are available in incredible abundance and are unimaginaby cheap by the standards of any other time in human history, there is utterly limitless choice in immediately-accessible entertainment for free or very low cost, travel to nearly anywhere in the world is possible with for only a few days' pay, all the world's knowledge is accessible at one's fingertips, algorithms can instantaneously produce entire books, videos, games, programs, etc....but all the most truly meaningful and significant aspects of life (housing, healthcare, education, childcare) are unprecedentedly unaffordable.
Despite incredible prosperity in vapid material goods, society suffers from widespread unhappiness and perceptions of unbearable indigence due to the inaccessibility of the core building blocks of life. We possess opulence, but only for slop.
Slopulence.
Tubi, Xbox Game Pass, Spotify, particleboard furniture, disposable fast-fashion clothing, $1 Tortino's pizzas–all are peak examples of slopulence
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Beyoncé has way more collaborations than Collabga, yet Collabga still gets dragged for being too successful.
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When a pre-existing franchise adaptation tries so hard to feel “epic” and cinematic that it forgets the story, characters, and themes that made the original beloved. Named after the Amazon series that turned a classic Tolkien tale into a confusing, melodramatic spectacle.
Symptoms include:
Gratuitous CGI and flashy setpieces that overshadow the plot
Characters acting in ways that make no sense just to create drama
Important lore ignored or rewritten for shock value
Fans collectively asking, “Wait… what timeline is this even in?”
When a pre-existing franchise adaptation tries so hard to feel “epic” and cinematic that it forgets the story, characters, and themes that made the original beloved. Named after the Amazon series that turned a classic Tolkien tale into a confusing, melodramatic spectacle.
Symptoms include:
Gratuitous CGI and flashy setpieces that overshadow the plot
Characters acting in ways that make no sense just to create drama
Important lore ignored or rewritten for shock value
Fans collectively asking, “Wait… what timeline is this even in?”
by TheNinjaSandwich February 6, 2026
Get the Rings of Power Effect mug.The Backrooms are a concept first showcased in a post on 4chan, where one user described a realm made up of nothing but infinite, empty, interconnected rooms with horrible yellow wallpaper and loud fluorescent lights. The concept has now been expanded upon and revamped numerous times over.
The Backrooms, in general, are a series of liminal spaces designed to evoke a feeling of eeriness and nostalgia. They are designed to be a form of psychological horror, with the emptiness and eerie feelings as the main point of the Backrooms. They take elements from everyday life, things that one would not ordinarily pay attention to, and takes them out of context to create something uncanny. Something empty. They are designed to feel surreal, dream-like. Often, the structure and physical design of these liminal spaces are completely nonsensical, as if they were not deliberately made, which, of course, only adds to the psychological horror of the Backrooms.
If you'd like a more in-depth explanation, take a look at Solar Sands' video on YouTube on the subject, titled, "Liminal Spaces".
There's also a Fandom site for the Backrooms, at backrooms.fandom.com.
The Backrooms, in general, are a series of liminal spaces designed to evoke a feeling of eeriness and nostalgia. They are designed to be a form of psychological horror, with the emptiness and eerie feelings as the main point of the Backrooms. They take elements from everyday life, things that one would not ordinarily pay attention to, and takes them out of context to create something uncanny. Something empty. They are designed to feel surreal, dream-like. Often, the structure and physical design of these liminal spaces are completely nonsensical, as if they were not deliberately made, which, of course, only adds to the psychological horror of the Backrooms.
If you'd like a more in-depth explanation, take a look at Solar Sands' video on YouTube on the subject, titled, "Liminal Spaces".
There's also a Fandom site for the Backrooms, at backrooms.fandom.com.
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A specific form of gatekeeping.
A specific form of gatekeeping.
The post says, “USDA has recalled this produce from all grocery stores.” I wish they didn’t linkgate, and just told us the item
That page is Linkgating, by only saying “Children being serious hurt by this new trend”
That page is Linkgating, by only saying “Children being serious hurt by this new trend”
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