*falls into a reddit hole* *emerges 3 years later* Turns out we are living in the greatest folklore golden age in our species' history
-
-
Replying to @literalbanana
Almost entirely located on topical boards where people tell stories about their lives "for true" - r/folklore is boring & dead
1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes -
Replying to @literalbanana
Part of the fun is the negotiation of what people accept as true or deny, what is moved to fiction boards, deleted, praised, derided
2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes -
Replying to @literalbanana
Ordinary Banana Retweeted Ordinary Banana
Connecting threads - wonder how much human trafficking myths emerge from anxiety over human value (or lack thereof)https://twitter.com/literalbanana/status/701951786878263296 …
Ordinary Banana added,
2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @literalbanana
@literalbanana are stories about human trafficking primarily myths?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @The_Lagrangian
@The_Lagrangian myth used not in the sense of false but in the sense of produced & consumed stories (but often yes false)1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@The_Lagrangian the real deal in developed world probably looks more like Rotherham than like scary abduction stories
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.