Only thing that rubs me wrong about this is that it has a very negative take on prescription behavioral drugs. Like, yes, throw heroin and cocaine on the fire, but some people really are, truly, happier with their lexapros and wellbutrins and whatnot.
I’m about to have a case of the Mondays real soon
It’s like a metaphor or something
Great animation, here’s an article that describes behavioral sink in rats/humans
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-mouse-utopias-1960s-led-grim-predictions-humans-180954423/
I hate this, but it’s also very well animated, and the metaphor both nuanced and as blunt as a hammer.
Only thing that rubs me wrong about this is that it has a very negative take on prescription behavioral drugs. Like, yes, throw heroin and cocaine on the fire, but some people really are, truly, happier with their lexapros and wellbutrins and whatnot.
Posting this on Sunday night is cruel!
Lol
[The song After Dark by Mr. Kitty goes really well to this video.](https://youtu.be/2U58PzwrjgA?si=ODLntJr1ryvDK977)
I wish I could see it without Youtube compression, the backgrounds have way too much going on for it to look any good.
Strong Monkey Dust vibes
This whole things feels more like a cry for help by the creator than a critique of modern society…
I can only ever hear the Hey Arnold version of that song now.
Is this about overpopulation or is it about “life is unpleasant”?
Ah yes, the rat race