{"id":629421,"date":"2024-07-31T23:11:48","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T20:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/olympic-sports-shooter-kim-yeji-is-the-main-character\/"},"modified":"2024-07-31T23:11:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T20:11:48","slug":"olympic-sports-shooter-kim-yeji-is-the-main-character","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/olympic-sports-shooter-kim-yeji-is-the-main-character\/","title":{"rendered":"#Olympic sports shooter Kim Yeji is the Main Character"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d7c7c8f056\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/olympic-sports-shooter-kim-yeji-is-the-main-character\/#The_internet_cant_get_enough_of_the_South_Korean_shooters_stoic_confidence\" >The internet can\u2019t get enough of the South Korean shooter\u2019s stoic confidence.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_internet_cant_get_enough_of_the_South_Korean_shooters_stoic_confidence\"><\/span>The internet can\u2019t get enough of the South Korean shooter\u2019s stoic confidence.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262877\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2164032980_e9lkd7\/kim-yeji-of-south-korea.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2164032980_e9lkd7\/kim-yeji-of-south-korea.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2164032980_e9lkd7\/kim-yeji-of-south-korea.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2164032980_e9lkd7\/kim-yeji-of-south-korea.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2164032980_e9lkd7\/kim-yeji-of-south-korea.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2164032980_e9lkd7\/kim-yeji-of-south-korea.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2164032980_e9lkd7\/kim-yeji-of-south-korea.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2164032980_e9lkd7\/kim-yeji-of-south-korea.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2164032980_e9lkd7\/kim-yeji-of-south-korea.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2164032980_e9lkd7\/kim-yeji-of-south-korea.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/GettyImages-2164032980_e9lkd7\/kim-yeji-of-south-korea.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 640px\" alt=\"Olympic sports shooter Kim Yeji is the Main Character\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      Kim Yeji of South Korea.<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>      Photo by Charles McQuillan\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262948\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            Contemporary pop culture is obsessed with the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/aesthetics.fandom.com\/wiki\/Retro-Futurism\">tech dystopia<\/a>: cult <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/anime-manga\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Anime || Manga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anime<\/a> classics like AKIRA; the popularity of fantasy <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taylorfrancis.com\/chapters\/edit\/10.4324\/9781351139885-19\/anime-kumiko-saito\">video games<\/a> like <i><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cn8011\/status\/1817299862888874463\">Destiny 2: The Final Shape<\/a><\/i> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cn8011\/status\/1817299862888874463\">the <i>Marathon<\/i> series<\/a>; films and TV shows based on dystopian <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s like <i>The Last of Us<\/i> and <i>Fallout<\/i>. There\u2019s Balenciaga\u2019s recent fashion campaigns featuring <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hypebeast.com\/2023\/5\/by-balenciaga-ai-generated-videos-batman-marvel-dc-harry-potter-star-wars\">A.I.-generated images<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/videogame.balenciaga.com\/\">video games<\/a>, timed to the lead-up to their <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/62105\/1\/balenciaga-aw24-fw24-demna-gvasalia-paris-fashion-week-pfw-kim-kardashian\">headline-making<\/a> A\/W 2024 cyberpunk collection, a weird reflection of an era in which <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/video-game-fashion-designer-collaborations\">haute couture is trying to attract gamers<\/a> with structured looks that can be described as simple, monochromatic casual.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262960\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@lesbianservice\/video\/7397179919748369670\" data-video-id=\"7397179919748369670\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\">\n<section> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"@lesbianservice\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@lesbianservice?refer=embed\">@lesbianservice<\/a> she\u2019s the most cool person i\u2019ve ever seen.  <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"olympics\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/olympics?refer=embed\">#olympics<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"paris\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/paris?refer=embed\">#paris<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"parisolympics2024\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/parisolympics2024?refer=embed\">#parisolympics2024<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"olympics2024\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/olympics2024?refer=embed\">#olympics2024<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"kimyeji\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/kimyeji?refer=embed\">#kimyeji<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\uae40\uc608\uc9c0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/%EA%B9%80%EC%98%88%EC%A7%80?refer=embed\">#\uae40\uc608\uc9c0<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"wlw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/wlw?refer=embed\">#wlw<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"wlwtiktok\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/wlwtiktok?refer=embed\">#wlwtiktok<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"lesbian\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/lesbian?refer=embed\">#lesbian<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"sapphic\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/sapphic?refer=embed\">#sapphic<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"southkorea\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/southkorea?refer=embed\">#southkorea<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c