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

[Gay Mouth]

I'm not watching all those "a day in the life of" videos. They are the definition of soulless. I'd rather watch a surgeon talk passionately about saving lives or sharing medical knowledge, a mechanic who tells you how to get more performance out of your car's engine, a blacksmith forging a badass sword, or a carpenter who just enjoys making things out of wood. But this crap just seems so devoid of passion and, even worse, devoid of use. I don't know what these office drones contribute to society apart from their income tax. And that fucking rabbit food that they are eating. It's healthy, but I simply would not enjoy eating it. Better fix me some ribs, some fries, and a large coke.

Based woman-hating man-enjoyer

 

[The Lawgiver]

I'm not watching all those "a day in the life of" videos. They are the definition of soulless. I'd rather watch a surgeon talk passionately about saving lives or sharing medical knowledge, a mechanic who tells you how to get more performance out of your car's engine, a blacksmith forging a badass sword, or a carpenter who just enjoys making things out of wood. But this crap just seems so devoid of passion and, even worse, devoid of use. I don't know what these office drones contribute to society apart from their income tax. And that fucking rabbit food that they are eating. It's healthy, but I simply would not enjoy eating it. Better fix me some ribs, some fries, and a large coke.

You ended up just unintentionally reminding me of a surgeon that fixed my torn meniscus when I was a teenager who gave me a DVD or some shit of the surgery because he was really fucking enthusiastic about how it went and how it was apparently not like usual one's he treated. I never got around to looking at it but I remember he was really fucking enthusiastic about the methods used or whatever the shit but not in a creepy or weird way. This wasn't the first time, nor was it the last time I got a doctor that was full on open about shit in a way where you could have a casual conversation about shit they did. Best case in recent years was a few years back when I got a cyst removed and I was awake the whole time just chatting with the fucking doctor about the surgery and other random shit.

Imagine being such a loser that you became a tranny because of Pokemon fucking Crystal.

Troons that exist solely because of the video game characters they liked the design of are some of the saddest cases. Usually either AGP or groomed by AGP that found out they liked said video game characters. Thisisn't solely tied to vidya though but rather media ingeneral. There's unfortunately an entire genre of internet "queer transpeople" (their own definition for themselves, not mine) that cite homestuck as being their awakening solely because they liked a character like vriska or whatever. They never address the appealing aspects of characters they supposedly sooper relate to and just do shit where they talk about "trauma" associated with the character's backstory or some shit like that. I just got reminded of that shit cause my fucking avatar is still the shitpost one from back in october/september and I'm too lazy and tired lately to come up with a replacement to the point it's become another unintentional long-term-ish avatar similar to the donald trump dr. who one from a few years back.

 

[celebrityskin]

Offices are also installing "Phone booths" for this reason. It's the same size and shape of a traditional phone booth/box, but has a little shelf for your laptop. So you don't even get a conference room for calls; it's just a literal pod

“It’s a bit cramped though.”

What I don't get is who watches these kinds of videos? They're not even a little bit interesting. It's just a bunch of women describing what they eat in a day.

Are there any of vids of this genre that even look appealing? Like, do fabulous social butterfly Carrie Bradshaw types not exist anymore? Cause if the future for big city girlbosses revolves around working from home, having no friends, online shopping, and going to starbucks every day then that future is bleak.

 

[FILTH Tourist]

This wasn't the first time, nor was it the last time I got a doctor that was full on open about shit in a way where you could have a casual conversation about shit they did. Best case in recent years was a few years back when I got a cyst removed and I was awake the whole time just chatting with the fucking doctor about the surgery and other random shit.

I had similar experiences with minor surgeries. I get chatty when nervous and as long as your mellow, the doctors I had don't mind small talk or giving you the play by play on what they are up to. I think a lot of it is just bedside manners and keeping you preoccupied so you don't think too much about them cutting into you.

 

[NoReturn]

“It’s a bit cramped though.”

Are there any of vids of this genre that even look appealing? Like, do fabulous social butterfly Carrie Bradshaw types not exist anymore? Cause if the future for big city girlbosses revolves around working from home, having no friends, online shopping, and going to starbucks every day then that future is bleak.

