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I often think of myself as an alien sent to observe human life. One of the ways I like to do this is by sneaking a lil look at what other people are looking at on their phones when I’m on the tube or the bus, to see what they’re texting, listening to, or reading (they’re usually on Whatsapp). It’s just a nice lil reminder that this is a whole city teeming with life and individual stories that are surrounding us at all times. I don’t see it as an invasion of privacy cause I usually just go “huh!” and immediately forget about it. Except that one time I saw a guy’s phone password was 000000. I think about him all the time.
Jan 29, 2024
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I’ve decided this is neutral in terms of ethics. I’ve watched women fight with their significant others over sleeping with younger women, marvel explainer videos, men checking for cheating girlfriends on home cameras, endless tiktok scrolls, conversations about the debate, casual convos about grocery shopping. It goes on and on. The easiest way to peek into someone else’s life when you’re bored
Mostly tho, I read
Oct 18, 2024
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Subway, Waiting Room, Etc.
You’ll realize everyone else is looking at one and that that is kinda depressing and that you are superior to everyone in that space for resisting your temptations
Dec 28, 2024
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If I’m working on my laptop or my notebook in a public place with other people working around me and I get bored so I get out my phone to start doomscrolling, I immediately think everyone around me is looking at me and judging me for being on my phone instead of working hard like they are. And I immediately get back to work. Embarrassment can be a good motivator!
Feb 7, 2024
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It is soooooooo hard to believe in these days when everyone is set on villainising one another because that’s just easier than empathising or understanding, and then also to not use this to slip into an “I can fix him” mindset. But I am a bell hooks babe and I believe that the true power of love is to transform us. To be loved is to be CHANGED!!!!
May 3, 2024
I saw this yesterday at Prince Charles Cinema and the final shot kinda made me wanna pump my fist in the air at this triumph of cinema but someone else had already been told off for being rowdy so I resisted
Jan 27, 2024
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Support our independent cinema screens!! I am a Londoner so I have memberships with BFI, Prince Charles and Picturehouse and it is totally worth it, especially as watching movies takes up a good chunk of my personality and I dislike watching things at home. Advanced screenings, access to smaller films, discounted tickets are all great but it’s also just nice to support these places who do so much in preserving the British independent film scene which is currently in an abysmal state. Curzon, Everyman, The Garden, Genesis, ICA and many more are also all great and I would be members of them all if I could. Big up BFI especially because I probably wouldn’t have got as far in both my career and love of film without them, and the Northampton Filmhouse in my hometown which was my first independent cinema.
These are of course London based examples but I encourage everyone to support their local independents 🫶🏻
Jan 27, 2024