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

[Coral Apples]

It probably matters more on the amount the person gets and why.

If someone gets a tattoo that represents something close to them, like a pet or deceased family member, that's perfectly fine and understandable.

If someone plunks down hundreds to thousands of dollars for random bullshit tattoos just because it looks cool and nothing else, then that is VERY consoomer.

I think there are two types of tattoo 'consoomers'. This is not to say all people who get tattoos are, its more people who treat it like getting a new purse and may not have much more thought about it than that. There are people like Anisa Jomha who are using it as a form of personality and are essentially buying their way into a subculture. Being an "alt girl with wicked tattoos, look how old school they are", when the concern about what she is permanently putting on her body and the possible meanings behind it (she has a spider web on her elbow I believe, look it up lol) are second to the dopamine hit of a new product on her body.

Then you have the literal consoomers, those who literally brand themselves with their product of choice. The people who, while not directly giving their money to their brand religion, are a walking billboard for their franchise of choice. Some people are honestly just into the esthetic. I'm not gonna lie, I'm a sucker for Sailor Moon inspired stuff, but some people really just are looking for more ways to show they're the most super fan and no one else can compete (except everyone else who has the same identity as the super fan of their brand religion).

 

[MirrorNoir]

Who the hell wants a Frey ring?

People that think the Starks got what was coming to them at the Red Wedding?

 

[Sleazy Car Salesman]

People that think the Starks got what was coming to them at the Red Wedding?

I don't keep up with the wider "community" of the GoT fan base, is this an outspoken faction?

 

[Yaks]

Eh, I have a lot of random games on my Steam account, but the vast majority are there because I got them free or else they were on a fire sale for a dollar or two. I've not even played most of them.

I have a bunch because sometimes I like to waste $5 and play "Ebay Steam Key Pack Roulette" with friends. You get 50-100 steam keys for $5 then take turns to see who gets shot with the hentai game. This is fun for me because I'm the only friend who knows you can delete games from your steam library, so quite a few have shit like Hentai Puzzle 69 randomly in their lists forever now. I am a bad friend. Also it's funny reading the reviews because some neanderthals thought they'd get quality games in the pack somehow.

I think there are two types of tattoo 'consoomers'. This is not to say all people who get tattoos are, its more people who treat it like getting a new purse and may not have much more thought about it than that. There are people like Anisa Jomha who are using it as a form of personality and are essentially buying their way into a subculture. Being an "alt girl with wicked tattoos, look how old school they are", when the concern about what she is permanently putting on her body and the possible meanings behind it (she has a spider web on her elbow I believe, look it up lol) are second to the dopamine hit of a new product on her body.

Then you have the literal consoomers, those who literally brand themselves with their product of choice. The people who, while not directly giving their money to their brand religion, are a walking billboard for their franchise of choice. Some people are honestly just into the esthetic. I'm not gonna lie, I'm a sucker for Sailor Moon inspired stuff, but some people really just are looking for more ways to show they're the most super fan and no one else can compete (except everyone else who has the same identity as the super fan of their brand religion).

I like the crypto boys who get tattoos of their new favorite fad crypto only for it to end up being a scam later. Shit ton of them got ones for Safemoon.

 

[Kuchipatchi]

Are tattoos a form of consoomerism?

There are those that get addicted to tattoos. They literally cover their entire body with tattoos and some even go as far as tattoo their faces.

I knew a guy that kept saying he wants a face tattoo and this video comes to mind. He has the attention span of a child and I can imagine him getting bored of it pretty quickly but unlike an object, you can't just simply get rid of it.

 

[Pissmaster]

I hate to say it, but admitting to having hundreds of steam games in the consoomer thread is exactly the same as mentioning that you weigh 300 lbs in a deathfat thread.

No argument here. Hell, this thread fascinates me because I've got my own history of consooming by way of video game collecting. It's like a mix of a really shitty drug addiction, and a constant treadmill of keeping up with the joneses. Eventually one day, I just realized I was essentially enslaving myself, practically resenting that I needed to buy the hot new thing, and that the entire reason I'm buying one isn't because I personally want or need it, but because I'll be outcast from the "community".