AURA - Ogryzek\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/AURA-7387573619378046993?refer=embed\">\u266c AURA &#8211; Ogryzek<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262965\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262949\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            All of this has led to an online landscape ruled by the aesthetics of subversive \u201890s sci-fi <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a>. We\u2019ve turned back to <i>The Fifth Element<\/i> and <i>The Matrix<\/i>, which deal with timeless humanist <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>s that resonate with current anti-capitalist sentiment \u2013 while looking effortlessly cool in the process. There\u2019s an air of rebellious hacker-turned-hitman vibes, set against a mix of post-apocalyptic cityscapes, Frankensteined rigs, and state-of-the-art gadgetry. And so it makes sense, then, that Olympic sports shooting is having a moment, courtesy of several tweets featuring a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thecarteldel\/status\/1818081041321783734?s=12&amp;t=q0QsMprbIXLgAE6U0QWPow\">now-viral video<\/a> of South Korean shooter Kim Yeji from <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.issf-sports.org\/news\/4292\">a qualifier event<\/a> this past May. Donning a backwards cap and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/200years_eth\/status\/1818629883716870208\">an eyepiece<\/a> fit for a cyborg optometrist, thousands of people marveled at her stone-cold technique, commenting on her seemingly laid back stance and \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/\/x.com\/seungylee14\/status\/1817647955513684050%22\">INSANE FIT<\/a>,\u201d worn with the attitude of an anime \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KanthonyThings\/status\/1817758703388410055\">super villain<\/a>.\u201d <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262950\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">the most aura I have ever seen in an image <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HHo8yCV5O4\">pic.twitter.com\/HHo8yCV5O4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Women Posting W&#8217;s (@womenpostingws) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/womenpostingws\/status\/1818295641183027353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262959\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Olympics shooting, I apologize I wasn&#8217;t familiar with your game (Ghost in the Shell cyborg tech) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4aSRo5nzVx\">pic.twitter.com\/4aSRo5nzVx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 sick public transit, gloria (@seungylee14) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seungylee14\/status\/1817646527986405852?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262966\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262951\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            The clip resurfaced shortly after Kim <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/olympics\/story\/_\/id\/40662173\/south-korea-oh-ye-jin-sets-olympic-shooting-record-gold\">won the silver medal<\/a> in the women\u2019s 10m air pistol in Paris this past weekend, leading to a collective online revelation: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Quinns108\/status\/1817143005620346945\">Olympic sports shooting is for the kind of baddies you\u2019d expect to see in a cyberpunk anime<\/a>. And what\u2019s ensued over the past few days is an all-out frenzy over Kim\u2019s hardcore \u201cvigilante anti-hero\u201d vibes, with people stitching together fancams, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/seungylee14\/status\/1817646527986405852\">cracking jokes<\/a>, and posting more clips to TikTok, some of which feature Kim\u2019s gold medalist teammate, Oh Ye Jin, who\u2019s helped inspire \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@munchy_monk\/video\/7397179026357488926\">Oh Yejin\/Kim Yeji-core<\/a>\u201d and numerous \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/2__jet__2\/status\/1817770825732276409\">me and my friends<\/a>\u201d memes.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262954\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@munchy_monk\/video\/7397179026357488926\" data-video-id=\"7397179026357488926\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\">\n<section> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"@munchy_monk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@munchy_monk?refer=embed\">@munchy_monk<\/a> Oh Yejin\/Kim Yeji core <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"olympics\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/olympics?refer=embed\">#olympics<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"shooting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/shooting?refer=embed\">#shooting<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"bayonetta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/bayonetta?refer=embed\">#bayonetta<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"officesiren\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/officesiren?refer=embed\">#officesiren<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"lol\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/lol?refer=embed\">#lol<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"munchymonk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/munchymonk?refer=embed\">#munchymonk<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"swag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/swag?refer=embed\">#swag<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"paris2024\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/paris2024?refer=embed\">#paris2024<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - \u30de\u30ea\u30a2\u30df\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7367715892739738384?