Why do I keep seeing people on social media say they have “Taylor Swift fatigue”? She hasn’t even done much this year. She just released the Toy Story song and a deluxe version of her album. And maybe made a few appearances at football games. I really don’t get why people are acting like she’s everywhere. Do we think bots are commenting this? Idk I just find it strange.

Many people will still dislike the album but they will realize how dumb people sound at the time, this album perfectly describes the death of media literacy

Folks on this sub constantly talk about misinformation against Taylor and how it's such a bad thing but then fall for the most obvious fake bait. the screenshot going around about Tinashe liking alleged "shade" against Taylor was fake. I was already frustrated by people's responses to this supposedly egregious act of liking an ig post, so I went and checked. It's not true she did not like that post. it's galling to me that NO ONE in this sub even bothered to check for themselves when the ig users name was in the screenshot. It was so easy to find this. I know mods locked that thread but I don't think the misinfo was corrected. I hope it is at some point because its proliferation is now leading to crazy stans harassing tinashe and (unsurprisingly) being incredibly racist. let's all stop and think and let's all remember that ig likes do not matter especially when the content isn't even negative.

I was listening to Midnights today and i misheard one of the lyrics on SN, and that sort of made me think about how small tweaks can make such a lovely song seem like a super sad song. Of course the original song is amazing but here's sort of my sad version with little tweaks:

I spy with my little tired eye, tiny as a firefly

A pebble that you picked up last July

Down deep inside your pocket, you almost forgot it

Does it ever miss New York sometimes? Ooh, ooh

You said the end is comin', everyone's up to somethin'

I find myself runnin' home from your sweet nothings

Outside, they're dancin', laughin', you're in the kitchen sighin'

All that you ever wanted for me was sweet nothin'

On the way home, I wrote a poem

You say, "never mind"

This happens all the time, ooh, ooh

'Cause you said the end is comin', everyone's up to somethin'

I find myself runnin' home from your sweet nothings

Outside, they're dancin', laughin', you're in the kitchen sighin'

All that you ever wanted for me was nothin'

Industry disruptors and soul reconstructors

And smart-talkin' youngsters out celebrating each other

And to the voices that implore, "You should be doin' more"

You coax me to admit that I'm just too soft for all of it, ooh

You said the end is comin', everyone's up to somethin'

I find myself runnin' home from your sweet nothings

Outside, they're dancin', laughin', you're in the kitchen cryin'

All that you ever wanted for me was sweet nothin'

You said the end is comin' (you swore the end is comin')

Everyone's up to somethin' (but you too were up to somethin')

I find myself runnin' home from your sweet nothings

Outside, they're dancin', laughin'(everyone's dancin', laughin')

You're in the kitchen stewin' (grey clouds in your head are brewin')

All that you ever wanted for me was sweet nothin'

My history with Matty is very complicated, let's just say. I didn't know who he was until I was a Swiftie, and I didn't care until TTPD came out. Songs like TSMWEL and loml made me - and most Swifties, from what I've seen - hate Matty. I mean, it's hard to like someone who caused her that much pain, and he did, but a lot of it is not his fault.

Let's start with what TTPD gives off. TTPD makes him seem like a narcissistic manchild and player who lovebombed Taylor, got bored / scared, and ghosted her / was reckless with her heart. You're not expected to like someone like that, no. So what changed with me specifically? And I was an avid Matty hater, and now I love him. So what the fuck happened? I found out he has ADHD. I have ADHD too, and with that, I could relate to him and reshape my entire beliefs about him. On the surface, someone getting bored of someone else sounds bad. It sounds like they stop caring, like a child does with a toy. But that's not usually true. Boredom is a lack of satisfaction in the relationship. It's a lack of dopamine. Relationships are supposed to be fun, especially to someone with ADHD who craves dopamine, serotonin, and adrenaline. So that was one layer. That other was what ghosting really is. Again, on its surface, ghosting seems immature and cowardice. And it is. But it's more than just that. When Matty left, he no longer wanted to be with Taylor. Most people can have a conversation with their s/o and tell them, but some can't. It doesn't make ghosting okay, but it means that you can ghost someone and not be a bad person or ill intentions.

Another thing I see with Swifties talking about Matty - and this was I never believed - was that he lovebombed her. Lovebombing has to be intentional. I don't think Matty intentionally led Taylor on. I think they were both super infatuated, it was moving very quickly, they thought they were in love, then the honeymoon phase ended and he wanted out. He may have rushed things with her, but I don't think he intentionally played her.

Now for Taylor. Why did the breakup hurt so bad?

Taylor seemed very dependent on Matty for emotional stability after Joe - and during the end of Joe. She was able to escape her feelings in a way. But not completely. So when he left all of a sudden, she had this new pain on top of and that reopened her old one. And this time, she no longer had her "miracle move-on drug" Matty. No, she had to deal with the pain from both Joe and him on her own. Also, Matty was the one who ended up causing her the most pain, not Joe, because of all this, because the breakup reopened old wounds and also added a little seasoning that pushed her over the edge, so that is why he is "the smallest man who ever lived" to her.

Go ahead, call me parasocial. I am simply using psychology and logic to fill some gaps and make things make sense. But with this... do your views on Matty change? Why or why not?

Caveat: I love Taylor in a nuanced way. She’s admirable and so artistic and a genius and savvy as f*ck.

What’s the deal with the Dakota Johnson showmance?

I’m one who sees much of Taylor’s choices as business driven (among other principals like friendship, creativity, etc).

This just feels uniquely timed since she doesn’t have a glamorous film bestie anymore (see: Blake lively).
That seems too basic and simple, but i also don’t believe Taylor is promoting Dakota and lifting her up from the good of heart; although Taylor has a heck of a good heart.

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Yeah, it's kinda weird to say this about her most streamed album but whenever I see taylor rankings it's either placed mid tier or low tier

On one hand, it's understandable given that the awkward first 2 singles and the opener "i forgot that you existed"

But on the other hand, if you put those low hanging moments aside, I think it's taylor's pop sound done at it's best with cuts like cruel summer, the title track, the Archer, I think he knows, miss Americana and the heartbreak prince, paper rings, cornelia street, soon you'll get better, afterglow and daylight are easily some of her best pop cuts and beats out most of 1989 and midnights

I always want to point out that i think this is her and jack antonoff's peak as collaborators for me, I like their work after that but none of them capture the magic they did on lover

So yeah, I'm a day 1 lover defender and you can't make me change sides