Call me a faggot, but the sheer scarcity of this thing broke the spell. I'd have to get on waitlists and check forums and subreddits, possibly drive all over town at the asscrack of dawn looking to find one as stores open, all for a gizmo where I already have well over a dozen ways to play each and every game on there. Fuck 'em, and fuck all the tards cooming over this thing, it ain't worth $80, especially at a time when you could buy a Wii for less than half that, hack it, and have access to the complete libraries of several game consoles after an hour of setup.

That just cascaded into thinking about how much time and money I've wasted over the years chasing little highs by buying cheap schlock. I feel like its earned me a fairly good grasp on the psychology of consooming: it's very much a you-know-it-when-you-see-it thing, and it's something people do in fiefdoms where your quality as a person is judged not by your personality or actions, but by your possessions. People like that are vapid and worthless. They judge everyone around them by autistically deferring to checkboxes in their minds, and it's much more common than you'd realize. Some consoomers judge people by how old their cell phone is. Others, by what car you drive. And, yeah, seriously, fiefdoms exist where your video game collection makes or breaks you. Imagine someone telling you, in a roundabout way, to get the fuck out if you don't own at least something as valuable as Earthbound. Fuck that noise, man. I was just looking for friends with which to chat about video games, and I found myself smack dab in the middle of a dick measuring contest.

 

[Elysian]

No argument here. Hell, this thread fascinates me because I've got my own history of consooming by way of video game collecting. It's like a mix of a really shitty drug addiction, and a constant treadmill of keeping up with the joneses. Eventually one day, I just realized I was essentially enslaving myself, practically resenting that I needed to buy the hot new thing, and that the entire reason I'm buying one isn't because I personally want or need it, but because I'll be outcast from the "community".

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Call me a faggot, but the sheer scarcity of this thing broke the spell. I'd have to get on waitlists and check forums and subreddits, possibly drive all over town at the asscrack of dawn looking to find one as stores open, all for a gizmo where I already have well over a dozen ways to play each and every game on there. Fuck 'em, and fuck all the tards cooming over this thing, it ain't worth $80, especially at a time when you could buy a Wii for less than half that, hack it, and have access to the complete libraries of several game consoles after an hour of setup.

That just cascaded into thinking about how much time and money I've wasted over the years chasing little highs by buying cheap schlock. I feel like its earned me a fairly good grasp on the psychology of consooming: it's very much a you-know-it-when-you-see-it thing, and it's something people do in fiefdoms where your quality as a person is judged not by your personality or actions, but by your possessions. People like that are vapid and worthless. They judge everyone around them by autistically deferring to checkboxes in their minds, and it's much more common than you'd realize. Some consoomers judge people by how old their cell phone is. Others, by what car you drive. And, yeah, seriously, fiefdoms exist where your video game collection makes or breaks you. Imagine someone telling you, in a roundabout way, to get the fuck out if you don't own at least something as valuable as Earthbound. Fuck that noise, man. I was just looking for friends with which to chat about video games, and I found myself smack dab in the middle of a dick measuring contest.

Most of the NES collectors on YouTube seem like insufferable soyboys tbh. I can’t imagine trying to interact with them unironically. He’d probably try to mansplain troon politics to me before going home to humblebrag about owning Earthbound on r/gamecollecting and falling asleep under the blank, watchful eyes of his funko pops.

 

[Jimjamflimflam]

No argument here. Hell, this thread fascinates me because I've got my own history of consooming by way of video game collecting. It's like a mix of a really shitty drug addiction, and a constant treadmill of keeping up with the joneses. Eventually one day, I just realized I was essentially enslaving myself, practically resenting that I needed to buy the hot new thing, and that the entire reason I'm buying one isn't because I personally want or need it, but because I'll be outcast from the "community".

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Call me a faggot, but the sheer scarcity of this thing broke the spell. I'd have to get on waitlists and check forums and subreddits, possibly drive all over town at the asscrack of dawn looking to find one as stores open, all for a gizmo where I already have well over a dozen ways to play each and every game on there. Fuck 'em, and fuck all the tards cooming over this thing, it ain't worth $80, especially at a time when you could buy a Wii for less than half that, hack it, and have access to the complete libraries of several game consoles after an hour of setup.

