This week on The Yap Session, we're unpacking the chaos: why your favorite artist "selling out" isn't actually their fault, how therapy language became the new toxic relationship move, and why the algorithm murdered your guilty pleasures in cold blood. Plus: fake positivity rants, imaginary comment beef, and a scorching take on streaming culture that'll make Spotify sweat. Buckle up—this one's a long ride through the internet's messiest corners. 🎙️✨

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⚠️ DISCLAIMER: This one is personal. Your host is running on fumes and a dangerous amount of caffeine. We're diving deep into the absolute worst parts of the internet. First, let's dissect TikTok's Trolling Culture—it's not harmless, it's just stupid. Then, we flip the script: Is "Cancel Culture" the actual problem, distracting us from real accountability? Finally, the sickest joke of all: calling manipulation and misinformation an "engagement strategy." This episode is a raw, unedited, over-an-hour-long rant fueled by righteous indignation, poetic chaos, and zero chill. Prepare for the yap.

(🔥 Warning: Unfiltered Rant Ahead!) Why are we terrified of a comedian making a dark joke but we’re building fan clubs for actual murderers? I’m diving into the twisted paradox of cancel culture vs. serial killer chic. Then, let’s talk about the soul-crushing reality of hustle culture—is it empowerment or just highly-paid exploitation? And finally, the quiet horror of The Death of Third Places: why your social life disappeared, and how corporations are making a killing off your profound loneliness. This is the Yap Session where we connect the dots between true crime, economic systems, and why your apartment is suddenly your entire world. Get ready for a long one. #Podcast #CancelCulture #HustleCulture #TrueCrime #Loneliness #DeepTalk

This week on The Yap Session, we're unpacking the internet's obsession with self-diagnosis, calling out influencers who romanticize struggle while counting their millions, and exposing how dating apps hijacked your love life and turned it into a slot machine. It's an hour of unfiltered truth, poetic chaos, and the kind of rants that make you laugh, cry, and question everything. Buckle up — it's about to get real.

Why do we voluntarily traumatize ourselves with horror games? This week on The Yap Session, I'm diving deep into the games that scarred us for life, the difference between cheap jumpscares and slow-burning dread, and the weird psychology behind why we crave fear. From Amnesia to P.T., from Five Nights at Freddy's to Silent Hill — we're talking about digital nightmares, why some scares stick and others don't, and what it says about us that we keep coming back for more. Plus: unpopular opinions, imaginary comment wars, and my blueprint for the perfect horror game. Grab your headphones, maybe leave a light on, and let's yap about the beautiful terror of it all.

This week on The Yap Session, Viper unpacks the unholy marriage between influencers and politics, the strange economics of attention, and whether TikTok has more power than your local government. We're talking about how clout became the ultimate capital, why your favorite creator might be running for office soon, and what happens when the timeline IS the town hall. It's messy, it's complicated, and yeah — it's probably already happening. Grab your headphones and let's spiral.

This week on The Yap Session, we're diving into the performance of mental health online, the exhausting cycle of hot takes culture, and why authenticity died somewhere between 2016 and now. I'm talking therapy speak as aesthetic, opinions as currency, and the death of being genuinely yourself on the internet. It's an hour of unfiltered truth, contradictions, and the kind of rant that starts in one place and ends up somewhere you didn't expect. Grab your headphones and let's get into it.

Remember when games didn't need a battle pass to feel complete? When reboots weren't just IP grabs in disguise? This week on The Yap Session, Viper dives deep into the manufactured nostalgia industrial complex, dissects why nobody asked for that reboot, and gets poetic about why gaming in 2010 just hit different. From Mario Kart Wii to the death of couch co-op, we're unpacking the cultural amnesia that's selling us our own memories back and why we keep buying. Let's yap.