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

[Sleazy Car Salesman]

I prefer watching movies on my phone because tvs take up a lot of space and I'd rather use my space for anything other than a giant, redundant screen that i would only use for a few hours a week anyway. Watching a movie on your phone feels cozy af, like curling up with a book.

Enjoy your eye strain.

 

[𝕺𝖑' 𝕯𝖎𝖗𝖙𝖞 𝕱𝖆𝖙𝖘𝖔]

Enjoy your eye strain.

I only watch shit for like an hour or two a day, I have been doing this for years with absolutely zero eye strain but ok

 

[Pissmaster]

I prefer watching movies on my phone because tvs take up a lot of space and I'd rather use my space for anything other than a giant, redundant screen that i would only use for a few hours a week anyway. Watching a movie on your phone feels cozy af, like curling up with a book.

Are you in a living situation where even wall-mounting a TV is out of the question?

 

[Ultrapenguin]

Yeah thinking back even further, it really began (no surprise) with the Boomer Consoomers when they were growing up in the 50's/60's. They were the first generation to grow up with mass-media and advertising targeted directly at them. Before that ads were largely targeted towards housewives (e.g. the original "soap" operas on radio) and more commonly touted the virtues/benefits of a better product, rather than buying crap you don't need just for the sake of buying.

I'd say what spawned consooming was the perfect combination of a large, young, impulsive & impressionable demographic (boomers as children), strong economy with more discretionary household spending, development of low-cost production (plastic), all magnified by the universal reach of a visual medium (tv).

So yeah, we can blame the boomers for starting it... each generation since then kicks it up a notch, and the internet gave it steroids. Like you said it's evolved into hyper-consooming at this point.

Consumerism is a coping mechanism, just like any other.

Nobody can seem to agree, but there seems to have been 450k deaths where Corona was an underlying or contributing cause in the US in 2021, so the degree to which Covid was actually responsible varies, and those deaths tend to be in old and unhealthy people to begin with.
Meanwhile there were just over 100k deaths from overdose in 2021, the majority of those in people under the age of 35. In 2019, for the first time in history people became more likely to die of overdose than of car accident. There were 47k deaths by suicide in the US in 2021.

Trinkets and distractions are cheap and they provide an immediate hit of reward. Wanna know how much worthwhile shit like wood costs? On January 2nd 2019, lumber was trading at $329 per 1000 board/feet. January 2nd 2022 it's trading for $1112, over 3x the price. All materials have become like this.

Nothing spawned consooming, no more than anything spawned substance abuse or suicide. Pathological behaviors have simply become far more pronounced as the post WWII population has begun to vastly exceed opportunity for role fulfillment in society (for reference, US pop in 1950 was 151 mil. In 2022 it's 333 mil). There's an enormous population of millennials and Gen Z who are alive but don't actually have any reason to be, who have nothing and nowhere to build a life, and who thus turn to hedonistic pursuits and extremism in an attempt to cope.

So I guess the point is that modern consumerism is a trend that did largely begin with boomers, but it was a symptom of a problem that's only gotten worse since.

 

[LinkinParkxNaruto[AMV]]

We ran out of corporations that wanted to work with us so you do it

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who are we kidding, they are never going to run out, if they feel like there's no more characters in the world left they can just reprint all the ones they have already done with some new shitty accesory or a recolor and they will still sell them to the same people once again

There's an enormous population of millennials and Gen Z who are alive but don't actually have any reason to be, who have nothing and nowhere to build a life, and who thus turn to hedonistic pursuits and extremism in an attempt to cope.

Humans are what we are. The times during the great deppression wer a golden era for Hollywood, same for speakeasies, even during prohibition people were boozing like there's no tomorrow

You see stuff like pic related and it might as well be talking about capeshit movies during the pandemic when ironically everyone seems uncertain and worried , many are out of a job and loosing loved ones but Consoom Inc is killing it and is all green arrows for them.
We born, we cope, we die

 

[moocow]

We ran out of corporations that wanted to work with us so you do it.

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This is the most unexpectedly brilliant and "meta" thing they've ever done with fucking "Funko Pops." I refuse to believe this was unintentional. They have to be taking the piss at this point.

