🎛️ Glass Houses & Gatekeepers

— A Message to the Synth Fam! 🎶🌅

Yo retro dreamers, neon rebels, and analog hearts—Can we rap for a minute?

Lately, there's been this bogus trend going around, and it’s harsher than a scratched cassette tape. A so-called “woke” HR dude on TikTok dropped a preachy video telling people that their past internet comments (even from when they were literal kids) are getting them blacklisted from jobs. Yeah, you read that right. Blacklisted. For saying something dumb at 11 years old. Totally whacked.

And this guy who calls himself ((tylerttj)) on Tiktok is struttin’ around like he’s Mr. Clean, judging folks from behind a screen like some kinda moral authority in acid-wash jeans.

But here’s the thing, synth fam: we all have a past. Every single one of us has said or done something embarrassing, something we’d rewind if we could. That’s life. That’s growth. That’s being human.

And if you’re out there pretending you’re flawless? Man, you’re living in a glass house and tossing stones like it’s dodgeball on the blacktop.

So let's address this head-on!

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🚨 The Real Problem Here:

 I will put his quotes in ((double parentheses and yellow)) He stated:

((Please listen if you are trying to get a job in the corporate world!!! Here is why social media is black listing you from getting hired.)) He stated in his video: (("I just wanted to give a little PSA announcement to those who are trying to get into the corporate world. I (the woke millennial tyrant) as the one who does your background screenings and such for a lot of multi-billion dollar Fortune 500 companies, the biggest reason why you're not getting a call back or because they don't want to move forward with you, It's a lot of time with social media.))

Man, let me lay it down for ya, synth fam—because I know I’m not the only one feeling this. These self-proclaimed “SJWs” out there? The ones who say they’re all about diversity, equity, and inclusion? Yeah, that sounds rad on paper, but here’s the kicker—where’s the inclusion for people like me?

I’ll tell ya where: nowhere in sight. It’s like that old Orwell line: some people are just more equal than others. And if you’ve been out there hustling, trying to break into industries like gaming (or any creative field, really), you know exactly what I’m talking about.

🚀 I spent years—years, dudes—sending out resumes, portfolios, demo reels. And what did I get? Ghosted. Rejected. Left hangin’ like last year’s arcade high score.

And at first, I did what any righteous soul would do. I looked inward. I thought:

👉 Was it something I said?

👉 Maybe I’m not grinding hard enough.

👉 Maybe my art isn’t up to date.

But here’s the reality check—it’s not about talent anymore, is it? It’s about whether you subscribe to the right belief system.

You gotta play by their rulebook, say the magic words, think the approved thoughts. Otherwise? Game over. Doesn’t matter how good you are—you’re not getting past the gate.

🎨 I thought this scene was about creativity. About truth. About the magic we bring with our hands, our hearts, our minds. But nah—it’s about them. Their image. Their little moral scoreboard.

And when you realize that? When you see that all your blood, sweat, and neon-lit dreams don’t matter because you don’t fit their mold? Imagine my shock!

((And I know. Oh shocker. Woah! But it's not so much of the posts you post. People have gotten smart now. They don't post stupid stuff on Facebook now.))

Oh, are you disappointed about that? Of course they don't. Why would they want to let social media get them fired or keep them from being hired? Because people like you would make a fuss about it. Or just blacklist them, right? And can you really blame them?

1. Weaponization of Social Media:

We’re entering a world where every digital breadcrumb can be used as a weapon. Even comments made in passing, jokes misunderstood, or poorly worded opinions from childhood are being treated as career-enders. That’s not justice—it’s digital absolutism.

2. Moral Narcissism & “Woke HR” Culture:

What’s happening here isn’t simply about preventing genuine harm—it’s often about power. The younger wave of millennials, or "woke" HR enforcers like this said "background screener", aren’t just safeguarding companies; they’re projecting a moral authority onto the hiring process that gives them immense control over who is deemed “worthy.” That’s disturbing. 😲

3. No Room for Redemption:

One of the scariest things about this video is the complete lack of grace or belief in change. ((“It doesn’t matter if you’ve changed,”)) he says. Seriously? That’s not how life works. People grow. People learn. That’s humanity, not a liability.

