The Mainstreaming of Loserdom - by Tell the Bees
I know the title is provocative, but let me make my case first. Over the past few years, something has shifted in the perception of acceptable recreational behavior, or the way people talk about their hobbies: people are gleeful to admit they have no hobbies, no interests, no verve. Somehow, one of the main “hobbies” accepted by the masses is staying home, laying in bed, scrolling on their phones and watching television.
Not to channel my queen Lexi Featherstone from “Splat!” (One of the most memorable episodes of Sex and the City ) but it does seem like no one’s fun anymore online. Earlier this month, Charli XCX had a birthday party as part of Brat Summer and thousands of chronically online Twitter users rushed to proclaim that they never partied as a weird form of moral superiority.
A TikTok of a woman saying her favorite place to be was in bed got 28 million views, with thousands of people agreeing that all they cared about was being home/being in bed. Another TikToker stated that his favorite place in the world to be was in bed watching television, and he didn’t need to go to the club at all.