He's such a treasure. His stuff occasionally baffles me but I love it all anyway.

 

[murph]

"boozing like there's no tomorrow"

The thing about alcohol is that it is easy to make, and once upon a time it would fuel your car, your furnace, your stove, and grandma. A very useful substance.

 

[Saxxon]

Blue shrimp.


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Those blank Funkos are actually something that's pretty common on the art toys and custom figures circles:

And there's more like this, actually designer toys/art toys fit very nicely in this thread.

Now you might think to yourself "Huh, some of these actually look cool" and you would be right but remember that some of these go for hundreds of dollars and many artist just reuse the same mold and repaint them so they can sell it again as X edition. Many also get sell on the drop system, in which they start selling them without warning and you better be autistacally fixed on your computer otherwise they will be gone on seconds taken by a guy that already has like 10 versions of it. And of course, original creations might be too much for the consoomer but don't worry there's also established IPs!

 

[Toolbox]

We ran out of corporations that wanted to work with us so you do it

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I wonder how long they're even going to be allowed to have it be called "pop female".

Are you in a living situation where even wall-mounting a TV is out of the question?

Ultra-short throw projectors also exist, or just regular tiny projectors that cost less than 500$. There are a ton of options other than big slabs you put on your wall nowadays.

 

[Gar For Archer]

I wonder how long they're even going to be allowed to have it be called "pop female".

Ultra-short throw projectors also exist, or just regular tiny projectors that cost less than 500$. There are a ton of options other than big slabs you put on your wall nowadays.

Main issue with projectors is still that you need a dark room, so unless you set up a theatre in the basement or your living room has no windows, it’ll be useless half the time.

 

[Kuchipatchi]

because tvs take up a lot of space

Do you live in a cupboard or something? There are plenty of smaller TVs available. Hell, you can even get a portable TV!
How do you hold up a phone for an hour or two? My wrist dies just browsing this site.

 

[Toolbox]

Main issue with projectors is still that you need a dark room, so unless you set up a theatre in the basement or your living room has no windows, it’ll be useless half the time.

They still do need a bit of assistance,

but this still shows that the tech is nearly there. These units are around 2k though, with forced smart shit.

 

[UnsufficentBoobage]

It is probably just me, but, do you think that remarriage culture is a consumerist thing?
Aside from being "everybody needs to fuck all the time" thing, I mean.
I just find these "90 year old grandma FINALLY marries love of his life after both are widowed" (esp when there is a gay slant) stories so...unpleasant. As if people are disallowed to actually love and grieve, noo, you are FREE now and should GET MATCHED.

 

[Sleazy Car Salesman]

It is probably just me, but, do you think that remarriage culture is a consumerist thing?
Aside from being "everybody needs to fuck all the time" thing, I mean.
I just find these "90 year old grandma FINALLY marries love of his life after both are widowed" (esp when there is a gay slant) stories so...unpleasant. As if people are disallowed to actually love and grieve, noo, you are FREE now and should GET MATCHED.

I don't think it's conssomerist, some people just genuinely cannot be alone.

 

[Wormy]

Funko's are the equivalent of those stupid Chinese "Zeus" branded peripherals that most shit-tier electronic shops tape around your purchase. It has the aesthetic of a computer peripheral but there is no drive to modify the keyboard/mouse settings and is made out of plastic, oh and it is very fucking unpleasant to look at with all those RGB crap.

I mean, I'm glad no Funko has ever gotten into my place but fuck me if one even was gifted to me, I would politely suggest telling that person, no thanks. Plushies are better.

I'll forgive someone for getting 1 or 2 for something they actually really enjoy outside of it. Like, say, a band that they're a big fan of.

 

[Neo-Nazi Rich Evans]

If you like roller coasters, you're better off going to someplace like Cedar Point or Six Flags or even Universal Studios. I've seen people take out home equity loans to go on a Disney vacation, and it's absolutely horrifying. The employees are very nice, and some of the rides are fun, but it's simply not worth the money you'd spend on it. If you'd gone as a little kid, you probably would have had more fun in the pool at the hotel.

