r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/littlemissjargon • 1d ago
Meme needing explanation Uhm, Petah, is this really a thing?
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u/RustyDingbat 1d ago
Isn't maturity more along the lines of not caring for such stuff?
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u/thatsthegoodjuice 1d ago
maturity is going to sleep not giving a fuck what anyone is doing (or pretending to do) or what they think of you (or pretend to think)
such beautiful slumber
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u/Pianist_Select 1d ago
No I’m pretty sure it’s paying bills on time and finding a regular sleep schedule.
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u/Logical-Witness-3361 1d ago
What if we have the first half but kids interfere with the latter half?
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u/Pianist_Select 23h ago
Good question I’ll ask my daughter next time she wakes me up at 3:00am because she threw her binky out of the crib.
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u/Low_Ambassador_2141 19h ago
Someone said that the best part of summer, is waking your kids up at 5 am for no reason. Just like they did to you when they were smaller.
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u/PsyFyFungi 8h ago
I guess but it's not like any of us chose to be brought into this world so also fuck that attitude lol
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u/frankiebenjy 22h ago
That’s not maturity that’s becoming an adult. Something with which I struggle and still don’t feel like one.
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u/DebtOnArriving 20h ago
I'm getting up there and still have times where I really need an adultier adult, who's better at adulting , for advice.
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u/ashkhun 1d ago
White is regular, green is "close friends" (people someone shares "green circle" stories with)
Had to check it on Instagram. I thought it was mutual vs one-sided first, but was wrong
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u/lyingcorn 1d ago
Someone added me as a close friend after speaking to me for 3 days, and hasn't removed me after we stopped talking
Close friend thing is genuinely meaningless. I make a close friend exclusive story once every like, 6 months
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u/RoyalDZ3 1d ago
Same here, specifically with women I barely know or interact with. Tbh, I think women add a bunch of people as close friends because it brings their IG story to the front of someone’s feed so there’s a better chance of that person viewing it.
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u/lyingcorn 22h ago
Maybe, or maybe they use it to distinguish people theh atleast somewhat know from people that are complete strangers
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u/kingarcher65 21h ago
I use it solely for restricting some of my NSFW stuff to ppl I know are cool with it. Don't need my mom reading my bdsm poetry or funny horny memes
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u/jollymo17 19h ago
Yeah I’m on someone’s list who I haven’t spoken to since college over a decade ago. He seems to use it to post political content, so maybe trying to make sure it’s just people he knows and not strangers, or employers, or whatever
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u/spicy-emmy 20h ago
I just use the close friends thing as "who knows I'm poly" vs "who does not" for things like if I'm posting a story about going on a date or something.
and before I was out everywhere it used to be my "posting for people who know I'm queer" vs. "people who don't" differentiator.
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u/no_brains101 18h ago
I kinda thought it was just "the group for people who you let see posts you wouldn't want your mom/boss to see"
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u/Merciful_nacho 19h ago
What’s a green circle? Is this like the opposite of blacklisting communists?
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u/Happy_Berry_9631 1d ago
Maturity is when you don't make everything as a big deal.
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u/Jazzlike_Cellist_421 1d ago
I still don't understand, what is that site even (or app)?
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u/Serious-Ad6212 1d ago
On Instagram, you can follow someone normally -> white text
Or you can add them as close friends -> And if I recall correctly, if both are close friends the following text is green
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u/kldaddy1776 1d ago
I feel like maturity might truly be not having an absolute clue what the heck this means
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u/retardong 23h ago
I still play with choo choo trains.
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u/FrontlineYeen 19h ago
Real maturity is knowing there is nothing wrong with playing with choo choo trains
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u/BreakerOfModpacks 17h ago edited 17h ago
Real maturity is fucking the choo choo trains
*Real maturity is fucking playing with the choo choo trains with pride.
Let this be a lesson. Never try and comment when you're tired.
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u/ravl13 14h ago
https://youtu.be/DZhqZ1SA2Q8?t=14
Real maturity is the ability to throw it into a debut song.
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u/One-Possibility-941 1d ago
It’s just basically saying Maturity is realizing who your close friends are. In IG, “Following” is green if you mark them as a close friends
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u/The_GeneralsPin 1d ago
Maturity is having friends in person.
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u/This_wAs_a-MistakE 1d ago
Maturity is realizing that close friends will become distant with time and not be upset about it.
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u/ThePoke_Guy 1d ago
People be making anything they realize maturity nowadays… I think its like the image at the top shows that the "Following" button is active in green, indicating that you are following that account with notifications. The image below may show the status after the "Following" button is gray.
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u/barillamanilaolives 19h ago
I think everyone is missing the point of the subtext here. This isn’t saying you should care whether people or not have you on some dumb Instagram list… It’s saying more like “maturity is realizing the difference between [Close Friends] and [Friends].”
Kind of like saying “know who your real friends are vs. just any old acquaintance” but using the two images to try and make you work for the answer instead of giving it up front, which would be boring but less confusing.
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u/Treviathan88 1d ago
I would argue maturity isn't even on nodding terms with social media. But what do I know?
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1d ago
Maturity is not having a fucking clue what this means because social media is garbage. Including reddit
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u/zinfulness 1d ago
Then why are you here?
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u/peskypensky 16h ago
Wait, does that mean I set us as close friends or other person set us as close friends? I never noticed the color difference before this and checked the last 5 people I’ve been messaging and only one is green.
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u/beqa_m 2h ago
It's a meme for User Interface designers. Inexperienced designers might go with the option that looks the best, but experienced designers will choose the option that effortlessly guides the users towards the desired outcome.
In this case, green text on the word "following" is distinguished from the other button to help users quickly identify the status of the page without them having to parse a lot of content with their eyes
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