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Sliding Social Interaction Pins refers to sliding pins that display a manually set parameter on a scale for various mental and physical conditions, such as happiness, anxiety, pain level and one's "social battery." Sold by Bibipins and other online stores, the pins became a subject of memes in early May 2023.

Origin

On June 24th, 2021, online store Bibipins launched[1] a pre-order for its sliding pins, a series of pins with manually adjustable flower sliders showing a scale for various conditions, such as pain level, exhaustion and overstimulation. The store began selling the pins in early October 2021[2] (available options as of December 2021 shown below).

Hunger Scale 012345678910 0123 Dissociation Scale 012345678910 SPEAKING Patience Scale 012345678910 012345678910 Pain Scale NON-SPEAKING DO! Migraine Scale 0123456789 10 Happiness Scale 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Existential Dread 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Anxiety Scale 012345678910 SHE THEY HE HER THEM HIM ASK Overstimulation Scale 1234567 8 9 10 F---- Given 012345 6 7 8 9 10 Exhaustion Scale 0123456789 19 SPOONS 012345678919

On April 28th, 2023, online store Eumori uploaded a promotional video for a "My Social Battery" sliding pin to TikTok,[3] where it gained over 20 million views and 1.6 million likes in one week (shown below).

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7227106767279312129

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On May 2nd, 2023, Twitter[4] user @mensa_genius uploaded the video, commenting, "Imagine making small talk with your barista and they slide their social battery badge down a level." The tweet (shown below) gained over 1.5 million views, 12,200 retweets and 144,000 likes in three days.

In the following days, multiple users quote tweeted the post, captioning it with jokes about interacting with the pin and about its potential buyers. For example, on May 2nd, Twitter[5] user @s4m31p4n posted a joke that received over 340 retweets and 5,200 likes in three days (shown below, left). Later that day, YouTuber Justin Whang tweeted[6] a joke that received over 420 retweets and 7,300 likes in the same period (shown below, right).

ppigg @s4m31p4n Me when my kids ask for food From Hal MY SOCIAL BATTERY 2 Tik Tok @eumori FORFFESTRES POV You're an introvert with a job that requires talking 4:39 PM -May 2, 2023 192.4K Views
Justin Whang @JustinWhang Sliding down someone else's battery like an off button Hal @mensa_genius · May 2 Imagine making small talk with your barista and they slide their social battery badge down a level Show this thread MY SOCIAL BATTERY Tik Tok euinori POV You're an introvert with a job that requires talking 7:59 PM . May 2, 2023 232.7K Views ...

On May 4th, 2023, Twitter[7] user @InfiniteAzure posted a photograph of 14 sliding pins for various conditions, commenting, "wearing all of these in public like medals of honour and sliding them all up as fast as I can when a waiter at a restaurant asks what I want to eat" (shown below). The tweet went viral prior to being deleted the following day, prompting more jokes and memes about the pins.

Buggy @InfiniteAzure wearing all of these in public like medals of honour and sliding them all up as fast as I can when a waiter at a restaurant asks what I want to eat Dissociation Scale 0183456 7 8 9 10 Happiness Scale 012345678910 Overstimulation Scale Exhaustion Scale 018345 F---- Given 0123456 10 9:06 PM . May 4, 2023 1,186 Views Anxiety Scale 012345678910 Patience Scale 012345678910 Existential Dread 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pain Scale Hunger Scale 010 Migraine Scale 0122456789 10 SHE THEY HE ASK HER THEM HIM ? SPEAKING NON-SPEAKING 0123666 SPOONS 012345678910

