Plagued Consoomers / Consoomer Culture - Because if it has a recogniseable brand on it, I’d buy it!

[𝕺𝖑' 𝕯𝖎𝖗𝖙𝖞 𝕱𝖆𝖙𝖘𝖔]

The richest of the richest have almost zero or zero social media appearance, because it puts a target on them. You don't think someone would kill you if you were super rich and known? It's why celebrities have bodyguards at their hands at all time, because it would be stupid to not have it.
Russell Greer would probably attempt to kill Taylor Swift, if he wasn't a walking vegetable.

Flaunting is such a "new rich" phenomenon. Showing something casually and the environment happens to be filled with expensive stuff is the way to go.

And humble bragging about it all the time is a nice way to get disliked.

It depends. People do like old rings for marriage as an example, Not necessarily expensive, but sentimental reasons.
But as we often see, coonsomers mostly go for the cheapest stuff like funkos.

Thinking this too. The designer stuff is likely fake and you can buy shopping bags from designer stores on ebay etc.
And it's good and well to live in luxury, like we get it. But intentionally flaunting is tacky, and what do we see here? The most logoflashing items, and those are the items that are made fakes of the most.

And you can see in the body language that it's unnatural for them. I fully believe rich people acts different, not in a bad way always.
And, my god. The answer come across as the most bitter passive aggressive answer ever made. People dig to turn on their PR-talk when they're butthurt
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Real rich people tend to wear expensive designer clothes but not the stuff with logos slapped all over it. Brands know that stuff with logos on it is easy to sell en masse to middle class morons, their subtler collections are the stuff that actual rich people wear.

 

[whitepumpkin]

They're all sugar-addicts who prioritize ~*~ Aesthetic ~*~
This Jeffree-Star-looking chick is from the first video in the spoiler below. As the text indicates, the face is her tasting a matcha latte. The video after that one is a guy drinking a gallon of boba Thai tea.

From talkboba.com "How many calories in Boba tea":

the total count for a normal-sized bubble tea is around 280 – 350 calories. Keep in mind some stores add more sugars to the flavors and some even add more boba pearls. So the calories can definitely creep upwards to 400 – 500 calories per drink.

Holy balls. Literally. I'll give that one girl points for being creative enough to make her own tapioca balls (I assume that's what she was doing), but most of these drinks are just gross looking and way too sugary for the calorie count. The terrible music on top as they flaunt them doesn't help either. Especially the oreo one. I think one oreo cookie is 70 calories too, so slamming in 4 with all that milk, then whipped cream and a crushed and whole one on top is... eurgh.

 

[The Curmudgeon]

I found an accurate comic depiction of the consoomer mentality:

 

[IndridCold]

I mean, yes, pretty much. If they get big enough they'll get sponsors and actually start making bank for real, so it's literally prime example of fake it 'til you make it. It doesn't have to be either or, I'm willing to bet all these people get a dopamine rush from seeing others be jealous of them. People do much dumber shit online for no financial gain, just to get attention and views. I highly doubt the goal isn't getting rich for some of them, it's a stupid big investment to make both in effort and money. If you're willing to go this far, it probably means you actually wish you had this lifestyle. So add escapism to it too I guess? Lol.

I'm actually not opposed to the whole "luxury life" aesthetic, maybe it's just my spergy fashion obsession creeping in but if you actually made it and you're proud of your achievements, flaunt it as much as you want. I know I'd do the same lol. What annoys me is the consoom part of it, in every picture these bitches have to hold a Gucci or Louis Vuitton shopping bag (that they probably got off ebay for 20 bucks) they don't wear stuff because it's actually fashionable, they do it because BRAND and because it's what all the A-List celebs wear. They don't go to actual interesting but expensive resorts/hotels, only to ones that are already known for being celeb hot spots. It's beyond desperate projection, if that makes sense.

ETA It's the same thing as those men who take pictures of their hand on a Lamborghini steering wheel with a Rolex on their wrist. It just screams "LOOK AT ME! LOOK I'M RICH! I BOUGHT EXPENSIVE BRAND!" It doesn't inspire awe or make the impression you made it in life, it makes the impression you're an overcompensating wannabe with poor decision making when it comes to money.

They’re not in it for fashion, they’re in it to show off to people on the internet

 

[SarsCUTE69]

Edit: the DDOS struck as I was making a post, haha. But, this is in response to @NoReturn posting Tiktok UWU Kawaii Food Horror compliations again, which I'm getting strangely addicted to watching. It's like the ultimate form of consoomerism food. Everything's so creepily plastic and unnatural looking, and every. single. bitch. has to TAP TAP TAP a pocky box with their nails, like you can't tell what it is.

