The Instagram Hierarchy of Likes

So I noticed this weird thing about Instagram. Before every picture I post my brain does an automatic evaluation of how many "likes" the picture will get. For the most part it's always right within the give or take of ten likes. So I'm gunna put my brains evaluation of IG "likes" in writing.

Now I have to give it scale because the amount of followers obviously plays a role. So I'm going to use a scale of 100 likes and divide what type of picture falls in whatever bracket of likes"

And so it goes:

100 likes: 

-Photo of "bad bitch" in which clothes are scarce

66-99 likes:

-Selfie of "bad bitch" 

-Pre club/bar picture

-Any sort of major landmark (childbirth, graduation, job so on)

-The girl who isnt really that beautiful but very reachable (mad likes)

-Professionally taken picture uploaded to IG

-Birthday pic

-For male---->picture with girlfriend

-New parents first years with children

33-65 likes:

-Everyday average Joe picture of self

-Picture of kids

-Dumbass goodmorning post

-Gym pic

-Religious post (I cringe every time I see that dumbass post of Jesus with that teddy bear)

-For female----> picture with boyfriend (unless she has a majority female followers)

-Your average meme

0-32 likes:

-Anything of substance (educational, controversial, something specific to yourself or field)

-Any sort of promotion

-Wack memes

-Anything out of the norm

This is a very rough first draft but you get the point. Certain types of pictures will warrant a specific amount of likes. I think if IG categorized these pictures and see the ratio of likes in relation to followers per category, it would be useful data. The nature of a "like" is *drumrolllllll* what we like so it could really tell us what were gravitating towards as a generation. 

They probably are already be doing it but not in the intent of adding to social science but I was listening to NPR (go fucking set your godamn car radio to 90.9 right now) and they were talking about how companies actually buy this data and use it to better market things to the people they feel will be most likely to buy.

IG has started sponsered ads. You think you get the same ads as a 45 year old professional photographer? Heavens no.

Anyway I would like to see an actual graph of the distribution of likes. My intuition is pretty good and I think for the most part people will agree with my Hierarchy but-I dont know-I'm just basing it off my personal likes and faint impressions I have of the amount of likes I see on someone else page in comparison to what they would normally average on another category of picture. All a faint notion.

I'm more curious to know if im the only one to have this spidey sense of how much likes a picture will get before you even post it and being fairly accurate.

Btw I gladly post pics I know will be low on the like scale. I think secretly mad bitches have a crush on me but that's just the little Kanye speaking in my head.

*Humbly bows out*

Mike Brown

Watch these video's first

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhej1A7igtM Wilson's Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5ga8xM8W4M Store Robbery

I'm just going to say it straight up: I am on the side of the officer in the shooting of Mike Brown.

Now here's why.

Okay first thing first Mike Brown was seen on video footage STRONG ARM robbing a convenience store moments before his death. This is obviously not a valid reason to shoot someone to death but I am using this to speak on his character and to show that he is a person capable of doing what the officer later says he did. 

If you watch the video he walks right up to the front reaches right past this short Indian clerk grabs his cigarillos and proceeds to leave. The little Indian guy pathetically tries to stop this large 6'4" heavy set guy by standing in his way and Mike Brown shoves him in a brute manner with no remorse. He's in this "King-Kong" mode (no racial implication intended strictly allegorical) 

Okay with that being said, still no reason for him to die.

Now let's get to the altercation. First off lets completely ignore whether or not the officer knew if he stole from the store or not. No cop would last a week if he walked around shooting people for petty thefts.

Brown is walking in the middle of the street (now keep in mind he has just STRONG ARM robbed a convenience store, obviously has no consideration of being discreet FURTHER making me believe he's in this "fuck you goin do about it" or "King-Kong" mode as I described earlier.)

Okay now the officer tells him to get out of the street. After an exchange of words Brown approaches the cop car where the is another short exchange (Both Officer Wilsons testimony and witness testimony support this AND more importantly DNA evidence of Mike Brown on the inside door of cruiser) AND THEN HE PUNCHES THE COP. I would like to say at this point I STILL don't believe Brown deserves to be shot.

*Officer Wilsons Story* he says at this point he pulls out his gun and tells Brown to stop. Brown GRABS HIS GUN. He says he tries to to fire twice and it doesn't because Browns hand is on top of the gun. Finally the third time he shoots Brown (evidence confirmed that two shots were fired in the car). Story goes Brown, after being shot charges back at the Officer and he shoots him again how ever many times.