4. Corporate Surveillance + AI + Subjective Morality = Dangerous:

When a self-proclaimed background screener brags about tracking down a 12-year-old’s deleted comment from 2013, it’s no longer about safety—it’s about control. Add AI scraping to this mix, and the ability to fabricate, take out of context, or amplify slander becomes frighteningly easy.

But you know what, synthwave warriors? We don’t need their permission to create. We don’t need their nod to be part of the scene.

We build our own worlds. We make our own rules. And if they don’t want to include us? Fine. We’ll light up the grid without ’em.

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🚨 Here’s what’s even more gnarly and dangerous:

Here is where they have gotten one over on us. Read on:

((But what's kicking them in the butt is their comments. I, for example; ran this woman's background. She just graduated from one of the top schools in the USA. She was top of her class. She was at the top of our application list.))

Let me point out once again that it's not about merit or talent anymore. It's about self-righteous gatekeeping based on a value system. And if you don't align with it? You're hateful! The funny thing is:

In today’s world, anything can be called hate speech. And guess what? That definition changes depending on who’s holding the mic.

((I, for example; ran this woman's background. She just graduated from one of the top schools in the USA. She was top of her class (sounds like me). She was at the top of our application list (sounds like me, too). Very, very good track record. But when I got to her social media and I run it through our software, I find that during some Minecraft movie at Cinemark or some or some movie theatre, this guy screamed the hard R at the TV when an African American woman character showed up. And the woman decided to post on that video saying: "I could befriend this guy." Because of that, you are going to miss out on your six figure salary and you are now blacklisted from 25 companies.))

Alright, neon fam—strap in, because we need to talk. And yeah, it’s gonna get real for a sec. I’m not here to defend hate. Racism, bigotry, cruelty—none of that flies in this scene. But let’s get something straight:

Not everything people scream “racist” about is actually hate. And sometimes, the ones doing the yelling are wearing blinders made of self-righteous neon.

I made a post once. A post that challenged anti-white dogma—not attacking anyone else, just calling out double standards. Suddenly, boom—I'm branded a racist. Not because I actually said anything hateful, but because I didn’t sing the exact tune the cancel crowd demanded. I got blasted on five different sites. Defamed. Twisted. Misquoted. It was bogus beyond belief.

You can read more about it on: "Rumors are carried by haters, spread by fools, and accepted by idiots!" and "Why I Stay Away from Politics".

((And when you don't hear from those 25 companies, and you decide to, like; keep applying for other companies (which is what anyone would do), they're gonna look you up, too. And my stuff that I found about you is going to be, like; on the front page, and its gonna say "unemployable". And then why? So next time you think it's funny to post something, it's really not.))

So, let me get this straight:

Some keyboard warrior in a “woke” power trip decides you’re the villain—and suddenly you’re locked out of jobs, smeared across the internet, and ghosted by people who never even met you.

Got it! Now toss in AI tech? People can literally fabricate evidence, edit words you never said, and boom—your reputation’s toast. And the crowd eats it up without even checking the source. That’s not justice. That’s digital witch-hunting with laser beams.

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Judging someone by their past. Is that ethical?

((The second thing, is the past. A lot of people will post or have commented when they were 12 or 8 or 15 about, you know... something stupid. Example: last week, there was a dude, back in 2013; (I believe he was 11 or 12) who commented some anti-Muslim things on someone else's page. He was really young (of course he was, dude) 🙄, I found that. And he's not getting hired now.))

And you know what really gets my leg warmers in a twist? It’s the hypocrisy. People like you, ((tylerttj)); sitting on a moral high horse, acting like you’re the final judge of someone’s worth because of something they did or said years ago—when you and I both know you’ve got your own skeletons tucked away. Skeletons that, if exposed, would shatter that perfect glass castle you live in.

“If you live in a glass house, don’t throw stones.” 

That’s not just a proverb. It’s truth ringing like a bell in a world full of finger-pointers.

Even Jesus himself said: "He who has not sinned, let him cast the first stone!"