Various Examples

Metal Gear Slots 777 Slots Win Money 777 $$$ Cash @hl2cool ERMMM... MEEEP! MY SOCIAL BATTERY IS. DRAAI|INIIING... Yup. I'm an introvert! Hal @mensa_genius · May 2 Imagine making small talk with your barista and they slide their social battery badge down a level Show this thread MY SOCIAL BATTERY Tik Tok eumori POV You're an introvert with a job that requires talking 6:32 PM . May 3, 2023 178.5K Views
Alison @AmericanHussy holding an introvert down and watching the life drain from their eyes as I slide their social battery badge down to O Hal @mensa_genius · May 2 . Imagine making small talk with your barista and they slide their social battery badge down a level Show this thread MY SOCIAL BATTERY TikTok euinori POV You're an introvert with a job that requires talking 8:18 PM-May 2, 2023 49.6K Views
VALE @BiterCrazdLoner If a clerk is wearing one of this I'm robbing the place Hal @mensa_genius · May 2 Imagine making small talk with your barista and they slide their social battery badge down a level Show this thread Tik Tok Pemori AM MY SOCIAL BATTERY 4:57 PM -May 2, 2023 76.8K Views

stella @yoonogy imagine sliding this down mid conversation From Hal MY SOCIAL BATTERY TikTok @eumori POV You're an introvert with a job that requires talking 6:58 PM-May 2, 2023 120.9K Views :
Hunger: Pain: Patience: 10 10 000 N
PERNICUS ✔ @SexbeanPernicus Running up to a guy and pushing his pain slider to 10. He immediately collapses in agony Buggy @InfiniteAzure. 12h wearing all of these in public like medals of honour and sliding them all up as fast as I can when a waiter at a restaurant asks what I want to eat Show this thread Dissociation Scale 012345678910 Happiness Scale 0123456 Overstimulation Scale Exhaustion Scale 0183556 F---- Given 01234 10 3:43 AM - May 5, 2023 12.7K Views Anxiety Scale 012345678910 Patience Scale 01 345678910 Existential Dread 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pain Scale Hunger Scale 01234 8 9 10 Migraine Scale 0122456 7 8 9 10 SHE THEY HE ASK HER THEM HIM ? SPEAKING NON-SPEAKING 0123456 SPOONS 012345678910

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External References

[1] Twitter – @bibicosplays

[2] Twitter – @bibicosplays

[3] TikTok – @eumori

[4] Twitter – @mensa_genius

[5] Twitter – @s4m31p4n

[6] Twitter – @JustinWhang

[7] Twitter – @lnfiniteAzure



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About

Sliding Social Interaction Pins refers to sliding pins that display a manually set parameter on a scale for various mental and physical conditions, such as happiness, anxiety, pain level and one's "social battery." Sold by Bibipins and other online stores, the pins became a subject of memes in early May 2023.

Origin

On June 24th, 2021, online store Bibipins launched[1] a pre-order for its sliding pins, a series of pins with manually adjustable flower sliders showing a scale for various conditions, such as pain level, exhaustion and overstimulation. The store began selling the pins in early October 2021[2] (available options as of December 2021 shown below).


Hunger Scale 012345678910 0123 Dissociation Scale 012345678910 SPEAKING Patience Scale 012345678910 012345678910 Pain Scale NON-SPEAKING DO! Migraine Scale 0123456789 10 Happiness Scale 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Existential Dread 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Anxiety Scale 012345678910 SHE THEY HE HER THEM HIM ASK Overstimulation Scale 1234567 8 9 10 F---- Given 012345 6 7 8 9 10 Exhaustion Scale 0123456789 19 SPOONS 012345678919

On April 28th, 2023, online store Eumori uploaded a promotional video for a "My Social Battery" sliding pin to TikTok,[3] where it gained over 20 million views and 1.6 million likes in one week (shown below).


https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7227106767279312129

Spread

On May 2nd, 2023, Twitter[4] user @mensa_genius uploaded the video, commenting, "Imagine making small talk with your barista and they slide their social battery badge down a level." The tweet (shown below) gained over 1.5 million views, 12,200 retweets and 144,000 likes in three days.

In the following days, multiple users quote tweeted the post, captioning it with jokes about interacting with the pin and about its potential buyers. For example, on May 2nd, Twitter[5] user @s4m31p4n posted a joke that received over 340 retweets and 5,200 likes in three days (shown below, left). Later that day, YouTuber Justin Whang tweeted[6] a joke that received over 420 retweets and 7,300 likes in the same period (shown below, right).


ppigg @s4m31p4n Me when my kids ask for food From Hal MY SOCIAL BATTERY 2 Tik Tok @eumori FORFFESTRES POV You're an introvert with a job that requires talking 4:39 PM -May 2, 2023 192.4K Views Justin Whang @JustinWhang Sliding down someone else's battery like an off button Hal @mensa_genius · May 2 Imagine making small talk with your barista and they slide their social battery badge down a level Show this thread MY SOCIAL BATTERY Tik Tok euinori POV You're an introvert with a job that requires talking 7:59 PM . May 2, 2023 232.7K Views ...

