Staying Unmotivated

"*And... not even post. Just gonna leave it there.*"
―Erik
Staying Unmotivated is the 113th lesson of Internet Comment Etiquette. It was released on May 28, 2020.

## Summary

Erik watches and sings along with "I Don't Really Want to Do the Work Today" from the play Firebringer while laying on the commenticouch. He decides he doesn't feel like putting together a lesson and just leaves his script blank. He write a low-effort comment and then doesn't even bother to post it.
Erik enjoys some video gaming and team killing even though he should be working. He also notices that he hasn't done anything on his to-do list except make a NordPass ad, but he didn't bother to cross it off. Then he plays the sponsored ad because they paid him to.

Erik enjoys a martini and watches a seals yelling edited to sound like Kiss From a Rose. He reads several comments, including one from Shawn. Then he finds someone getting way too upset about seals so Erik makes another low-effort post. He starts to feel motivated and creates a Kickstarter for a Nobbleberry movie called Murder on Stage 17B even though he knows he won't be motivated enough to complete it. The idea of the work he just created for himself scares him, so he goes back into video games and shows everyone what the 1% is doing by dropping a safe on a teammate's head.

He makes the Kickstarter page, which is just a video of a woman from Fiverr as well as a description that's just lorem ipsum. Then he promotes in on Twitter to get everyone excited and they all give it money. He replies to comments on the project and promises lots of things for the movie that he doesn't intend to make.

Erik makes sure that he stays unmotivated by going onto Reddit and just scrolling. Then he triggers some people on Reddit, which is the opposite of motivation. He pretended to be an annoying film snob and replied to someone that didn't like American Beauty. The other guy ends up winning the argument by talking about his butt and Erik freaks out and gets some work done. To make up for it, he goes to the biggest time waster of all: porn. He goes on Pornhub and watches a video of two animated dragons fucking, but most of the comments are upset that they're actually wyverns. He leaves a comment of his own.

Finally, he goes to find out what people are upset about on Twitter, like Scott Baio. But then a student alerts him that The Big Money Space Race Part 2 has been blocked on YouTube. He sees that it was claimed by MZ Media and goes on the warpath, furious that someone dared to motivate him.

Erik distracts himself with his phone when Rotten Pineapple Erik calls to talk about Little Richard. Rotten Pineapple Erik explains that he bought concert tickets to see Little Richard, but Erik explains that both Little Richard and concerts are dead.

## Comments

*Blah blah blah blah illuminati reference while i'm jumpin on ding dongs in conclusion just think of something negative about ted cruz and that's what i meant to type here*
- Erik

*@mumblbee bee sorry for having an opinion and stating it.**Oh wait... no I'm not. Also, fuck you.*
- N1nj4L1nk

*N1nj4L1nk Man you're way too motivated right now you gotta chill out. Hey whenever I wanna get unmotivated I just remember no matter how many things I get done in life, there will always be more and more things to do until I'm just not physically able to do them anymore. That list will never be empty and some people like that idea. They call it "life" or something, but how does that give me time for video games? Oh shit my wife's boyfriend just showed up I better get off the family computer and put the kids to bed.*
- Erik

*So excited to share my brand new project. Been working for a LONG time on this one. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nobbleberry/murder-on-stage-17b*
- @commentiquette

*Is this lowkey another Nord VPN dot com slash big money ad*
- a student

*actually today's lesson is brought to you by nordpass.com/bigmoney*
- Erik

*Will Ted Cruz have a cameo?*
- a student

*yes*
- Erik

*Will Nubleborsky be in it too?*
- a student

*totally*
- Erik

*Will othe youtubers be in it? put idubbbz in it*
- Deez Nutty

*ok i'll put him in it*
- Erik

*I pray to God this movie makes me gay*
- Derek

*it will*
- Erik

*can i expect titties*
- MarisMolotov

*there will be lots of titties*
- Erik

*can this explain why my parents got divorced*
- True Genius

*it absolutely will*
- Erik

*good*
- sleepy\_clod

*American Beauty is what got me into filmmaking, it might be the best movie ever made. Whether your issue is with the actor, the subject matter, or the way it's aged -- it was truly one of a kind when it came out.*
- 311fan69

*butt stink*
- sleepy\_clod

*I'll bet you're a blast at parties with that response to debate*
- 311fan69

*my butthole smells like poop*
- sleepy\_clod

*STOP IT*
- 311fan69

*my poophole stinks like butt*
- sleepy\_clod

*LEAVE ME ALONE!*
- 311fan69

*wanna be friends?*
- sleepy\_clod

*NO!*
- 311fan69

*I was just about to send some work emails but then I found this shit and now I don't think I can use my computer ever again. What's the point when I've seen how great it would be to roam through the forest as a big dicked Dragon just bangin out lady Dragons?! How are you guys not all talking about how jealous you are of these Dragons? I mean I know they're not real but that just makes it more frustrating. Maybe there's a black market surgeon who can graft lizard skin over my body and give me wings. But then I'll be the only Dragon and it's not Dragon sex unless there's two Dragons. Oh well guess I'll just add it to the list of things that I would be motivated to do if they were possible*
- NudeCelebzForFree

## Context

1. ↑ "Lorem ipsum" is a common generic placeholder text. It's designed to look like Latin, but it means nothing.
2. ↑ This lesson was made during the COVID-19 pandemic when gatherings such as concerts were deadly.

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