Maybe people like this chick?

I like these people, but they aren't what you were asking about.

Spoiler: I just think they're neat

This was in that same hashtag. I'll allow it.

 

[Sleazy Car Salesman]

I can't believe I actually envied these people at one point. I didn't understand all the "perks" were meant to keep you at the office so you didn't leave. I actually thought they'd give you more time back. What a dumbass I was.

It's easy to get taken in by shit like that when you're still young and lack any sort of real in depth work experience, especially if you've never worked a true office job since you'll never understand how truly bullshit they are until you've been in that environment and seen it first hand. I think that's why Google tries so hard to poach very young twenty somethings since they know anyone older with a wide body of experience and confidence won't deal with their bullshit.

If it's any consolation to you when I was a teen I really REALLY wanted to work at Rooster Teeth. Seriously feel like I dodged a bullet there by realizing that working there probably wouldn't be as fun as it looked.

 

[Valkorion]

Not only are you correct, but you're so correct that you've transcended time.
Behold! The glorious collaborative working environment of the Great Depression!
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And the stunning efficiency of the 1950s!
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Palate cleanser for @Valkorion

Thank you for the palate cleanser, I love cats.
I still had to rate your post Islamic due to the aesthetic videos. The whole concept seems more like cosplay to me, though instead of trying to portray a specific character from a work, these girls (most aesthetics seem to be exclusively aimed at girls), they try to get the "vibe" (another 21st century buzzword) of that work/genre/time period/social stratum... etc. across. It's definitely not a personality. If fashion is an expression of personality, then it is more like a guy wearing flight jackets because he loves aviation, or a biker wearing a motorcycle jacket, or an incel wearing a trilby.

 

[Protistology]

Thank you for the palate cleanser, I love cats.
I still had to rate your post Islamic due to the aesthetic videos. The whole concept seems more like cosplay to me, though instead of trying to portray a specific character from a work, these girls (most aesthetics seem to be exclusively aimed at girls), they try to get the "vibe" (another 21st century buzzword) of that work/genre/time period/social stratum... etc. across. It's definitely not a personality. If fashion is an expression of personality, then it is more like a guy wearing flight jackets because he loves aviation, or a biker wearing a motorcycle jacket, or an incel wearing a trilby.

It's reverse personality. Instead of having a personality and letting your appearance and possessions reflect your personality (think of MTV's Room Raiders), consoomers buy an appearance and possessions to LARP a personality. Fucking skinwalkers.

 

[Jeff_the_Thriller]

https://fox4kc.com/news/kc-senior-living-community-opens-apartment-for-90-year-olds-legos/

I saw this on the news at my parents house this morning. It's a Sunday morning human interest story about a 90 year old consoomer.

He's been building lego models for 50 years and has like 200 sets up in his tiny senior living apartment. I was thinking he was just an old man looking for something to do but he was doing this in his 40s.

 

[glass_houses]

https://fox4kc.com/news/kc-senior-living-community-opens-apartment-for-90-year-olds-legos/

I saw this on the news at my parents house this morning. It's a Sunday morning human interest story about a 90 year old consoomer.

He's been building lego models for 50 years and has like 200 sets up in his tiny senior living apartment. I was thinking he was just an old man looking for something to do but he was doing this in his 40s.

But they're not 'his creations'. They're kits with instruction manuals. I'm not saying they're easy to put together, I'm just saying it's not like he designed them all himself and built them all out of matchsticks.

 

[Sleazy Car Salesman]

But they're not 'his creations'. They're kits with instruction manuals. I'm not saying they're easy to put together, I'm just saying it's not like he designed them all himself and built them all out of matchsticks.

Frankly given his age it's just nice to see him still exercising his mind and staying busy. I've seen idleness destroy too many old people.

 

[Neet Tokusatsu]

Semi-related to this thread.

Touhou fumos are going to be available for purchase in May, and boy i feel its going to be such a shit-show, with a bunch of scalpers fighting each other over plushies.

