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

[nigga that crab pollack]

All of that girl's "PR Packages" looked like trash companies send out when they can't sell stock. Why would you flex that you got any of that? Or an urban outfitters haul? Fucking "influencers" give me such a headache.

Also funny that those other tiktoks think it's cute to show off they have consoomer problems. I was looking up some shit on Facebook Marketplace and funko pops are constantly being thrown on there with people struggling to get their money back for them. Pretty sure a lot of those are going to end up in the local landfill in a few years time.

Funko pops are fucking brilliant because they're being sold under the guise of being collectible but they legitimately aren't. They make so many of them that they've managed to saturate the market to such a degree that the people who buy them can't possibly buy all the ones coming out that they want. there's basically no demand for the used ones

Actually, shit, that's clearly being done on purpose

 

[Andrew Neiman]

I kinda feel like there might be a niche market for eink screens + mechanical keyboards, but other than George RR Martin and Stephen King, I’m not sure who it is.

Also, all of that wasted space on the sides of the screen makes me angry. Why not ditch that shit in favor of more room for the screen?

That really looks like something designed for show and not for actual use.

Oh god I remember this thing: https://the-digital-reader.com/2016/05/09/freewrite-how-not-to-do-software/

Glad I could contribute.

 

[Born to Be Wasted]

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2,706 copies of a shitty game made to advertise Burger King with a complementary soy face. He also has a youtube channel dedicated to documenting his quest to get as many copies of the game.

"They go for 4 or 5 dollars online currently, so if we were to somehow sell them all, its over 10 grand!"

People like this faggot are the reason why old physical video games are slowly going obscure in stores. They hoard a bunch of them from thrift stores and whatnot and resell them for double the price (or more) as a way to put a fuck you to your face. People now can't experience a childhood game they've had or get to try some cool underrated gems without paying $50 for a disc. This is why I started jailbreaking my consoles and downloading the games I want from online because whores like pic-related are stealing all the physical ones for their own gain.

 

[Marshal Mannerheim]

It's just one step up from fake sponcon:

At what point does this officially become a cargo cult?

Heck, I'd say it's one already; you perform the right rituals, although you have no clue about what they actually mean, and John Frum some big corporation gives you a bunch of money.

 

[Lobster Cult High Priest]

Funko pops are fucking brilliant because they're being sold under the guise of being collectible but they legitimately aren't. They make so many of them that they've managed to saturate the market to such a degree that the people who buy them can't possibly buy all the ones coming out that they want. there's basically no demand for the used ones

Actually, shit, that's clearly being done on purpose

I’m sure we would all be shocked by Googling the early life section on the Founders of Funko Pops

 

[nigga that crab pollack]

People like this faggot are the reason why old physical video games are slowly going obscure in stores. They hoard a bunch of them from thrift stores and whatnot and resell them for double the price (or more) as a way to put a fuck you to your face. People now can't experience a childhood game they've had or get to try some cool underrated gems without paying $50 for a disc. This is why I started jailbreaking my consoles and downloading the games I want from online because whores like pic-related are stealing all the physical ones for their own gain.

i think the 'people can't experience a childhood game' angle is kind of melodramatic and the reason that old discs are getting more expensive is because they legitimately are worth more in value, there is a legitimate scarcity. hoarders aren't the reason the price of stuff is going up, the price of old shit will always go up. but just because it's not being manufactured doesn't mean its a commodity whose VALUE is going to go up. consoomers freak out once they realize how scarce something is but that doesn't mean anybody is gonna buy it at the "market rate". look at every antique store in the country, they're full of overpriced junk.

you aren't wrong that people do have weird pathologies about hoarding things that end up running contrary to their stated intention though. there were some really nice stainless steel and aluminum computer cases made by Lian Li like fifteen, twenty years ago that are near unobtanium because they get hoarded by 'collectors' that don't realize that market forces are not purely dictated by scarcity. there was some guy on 4chan who kept posting pictures of an entire room filled with stainless and aluminum early 2000s pc cases and i legitimately offered to buy one off of him. he told me that 'he had build plans for all of them' which is such a crock of shit. but i don't think he put two and two together that they are no longer the hot trendy commodity they were in 2007. the ebay listings aren't by idiots who don't know how much it's worth, nobody is buying the listing for $110. they legitimately aren't worth $400 anymore. he missed the gravy train. tech hoarders LOVE to drive the price of scarce shit up without selling it and end up missing the peak value of the commodity so badly that they end up fucking the price of these things without even profiting

 

[Honka Honka Burning Love]

I’m sure we would all be shocked by Googling the early life section on the Founders of Funko Pops

Are they Pedos?

 

[Skipjack]

Impressed, envious, and inspired.

This is so unnerving to me. Your bedroom should be a comfortable spot build over time with the experiences and hobbies you've had. Where are the photos of family and friends? The old instruments and art projects? The souvenirs? Everything has been meticulously placed to be social-media perfect, a reflection of current trends that will change when the next "-core" becomes popular. It doesn't look lived in. Everything is crisp and spotless, like a furniture catalog. And, of course, the only way you too can achieve these perfect aesthetics is through copious consumption of random plastic shit.

