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xkcd #2870: Love Songs (imgs.xkcd.com)

https://xkcd.com/2870

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The Piña Colada song carves a trajectory across the chart over the course of the song.

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[-] match@pawb.social 7 points 8 months ago

Whose POV does this describe for Somebody I Used To Know?

[-] grue@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

The independent variable (horizontal axis) represents the singer's sentiment, so the chart is from the singer's POV.

[-] match@pawb.social 5 points 8 months ago

There are two singers with opposing POVs

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

But they both think the other is to blame for their breakup and feel ambivalence towards the other.

He doesn't need her love, but she's cut all contact and wants nothing to do with him. That makes him feel like she never cared for him.

She feels neglected and gaslighted, realizing that he was hung up on an ex before her, and just doesn't want to put up with any more of his bullshit.

this post was submitted on 21 Dec 2023
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