Retro Roots. Modern Obsessions.
South Park’s “You’re Getting Old” might be the rawest look at depression ever put on TV. Fart jokes fade, Randy confesses, Stevie sings, and it all lands harder than most dramas. On rewatch, I saw myself — and heard Kanye’s Runaway in the background.
I used to build ads that floated across your screen and made you curse. Now the ads don’t just annoy you—they study you. They know when you’re whispering to Alexa about Dunkaroos at 2am, and they never let you forget it.
A meditation on South Park’s Member Berries, Gen X nostalgia, and how collecting became my ritual, my refuge—and my way of passing on a disappearing world.
When the color drains out of life, what’s left? This reflection on aging, depression, and South Park’s Stan hits where it hurts—and reminds us that sometimes, just surviving is the win.
South Park warned us. We didn’t listen. Now the ad doesn’t just sell to us—it flirts, it follows, it asks how our day was. From AI girlfriends to influencer self-care routines, we’re deep in the Leslie-Verse. And the scariest part? We like it.
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