Now honestly ask yourself does officer Wilsons story sound implausible? Especially considering the physical evidence backing it up and the character of Mike Brown? (please dont misinterpret that as though charter is a meaning to be shot honestly guy coulda been just having a bad day or on a power trip)

But I am Officer Wilsons' height and If a 6'4" heavy set man with no respect for authority (at least in this instance) approaches me and punches me (pretend I'm/you're a cop) in my cop car and I pull out my gun and tell him to stop and he GRABS MY GUN! all bets are off. At this point my life was unnecessarily put in danger by this guys actions and I have no clue what his intentions are BUT i do know that he's bigger and stronger than me. I, in this instance would have shot Mike Brown too AS MANY TIMES AS NECESSARY. Now is when people ignore the human element and say "but did he have to kill him or shoot him that many times" Okay, lets ignore the fact that he says he shot him once and he charged back (I dont mean that sarcastically let's honestly ignore that, it cant be proven though some witnesses say it is so)

Cops are not infallible. They are humans and subject to human instincts that no amount of training can nullify. And the law has taken these into consideration thus why we even have "Self-Defense" in the first place. I have to excuse Officer Wilson in the shooting of Mike Brown the minute he laid hands on Officer Wilsons gun. (Why did he punch a cop in his car and reach in his window in the first place????)

To me at the very best this case isn't controversial enough for this national stage it's getting.

Btw Officer Wilson gives a very candid interview.

This Device

Write this poem because recently ive been seeing theres alot of slander on cell phones floating around (older people mainly but blogs and i saw a youtube video too) down playing the amazingness of cell phones. Theres just things. And like anything ut can be used properly or inproperly. Its all up to you. No one makes you stick your face in your phone when your out to dinner with your friends or family. Anyway its called "This device"

This device? 

This device is my life

Here, There, Anywhere 

I take it with me

For this device

Id give my kidney

I can connect with the world

Or handle my business

I can call my niggas

Or text my bitches

I can freeze time

And capture an image

Or remember a moment

In a few frames per minute

If your in the room or across the globe

Makes no diffrence

Its to outer space and back

In an instance

But theres one fact I must not neglect

I love this device

But i use it to connect

I love this device

That i cant hide 

But i love more

Are the people on the other side

Quote Myself

"if unconventional works better than conventional then unconventional should become conventional"

-Evandro Monteiro

Slim Pickings

Read a blog post today titled "why men dont have balls anymore" i reposted it on fb but hell i might as well give you the link here ( http://elitedaily.com/dating/why-men-dont-have-balls-anymore/ ) it was a good blog and most importantly very relevant to the times. the overall theme is that men basically are afraid to go all in for a woman. Just throw everything on the table and do whatever it takes for a girl "like they used to." we all have the image of the early and mid nineties man courting the woman blah blah blah which brings up my favorite quote of the article "maybe im nostalgic for a time that never was" because i bet men were assholes back in the day and had similar tendencies. (This is gunna turn kinda family guy-ish were the end has nothing to do with the beginning kind of) (like i said i dont think these through i just write)

But the culture now and at least what we "know" as then are undoubtedly different. And i do think that alot of men are grown differently, and not differently in a good way, differently in a bad way.

Where do i start........okay lets just start with the 4-point play ONE DAY YOU WILL HOPEFULLY MAKE A WOMAN YOUR LIFE PARTNER. YOU WILL HAVE SEX WITH THIS WOMAN. YOU WILL TELL THIS WOMAN MORE THAN YOU EVER TOLD ANYONE ELSE. YOU WILL LOVE THIS WOMAN MORE THAN ANY FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER EVER. and the only time you will ever love anything more than her IT WILL COME OUT OF HER VAGINA. okay that was five points but hey you get the point.

I dont believe in soul mates (i mean this in the way that you were destined to be with this person) because i dont believe in mystical BS but the vast public does and the soul mate concept is one mystical concept i hope theyd pick back up. There's some women you get along with more than others, try to find the one you do with most. People FAR to often down play and deny the importance of finding a compatible significant other. If you measure it pound for pound on a scale of quality of life what could hold more weight than a perfect significant other? I mean like a best-friend that you can have sex with. A best-friend you could have kids with. Not a degree. Not a hobby. NOT EVEN A FAMILY for you cant start one of your own. especially if you come from a broken one, its your chance to stop the cycle.
**side note**
I know people will be skeptical of the family one but look at it like this if you had to be trapped on a island with your family or a woman its an obvious choice....at least to me
**regularly scheduled program**

Senior year i had Mr. Tucker for sociology and that nigga told us he was with his wife for like 50+ years and he told us to guess ONE trait/quality that kept him and his wife together the whole time. We threw out EVERYTHING, love,trust,acceptance,forgiveness, you name it. There had to be 20-30 words on the board before we gave up and said BEST-FRIEND. I aint going that shit made a thug feel fuzzy inside. But he was truly winning. Not only was he married that long (the length means nothing) but even after that long as an old man he is so happy about his relationship HE BRAGS ABOUT IT TO HIS STUDENTS.

