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

[glass_houses]

I went to a local amusement park that was hosting a car show a year or so ago. They had tons of cars being hauled in on trailers because they had restored them but didn't want to drive them.

I'm not sure what it's like in your country, but in Australia at least the road and insurance laws for classic cars can be highly restrictive, limiting the cars to only being driving to a certain speed limit, on certain roads, and to a total of maybe a hundred kilometres (if that) a year. If it's the same in your country, many/most of the cars being hauled in on trailers simply couldn't be driven very far because of insurance restrictions. Also, a lot of classic cars (other than muscle cars) just don't have the engine power to safely keep up with modern traffic on the roads.

 

[Coolio55]

I'm not sure what it's like in your country, but in Australia at least the road and insurance laws for classic cars can be highly restrictive, limiting the cars to only being driving to a certain speed limit, on certain roads, and to a total of maybe a hundred kilometres (if that) a year. If it's the same in your country, many/most of the cars being hauled in on trailers simply couldn't be driven very far because of insurance restrictions. Also, a lot of classic cars (other than muscle cars) just don't have the engine power to safely keep up with modern traffic on the roads.

That's totally weird man.
Where I live they don't even hide the fact that they want cars for the chosen only and they don't have wacko rules like that. Classic cars are actually the affordable option!

 

[Darkholme's Dungeon]

Some of this phenomena I think isn't too different than how boomers will spend 6 figures on a 50-60 year old car. Boomers are probably doing it because they saw that car a lot growing up and thought it was badass but couldn't afford it until they were retired. In this same way your 30-something consoomer loved Pokemon cards and vidya growing up but until he put in a few years in the Big Tech bug hive he could never afford it. But now that he has a decent apartment and disposable income he can buy all the Pokemon cards and vidya he ever wanted, which is all of them.

In defense of the boomer buying older cars, some of the older stuff, while being less efficient, would do well in a Ukraine scenario (No DEF and could run off cooking oil in a pinch better than newer vehicles).

 

[glass_houses]

In defense of the boomer buying older cars, some of the older stuff, while being less efficient, would do well in a Ukraine scenario (No DEF and could run off cooking oil in a pinch better than newer vehicles).

Consider some of the high end models that have come out in the past couple of years; they're completely bricked if their routine computer update glitches, to the point that they have to be towed back to the dealership for reprogramming. I'm not a car person but I can completely understand the attraction of a car that has no computer at all, and will run on virtually any hydrocarbon you feed it. Personally I couldn't do without air con, power steering and power windows, but I do get the appeal of the cars my father grew up with.

 

[Fliddaroonie]

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Please can we get a vomit rating? This warrants it.

 

[MadDisaster]

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

I have a hard time considering tattoos, even excessive amounts of them, consoomerism (unless it's corporate logos like someone mentioned earlier). Tattoos, even if they're flash off the wall, still involve an artist of some kind doing work specifically for you. It's not mass produced, disposable, or corporate branded - which are key things I associate with consoomerism. It might be foolish, tacky, or a waste of money, but it's still purchasing labor more than purchasing an object.

 

[Raging Capybara]

Just commenting about the rare games stuff. I follow a Twitch Streamer who plays a lot of really obscure DOS and PC games. I'm talking about stuff that doesn't even have an image to download on archive.org, things that nobody has ever heard about. Some of these games were released only in some countries in Asia and stuff, shit that was completely forgotten.

He always buys these things on eBay and he basically has to pay just for the shipping, because the games themselves are worth cents.

The retro gaming stuff is a scam. There's no old game in the world that should cost more than a few bucks.

 

[Tootsie Bear]

Just commenting about the rare games stuff. I follow a Twitch Streamer who plays a lot of really obscure DOS and PC games. I'm talking about stuff that doesn't even have an image to download on archive.org, things that nobody has ever heard about. Some of these games were released only in some countries in Asia and stuff, shit that was completely forgotten.

He always buys these things on eBay and he basically has to pay just for the shipping, because the games themselves are worth cents.

The retro gaming stuff is a scam. There's no old game in the world that should cost more than a few bucks.

I miss the good ol' days when people who outgrew video games sold them to younger kids for a fraction of the price originally sold. I'm talking no more than $5 dollars for most games. This was when I was kid in the 90's going to yard sales and flea markets.