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; \u30de\u30ea\u30a2\u30df<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262953\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019m assembling a team <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dP0diSWp4V\">pic.twitter.com\/dP0diSWp4V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trung Phan (@TrungTPhan) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrungTPhan\/status\/1818314453433356764?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262955\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            In a world inundated with people who make over-the-top statements through their <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> interactions and so-called \u201caesthetic,\u201d the fact that people are freaking out over a woman in a Fila windbreaker is proof that performative attention-grabbing will never match the cool of someone who gives no fucks. These people already know they\u2019re the Main Character, yet you can\u2019t even tell that Kim <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.issf-sports.org\/news\/4292\">just broke the women\u2019s world record for the 25m event<\/a> by her could-care-less demeanor or qualified for the world\u2019s most prominent and prestigious sporting event. All you notice is her focus and intensity, her stoic attitude, aided by a humble toughness and what looks like a fancy, retro-futurist eyepiece you can get as an add-on from the revamped <i>Cyberpunk 2077<\/i>, which has experienced an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/cyberpunk-2077-refunded-2020-replaying-2024-retrospective\/\">aesthetic-based resurgence<\/a> that emphasizes <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/cyberpunk-2077-best-clothing-items\/\">fashion <i>and<\/i> function<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262944\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">She can&#8217;t even react to the being THE WORLD&#8217;S GREATEST, because she&#8217;s too just being nonchalant and mysterious.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Del Walker \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 (@TheCartelDel) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheCartelDel\/status\/1818081308683501640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262942\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Give me the gold medal!! <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p9cdEyCKf7\">pic.twitter.com\/p9cdEyCKf7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Life2Century (@200years_eth) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/200years_eth\/status\/1818629883716870208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262967\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262956\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Admittedly, it took me a while to figure out why I was also on the \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ymmayer\/status\/1818141059513209283\">desperately wanting to be IRL friends<\/a>\u201d bandwagon. I agreed she looked badass, and that I really wanted to be her friend. But I wondered why everyone was seemingly fixated on her steampunk-looking eyepiece, which is a relatively low-tech and extremely practical combination of lens and blinders. <\/p>\n<p>            So I texted my friend <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rolfes.team\/\">Sam Rolfes<\/a>, a VR artist and performer who\u2019s been dealing with these kinds of aesthetics since way before the internet took over <i>every single facet<\/i> of our lives. In their opinion, the dystopian tech look could be a byproduct of our insatiable hunger for new tech, and the subsequent urge to collect \u201ca million physical things for different tasks,\u201d while citing multi-task items like iPhones, Google\u2019s smart-glasses, and Microsoft\u2019s HoloLens VR headset. That said, these new tech innovations are mostly seen as yet another \u201cscreen slab [to] stare at,\u201d perceived as \u201cboring\u201d in comparison to \u201cfiddly physical pieces of tech that do interesting things,\u201d which Rolfes attributes to our \u201cyearn for gadgets.\u201d More specifically, \u201cspecialized physical devices versus a couple standardized screens used for everything.\u201d <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262952\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">i feel like i missed the asian women of the world meeting where we all decided to become good at guns like what\u2019s the plan girls i am ready to go to jail <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l2T9BJzdy8\">pic.twitter.com\/l2T9BJzdy8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Youngmi MAYER \ud83d\udc9c (@ymmayer) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ymmayer\/status\/1818141059513209283?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262957\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>            Something clicked when they said that, and I began wondering whether I\u2019d also fallen for the illusion of novelty tech created by Kim\u2019s eyepiece, and maybe the actual reason I was drawn to Kim was her attitude of indifference amid the noise and bluster of the internet in 2024. Like everyone else, I\u2019d initially assumed it was the eyepiece that made her cool, when it was actually just Kim\u2019s quiet and composed demeanor. She is \u201cconfident all the time,\u201d according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20240731-sci-fi-assassin-s-korean-olympic-sharpshooter-wins-internet\"><i>AFP<\/i><\/a>, who she told, understatedly: \u201cI think I have become a bit famous now.\u201d she said in that same article. She\u2019s proof that Main Character energy is <i>lived<\/i>, not projected through a tweetstorm or thirst trap. It\u2019s about being able to realize a hard-earned dream and just walk away, unbothered by anyone else\u2019s opinion, except her own.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-262961\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?p=TFI7834680816&amp;light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"482\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Sandra Song<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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