I think I would respect them more if they made the food themselves. Pink Pocky is basically pretzels dipped in strawberry flavoured white chocolate with pink food colouring. Mochi isn't impossible to make yourself if you get the glutionous rice. You could even make healthy stuff like tahini crackers and put cute cat faces on them using sesame seeds. Or, heaven forbid, you make an actual balanced meal and put that in a Sanrio bowl with your pink chopsticks.

Let's be real, though. That's not the appeal. It's to show off you dumped packs of pocky/candies/cookies on a Hello kitty plate, drank sickly-sweet sugary soda, and did this all while watching moe anime. Or, these girls set that up and threw all that shit out. Either way, it's a waste of money and promotes really unhealthy diets and habits such as eating at your computer.

Also putting rock sugar in what looked like herbal tea. Like damn bitch, I hope your teeth fall out. Drink tea for the benefits, not because some can turn pink while steeping.

Also "kawaii" unboxing compilations are even worse.
How many cutesy looking joysticks and skins you need to
your nintendo switch?

kawaii gamer girls vibes on TikTok ( pcbuild , pinksetup , kawaii unboxing )

#kawaii #otaku #gaminggirl #aestheticGet Kawaii Accessories from here :https://www.berrykawaii.net/?ref=0ytn7wc3ll use my code : Kawaii to discount 10% 🎀 en...

youtu.be

 

[RandallBoggs]

Also putting rock sugar in what looked like herbal tea. Like damn bitch, I hope your teeth fall out. Drink tea for the benefits, not because some can turn pink while steeping.

Don't worry, 99% of them are bulimic, they're only expediting the process to have grandma gums.

ETA

Real rich people tend to wear expensive designer clothes but not the stuff with logos slapped all over it. Brands know that stuff with logos on it is easy to sell en masse to middle class morons, their subtler collections are the stuff that actual rich people wear.

They’re not in it for fashion, they’re in it to show off to people on the internet

Exactly. That's why I hate them so much as a high fashion enthusiast. In relevance to the other topic going around here, they're the equivalent of "girl gamers" who fill their room with geeky kawaii junk and say they're such gamer weebs when in reality they watched 2 animes and maybe play Sims from time to time. Pretty much when it comes to every single thing in life, if you need to overcompensate, you're not as cool or "legit" as you think. What's more classy, wearing a generic uninspired clothing piece that says GUCCI all over it or wearing a nice Dior dress that actual fashion lovers will recognize and appreciate the 'luxury' of it?

 

[Gru]

I went and checked on the Nintendo Collecting guy, apparently he's expanding his Nintendo room because he didn't have enough room to put his copious amounts of product.

Also if you'll notice, he has a ring, so apparently he has a wife.
Just imagine him going to his wife asking if he can buy a new Nintendo product every day.

What promotes this mentality in people anyways? Is it a distinct mental disorder some people have where they feel the need to own a whole bunch of shit, to the point of buying multiples of that same shit in different colors, or is it just a response to coming into copious amounts of cash at once for some people? It's an interesting topic that would be really interesting to see a professional study on one day.

 

[Itterasshai]

 

[LinkinParkxNaruto[AMV]]

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Lol. Funko Muttrines. Because Afghanistan wasn't enough embarassment.

 

[Retired Junta Member]

Spoiler: Totemo Kawaii~

Let's go even further beyond! Food isn't enough, you need full snack carts.

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If you're like me and don't like ASMR, you might enjoy listening to this instead of the actual audio:

They're all sugar-addicts who prioritize ~*~ Aesthetic ~*~
This Jeffree-Star-looking chick is from the first video in the spoiler below. As the text indicates, the face is her tasting a matcha latte. The video after that one is a guy drinking a gallon of boba Thai tea.
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Spoiler: More, yes more

the aesthetic drinks are somewhat interesting as a trend because it’s fucking ubiquitous and is almost a world of its own. You would think a pretty beverage would just be a good picture prop or the perfect subject for a cutesy T-shirt but there are people whose entire personality is based on drink and glasses (see previous posts about cup collectors). Obviously these people are deeply missing something. It’s obviously something that’s been already said but in a thread like this one, it keeps coming to mind. I’d like to interview them and write an essay.

 

[The Bovinian Derivative]

Does pretending to be rich lead to one becoming rich? A "Fake it til you make it" sort of thing?
If the goal is not to become rich, then what does one gain from pretending to be wealthy?

I watched a video by a guy who talked about influencers. In that sphere you can build up a fake rich/famous persona, and maybe even peddle some stuff pretending to be sponsored, and eventually real sponsors show up at your door.

