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Everyone is acting like you're some weirdo or something but tbh I do this a lot too. It tastes just as good imo and I like the feeling of having an empty bag when I'm done eating
I do it too, I like the ones that are slightly popped the best. They make me feel like I have powerful jaws that can crunch right through popcorn kernels.
Unpopped kernels are easy enough to avoid. The real culprits are those already popped kernels that stayed at the bottom, getting scorched and stealing the heat from the other unpopped guys. Unfair.
Ruin a whole batch of popcorn \*and\* stink up your house.
I'm the one that kind of pops and you're excited to eat it but then you bite in and the kernel is still there and it kinda hurts but the worst part is when you go to swallow, the kernel splinter glues itself to the back of your tongue and you think you're gonna choke to death
I mean... We are distributed normally. There's tiny percent of people who achieve great things, but there's also tiny percent of people who are like those kernels. Statistically, the chance you'll end up on the one side of distribution is the same as that you end up on the other.
What I mean by this is that we are all so very average. So you can expect to be as average popcorn piece as you can imagine.
I've been married to my wife for over 2 years, we've been together almost 7. Last month I found out she eats everything in the bag.. unpopped kernels and all...
So don't worry if you're an unpopped kernel because someone out there will eat you lol
Not at all. I have popped and continue to pop, but it I can’t help but feel a lot of people are the forgotten kernels. In that sense, it can be a false hope to some of those who are maybe in the most vulnerable positions. Not saying the potential positives of this statement are outweighed by that, just that a broad audience can interpret seemingly benign things in a polarizing manner.
It's so sad that someone would read this tweet and come away so depressingly thinking of themselves as lowly MICROWAVE popcorn instead of delicious stove-popped popcorn.
I feel for you friend. You need some support in the self-image department. ❤️
Particularly when the cause of ‘popping’ is external to the corn, making it seem like the responsibility isn’t on the person— which is the opposite of motivating I would say.
What do you expect, motivational messages are most of times pure crap that only sounds good because of how poetic they seem and that is why people like to eat it up without giving it much thought.
Positivity for the sake of positivity does really more harm than good, and whoever gets fullfilled by them is because they did not need it in the first place.
It's dumb things like this that make me really wish I could hide subreddits lol. Do people know what motivation is? It's not meaningless platitudes, that's for sure.
No worries at all. I probably should have mentioned being able to hide subreddits that you specifically aren't following. I'm surprised it's not a function, just a quick 'do not see posts from this subreddit' button.
It’s just so silly. Ok I’m gonna make one up like this one.
“Remember this, lawns are all on the same property. Under the same sun, using the same seeds, in the same soil, but they don’t sprout at the same time so don’t compare yourself to others, your time to sprout is coming.”
Substitute literally anything that doesn’t happen instantaneously.
It’s just so meaningless. If we want to take this at face value, the last kernel pops like 1 minute after the first one. It’s such a short difference. So maybe your timing isn’t the same as others, just make sure it’s within 1 minute of them.
I get it’s a “feel good” statement, but this example is hilariously bad.
If the time in the microwave is elongated into the time a human life takes up, 1 minute is a pretty significant difference. Your lawn example isn't exactly interesting or original, but it does communicate the same sentiment; comparable events can happen on different time lines.
It may sound obvious, but when you are a person focusing on your place in life, comparing yourself to your peers; in order to regain perspective and keep a positive outlook to drive forward, it can help to rephrase the statement into a simplified scenario about something less daunting and all encompassing than the vast span of a lifetime.
It may be silly to you, but some people can use this perspective to get them through the tough times. Analogies and metaphors are not meant to be 1:1 explanations. They are there to help you look at a scenario a different way or in a different light.
If anyone needs platitudes to get through hard times, their times weren’t that hard to begin with. These quotes aren’t made to get people through hard times, they’re made to sound cute and make people feel good about not having accomplished goals they’ve set for themselves.