 

[NoReturn]

At what point does this officially become a cargo cult?

Heck, I'd say it's one already; you perform the right rituals, although you have no clue about what they actually mean, and John Frum some big corporation gives you a bunch of money.

I'd argue thy already kinda are, I only have to change two words below:

Cargo cults are marked by a number of common characteristics, including a "myth-dream" that is a synthesis of indigenous and foreign elements, the expectation of help from the ancestors brands, charismatic leaders influencers, and lastly, belief in the appearance of an abundance of goods.​

We even have people who teach the secrets arts:

This is so unnerving to me. Your bedroom should be a comfortable spot build over time with the experiences and hobbies you've had. Where are the photos of family and friends? The old instruments and art projects? The souvenirs? Everything has been meticulously placed to be social-media perfect, a reflection of current trends that will change when the next "-core" becomes popular. It doesn't look lived in. Everything is crisp and spotless, like a furniture catalog. And, of course, the only way you too can achieve these perfect aesthetics is through copious consumption of random plastic shit.

These are consoomers we're dealing with here. This aesthetic is their source of comfort.

It's like Margret Atwood's "male fantasies" quote but with "followers" replacing the invisible omnipresent man.

Spoiler: Full quote

“Male fantasies, male fantasies, is everything run by male fantasies? Up on a pedestal or down on your knees, it's all a male fantasy: that you're strong enough to take what they dish out, or else too weak to do anything about it. Even pretending you aren't catering to male fantasies is a male fantasy: pretending you're unseen, pretending you have a life of your own, that you can wash your feet and comb your hair unconscious of the ever-present watcher peering through the keyhole, peering through the keyhole in your own head, if nowhere else. You are a woman with a man inside watching a woman. You are your own voyeur.”​

― Margaret Atwood, The Robber Bride​

And they are being watched. They volunteer for it.

Their space is their content:

 

[Skipjack]

And they are being watched. They volunteer for it.

Their space is their content:

So many plants, so much shit on the wall. Albums and art from series they'd never watch themselves, but it's for the aesthetic. I'd feel cramped by all that clutter. It's sad that even something as personal as your own bedroom needs to be manicured to the perfect tastes of the masses.

 

[NoReturn]

So many plants, so much shit on the wall.

Plants, to me, are fine as long as you don't go into hoarder territory (as we saw earlier in the thread) but what gets me is all the fake plants. It really sets off my "this is fake" feeling because it's such a perfect example of it.

Whenever I bring up how I dislike fake plants, the response I get is "I like how they look but I don't want the responsibility." Well, ok, but I'm still allowed to dislike them. You can buy all the plastic you want.
Here's the exact listing for the fake ivy you see in all those rooms:

Albums and art from series they'd never watch themselves, but it's for the aesthetic.

The posters come in kits, no need to go searching for individual pieces yourself.

Also, lol

I'd feel cramped by all that clutter.

Disposable clutter. You have to stay on-trend or you won't be cool anymore:

It's sad that even something as personal as your own bedroom needs to be manicured to the perfect tastes of the masses.

I don't know how many of you guys knew about this already, but Amazon literally has a "Viral" section of their website now:

 

[Gar For Archer]

Not strictly related to consoomers themselves, but more to the logistics of the companies.

What exactly are the sizes of the production runs on these guys? I can’t imagine that there’s a huge target audience for giant $3400 statues of Devastator. Are we talking like, 50 being produced where each one is more or less hand-crafted and painted? 500? Surely not 5,000?

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

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2,706 copies of a shitty game made to advertise Burger King with a complementary soy face. He also has a youtube channel dedicated to documenting his quest to get as many copies of the game.

"They go for 4 or 5 dollars online currently, so if we were to somehow sell them all, its over 10 grand!"

archive (https://archive.md/qkkw1)
hot link(https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/r4f1b3/i_have_2706_copies_of_the_burger_king_xbox_360/)
youtube channel(https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh2S4GIM9nLW-qQPQOBoMfg)

Surprised no one has done this with Sonic 06. That game is pretty cheap for something so infamous. Think you could get it for less than a dollar a few years ago.

 

[Picnic_Boy]

Having a parrot has reduced my soomerism, because there's an excellent chance that any junk I buy will get chewed to pieces.

 

[Starved Artist]

Funko pops are fucking brilliant because they're being sold under the guise of being collectible but they legitimately aren't. They make so many of them that they've managed to saturate the market to such a degree that the people who buy them can't possibly buy all the ones coming out that they want. there's basically no demand for the used ones

Actually, shit, that's clearly being done on purpose

That's the thing that always urked me about pops.
They ALL look the same except for a handful that actually are unique.