That just cascaded into thinking about how much time and money I've wasted over the years chasing little highs by buying cheap schlock. I feel like its earned me a fairly good grasp on the psychology of consooming: it's very much a you-know-it-when-you-see-it thing, and it's something people do in fiefdoms where your quality as a person is judged not by your personality or actions, but by your possessions. People like that are vapid and worthless. They judge everyone around them by autistically deferring to checkboxes in their minds, and it's much more common than you'd realize. Some consoomers judge people by how old their cell phone is. Others, by what car you drive. And, yeah, seriously, fiefdoms exist where your video game collection makes or breaks you. Imagine someone telling you, in a roundabout way, to get the fuck out if you don't own at least something as valuable as Earthbound. Fuck that noise, man. I was just looking for friends with which to chat about video games, and I found myself smack dab in the middle of a dick measuring contest.

Mai brother!

I wonder how many anti/disillusioned consumers came from the video game fandom. I said my pl earlier in the thread very similar to yours. Alot of buying into a fandom and thus gaining a circle of friends mentality. Problem is you need to stay on the latest game to get all the new injokes, and current fad,a nigga doesn't have time for that if you have real world responsibilities.

Just stick to retro talk now, though a look at /vr/ shows some of the consumerism wankery about who has the right retro setup so you can play them in their original state.

 

[Sleazy Car Salesman]

Call me a faggot, but the sheer scarcity of this thing broke the spell. I'd have to get on waitlists and check forums and subreddits, possibly drive all over town at the asscrack of dawn looking to find one as stores open, all for a gizmo where I already have well over a dozen ways to play each and every game on there. Fuck 'em, and fuck all the tards cooming over this thing, it ain't worth $80, especially at a time when you could buy a Wii for less than half that, hack it, and have access to the complete libraries of several game consoles after an hour of setup.

And if I remember correctly wasn't that thing essentially just a Raspberry Pi running an NES emulator inside of a plastic shell?

Most of the NES collectors on YouTube seem like insufferable soyboys tbh. I can’t imagine trying to interact with them unironically. He’d probably try to mansplain troon politics to me before going home to humblebrag about owning Earthbound on r/gamecollecting and falling asleep under the blank, watchful eyes of his funko pops.

Nintendrones in general are insufferable soyboys, the N64 and NES are the two worst sectors of that group though.

 

[Pissmaster]

And if I remember correctly wasn't that thing essentially just a Raspberry Pi running an NES emulator inside of a plastic shell?

Pretty much. The hardware inside both the NES and SNES Classics were the same, and even had enough spare drive space to store almost the entire US NES rom library.

Mai brother!

I wonder how many anti/disillusioned consumers came from the video game fandom. I said my pl earlier in the thread very similar to yours. Alot of buying into a fandom and thus gaining a circle of friends mentality. Problem is you need to stay on the latest game to get all the new injokes, and current fad,a nigga doesn't have time for that if you have real world responsibilities.

Yeah, and those people seem to have a goldfish memory. Nintendo will release something like this back in late 2020:


and then you'll see idiots saying "OMG the nostalgia I'll finally get to play Super Mario Brothers again like I did with my dad and brother, who are both fuckin' dead and gay now and I miss them dearly and only you Nintendo can make me happy xoxoxo"... despite Nintendo releasing SMB so many times, the consoles without it is a shorter list than with:

• Nintendo 64
• Game Boy (DMG)
• Virtual Boy
• Nintendo DS (albeit. older DSes can run the GBA version)

and that's seriously it

Just stick to retro talk now, though a look at /vr/ shows some of the consumerism wankery about who has the right retro setup so you can play them in their original state.

Man, that shit is gay as hell. If you're setting out on an adventure to find a high-end CRT for a good deal, have fun. But if you're planning on just straight dropping a small fortune, just stick to emulation. The chase is better than the catch, and skipping the chase just makes you feel unfulfilled and gluttonous. There's no adventure to be had or story to be told when you just drop a pile of money on a thing to have shipped to you.

The right retro setup is whatever you grew up playing on. Unless you were a rich kid with very tech-savvy parents, you probably didn't grow up with a super nice Sony Trinitron, so it'll never feel quite right to you. I was fortunate enough to still have my last childhood CRT working into adulthood that my mom was happy to let me take with, and, yeah, it feels better to me than the ever-desired Trinitrons I've seen at conventions.

