Alex Langley

@rocketllama.bsky.social

Author of Make a Nerdy Living + Geek Handbook series + Kill the Freshman. NEWEST BOOK: Spider-Man Psychology: Untangling Webs. Psychologist. Foe of bearded bees. He/him.

Watching episode of ER from 2001. Dr. Chen & Dr. Carter are trying to diagnose an unconscious preschooler. Carter: “Could be measles.” Chen: “Measles? Have you ever seen measles?” Carter: “No, have you?” Chen: “Of course not, nobody’s seen measles.” So far backwards in such a short time.

Wal-Mart calls the cops on a black woman who they think stole something. In the end nothing was stolen, but the cops riddle the car with bullets as she tries to leave the parking lot. Murdering a baby. Wal-Mart is responsible. The police are responsible and justice must be served.

Billionaires make money by walking around and having every person they meet say yes to every stupid fucking idea that runs through their head, followed by people who actually know what the hell they’re doing trying their best to make those stupid ideas profitable.

With a few tweaks, Obsession could have been one of those really fucked up “romantic comedies” from the 1980s that people rediscover and write video essays about how problematic it is