 

[Tom Nook's Gloryhole]

I love when influencers pop to Dubai for a 'break' and come back physically and mentally broken after what their Arab sugar daddy did to them. Couldn't happen to a nicer set of people.

 

[Ponzo]

I love when influencers pop to Dubai for a 'break' and come back physically and mentally broken after what their Arab sugar daddy did to them. Couldn't happen to a nicer set of people.

I lived in the UAE for a year. Three things i learned

1.) Dubai has four times the amount of prostitutes and escorts that Vegas has

2.) Fear works, if you have outlandish high sentences for petty crimes, crime goes down to the bare minimum.

3.) Never be a female live-in maid in the UAE, you will end up an Arab fleshlight

 

[whitepumpkin]

What promotes this mentality in people anyways? Is it a distinct mental disorder some people have where they feel the need to own a whole bunch of shit, to the point of buying multiples of that same shit in different colors, or is it just a response to coming into copious amounts of cash at once for some people? It's an interesting topic that would be really interesting to see a professional study on one day.

I mean, escapism was mentioned and how more and more you can't get away from shit. Politics, SJW nonsense, troons, etc. It's not even about removing yourself from reality, sometimes people need a break from propaganda and outlets to be creative. Nintendo games are inoffensive as possible and can offer a momentary shut off for an hour or two.

But the collect every console and video game mentality? Even stretching to collect all the Starbucks cups/Lego Sets/Capeshit comic merchandise? Buy the Funkos? Consume the Pocky? You have to wonder if this is a symptom of the individual or a symptom of our society. Now that we're all connected and people seem to think it's perfectly okay to broadcast their rooms/lives onto the internet, you're now bombarded with constant images of people's lives who are more "successful" than you. And there's this underlying sense that if you truly want to fit in, you need to get the latest fad item too.

It happened in the 90s too. Tamagotchi, Furbies, Pogs, Tickle-Me-Elmo. To fit in with the other kids, you needed to have the latest toy. But once you were off the playground for the summer, you didn't give a shit about the new toy because you didn't have that pressure (unless you saw commercials that once again, pressured you into begging for the new thing). Now in the digital age, it's ever present unless you completely and utterly disconnect. But even then, there were people who consoomed before the internet. Those porcelain figures grannies used to have in china cabinets come to mind.

So it really makes me question if this excess consuming is a symptom of our society now being global and social media being a huge influence in people's lives? Because humans are social creatures who naturally want to fit in with other humans. Or are there people out there more likely to consoom due to their upbringing/genetics/mentality?

 

[Marshal Mannerheim]

Let's go even further beyond! Food isn't enough, you need full snack carts.

Thanks, I want to throw up.

 

[Lapis Lazuli]

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The only thing John finds wrong about this are the lack of non-binary funko pops. I'm done. They begged us to add women to the army, now they want genderspecials.

 

[Retired Junta Member]

Or are there people out there more likely to consoom due to their upbringing/genetics/mentality?

All three absolutely play a role. It’s both nature and nurture. Social class and education heavily influence the way you consume something: poorer people tend to hoard shot while the wealthy is usually more organized.
Still there must be something transversal which imho is related to anxiety.

 

[LinkinParkxNaruto[AMV]]

I mean, escapism was mentioned and how more and more you can't get away from shit. Politics, SJW nonsense, troons, etc. It's not even about removing yourself from reality, sometimes people need a break from propaganda and outlets to be creative. Nintendo games are inoffensive as possible and can offer a momentary shut off for an hour or two.

But the collect every console and video game mentality? Even stretching to collect all the Starbucks cups/Lego Sets/Capeshit comic merchandise? Buy the Funkos? Consume the Pocky? You have to wonder if this is a symptom of the individual or a symptom of our society. Now that we're all connected and people seem to think it's perfectly okay to broadcast their rooms/lives onto the internet, you're now bombarded with constant images of people's lives who are more "successful" than you. And there's this underlying sense that if you truly want to fit in, you need to get the latest fad item too.

It happened in the 90s too. Tamagotchi, Furbies, Pogs, Tickle-Me-Elmo. To fit in with the other kids, you needed to have the latest toy. But once you were off the playground for the summer, you didn't give a shit about the new toy because you didn't have that pressure (unless you saw commercials that once again, pressured you into begging for the new thing). Now in the digital age, it's ever present unless you completely and utterly disconnect. But even then, there were people who consoomed before the internet. Those porcelain figures grannies used to have in china cabinets come to mind.

So it really makes me question if this excess consuming is a symptom of our society now being global and social media being a huge influence in people's lives? Because humans are social creatures who naturally want to fit in with other humans. Or are there people out there more likely to consoom due to their upbringing/genetics/mentality?