 

[UnsufficentBoobage]

buying their way into a subculture. Being an "alt girl with wicked tattoos, look how old school they are", when the concern about what she is permanently putting on her body and the possible meanings behind it (she has a spider web on her elbow I believe, look it up lol

Not directed at you, but I will never stop making fun of people who treat being tattooed as subculture (having anaesthetics when you get one makes you not trooo, wow), because those date back to literal cavepeople, you do not own the concept.
Also anyone saying anything about "meanings" should cut it immediately, because normal people should not give a fuck about prison (or whichever) crap. It is rainbows being claimed by gays all over again. God forbid person likes anything with "established meaning" (baby me saw a bit about female singer covering up a VERY pretty seashell tattoo as it apparently meant vagina...why would you care what literal human trash assumes).

Sorry, I am just kind of permanently asshurt on this theme

 

[Kikkoman]

r/Mechmarket is the hub for redditors looking to buy, sell, and trade mechanical keyboards and their parts.

https://archive.ph/5R5BI

Sadly this user hasnt posted an image of their keyboard hoard.

 

[Coral Apples]

Not directed at you, but I will never stop making fun of people who treat being tattooed as subculture (having anaesthetics when you get one makes you not trooo, wow), because those date back to literal cavepeople, you do not own the concept.
Also anyone saying anything about "meanings" should cut it immediately, because normal people should not give a fuck about prison (or whichever) crap. It is rainbows being claimed by gays all over again. God forbid person likes anything with "established meaning" (baby me saw a bit about female singer covering up a VERY pretty seashell tattoo as it apparently meant vagina...why would you care what literal human trash assumes).

Sorry, I am just kind of permanently asshurt on this theme

Sorry, a bit of a generalization to get my point across. I'm just jabbing at Anisa and people like her that use it as their flavor of the week quirk. People who are short sighted and just want that hit of dopamine and just got something without considering it any further than how they feel in the minute. I'm was more thinking of the suicide girl, alternative gamer girl type of subculture/identity, maybe I should have specified more. Also, about the seashell tattoo, that's stupid. Its a seashell, how bizarre.

Didn't mean to step on any toes, I knew that it could happen. I get where you're coming from.

 

[mr.moon1488]

No matter how many times I see it, I still can't get over how they always fling their mouths wide open in response to shit like this. It's just really not normal body language. The Jaw-dropping in a natural surprise response only extends as far as approximately the resting point at which your lower jaw would sit if completely slack, and only last for about one second in most people.

 

[𝕺𝖑' 𝕯𝖎𝖗𝖙𝖞 𝕱𝖆𝖙𝖘𝖔]

Consoomerism is a pattern of behavior, not what you buy. I have a coworker who has spent over 8000 dollars on tattoos and is eager to spend another 4000 dollars here soon. I would refer to someone like that as a total consoomer.

If they're tasteful, well-done tattoos done by a good artist then spending a lot of money is one thing. If they're tacky shit picked off those walls of designs you see at tattoo parlors then it's consoomerism

Mai brother!

I wonder how many anti/disillusioned consumers came from the video game fandom. I said my pl earlier in the thread very similar to yours. Alot of buying into a fandom and thus gaining a circle of friends mentality. Problem is you need to stay on the latest game to get all the new injokes, and current fad,a nigga doesn't have time for that if you have real world responsibilities.

Just stick to retro talk now, though a look at /vr/ shows some of the consumerism wankery about who has the right retro setup so you can play them in their original state.

Pretty much. The hardware inside both the NES and SNES Classics were the same, and even had enough spare drive space to store almost the entire US NES rom library.


Yeah, and those people seem to have a goldfish memory. Nintendo will release something like this back in late 2020:
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and then you'll see idiots saying "OMG the nostalgia I'll finally get to play Super Mario Brothers again like I did with my dad and brother, who are both fuckin' dead and gay now and I miss them dearly and only you Nintendo can make me happy xoxoxo"... despite Nintendo releasing SMB so many times, the consoles without it is a shorter list than with:

• Nintendo 64
• Game Boy (DMG)
• Virtual Boy
• Nintendo DS (albeit. older DSes can run the GBA version)

and that's seriously it


Man, that shit is gay as hell. If you're setting out on an adventure to find a high-end CRT for a good deal, have fun. But if you're planning on just straight dropping a small fortune, just stick to emulation. The chase is better than the catch, and skipping the chase just makes you feel unfulfilled and gluttonous. There's no adventure to be had or story to be told when you just drop a pile of money on a thing to have shipped to you.

