Streaming like in twitch, podcasts, tiktok, and other “user generated content”. I’m not even 40 yet but I really feel like “old man yells at cloud”.
Actually, the mere term “content” makes me cringe. You do art? Now it’s called content. You are an independent reporter? Now you do content. You like plants? How about turning that into content? Content: you are either consuming it or producing it. Fuck content as a concept. And fuck discoverability algorithms and every clown trying to game them. Fuck social media spoon-feeding brainrot to people. I feel anti-hyped for all that.
Luxury items, particularly watches and shoes and shit. Conspicuously ranking your wealth like that is cringe as fuck. “Ah yes, I see you can afford the DoucheKeeper 2121. That’s ok I guess, if you can’t afford the DoucheKeeper 2424.”
It makes far more sense to just dress well below your “status” imo. Real confidence is being above all that vanity, and real intrigue is keeping people guessing about your “status.” You want to know what I do and how much money I do or don’t have? Get to know me, and you’ll discover none of that shit matters.
Watches are insane. I’ve seen ones that cost more than a freaking house. And I’m not talking about ones encrusted in diamonds. Just a regular ass looking watch that cost $250k or more.
The kind of watch that says “please mug my rich dumb ass” is all I see. (I’ve never mugged or stole from anyone, it’s just the thought that crosses my mind.)
Kind of like the super sensitive car alarms or home alarms that have a voice that loudly announces it’s recording. “Hey, I have valuables worth protecting, just to let you know.”
keeping people guessing about your “status.”
Yeah I’m a fan of this. I dress like I never outgrew the 90’s, haven’t had a haircut since covid, and fly first class a lot. It really bugs some of the snobs up there in the front of the plane.
I’ve never been into fashion in the least. I’m a quiet software dev and don’t talk to people.
I can appreciate people enjoying fashion even if it’s not for me. What I don’t understand are the things that are just regular ass items like a tee shirt, but they printed the name of a brand on it and charged a crazy price for it. Nothing else. No actual design or special manufacturing quality. Just the name of a fashion brand that’s famous for… being the name of a fashion brand that sells clothes that… have their name on it. IS EVERYONE PULLING A PRANK ON ME? WHAT IS EVEN GOING ON?
Parenthood.
Apple
Game of Thrones
I enjoyed it when the author was in charge of the TV series. I watched until the end of the initial series, but after that I never looked back.
Spoilers/explanation below:
Too many things didn’t make sense, like how the dragon queen suddenly became a completely different person. How the Lannister siblings made up after hating each others guts, only for the tower to collapse on top of them the same instant. That everyone met their nemesis at the very end. Why anyone would vote for Bran to become the new king when he barely spoke to anyone since he was like 13 years old, and many other inconsistencies like that. The last couple of seasons barely had any story at all, it was mostly about fighting… It was bad.
podcasts, owning an automobile, twitter, following celebrities, being competitive, land ownership, having a degree versus having the knowledge the degree entails, marriage, religion, recycling (beyond that of reducing and reusing), collecting things, fashion, owning the newest of anything once it is released especially for phones and i could come up with more probably but this likely covers at least one thing people who read this are into in one way or another.
Ya got me, I’m super into recycling over here
Big butts. I mean the ones featured in “Baby Got Back” were ok. But, today, some people are going crazy with it.
Pretty much everything.
The Chance-Vought F4U Corsair. People fangirl over the reverse gull-wings but I just don’t get it. Bending the goddamn wings to fit the the prop on the plan is just a bizarre bandaid for an odd design.
Gimme that P-47 chunky monkey any day
Parry Hotnerd
Harry potnerd?
Low hanging fruit, but AI. I don’t need to explain why, do I?
I’ve heard several different reasons, which one is it for you?
- Copyright
- Water usage
- Appeal to tradition
- Lack of creativity
- Something else?
Also, are you against all AI (such as NPC AI, chess robots, intelligent vacuum cleaners, etc) or specifically LLMs/generative AI?
1, 2, 4, power wastage, the hype, the low returns for all the time, energy, and resources spent on a technology that has its uses but is no more a panacea than bitcoin, web4 or any of the other bullshit bubbles that have been ubiquitous since people worked out that venture capitalists will spunk unlimited amounts of money at the latest shiny thing.
Sounds like you dislike LLMs, not AI. Many medical breakthroughs have come from AI/ML. Car safety features, drone flight assistance, weather prediction, etc, are all examples of good AI.
AI is a catch all term, and I’m using it as such. I’m not saying that none of the technology has any use, but the hype saying it’s a panacea is just that - hype. The same as Blockchain, which has its uses but was hyped out of all proportion.
You are right that LLMs are particularly bad when it comes to value for energy/water/hardware etc.
I don’t buy a lot of the negative hype either, but you didn’t list one of the main ones. Their use in spam.
Lately there have been issues with people submitting AI generated bug reports to bug bounty programs and wasting everyone’s time. For this reason a lot of projects are considering shuttering their bug bounty programs entirely. It’s just one example of the many that AI-spam has caused.
It’s just the latest technological breakthrough that should for all intents and purposes have been a niche and served just a few specific purposes really well, but because the people in charge of tech companies don’t actually understand technology and just jump at the most advanced looking thing they see, all the developers are forced to integrate AI into all their products.