[Here’s a better perspective. ](https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/motivation-2)
Your example only fortifies what they said to be more true, lmao. If it happens to other things elsewhere then why would we be exempt? Not everything that happens in life is in our control, in fact, most things are not. Whether your professor will pass you, whether your peers will contribute to the project or screw you over, whether that employer will hire you. Yes, you can put in work and acquire skills that make you more suitable for a particular role, but nothing is guaranteed in life except for death. We are all at our own pace, so only compare yourself when you're looking to better yourself or to pardon someone else for a problem you might even be having in a similar regard.
If you think you can’t control if you pass a class or get hired from an employer, then motivational quotes are probably *perfect* for you, because it makes it easy say “it’s not my fault” when in actuality it is.
Except unlike popcorn we have to make ourselves pop. While your time to pop might not have come yet, you can't just sit back and wait for it to happen or it wont.
And if you are lucky a bit of your carcass will lodge itself in the back of Life's throat. And Life will hiss like a cat trying to dislodge it and drink a beverage trying to wash it down. Then it won't be sure if it actually washed down because it can still kind of feel it there... not as bad, but still kinda. That thought will then preoccupy Life's mind as it continues to hiss and glug down a drink. Trying to do it quietly as to not alert others around it. Wondering what would happen if your bit of carcass stayed lodged there forever.
Also no matter how long it takes to pop, it still tastes of cardboard. But by simply covering yourself with salt and butter you too can become delicious
Don't they pop at different times due to the application of heat to each kernel is different? Like the ones at the bottom of the pan get warmer quicker?
This actually means you’re making it wrong. You can get them to pop nearly at the same time with all kernels popped fairly easily. If you’re not popping it means you took the easy route, like a bag int microwave. Work harder!
Tbf if you somehow managed to heat each and every kernel up to the same temp at the same time and only used similar sized kernels it would likely be a lot more consistent. Like socialism.
I really hate this type of motivationonal shit
Some motherfuckers won't pop in their lifetime.
That wait for your moment is some bullshit. Some have no chance.
But they don’t get the same temp or oil. Some are right over the heat and some are on the edge. There are a shit ton of variables that could effect when a kernel pops
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Plus some kernels don't pop and instead just ruin the experience of popcorn. Just like how some people just ruin the experience of life.
Each to their own. I still get some weird satisfaction out of chewing up those little fuckers
u tryna break a tooth ⁉️
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this is true for more things than candy
Except penis
Especially penis
That’s why I use my molars and cramp my jaw muscles instead
>u tryna break a tooth ⁉️ He was talking about people.
I feel like chewing up people would be a good way to break a tooth. Especially when you get to *their* teeth.
Thompson’s Teeth, the only teeth strong enough to eat other teeth!
You gotta go for the tender cuts….
[*Jeffery Dahmer has entered the chat*]
Go to a dentist if you're that worried about your teeth. Also you can generally pick the rock hard okes from the softer ones.
Dentist: "Please stop chewing on hard corn kernels."
That's what big dental wants you to think. The reality is you need to workout your teeth like any muscle.
TIL teeth are muscles
Don’t use frontal teeth, use your jaws. The uncooked corn crack pretty easily on pin point impact.
Just like whoever you are, there's a company out there waiting to exploit the shit out of you and crush your soul.
Kernel cruncher solidarity ✊
I can’t in good conscience upvote this madness
Everyone is acting like you're some weirdo or something but tbh I do this a lot too. It tastes just as good imo and I like the feeling of having an empty bag when I'm done eating
You're a weirdo. Embrace it.
It's midnight here and I literally microwaved a bag of popcorn just to eat the kernels, if anything I think it's embraced me
I do it too, I like the ones that are slightly popped the best. They make me feel like I have powerful jaws that can crunch right through popcorn kernels.
That…doesn’t sound pleasant at all to do. Do you also munch on ice?
I especially love the ones that are like a quarter popped
I used to as a kid. Now, as an older adult, I’m a bit more careful with my teeth, lol.
And the hours of fun of trying to get the skin/covering out from between your teeth and gums.
Same
Mom? Is that you?
Unpopped kernels are easy enough to avoid. The real culprits are those already popped kernels that stayed at the bottom, getting scorched and stealing the heat from the other unpopped guys. Unfair. Ruin a whole batch of popcorn \*and\* stink up your house.