On May 4th, 2023, Twitter[7] user @InfiniteAzure posted a photograph of 14 sliding pins for various conditions, commenting, "wearing all of these in public like medals of honour and sliding them all up as fast as I can when a waiter at a restaurant asks what I want to eat" (shown below). The tweet went viral prior to being deleted the following day, prompting more jokes and memes about the pins.


Buggy @InfiniteAzure wearing all of these in public like medals of honour and sliding them all up as fast as I can when a waiter at a restaurant asks what I want to eat Dissociation Scale 0183456 7 8 9 10 Happiness Scale 012345678910 Overstimulation Scale Exhaustion Scale 018345 F---- Given 0123456 10 9:06 PM . May 4, 2023 1,186 Views Anxiety Scale 012345678910 Patience Scale 012345678910 Existential Dread 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pain Scale Hunger Scale 010 Migraine Scale 0122456789 10 SHE THEY HE ASK HER THEM HIM ? SPEAKING NON-SPEAKING 0123666 SPOONS 012345678910

Various Examples


Metal Gear Slots 777 Slots Win Money 777 $$$ Cash @hl2cool ERMMM... MEEEP! MY SOCIAL BATTERY IS. DRAAI|INIIING... Yup. I'm an introvert! Hal @mensa_genius · May 2 Imagine making small talk with your barista and they slide their social battery badge down a level Show this thread MY SOCIAL BATTERY Tik Tok eumori POV You're an introvert with a job that requires talking 6:32 PM . May 3, 2023 178.5K Views Alison @AmericanHussy holding an introvert down and watching the life drain from their eyes as I slide their social battery badge down to O Hal @mensa_genius · May 2 . Imagine making small talk with your barista and they slide their social battery badge down a level Show this thread MY SOCIAL BATTERY TikTok euinori POV You're an introvert with a job that requires talking 8:18 PM-May 2, 2023 49.6K Views VALE @BiterCrazdLoner If a clerk is wearing one of this I'm robbing the place Hal @mensa_genius · May 2 Imagine making small talk with your barista and they slide their social battery badge down a level Show this thread Tik Tok Pemori AM MY SOCIAL BATTERY 4:57 PM -May 2, 2023 76.8K Views
stella @yoonogy imagine sliding this down mid conversation From Hal MY SOCIAL BATTERY TikTok @eumori POV You're an introvert with a job that requires talking 6:58 PM-May 2, 2023 120.9K Views : Hunger: Pain: Patience: 10 10 000 N PERNICUS ✔ @SexbeanPernicus Running up to a guy and pushing his pain slider to 10. He immediately collapses in agony Buggy @InfiniteAzure. 12h wearing all of these in public like medals of honour and sliding them all up as fast as I can when a waiter at a restaurant asks what I want to eat Show this thread Dissociation Scale 012345678910 Happiness Scale 0123456 Overstimulation Scale Exhaustion Scale 0183556 F---- Given 01234 10 3:43 AM - May 5, 2023 12.7K Views Anxiety Scale 012345678910 Patience Scale 01 345678910 Existential Dread 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pain Scale Hunger Scale 01234 8 9 10 Migraine Scale 0122456 7 8 9 10 SHE THEY HE ASK HER THEM HIM ? SPEAKING NON-SPEAKING 0123456 SPOONS 012345678910

Search Interest

External References

[1] Twitter – @bibicosplays

[2] Twitter – @bibicosplays

[3] TikTok – @eumori

[4] Twitter – @mensa_genius

[5] Twitter – @s4m31p4n

[6] Twitter – @JustinWhang

[7] Twitter – @lnfiniteAzure

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