“Internet of things” was another one that really pissed me off because it ruined smart devices and home automation as concepts. Things like smart thermostats and light bulbs that should absolutely have used the local network to communicate ended up connected to the internet and using it as their only means of control, which is inferior to local network control in every possible way and is the reason why everyone hates home automation now, and what was once a very promising concept became the symbol of everything wrong with technology. But because IOT was a flashy term that could be jingled like keys in front of a CEO, every product needed to be internet enabled for the devs to not get fired.
LOTR stuff. Pompous and boring.
How very dare you Sir/Madam!
Why, I’ll have you know…
Hmmm, maybe it is?!
I agree. But the hobbit book is good.
YouTube, celebrities, influencers.
Driving a pickup truck as your commute vehicle. The mileage is terrible, and you have reduced visibility in front of the hood. Get a safer and more efficient vehicle. It’ll be cheaper!
The way to restrict them to industrial purposes is to require a CDL or at least a higher level license to drive them. It would make sense too, they’re objectively more dangerous so why shouldn’t the licensing for them be more strict?
I think this might be a potential disconnected between rural and urban folks. A lot of trucks are big and stupid; and unsafe. But an old style reasonable pick up doesn’t need a CDL. It’s very useful for moving things that you don’t want to mess up your interior. During the summer my family takes one with a small motorcycle and inflatable kayaks to raft rivers in Colorado; quite useful. But I get it in the cities; even our reasonable sized sedan felt big having the parallel park when I’ve visited them.
I wouldn’t want one myself, but I don’t understand trying to ban something just because I don’t like it.
But apparently, that’s a popular sentiment
Not ban, but make the licensing process more rigorous for a vehicle that takes more skill to operate safely compared to a standard car. Anyone can get a higher class drivers license if they pass the test, but the majority of people won’t bother so you end up with less trucks driven by people who just want to look cool.
If people want to look cool, why not let them enjoy life? Should we perhaps ban hairdressers, in favour of a mandatory buzz cut?
Because the rest of us have a right to life, too. Ever heard the saying, “Your right to swing your fist ends where my nose begins”? That’s colorful, but it’s not even true; people have an expectation of a certain reasonable amount of space around their bodies, and even entering it with your fist might be considered assault. The concept that one’s actions and choices affect other people is what’s important here.
That’s the problem with giant pickup trucks: They affect other people on the road, and the problem with giant pickup truck drivers is that they either refuse to recognize this fact, or they enjoy infringing on the rights of other people to enjoy life. Either way, it’s bad for society, where we all have to live together somehow. Mullets and man-buns, by contrast, don’t materially affect anybody else in the slightest.
If someone runs you over with their small pp truck, at least you look really cool under it.
I think you’re confused. It’s the driver that’s supposed to look cool so they say
Because trucks have been proven to be more dangerous and make any accident more likely to be fatal? They also present unique safety challenges not present in smaller cars, namely they have a huge blind spot in front of them like any other tall commercial vehicle. If you’re going to drive a more dangerous vehicle, you’d better actually know how to drive it safely.
There is some guy who lives somewhat close to me, with a big lifted truck. It’s super duper uncommon here. He has the matching stickers like: only gay cops pull me over and how much he enjoys destroying the planet and shit. Every time i see him i can only just point and laugh, because he can’t really park anywhere and you can always tell how he struggles with visability.
I rented a Hybrid Toyota Camry over the weekend, that thing was awesome. 18 dollars to refuel for the return.
My support worker has a hybrid. She puts in fuel, and a full tank lasts for like 900km. Crazy
I agree, 90%. That being said, some people can’t afford a car that isn’t provided by their construction employer. Some people have hobbies that involve moving things (motorcycles, mountain bikes, wood, etc) and can only afford one car. And I’m sure there are reasons I’m not thinking of.
Most people with pickups around me do not need them, but having owned a small S10 years ago for a similar to above reason, I try to see why they exist, and try not to judge if it’s not obvious.
All that being said, Why oh why are they so big now?
Mountain bikes can easily be carried with a car, motorcycles are normally self propelled and don’t need to a pick up truck to move them and they make trailers for moving them that can be towed by a normal sedan, wood is another thing that’s not normally transported unless you are using the truck for work and can be easily transported by a trailer or a rental truck for infrequent use
A family of mountain bikes is not great on the back/top of a car. Not all motorcycles are for the road. And wood is very normally transported if that is your hobby.
You can usually tell the difference, because the tradesperson’s truck is full of crap all the time and probably worn out, while the parking lot princess in empty and pristine.
Lifting is also a strong hint, since it makes the bed very hard to reach. I have seen a lifted pickup with a full bed exactly once since I started paying attention.
Also, the people actually using their trucks don’t get the ones with 5 “genuine leather” seats, extra legroom, top of the line speakers which they’ll definitely blast with the windows down for the whole street to hear, and a bed barely bigger than the compartment on a hatchback.
I see mostly two door trucks at construction sites. Never seen one of those luxury ones with the huge cabin.
Yes, but how will you pose as a tough salt-of-the-earth guy while driving to your HR job?
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