Unless you’ve never made a mistake, unless you have no sin of your own—put a sock in it! 

We all mess up. It’s part of the human experience. What separates me from people like you is this: I learn from my mistakes. I grow from them. I reflect on them so I can help someone else walk through theirs.

But you? You sit there embracing this toxic culture of judgment, where gossip is currency, and punishment is eternal. You don’t see people—you see data points, social scores, “red flags.” And by doing that, you’re turning away some of the best talent this world has to offer. And whose loss is that?

You think dismissing someone for a mistake they made as a teen is noble? It’s not. It’s cowardly. And it’s short-sighted.

Because let me tell you something—your companies don’t thrive without people like us. Artists. Creatives. Musicians. Writers. Innovators. We’re the ones who bring soul to your lifeless boardrooms. Vision to your branding. Culture to your numbers.

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⚡🕶️ The Cancel Culture Glitch: Everyone Has a Past! 🌌💾

Let's just say that it's true that you used to be a racist. Maybe you've made comments on some videos that promoted it in the past. Maybe you said some ignorant things. Now it's something you regret. You've turned to God. You've repented. You've had a change of heart. You have turned away from it for good! God's forgiveness and redemption are now flowing through you. But oh! That's not good enough for them, is it? They want to harness the power to hold your past over you for the rest of your life! Sounds like a tactic demons use over people. This is what you used to be, and you can never escape it!! 😈

((It doesn't matter if you changed. It doesn't matter if you've converted or are doing whatever. You're just not gonna get hired. So, it doesn't matter if you're 8 years old right now, if you're 5, if you're about to go to high school, if you're in high school, if you're in college or trying to get out of college.))

💔 You know what’s really missing in all of this? Grace. Context. Redemption.

People mess up. People say stupid things. We all have. That’s called being human. We are all born in sin, shapen in iniquity. There is none righteous, not one!

What matters is that we get God in our lives and his totally righteous transformation!

But if you’re gonna toss someone aside forever for a post from when they were 15, 12—or heck, even 8—then you’re not after accountability. You’re after control. You’re not a change-maker. You’re a gatekeeper in a power trip jumpsuit.

And let me tell you—that’s not very 80s of you. Because the 80s? They were about second chances. Reinvention. Picking up your Walkman, dusting off your dreams, and going for it again. They were about radical self-expression, not conformity.

((Parents, if your kids, if you give them a lot of screen time, and they can comment on whatever and do whatever, and you don't have any kind of lock on there, watch what they say because that can haunt them. And no video is truly taken off the internet, by the way. I found so many videos that were, like; deleted, but I found them again. They're never truly deleted.))

What that so-called “HR hero” is really saying is this: ((“We’re watching. We’re digging. And we’re ready to slap a label on anything that doesn’t fit our narrative.”))

((So, if you are trying to work in the corporate world, or the normal world, don't be racist and don't be stupid (as if Muslim is a race. It's a religion). Because I will find it then I will air it out to the corporate AI software page.))

Of course, we don't wanna be racist or stupid. That's for any sane person. Meanwhile, people like you can speak out against Christianity all day long without repercussions. Hypocrisy much?

You're not protecting companies. You're playing morality cop with a corporate AI sidekick, trying to look virtuous while holding the ban hammer.

👉 The scariest part?

They act like they’re after “racists” or “bad actors”—but really, they’re after control. And that includes folks like you who dare to speak up about real issues (like antiwhite dogma or double standards, for example).

👉 The truth?

They do go out of their way to look for this stuff. Because if they weren’t fishing for it, they wouldn’t be bragging about finding comments from kids or scouring deleted videos. That’s not safety—that’s a power trip.

So here’s my synthwave truth, straight from the grid:

🎶 Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone can grow. And no one—no matter how viral your video is—has the right to erase someone’s future because of their past.

💾 (("Don’t be stupid,”)) he says. ((“I’ll find it.”)) Dude, you’re not some cyber messiah—you’re a bitter gatekeeper with too much free time and not enough soul.