The right retro setup is whatever you grew up playing on. Unless you were a rich kid with very tech-savvy parents, you probably didn't grow up with a super nice Sony Trinitron, so it'll never feel quite right to you. I was fortunate enough to still have my last childhood CRT working into adulthood that my mom was happy to let me take with, and, yeah, it feels better to me than the ever-mm.desired Trinitrons I've seen at conventions.

Games are fun because the game itself is fun, not the hardware it runs on.

r/Mechmarket is the hub for redditors looking to buy, sell, and trade mechanical keyboards and their parts.

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https://archive.ph/5R5BI

Sadly this user hasnt posted an image of their keyboard hoard.

This is absolutely insane to me as someone who sews. Sewing machines also can cost hundreds into thousands of dollars. There are many different types of specialized machines for different tasks.

But mechanical keyboards? They all do the same thing: type. There isn't any real difference between one or the other once you get down to it. It's not like say a basic/all purpose sewing machine vs a specialized quilting machine: both of them "sew" yeah, but a quilting machine has an extra long arm; which means you can sew through e.g. the middle of a quilt made for a king sized bed without running out of space to the right of the needle. And people generally don't tend to buy sewing machines for the sake of owning a bunch of sewing machines, they buy them because they're a useful tool for the things they make.

It's a lot like gearfags who spend more time talking about cameras than actually taking photos. Or audiophiles who spend more time trying to get great sounding headphones than actually listening to music.

 

[Sleazy Car Salesman]

If they're tasteful, well-done tattoos done by a good artist then spending a lot of money is one thing. If they're tacky shit picked off those walls of designs you see at tattoo parlors then it's consoomerism

For a bit of extra perspective he found out yesterday that the Army just changed it's policy on hand tattoos and now he's looking to spend more to get his hands totally done. They're well done tattoos, professional work and all, but the guy has tattoos on literally every part of his body that regs will allow. I don't care how well done and/or tasteful they are, that's just getting tattoos for the sake of getting tattoos.

edit: spelling

 

[Toolbox]

But mechanical keyboards? They all do the same thing: type. There isn't any real difference between one or the other once you get down to it. It's not like say a basic/all purpose sewing machine vs a specialized quilting machine: both of them "sew" yeah, but a quilting machine has an extra long arm; which means you can sew through e.g. the middle of a quilt made for a king sized bed without running out of space to the right of the needle. And people generally don't tend to buy sewing machines for the sake of owning a bunch of sewing machines, they buy them because they're a useful tool for the things they make.

It's a lot like gearfags who spend more time talking about cameras than actually taking photos. Or audiophiles who spend more time trying to get great sounding headphones than actually listening to music.

It gets more insane than that. At least with mechanical keyboards you can have different feels between key types, layouts, switches, whether or not you lubricate the mechanics of the former, but the mentality that expensive=better has lead to expensive usb cords. Yes, the plug that just connects the keyboard to the pc.

This is one on the cheap end for paracord.

 

[Fetish Roulette]

Completely unsure as to where to put this: the SJW thread, food thread or ?? so I opted for this one as it encapsulates both areas.

I was mining my promotions tab for obnoxious submissions for the Corporate Pride thread, and came across this email from DoorDash with the subject: Opt Out of Father's Day Marketing? which caught my eye.

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Can someone help me as to why Father's Day was chosen for this email? Who is this targeted to? Military families, niggers, ???

Just curious, your thoughts welcome. Mods please move to more appropriate forum if necessary.

Now I'm really, really curious if anyone was allowed to opt out of the Pride messaging.

 

[Gar For Archer]

It gets more insane than that. At least with mechanical keyboards you can have different feels between key types, layouts, switches, whether or not you lubricate the mechanics of the former, but the mentality that expensive=better has lead to expensive usb cords. Yes, the plug that just connects the keyboard to the pc.

This is one on the cheap end for paracord. View attachment 3426459

Why the fuck does it end in an aviation plug?

 

[Sleazy Car Salesman]

It gets more insane than that. At least with mechanical keyboards you can have different feels between key types, layouts, switches, whether or not you lubricate the mechanics of the former, but the mentality that expensive=better has lead to expensive usb cords. Yes, the plug that just connects the keyboard to the pc.

This is one on the cheap end for paracord. View attachment 3426459

Didn't people learn their lesson with the super expensive "gold plated" mega HDMI chords? Apparently not.