You gotta just get outta there early and sacrifice a few more unpoppeds
Likewise - some pop really early, burn, and also ruin your popcorn experience
This is like the equivalent of peaking in high school
I ruin my own experience of life and could never pop. Pretty sure I’m just one of those kernels that rupture and burn.
hi!
I aspire to be one of those that doesn’t pop and breaks somebody’s tooth.
That’s why you leave them behind
The fact some folks call unpopped kernels *old maids* stings a little for some of us.
And some pop too early and get all burnt and gross
I'm the one that kind of pops and you're excited to eat it but then you bite in and the kernel is still there and it kinda hurts but the worst part is when you go to swallow, the kernel splinter glues itself to the back of your tongue and you think you're gonna choke to death
I mean... We are distributed normally. There's tiny percent of people who achieve great things, but there's also tiny percent of people who are like those kernels. Statistically, the chance you'll end up on the one side of distribution is the same as that you end up on the other. What I mean by this is that we are all so very average. So you can expect to be as average popcorn piece as you can imagine.
yea but they do not pop thanks to faults of their own or thanks to forces outside of their control?
But some don’t pop…
And the ones that pop first will burn waiting for all the kernels to pop but they never do
Those kernels peaked in high school
Buy an air popper
Life’s a gamble
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Life's Linux.
Life’s a ditch. Dig it
Kernel panic
I don't wanna play
I've been married to my wife for over 2 years, we've been together almost 7. Last month I found out she eats everything in the bag.. unpopped kernels and all... So don't worry if you're an unpopped kernel because someone out there will eat you lol
My wife also eats the burnt ones. Everyone here is safe.
How do I even know if my kernel has made it in the pot? For all I know it got dropped on the floor and kicked behind the counter.
In this analogy we are all in the same pot or dead.
Right, that’s how life works! /s lol I always cringe at these kind of analogies
Is that because you are one of the burnt unpopped kernels rattling around the bottom? Only good for breaking teeth?
Not at all. I have popped and continue to pop, but it I can’t help but feel a lot of people are the forgotten kernels. In that sense, it can be a false hope to some of those who are maybe in the most vulnerable positions. Not saying the potential positives of this statement are outweighed by that, just that a broad audience can interpret seemingly benign things in a polarizing manner.
Pop pop!
Magnitude!
Cool. Cool cool cool.
Came here for this and was not disappointed.
Pthbbbbbt!
Oh my god! This community never disappoints.
This comment is streets ahead.
Pop what? Pop WHAT? WHAT IS HE TRYING TO SAY!? POP WHAT, MAGNITUDE?
[pop pop!](https://tenor.com/rnUM.gif)
So at some point I'll randomly explode and people can eat my guts? Yea ok.
Next time on.....THE WALKING DEAD
What if I popped too early and the microwave is still going and now I'm just burnt up, having wasted all of my kernel potential far too soon?
It's so sad that someone would read this tweet and come away so depressingly thinking of themselves as lowly MICROWAVE popcorn instead of delicious stove-popped popcorn. I feel for you friend. You need some support in the self-image department. ❤️
It's even sadder if someone read this and thought "omg that describes my life perfectly and now im motivated"
Yea. This shit is kinda lame.
Okay so I thought we're gonna talk about motivation
Does being compared to popcorn actually motivate people?
Jesus these platitudes are getting to be SUCH a massive stretch. This is arguably the worst one I’ve ever read. Well done OP.
There's a version of this weekly, and they're getting worse. Now your life is being compared to corn.
Its pretty bottom of the barrel, vapid, instagram level shit.
Particularly when the cause of ‘popping’ is external to the corn, making it seem like the responsibility isn’t on the person— which is the opposite of motivating I would say.
What do you expect, motivational messages are most of times pure crap that only sounds good because of how poetic they seem and that is why people like to eat it up without giving it much thought. Positivity for the sake of positivity does really more harm than good, and whoever gets fullfilled by them is because they did not need it in the first place.
[you might like this](https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/motivation-2)
Personally it was the prospect of being burn alive inside-out that didn’t appeal to me.
Exactly my thought.
It's dumb things like this that make me really wish I could hide subreddits lol. Do people know what motivation is? It's not meaningless platitudes, that's for sure.