I cannot buy a POP that looks like you could transform it into another pop with some paint and a hot knife. The whole thing repulses me. That said. Between my wife and I, we own 10 pops. The sailor moon set, the resident evil set and I have a lone Laura Paulmer. Why? Because so few pops cross the line that turn them from shitty consumer products to statements of depravity that should label you as a sociopath and as well as a terminal consumer.

Laura Palmer, a murdered girl wrapped in plastic.
Alex Delargo, a killer and a rapist.
All immortalized into shitty plastic form, because someone at Funko has a sense of humor and knows how truly bad things are.

Plants, to me, are fine as long as you don't go into hoarder territory (as we saw earlier in the thread) but what gets me is all the fake plants. It really sets off my "this is fake" feeling because it's such a perfect example of it.
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Whenever I bring up how I dislike fake plants, the response I get is "I like how they look but I don't want the responsibility." Well, ok, but I'm still allowed to dislike them. You can buy all the plastic you want.
Here's the exact listing for the fake ivy you see in all those rooms:
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The posters come in kits, no need to go searching for individual pieces yourself.
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Disposable clutter. You have to stay on-trend or you won't be cool anymore:

I don't know how many of you guys knew about this already, but Amazon literally has a "Viral" section of their website now:
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Instant Personality in a box. God. Are the days of sitting around and clipping your own posters or heaven forbid, making your own poster serial killer style/ tween girl style really a speck in the distance?
Is this why everyone calls me bland? Because I keep my excessive video game collection neatly in a cabinet in the corner and my entire being isn't splashed with vidya references and memes?

I' think I prefer the MadTV sketch where personality is available in bottle.For those too young to get it.

 

[Retired Junta Member]

This is so unnerving to me. Your bedroom should be a comfortable spot build over time with the experiences and hobbies you've had. Where are the photos of family and friends? The old instruments and art projects? The souvenirs? Everything has been meticulously placed to be social-media perfect, a reflection of current trends that will change when the next "-core" becomes popular. It doesn't look lived in. Everything is crisp and spotless, like a furniture catalog. And, of course, the only way you too can achieve these perfect aesthetics is through copious consumption of random plastic shit.

I’m very tired and stressed today so I can’t articulate my thoughts as well as I would like but... something something YOU become the products. We could call it commodification of the soul.

You’re a product or better: you’re the base of a product. You’re like a Pandora bracelet without charms and you need to buy all the charms and accessories to look your best and express a personality. A well equipped bedroom is just one of the many many things you need.

 

[whitepumpkin]

I don't know how many of you guys knew about this already, but Amazon literally has a "Viral" section of their website now:

Oh, fuck off Amazon. The only thing I buy from there is books I legitimately cannot find anywhere else and half the time they come from a third party distributor or bookstore anyway, which ticks me off but I can't do much about that. Now they want to really force you to consoom crappy plastic MADE IN CHINA shit for clout? Like actually fuck off.

 

[Starved Artist]

Commodification of the Soul.

The 10 Consooments.

1. Popularity is thy goal and thou shall have no other goals before thee.
2. Thou shall not take thy franchise in vain.
3. Remember to Overnight express all goods.
4. Honor thy likes and followers
5. Thou shall not pirate.
6. Thou shall not live stream virtual events. Physical attendance only.
7. Thou shalt not bear bootlegs or reproductions. First edition only.
8. Thou must covet thy neighbor's belongings.
9. Thine lover must also covet thy neighbor's belongings.
10. No price is too great for popularity.

Amen.

 

[Red Hood]

Funko pops are fucking brilliant because they're being sold under the guise of being collectible but they legitimately aren't. They make so many of them that they've managed to saturate the market to such a degree that the people who buy them can't possibly buy all the ones coming out that they want. there's basically no demand for the used ones

Actually, shit, that's clearly being done on purpose

The only positive about them is they are very fun to plink at with a pellet gun.

 

[NoReturn]

I’m very tired and stressed today so I can’t articulate my thoughts as well as I would like but... something something YOU become the products. We could call it commodification of the soul.
You’re a product or better: you’re the base of a product. You’re like a Pandora bracelet without charms and you need to buy all the charms and accessories to look your best and express a personality. A well equipped bedroom is just one of the many many things you need.

I personally first noticed it when you weren't considered "goth enough" unless you could shop at Hot Topic. It's only accelerated ever since, but it probably started long before then.

Look at the evolution of cosplay, too, for another example of the acceleration. Presentation - both in the moment and in the inevitable social media post(s) to follow - is of the highest importance.

Oh, fuck off Amazon. The only thing I buy from there is books I legitimately cannot find anywhere else and half the time they come from a third party distributor or bookstore anyway, which ticks me off but I can't do much about that. Now they want to really force you to consoom crappy plastic MADE IN CHINA shit for clout? Like actually fuck off.

This YouTube channel is literally named "Annazon Queen" (to avoid copyright) and all they post is shit like the compilations I've been sharing. There are hundred of channels like this.