Went to both Disney and Universal during a school trip to Florida (this was right around the time the new Harry Potter world opened), and most people agreed that Universal was just the better park. If you don’t care about Disney and are over the age of 10, there just isn’t all that much there for you to do. The lines are long and the rides really aren’t anything to write home about.

my parents took us when i was 12 and i was disappointed. i was used to amusement parks such as six flags and found the rides at disney to be kind of boring. plus to this day my parents still complain about how expensive it was. we also went to universal and it was by far a much better park.

 

[LinkinParkxNaruto[AMV]]

It is probably just me, but, do you think that remarriage culture is a consumerist thing?
Aside from being "everybody needs to fuck all the time" thing, I mean.
I just find these "90 year old grandma FINALLY marries love of his life after both are widowed" (esp when there is a gay slant) stories so...unpleasant. As if people are disallowed to actually love and grieve, noo, you are FREE now and should GET MATCHED.

i don't know if people re-marrying is consumeristic per se, but the marriage industry really is. Wedding events and all that comes with it is money down the drain in so many ways that i respect the couples that just do a small house gatherings with their inmediate family instead of starting their life together with the crippling debt from their wedding party and their honeymoon. Same with fancy wedding rings, the diamong industry is cancer and those things are not worth even a fraction of what they sell for, people have this magical thinking that the more they spend on a wedding the more commitment the relationship will have but thats so not true in reality.

If someone remarries several times and each time they do a big blowout that person would definitely count as worst case wedding consumer

 

[whitepumpkin]

Same with fancy wedding rings, the diamong industry is cancer and those things are not worth even a fraction of what they sell for

Honestly, if you want diamond jewelry, you can find some nice pieces for cheap. Buy one, take care of it, and even though your grandkids probably can't sell it for a million dollars, it'll still be a nice heirloom. Really, a small ring or necklace is all you need. There's no need to consoom jewels today. The chances of you finding out a ring you bought in a store is worth millions a la Antiques Roadshow isn't going to happen.

 

[Yeeted Teet]

Honestly, if you want diamond jewelry, you can find some nice pieces for cheap. Buy one, take care of it, and even though your grandkids probably can't sell it for a million dollars, it'll still be a nice heirloom. Really, a small ring or necklace is all you need. There's no need to consoom jewels today. The chances of you finding out a ring you bought in a store is worth millions a la Antiques Roadshow isn't going to happen.

If you don't care about diamonds, go for moissanite. If a real diamond is important to you for some reason, get something second hand. If you want something unusual get a custom order, there are a lot of hobbyist/small business jewellers on Etsy and sites like that that charge much less than normal shops for comparable or better work.

Most people could find something they like for under €1000 if they shop around and consider all their options, that's still an amount most people would need to save up for but it's not obscene for something you're going to wear every day for the rest of your life. Consooming wedding rings is stupid but you don't want to go too far in the opposite direction and get the love of your life something that'll turn their finger green before falling apart.

 

[Autistic Joe]

If you don't care about diamonds, go for moissanite. If a real diamond is important to you for some reason, get something second hand. If you want something unusual get a custom order, there are a lot of hobbyist/small business jewellers on Etsy and sites like that that charge much less than normal shops for comparable or better work.

Most people could find something they like for under €1000 if they shop around and consider all their options, that's still an amount most people would need to save up for but it's not obscene for something you're going to wear every day for the rest of your life. Consooming wedding rings is stupid but you don't want to go too far in the opposite direction and get the love of your life something that'll turn their finger green before falling apart.

Don't know what they go for these days, but when Mrs. Shmo and I got married back in the early 2000's she picked out a nice, sensible ring for under $1000, and plain white gold wedding bands for $200 each. And the entire wedding was about $2500 including everything - her dress, invites, favors, cake, and catering & open bar at the local restaurant we booked. No photographer, we put disposable single-use cameras on every table. We had around two dozen people, just close family & friends, and everyone had a blast!

Then you hear about people dropping 10's of thousands on something more akin to a royal ball and I'm like, what the actual fuck are they thinking. Between shit like that, and the insane Consooming we see in this thread, no wonder so many people are so deep in debt.