Most people think that because something is popular makes a game worth more than it automatically is. Which is partly true. If someone is going to pay a lot of money for a collectible sale it while it's hot. But even when there's obscure or unpopular people still spend too much. I shouldn't have to spend more than a $1 just to learn Nintendogs is a bad games and not collectible.

 

[grimacefetishist]

Also, people who put mirrors under their cars. Why would I want to see your oil pan.

Autism

 

[Myrtle the Turtle]

I present to you Disney's latest consoomer trophy: a $5000 Star Wars branded cocktail

 

[Lobster Cult High Priest]

Autism

Not just regular autism it’s boomer lead paint autism

 

[LinkinParkxNaruto[AMV]]

The retro gaming stuff is a scam. There's no old game in the world that should cost more than a few bucks.

An old game shouldn't even be worth the same as it did when it was released, thats how its always been and very few cases could justify a markup because most games were mass produced and not actually that rare. When people start playing stonks with retro games there's always jewry at play.

 

[RandallBoggs]

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[Jonah Hill poster]

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I’m not here to make assumptions, but if that girl is Chinese, then showing off a LeBron James Funko Pop with a sad face is even more hilarious in retrospect.

 

[Catch The Rainbow]

I present to you Disney's latest consoomer trophy: a $5000 Star Wars branded cocktail

That container it's in costs 50 dollars



Granted it doesn't light up but still

 

[Sleazy Car Salesman]

I have a hard time considering tattoos, even excessive amounts of them, consoomerism (unless it's corporate logos like someone mentioned earlier). Tattoos, even if they're flash off the wall, still involve an artist of some kind doing work specifically for you. It's not mass produced, disposable, or corporate branded - which are key things I associate with consoomerism. It might be foolish, tacky, or a waste of money, but it's still purchasing labor more than purchasing an object.

Would someone who blows all their money on prostitutes also not be a consoomer then? They are, after all, purchasing personalized labor from a professional specializing in that field and the experience is tailored specifically to them.

 

[Elysian]

Would someone who blows all their money on prostitutes also not be a consoomer then? They are, after all, purchasing personalized labor from a professional specializing in that field and the experience is tailored specifically to them.

Yeah but prostitution has no artistic value and is inherently exploitative in a way that tattooing isn’t. Like there can be lots of different art styles, ways to draw tattoos and things you can get tattoos of, but there’s only so many positions you can bone someone in.

 

[MadDisaster]

Would someone who blows all their money on prostitutes also not be a consoomer then? They are, after all, purchasing personalized labor from a professional specializing in that field and the experience is tailored specifically to them.

To me, no. They'd be a fucking idiot, but not a consoomer. Same as someone who blows all their money on drugs - they're an idiot, but not a consoomer. Even though both are spending excessively on something they don't need, there's a difference between someone with a hoard of worthless junk desperate to buy the next piece of shit from BRAND, and people who just spend money on things we might consider stupid.

It's certainly subjective, but to me it keeps a distinction between just buying goods/services and consooming. We're all consumers. We all buy things that we don't really need. We aren't all consoomers, though.

 

[Fetish Roulette]

I present to you Disney's latest consoomer trophy: a $5000 Star Wars branded cocktail

In a just world, the introduction of the $5,000 consoomer drink would be met with universal mockery, especially by the types of people who can actually afford to spend $5,000 on a single drink. Unfortunately, the amount of these they have to sell to justify the cost of implementation is likely miniscule.

P.S. I found an article about the "Kaiburr Crystal" that hits a consoomerist 2in1: apparently, Kaiburr could also be a reference to Aaron Burr, most famous for being a character in the 2015 musical Hamilton and absolutely nothing else.

 

[𝕺𝖑' 𝕯𝖎𝖗𝖙𝖞 𝕱𝖆𝖙𝖘𝖔]

In a just world, the introduction of the $5,000 consoomer drink would be met with universal mockery, especially by the types of people who can actually afford to spend $5,000 on a single drink. Unfortunately, the amount of these they have to sell to justify the cost of implementation is likely miniscule.

P.S. I found an article about the "Kaiburr Crystal" that hits a consoomerist 2in1: apparently, Kaiburr could also be a reference to Aaron Burr, most famous for being a character in the 2015 musical Hamilton and absolutely nothing else.
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These people are so retarded they've never heard of the fucking Khyber Pass?