So to the cancel culture crashers and the holier-than-thou background check warriors: put down the pitchforks, and maybe start looking inward? And consider that the real problem may lie within? And maybe try creating something instead of destroying someone.

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We’re artists. We bring color to the static. And we don’t need your permission to shine.

((I can't air it out on here, of course; because I will get sued and I'll lose my hippos. But stop being stupid, please. I'm begging you. I've turned down over 50 applications in four weeks. So, that's why you're not getting hired.)) -tylerttj on Tiktok

You know what's really stupid? Telling someone they are unemployable because of their past? Imagine being this shortsighted. Of course, he would get sued. Who wouldn't want to fight this tyrant?

🎯 That statement right there shows his whole game is built on shaky ground.

👉 If what he’s doing is so righteous and justified, why is he worried about getting sued? Because deep down, even he knows he’s skating on thin ice—acting like judge, jury, and executioner while hiding behind a corporate AI and hoping nobody calls him out.

👉 And who wouldn’t want to fight back against that kind of tyranny? When someone’s using their position to blacklist people over subjective or twisted interpretations, that’s not protecting a company—that’s abusing power.

💡 Key Questions This Raises:

• Who decides what qualifies as “hate speech”?

• What safeguards are in place for people falsely accused?

• How can we fight back against social defamation and digital overreach?

• What’s the path for redemption if mistakes are held against you forever?

• Are we creating a society where no one is allowed to evolve?

And we don’t need your approval to make art, tylerttj. We don’t need your permission to live boldly. We’ll keep creating. We’ll keep building. And we’ll do it without you if we have to.

So go ahead. Keep thinking you're the thought police. Keep gatekeeping from behind your algorithmic throne. But remember this:

Those who judge most harshly often fall the hardest.

And when you do—we'll still be here, making real things, with real meaning, for real people.

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🔥 Your Experience Matters!

If you've ever faced defamation, as I have; for "wrong think", your own experience of being misrepresented and slandered online speaks directly to this issue. It shows how moral panic and misinformation can ruin reputations without due process. And as I noted, even telling the truth or having a non-mainstream opinion can be twisted into something hateful. That’s wrong!

See, in the synthwave scene, we believe in innovation. We don’t cancel people for who they used to be—we celebrate them for who they chose to become. That’s what makes the 80s spirit so rad.

It was all about transformation. Reinvention. Rising from the ashes of your mistakes with a killer soundtrack and laser gridlines behind you.

✨What Should Be Done Instead?

• Balance & Context: People deserve to be evaluated as a whole, not by one offhand comment from childhood.

• Clear Guidelines: Companies need transparent, fair standards for what constitutes disqualifying behavior—not hidden judgment calls by TikTok HR vigilantes.

• Redemptive Frameworks: If society believes in growth, then it must allow space for apologies, education, and change.

• Protect Against Defamation: We need stronger protections and accountability when someone slanders another online, especially with AI manipulation now in play.

The fact that someone would take pride in ruining someone’s job prospects over an out-of-context comment shows how moral authority has been corrupted into a tool for power and punishment. You’re not crazy for thinking this is dystopian. It is. And more people need to speak up.

You’re right to defend forgiveness, truth, and nuance. Because without them, we’re just building a society ruled by fear and fake virtue.

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Your past does not define you!

So to anyone who’s ever been written off for something in your past—don’t let the thought police tell you who you are. You’re not your worst moment.

You’re the artist who grew through it. The dreamer who dared to move forward. And if some tight-collared TikTok gatekeeper doesn’t want to give you a shot because you weren’t perfect as a teen? Forget 'em. You don’t need their approval to shine neon.

We’re artists. Creators. World-builders. We harness the same energy that made Vangelis soar and Jan Hammer blaze through Miami. We aren’t here to play it safe—we’re here to make waves.🌊🎹🔥

Let the suits have their little power trips. We’ll keep lighting up the night with music, color, and truth. Because at the end of the day, it’s us who bring life to their lifeless companies. We make the magic. We are the vibe.

So stay bold, stay real, and keep your synths loud.

And remember, neon fam—never let yesterday define your tomorrow.

Catch you on the grid,✌️🕶️— Retro Sonya