In medieval times it was pretty expensive to buy cloth with color on it since the pigment was very hard to make so only royalty and the nobility used to dress in anything other than shit brown and grey. But while a commoner could not afford a couple meters of colored fabric for a whole suit they maybe could get themselves a few cuts of some random colors in whatever size, maybe even from the leftovers from dress making workshops so thats what poorfags did, they sew whatever piece of colored clothing they could procure into their brown poorfag garments and while it looked clownish it became a form of status signifier, eventually creating a whole brand new fashion trend of common people dressed in garrish mishmatched patches of color. This fashion trend was eventually outlawed because the nobility was offended by it.

I guess what i am getting at is that the modern age has stuff like more product available, more leisure, mass media, advertising, psychology, etc that allows for more consumption and for corporations to have better tools to milk the most out of it, the behaviour itself is as old as humanity. Even monkeys start forming social cliches if you introduce some shiny toy into their society, its been observed with aboriginal tribes how insane they get about material shit too, tribes might kill each other over stupid colored beads. We humans are retarded like that but at least we have the ability to learn to control our most dumbfuck impulses.

 

[SarsCUTE69]

Don't worry, 99% of them are bulimic, they're only expediting the process to have grandma gums.

Some of them are not really bulimic why do you think they never rarely appear in their videos/photos(unless they are in onlyfans)
but i think most of them don't really eat that food and put in the refrigerator or even worse, in most cases they throw away after the pictures: what a freaking waste even if it is garbage food.
Also if you are at your house playing vidya gaems all day how can you afford to buy these gadgets?

 

[NoReturn]

I watched a video by a guy who talked about influencers. In that sphere you can build up a fake rich/famous persona, and maybe even peddle some stuff pretending to be sponsored, and eventually real sponsors show up at your door.

Holy shit! It's a cargo cult!

Spoiler: Fun selections from the suggested videos in the sidebar and their links

• The Rise of Fake Influencers: How "tricking fans" makes them successful
• (Article) Rising Instagram Stars Are Posting Fake Sponsored Content
• Fake Famous (2021): Official Trailer | HBO
• The Instagram Model Who Fabricated Her Entire Life | Lillee Jean: The Beauty Community Fraud
• Best of Narcissists and #SOCIALMEDIA

What promotes this mentality in people anyways? Is it a distinct mental disorder some people have where they feel the need to own a whole bunch of shit, to the point of buying multiples of that same shit in different colors, or is it just a response to coming into copious amounts of cash at once for some people? It's an interesting topic that would be really interesting to see a professional study on one day.

So it really makes me question if this excess consuming is a symptom of our society now being global and social media being a huge influence in people's lives? Because humans are social creatures who naturally want to fit in with other humans. Or are there people out there more likely to consoom due to their upbringing/genetics/mentality?

This has come up in the Neo-pagans thread, but I do think there's a religion-shaped (or at least tribal) hole in the human psyche that has historically helped our species by promoting group cohesiveness, etc. It's still there, even as organized religions become less popular, and I don't think it's going away anytime soon.
Instead, I think what we're seeing is a buy-in identity and attempts to signal that identity to others as a substitute for being a member of a group bonded by a shared common interest.
I genuinely believe that on some level these people are signaling "I am the type of person who plays Nintendo games" and "I like cute things" because one of the most prominent modern virtues is self-expression (look at all the Disney movies, as an example, so so many of them are about "finding yourself" and "being true to your real self".)

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I could expand here on the ways I think this is destructive and unhealthy, but that's like, my opinion, man.

All three absolutely play a role. It’s both nature and nurture. Social class and education heavily influence the way you consume something: poorer people tend to hoard shot while the wealthy is usually more organized.
Still there must be something transversal which imho is related to anxiety.

Definitely related to anxiety, among other things.
TLC's "Hoarders" is a horror show that goes into how many of the people affected have some sort of trauma, psychological issue, mental retardation (not an insult, I'm trying to be clinical here), a messed-up ability to gauge value/usefulness, or some combination of all of the above.

Some of them are not really bulimic why do you think they never rarely appear in their videos/photos(unless they are in onlyfans)
but i think most of them don't really eat that food and put in the refrigerator or even worse, in most cases they throw away after the pictures: what a freaking waste even if it is garbage food.

Some of them are just young. It's not uncommon for some teenagers to be able to do things like drink 2L of Coke on school days and remain thin, but then all that catches up to them right-quick in their 20s and 30s.

Also if you are at your house playing vidya gaems all day how can you afford to buy these gadgets?

Some of them are the OnlyFans type, some are childfree millennials, but a lot of them are just kids who still live with their parents and/or are being provided for by their parents.

Spoiler: More, prepare your blood pressure meds