I think the idea of being "in your prime" is so bright that it blinds alot of guys. And in hindsight its one of the shortest periods of your life only lasts about four years or so (your a teenager for much longer, even more an adult, and then even more middle aged and even more an old man) and guess who's coming along for the ride for all but your teenage years.......So if you neglect the search for a life partner in return for a few short glory years here's the bad news. There are some smart niggas out there(Like Mr.Tucker), and there goodlooking, and they can cook, speak other languages and all the above and they going grab them up EARLY and you'll be left with......slim pickings.

Oh the ripe fruit will be gone and you'll be left to find the fallen apples that haven't gone rotten just yet. and more than likely you was the nigga

"fucking bitches"
"not looking for a relationship"
calling niggas "soft"
making fun of niggas body counts

But the day will come when one mans takes home the golden apple and YOU may be left with....slim pickings

One of my biggest fears is being 28+ and single.


  

Good Quotes

"the problem after war is with the victor. He thinks that he was just proven that war and violence pay. who will now teach him a lesson?" AJ Mustee

"the image of the enemy will grow proportionally to the size of the defense" Oliver Stone

Float On

About a month or so ago Renato put me on to an amazing fucking song. One of my favorite songs since i've heard it. Idk if any of you have ever heard the Modest Mouse song Float On but if you haven't consider listening to it right now. The song just has a bunch of lines that to me look like they have a deeper meaning. Let's take a look....

I backed my car into a cop car the other day
Well, he just drove off - sometimes life's okay
(Sometimes you get into situations where there looks like there's no way out and it feels like the world is over and then, poof just like that, its gone, no more problem no more reason to worry, you can let out a sigh of relief)
I ran my mouth off a bit too much, ah what did I say?
Well, you just laughed it off and it was all okay
(Nine times out of ten the reaction you fear of telling someone something isnt half as bad as the reality[Sometimes it's worse]. We get so preoccupied on assuming the worst possible outcome that we make ourselves go to extremes to avoid it. When in fact, they might just laugh it off)
And we'll all float on okay
And we'll all float on okay
And we'll all float on okay
And we'll all float on anyway, well

A fake Jamaican took every last dime with that scam
It was worth it just to learn some sleight of hand
(Even in a bad situation theres something you can learn from it. In this case he was scammed but at least he walked away saying "Ahh isee what you did there" and he's not going to fall for it next time.
Bad news comes, don't you worry even when it lands
Good news will work it way to all them plans
(Obvious here no need for explanation)
We both got fired on, exactly, the same day
Well, we'll float on, good news is on the way
(Whatever your going through someone else is going through the same exact thing. Their world hasn't come to an end and neither will yours. The rest of the song keeps re-enforcing the main theme Float On. Things dont tend to get progressively worse and worse especially if your willing to do something about it. Float on long enough and soon enough you'll be satisfied with where you end up. I get this image of a balloon that kids accidentally let go of. It may bump into a house, telephone pole, light pole whatever, the wind may blow it this way or that way it just floats on.)

And we'll all float on okay
And we'll all float on okay
And we'll all float on okay
And we'll all float on alright

Already we'll all float on
Now don't you worry we'll all float on alright
Already we'll all float on alright
Don't worry we'll all float on

Alright, Already
And we'll all float on alright
Already we'll all float on alright
Don't worry even if things end up a bit
Too heavy we'll all float on alright

Already, we'll all float on alright
Already, we'll all float on okay
Don't worry, even if things get heavy
We'll all float on alright

Already, we'll all float on
(Alright!)
Now don't you worry, we'll all float on
(Alright!)
We'll all float on

*End of Song*

I've never considered a tattoo but if i were to get one if would be Float On. Maybe with a kid looking up at a balloon or something along those lines. Anyway listen to the song, and more than once cause i found the guys voice a little weird when i first heard it but if you hear it two or three times it sounds alot better.
I've been meaning to write about this song for a while.

Link to song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opDB5bY3YCg