I have a feeling that the parents are going to love this episode.

And the reason for that is that I'm going to go into mom mode today.

And I've been known to do this. I don't know, certain topics just make me fall into mom mode.

Where all of a sudden, I'm saying that the internet is poison

and that marijuana is. is the devil's lettuce

devil's lettuce.

You know, I'll tell you to go outside and touch grass.

And I have a feeling that today's topic

will send me straight into mom mode. I've recently

noticed quite a few trends online that are really toxic and really unhealthy and really bad for society overall in my opinion.

And they've just been sitting in my mind rotting, growing mold, growing fungus, and I just want to discuss them today.

Something doesn't become trendy because it's morally good or it's safe or it's healthy.

Things become trendy because a lot of people are participating in the trend.

So something that's morally wrong or unsafe or unhealthy can become trendy just as long as enough people are participating.

I think the danger of toxic trends is that their trendiness and their popularity can sort of serve as a mask that covers up how truly fucked up the trend might be, which is why people

who wouldn't otherwise participate in an activity or participate in a certain belief

suddenly do.

When a lot of people do something, it becomes normalized.

And so something that is actually harmful and bad and toxic and not good

might start to look a little bit more appealing once everyone else is doing it.

I think it's important to discuss toxic trends because by simply becoming aware of their existence, we can make a better

effort to avoid participating in them or trends like them.

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