charm as a whole has greatly impacted my summer months but this track has lived with me rent free since it dropped as a single at the end of may. relatable in the sense that it coincided with my seasonal summer blues and this year’s personal Summer of Figuring Things Out About Myself. i’ve grown up and come into my adulthood with many clairo tracks as a backdrop and charm girl summer was no different <3 (honorable mention to “favourite” by fontaines d.c, made me want to hold hands and frolick in a field of summer wildflowers ☺)
Aug 27, 2024
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i said it was my song of the summer but it extended into my song of the year. she just gets it. i’m taking the energy of charm into 2025. i also just love when a single stands the test of time after the full album rollout.
Dec 31, 2024
I’ve always been a fan Clairo’s music, especially “Bags,” but on her latest album Charm she really pushed through to the next level. It’s among my favorite albums of the year, and it’s really tough to pick just one or two tracks to highlight. Gun to my head it’s “Sexy to Someone,” “Juna,” or “Add Up My Love,” but they’re all really great.
Dec 30, 2024
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liking ur rec = saying hi when we go to get our morning papers from the end of our driveways (picture me doing so tony soprano style)
Aug 12, 2024
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started writing this a few hours ago when i first saw this ask, then decided against posting but i've since changed my mind. there really is no justification for it outside of entitlement. even from a selfish lens, there's no long term benefit to its usage. it harms the world and culture in more ways than one.
a.) the water and energy usage that isn't a secret at this point. "no ethical consumption under capitalism" yadda yadda and yeah corporations are extremely culpable in the state of the environment but there really is no need for chatgpt and the planet is already too delicate at the moment.
b.) the exploitation of workers in the global south. this program is not just a computer figuring it all out, there are in fact humans behind it. it reminds me of the acceptance of fast fashion and how people have the tendency to divorce the idea of the garment worker from the garment they wear when all clothing is handmade in some way, shape or form. you need hands to man a sewing machine, you need human eyes to moderate content. also, content moderation can be a thankless job with psychological repercussions.
c.) the erosion of social skills, humanity and media literacy...this one is very personal. like, you have a cushy email job but can't write an email? you need a computer and a worker in kenya to get paid a dollar an hour to figure out a daily routine for you? i've seen the program churn out blatantly incorrect information. fine tuning a prompt or chat or whatever to give you the exact (possibly incorrect) answer you need isn't really that much less work than sharpening your research skills by cracking open a dictionary or using boolean search keys in google. again, the main issue with this kind of stuff is the entitlement to convenience, with no thought towards the repercussions within and outside of us. we are losing major recipes (critical thinking and media literacy) here, people!
i probably did an iffy job are coherently articulating my thoughts here but i am in fact, human. and that’s the beauty of it all.
Oct 1, 2024
i don’t work w oils often, mainly tempera, collage, and digital but this is the one i'm still most proud of as of late bc it’s way bigger (18x24) than i'm used to working <3
Oct 14, 2024