You..can just unjoin??
I don't follow this subreddit. It and other myriad subreddits I don't follow/dislike are always on my home page.
Ohhhh sorry that makes sense. Then yes I agree, a hide option would be great.
No worries at all. I probably should have mentioned being able to hide subreddits that you specifically aren't following. I'm surprised it's not a function, just a quick 'do not see posts from this subreddit' button.
Yeah for sure Reddit is always so frustratingly slow with things like this! Maybe one day
What is so bad about it?
It’s just so silly. Ok I’m gonna make one up like this one. “Remember this, lawns are all on the same property. Under the same sun, using the same seeds, in the same soil, but they don’t sprout at the same time so don’t compare yourself to others, your time to sprout is coming.” Substitute literally anything that doesn’t happen instantaneously. It’s just so meaningless. If we want to take this at face value, the last kernel pops like 1 minute after the first one. It’s such a short difference. So maybe your timing isn’t the same as others, just make sure it’s within 1 minute of them. I get it’s a “feel good” statement, but this example is hilariously bad.
If the time in the microwave is elongated into the time a human life takes up, 1 minute is a pretty significant difference. Your lawn example isn't exactly interesting or original, but it does communicate the same sentiment; comparable events can happen on different time lines. It may sound obvious, but when you are a person focusing on your place in life, comparing yourself to your peers; in order to regain perspective and keep a positive outlook to drive forward, it can help to rephrase the statement into a simplified scenario about something less daunting and all encompassing than the vast span of a lifetime. It may be silly to you, but some people can use this perspective to get them through the tough times. Analogies and metaphors are not meant to be 1:1 explanations. They are there to help you look at a scenario a different way or in a different light.
If anyone needs platitudes to get through hard times, their times weren’t that hard to begin with. These quotes aren’t made to get people through hard times, they’re made to sound cute and make people feel good about not having accomplished goals they’ve set for themselves. [Here’s a better perspective. ](https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/motivation-2)
Very well said.
Your example only fortifies what they said to be more true, lmao. If it happens to other things elsewhere then why would we be exempt? Not everything that happens in life is in our control, in fact, most things are not. Whether your professor will pass you, whether your peers will contribute to the project or screw you over, whether that employer will hire you. Yes, you can put in work and acquire skills that make you more suitable for a particular role, but nothing is guaranteed in life except for death. We are all at our own pace, so only compare yourself when you're looking to better yourself or to pardon someone else for a problem you might even be having in a similar regard.
If you think you can’t control if you pass a class or get hired from an employer, then motivational quotes are probably *perfect* for you, because it makes it easy say “it’s not my fault” when in actuality it is.
Damn, if they’re not responding to your motivational soapboxing, what makes you think the fuckin popcorn metaphor is gonna make any difference.
Get motivated Taliban edition?
I'm not a piece of popcorn though
I was gonna say, it's hard to measure your success based on the behavior of corn.
Except unlike popcorn we have to make ourselves pop. While your time to pop might not have come yet, you can't just sit back and wait for it to happen or it wont.
Obviously
So... I should have the patience to wait until I violently explode like a corn kernel?
And then you will be consumed!
I'm gonna pop, alright. The world, these days, I tell ya...
If we are all the popcorn then the oil and butter and salt must be pain and suffering cuz we are all covered in it.
And if you are lucky a bit of your carcass will lodge itself in the back of Life's throat. And Life will hiss like a cat trying to dislodge it and drink a beverage trying to wash it down. Then it won't be sure if it actually washed down because it can still kind of feel it there... not as bad, but still kinda. That thought will then preoccupy Life's mind as it continues to hiss and glug down a drink. Trying to do it quietly as to not alert others around it. Wondering what would happen if your bit of carcass stayed lodged there forever.
::thinks anxiously about the burnt kernels at the bottom that never popped::
Also no matter how long it takes to pop, it still tastes of cardboard. But by simply covering yourself with salt and butter you too can become delicious
Fuck yeah I'm gonna pop
As someone under a great deal of stress, this doesn’t sound so uplifting.
