I cannot emphasize enough that although we can take a lot of lessons from fyre festival about: conspicuous consumption, social media marketing, parallel economies, the fundamental scam artistry of the ‘young entrepreneur’ luxury economy, etc., the real lesson we should take away is how easy it is to lure a bunch of rich people onto an isolated island with no hope of escape.
This is the sexist bullshit I find on my news feed on Facebook. Why. It’s that whole “oh I’m not like other girls” ideology. Fuck outta here with that.
…if you are a person interested in the niche fandom of The Last Unicorn, I hope you’re aware that Facebook is experiencing a slight but sudden renaissance of memes related to the release by Starbucks of their unicorn frappe.
I did link in the original text! But here, enjoy some transplants:
They’re terrible and I can’t stop laughing.
I also encourage everyone to read the comments in the threads because they’re a delightful mix of people applying Haggard’s dialogue to coffee, people yelling about flavors they like, and a few lost souls complaining about how this meme’s capitalistic roots will tarnish this work of literary fiction forever.
