Dear Readers: You’re My Favorite Strangers

Finally, a prompt that doesn’t require me to fake enthusiasm about kale smoothies or “personal growth.” The thing I’m proud of that no one really knows about? This blog. This sarcastic corner of the internet where I get to roast the absurdities of life like a burned marshmallow on a stick of cynicism. The funny part is, I could be sitting across from my coworkers or family, and they’d have no clue that I’m the one spilling venom and humor into the void every day. Meanwhile, strangers—people who actually get me—are laughing, nodding, or quietly thinking, “Wow, this guy needs therapy.”

It’s a weird kind of secret success. Like being Batman, except my cape is caffeine addiction and my Batmobile is a questionable Wi-Fi connection. Everyone else is out there curating picture-perfect lives on Instagram or pretending to be thought leaders on LinkedIn, and I’m here pounding on a keyboard, turning mild existential despair into content. And apparently, people like it. Which is both flattering and deeply concerning.

Don’t get me wrong—I appreciate every single reader who shows up here for my nonsense. You’re my kind of people. But I don’t write this blog to impress anyone or to farm likes. I write it because it’s the only place where I can tell the truth the way it sounds in my head: funny, irritated, and probably a little too honest for polite society. My closest friends don’t even know this blog exists, and honestly, I kind of like it that way. They already think I’m unfiltered enough in person. No need to confirm their suspicions that my inner monologue is just a 24/7 roast session.

So yeah, I’m proud of this space. It’s my digital hideout. My invisible victory lap. Every post I write feels like a rebellion against the blandness of “good vibes only” culture. I don’t need validation from people I know—I already have validation from the internet, which is obviously way more meaningful.


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3 responses

  1. traciesulpazo Avatar

    Thanks for being here. We need your caffeine chats. 😎

  2. KikiFikar Avatar

    Love your work. So happy you are here.

  3. sambucadarling Avatar

    You know, I am not farming likes here either, I actually don’t know what that is, nor do I give a shit. You do you, whether you want ppl from REAL (or in some cases REEL) life to see or maybe not. Maybe you are a closet weirdo. As long as you are cool with that? Then, that’s what really counts in the end.

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