Is Being Lonely The New Status Symbol?

Is Being Lonely The New Status Symbol?

You're in bed on your own scrolling through your phone. On your screen, a woman your age is entering her new build apartment, making herself a bowl of pasta and a glass of Diet Coke on a lap tray, then sitting on a huge sofa to rewatch Friends with a candle burning. Her caption reads 'Life when you have no kids. No friends. No boyfriend.' and her comments are full of other women seeing her lonely lifestyle as aspirational.


This week, hosts Ione and Gina get to grips with the new trend of lonely influencers: Female creators positing having no social circle as a net positive. Is it great to find joy in the growing isolation many of us are feeling? Or should we take a radical stance against introversion in order to stand up for the importance of community?


Support our work and become a Polyester Podcast member <3


Order The Polyester Book Of Bad Taste here!


Order Ione's book, Poor Little Sick Girls, here!


Order Gina's book, Greedy Guts, here!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tämä jakso on lisätty Podme-palveluun avoimen RSS-syötteen kautta eikä se ole Podmen omaa tuotantoa. Siksi jakso saattaa sisältää mainontaa.

Jaksot(263)

Our Take On Charli xcx's New Album, 'Music, Fashion, Film'

Our Take On Charli xcx's New Album, 'Music, Fashion, Film'

Pop's favourite provocateur Charli xcx is back - not that she ever went away - with a host of ‘anti-marketing marketing’ launch her seventh studio album 'Music, Fashion, Film'. From ‘in conversation w...

2 Elo 28min

Extreme Thinness Has Never Been More Coveted, Visible, and Depressing

Extreme Thinness Has Never Been More Coveted, Visible, and Depressing

From Caroline Calloway penning viral essays to the constant discourse surrounding Ariana Grande - it’s no news to listeners of this podcast that thin is in. Yet on a weekly if not daily basis, a new I...

19 Heinä 29min

Live: Do Gen Z Have A Problem With Age Shaming?

Live: Do Gen Z Have A Problem With Age Shaming?

As Gen Z have aged up, they have become known for a generational distaste (at best) and fear (at worst) of ageing. But how is this expressed and how does it manifest? And why has it developed at all? ...

13 Heinä 47min

 A Retcon On Self Infantilisation Culture Ft. Toddlercore, Fro-Yo, And Commercial Girlhood

A Retcon On Self Infantilisation Culture Ft. Toddlercore, Fro-Yo, And Commercial Girlhood

It's been three years, how are we still 'just girls'? Is it because of food trend focussing on nostalgia? A need to heal our inner child? Or a lack of definition of what adulthood without conservative...

5 Heinä 36min

Are Teenage Social Media Bans Slay Or Unc?

Are Teenage Social Media Bans Slay Or Unc?

The UK - and a lot of other countries, actually - are rolling out social media bans for under sixteens as well as social media curfews for those under eighteen. The news has caused uproar with teens p...

28 Kesä 37min

Why Has Taste Become an Internet-wide Obsession?

Why Has Taste Become an Internet-wide Obsession?

It appears tech bros are shaking in their boots because... they're being called cringe - even when they buy a Rimowa suitcase and a full wardrobe from The Row. In a now viral essay, writer Emily Segal...

14 Kesä 29min

So… Euphoria Season 3 Is A Flop

So… Euphoria Season 3 Is A Flop

It's no surprise to many that the third season of Sam Levinson's former hit TV show has had a less than best reaction from audiences. Aside from the show's actual plot and characterisations - don't wo...

31 Touko 29min

Suosittua kategoriassa Yhteiskunta

olipa-kerran-otsikko
i-dont-like-mondays
hupiklubi
seitseman
siita-on-vaikea-puhua
uutiscast
sita
poks
antin-palautepalvelu
kaksi-aitia
mamma-mia
gogin-ja-janin-maailmanhistoria
kolme-kaannekohtaa
yopuolen-tarinoita-2
rss-palmujen-varjoissa
meidan-pitais-puhua
ihme-ja-kumma
aikalisa
rss-haudattu
free-opa