 

[Non-breath oblige]

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Out of curiosity, I showed someone I know living in the Seattle area their honest thoughts on this:

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• the taking the light rail parts are eerily omitting the homeless/wackos
• god bless this woman for going to the office in one of the most shittiest parts of downtown (pioneer square)
• she definitely does not live in the actual seattle city proper...looks like she drives from a suburb up north to and from northgate station (north terminus of the light rail)
• that must be a long commute because the rail from northgate to downtown + walking to that general area is maybe 25-30 minutes...plus commuting from the suburbs during rush hour...so a total of maybe around an hour or so give or take? it's hard to tell where she actually lives but it's definitely north of the city. granted rents are a tad cheaper there i wouldn't be surprised.
• she could probably save some extra time not having to transfer from car to train by taking a commuter express bus. i would say it's a tad safer than the light rail. again hard to tell where she lives.

 

[Aunt Carol]

It's reverse personality. Instead of having a personality and letting your appearance and possessions reflect your personality (think of MTV's Room Raiders), consoomers buy an appearance and possessions to LARP a personality. Fucking skinwalkers.

I absolutely loved Room Raiders; it's long past time for another show where the host/a contestant just goes in people's houses and tries to determine their deal while they watch helplessly from the van.

That was a fun part of house-hunting, although obviously geared toward "why did this get added" rather than digging through people's drawers to make judgements about their lifestyles. Maybe that's why so many middle-aged women become realtors as a second career.

 

[The Lawgiver]

Semi-related to this thread.

Touhou fumos are going to be available for purchase in May, and boy i feel its going to be such a shit-show, with a bunch of scalpers fighting each other over plushies.

The shit going on with these things the past several years is nightmarish. It's like the shit that happened to the cheap rubber yoda puppets a few years back where they spiked from 10 dollars to 500 and 600 on ebay becauseof shitpost videos people madewith them. The difference being these things were already infamously scalped vidya merch online for a good while and the shitpost spawned popularity only made it infinitely worse. There were bootlegs that looked identical and were priced close to the source price floating around last year or so but inevitably the chinamen start scalping the bootlegs too knowing how deceptive knockoff merch can visually be.

You KNOW some fucker's coping with saying " natural increase in value over time" despite the fact the things have been restocking on occasion since forever.

 

[Michael Jacks0n]

High T Snake Oil will give you Sanpaku eyes apparently. Or not even, I think the fully whited out crazy eyes are called Shihaku.
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I know I'm late, but this exact ad showed up in my Facebook feed and I started laughing uncontrollably, but then remembered that it was on April Fools Day -- so hopefully it was done in jest. And for anyone out of the loop, that's hardcore pornstar Johnny Sins who's featured quite often in memes.

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

I'm not watching all those "a day in the life of" videos. They are the definition of soulless. I'd rather watch a surgeon talk passionately about saving lives or sharing medical knowledge, a mechanic who tells you how to get more performance out of your car's engine, a blacksmith forging a badass sword, or a carpenter who just enjoys making things out of wood. But this crap just seems so devoid of passion and, even worse, devoid of use. I don't know what these office drones contribute to society apart from their income tax. And that fucking rabbit food that they are eating. It's healthy, but I simply would not enjoy eating it. Better fix me some ribs, some fries, and a large coke.

I can help with the blacksmith. Here's some Man At Arms.

 

[Sleazy Car Salesman]

I can help with the blacksmith. Here's some Man At Arms.

My favorite is this fella, Torbjorn Ahman. He doesn't ever talk and there's no music, just the ringing of steel and nice shots of his garden.

 

[Neet Tokusatsu]

You KNOW some fucker's coping with saying " natural increase in value over time" despite the fact the things have been restocking on occasion since forever.

That's probably the saddest thing about the whole thing, most people who manage to get those dolls are either scalpers or people who buy them just to destroy them, while people who actually play the games usually never get the chance to buy a fumo at their original price.

 

[Marche]

Semi-related to this thread.

Touhou fumos are going to be available for purchase in May, and boy i feel its going to be such a shit-show, with a bunch of scalpers fighting each other over plushies.

I've already planned on trying to scalp them.
We getting that Fumo money.