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A Josh Wine Advocate, And More Of This Week's 'One Main Character'

Darcy Jimenez
Darcy Jimenez
A Josh Wine Advocate, And More Of This Week's 'One Main Character'
Maybe one day, people will stop interviewing Jonathan Majors.
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Every day, somebody says or does something that earns them the scorn of the internet. Here at Digg, as part of our mission to curate what the internet is talking about right now, we rounded up the main characters on Twitter from this past week and held them accountable for their actions.



This week, we've got an interesting approach to dating, a ridiculous comment from Jonathan Majors, unnecessary intellectualizing and reactions to a wine called Josh.



Sunday

Jason Carman

The character: Jason Carman, "Tenet" fan, questionable date

The plot: Jason here recently shared on X that he had created a deck with 29 slides about the film "Tenet," at the request of someone he was dating. Odd, but fine. Unfortunately, he goes on to admit that he has used that very same deck on three other dates. He even provides footage of him delivering his presentation, if you want the full experience.


The repercussion: A whole lot of people on the internet now know that they do not wish to date Jason. Honestly, that's probably a good thing β€” this is saving everyone a whole lot of time. Maybe one day he'll find that perfect date who's just dying to hear someone explain a Nolan movie in excruciating detail.


Grant Brunner



Sunday

@boywaif

The character: @boywaif, X user, smart aleck, nonsense replier

The plot: Last week, X user @bukowskiasagirl shared an innocuous post about having filled in every page of her old journal before starting her new one. "Something so poetic about using an item to its maximum capacity," she wrote, along with a photo of the used and unused notebooks.

Then, someone by the handle of @boywaif chimed in to accuse the original poster of "commodifying" journaling, whatever that means. "Essay to be written about the commodification of journaling for journaling's sake as performed introspection in the digital age," the response read.


The repercussion: People accused @boywaif of being unnecessarily critical of a harmless post, and of trying too hard to sound clever β€” what did their comment even mean, and what would such an essay actually consist of? Others pointed out that @boywaif has themselves posted photos of their journals on the app before β€” the very thing they claimed the OP was doing for show (or "performed introspection," as they put it).


Darcy Jimenez


Monday

Jonathan Majors

The character: Jonathan Majors, disgraced actor, bad quote giver

The plot: Jonathan Majors was found guilty of harassment and assault by a jury only a few weeks ago, but X is picking up on a quote of his that's particularly mind-boggling. It's a sentiment that's been shared by Majors several times, in both public and private, but his first sit-down interview after being found guilty shared the most recent example of the stunning line.


The repercussion: I would have simply not said something like this, not made that comparison and would just silently go away forever if I was found guilty of hitting a woman. But Jonathan Majors stepped in it real bad β€” people were not happy about him bringing in Coretta Scott King into things, and everyone has a right to be angry and upset, because that's a disgraceful move.


Jared Russo


Sunday

@OptimusGrind__

The character: @OptimusGrind__, wine fan, Josh drinker

The plot: On Sunday, X user @OptimusGrind__ posted a photo of a bottle of Josh Cellars wine, writing: "I'm not gonna keep telling y'all to grow up and leave that Stella & Barefoot alone."


The repercussion: It was humorous to many that a self-proclaimed wine enthusiast would dismiss two brands as basic, before going on to recommend a similarly inexpensive and readily available wine. A lot of the replies consisted of X users pointing this out, but the post also sparked a bunch of genuinely funny jokes and memes about the wine's name.


Darcy Jimenez



Read the previous edition of our One Main Character column, which featured unhinged MacBook purchasing, a sports personality telling on himself, a bad Ozempic take and more.

Comments

  1. John Doe 3 months ago

    Josh is best when served in a Stanley cup.

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