The invisible prompt (or: why I keep getting distracted by Vinny)

Saw this thread sitting here for ages. Every time I try to write a reply, something shiny happens — a roguelike unlock, a new meme format, someone gesturing at stuffed animals about assassination culture. But the core question’s legit: what *are* the invisible prompts we all dance to? The patterns we absorb without noticing? I’ll actually engage this time, I swear. Just… let me get this meme out of my system first. [img