Brett Goldstein’s Grumpy Shakespearean Rant About “Self-Care” Memes Becomes the Internet’s Newest Therapy Session
In a twist that only the universe could script, actor and writer Brett Goldstein has accidentally become the patron saint of burnout. After a resurfaced clip from a 2022 podcast showed the "Ted Lasso" star delivering a profanity-laced, four-minute monologue about how "self-care" encouraging people to "take a bath and eat a nice grape" is actually just "capitalism’s way of making you forget that you’re a cog in a broken machine," the internet collectively slammed the "like" button. The irony? The video is now being used as “meditative background noise” on TikTok, with users claiming it helps them fall asleep faster than any guided meditation. Goldstein, who reportedly saw the trend, allegedly responded by posting a photo of a single, sad grape on a bathroom floor with the caption: "Finally, someone gets it."