#Twitter increasingly reminds me of the classic image of a seedy porn theater. It used to be a reputable theater running classic films. But a new owner took over -- the slob lives upstairs smoking cheap, stinky cigars and berating/firing employees for the most minor of reasons.
The theater seats, once beautiful and well-maintained, are now torn and stained -- what they're probably stained with is best not to think about. The films are beneath contempt -- the most violent scenes of rape, snuff films, and more of their kin. The floor is slippery and dangerous, rotting popcorn is everywhere, and the clientele, who used to treat going to the theater as a family occasion, are now almost entirely single men with hate tattoos covering their bodies.
But the price is right for admission! Only $8. Or $11, if you enter through the side door. Not counting the antibiotics you'll need later.
@lauren hey now some of us like seedy porn theaters, and they happen to be more friendly than Twitter actually 😂
@mathlover @voron Home video has pretty much devastated the seedy porn theater sector.
@mathlover @lauren Yup, the internet pretty much killed them, they are like any subculture hang out, some are horrible some are refuges for rejects that band together and make a place unexpectedly & weirdly a “safe space”