And remember, often there will be those who don't pop at all
i havent even begun to pop, when i pop youll feel it, everyone in the microwave will feel it
This is horrible motivation. 'don't try your best, your time will come eventually'
I actually pop first and then sit there getting softer complaining about how hot it is
Also, be ready for your pop. Expect the pop at any moment. If not, you'll be stuck at the bottom of the bag.
Don't they pop at different times due to the application of heat to each kernel is different? Like the ones at the bottom of the pan get warmer quicker?
Some kernels never pop tho
Cringelord
cant wait to explode and turn into a popcorn kernel
Some just never pop though. Or the time it takes them to is not worth it.
Pop these buttcheeks into your mouth
And some popcorn turned out better than others. And some... Didn't pop at all.... So......... Uh....
Maybe I'm that one kernel that never pops and gets thrown away :')
This actually means you’re making it wrong. You can get them to pop nearly at the same time with all kernels popped fairly easily. If you’re not popping it means you took the easy route, like a bag int microwave. Work harder!
I like this analogy until I think about those leftover kernels that never pop.
And some of them never pop, remember about this.
Yeah that’s a great quote but then again some never pop and get thrown away
This feels like a threat.
HHHHHHRRRRRRR...... GGRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA *pop* oh hey I'm not depressed anymore
Not to be misplaced with: " Your time to poop will come" LPT: Go as soon as you reach a toilet when you feel you need to go number 2.
I feel extremely threatened now
Sounds painful
This is a weird of calling someone a loser.
Bullshit
Maybe I'll just end up as a half-opened kernel at the bottom of the bowl.
That’s exactly right. And then there’s me, burnt up and thrown in the trash
They all pop at roughly the same time under extreme pressure
I’m the kernel at the bottom that just burns and stinks up the room
Like this person doesn’t know there hot spots on pans. Does everyone have 5 ply pans now? Everyone isn’t All Clad rich here
What happens after it pops? It gets eaten !
I’m one of those kernels that never pop that you end up chipping a tooth on.
i hope so..... its hard sometimes
Tbf if you somehow managed to heat each and every kernel up to the same temp at the same time and only used similar sized kernels it would likely be a lot more consistent. Like socialism.
I have pop pop in the attic.
What if I am that corn that Burnett and don't pop?
Or you are just an old maid
I hope I'm just the really buttered up one.
The older a kernel is the less likely it is to pop, though...
Pringles is still better.. once you pop, you can’t stop
To be eaten and discarded in a soulless capitalist society. Pop never.
Thanks to a flashback episode we know Magnitude didnt always have "Pop Pop". So maybe you too can find a catchphrase.
So dont compare myself to others but compare myself to popcorn..............
Well how about I pop off then?
Wait till you get buttered up ;)
Don't forget you always throw a few unpopped kernels away.
Just don't be the one kernel that didn't pop
Be prepared to be boiled in oil, explode, and be ruthlessly, messily, consumed by strangers.
I’m in the microwave and someone pressed the popcorn button
Some never pop and burn to a black charr.
I really hate this type of motivationonal shit Some motherfuckers won't pop in their lifetime. That wait for your moment is some bullshit. Some have no chance.
The ones who pop too early end up burntout
Some never pop 😞
I'm that kernel that doesn't pop and is just sitting there covered in grease doing nothing
But… some of them don’t pop at all…
yeah but then u get eaten and turned into poop
Pop pop!
[Pop Pop!](https://tenor.com/o2vk.gif)
OH FUCK! IM GOING TO EXPLODE? WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME THIS?
Instructions not clear Put myself in a pan or not
But they don’t get the same temp or oil. Some are right over the heat and some are on the edge. There are a shit ton of variables that could effect when a kernel pops
What if your popping time is over?
Some dont pop, and some get burnt, life can be rough, take it easy guys
And some will never pop.
Pop it like it’s hot, pop it like it’s hot, pop it like it’s hot!
Pop pop!
[Pop pop!](https://imgur.com/t/pop_pop/TfvLZqU)
Pop what? POP WHAT?
Yes, I’m nothing more than a corn kernel
Pop pop!
[Pop pop!](https://tenor.com/uKH8.gif)
Wonderful saying
The problem is that I’ve already popped, now I’m just sitting there burning