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

[LinkinParkxNaruto[AMV]]

He claims to have spent $55,000 on games, anime figures, and manga and that outdated figure was from four years ago.

and its all generic waifu tranime. He says he is being doing this since 2011 so one of those tards who buys things in bulk only for display.

I guess someone who is wealthy can bank 55k but its still cringe as fuck.

 

[Yaks]

When your "collection" looks like store shelves and you can't even access all of it (including the functional closet and dresser in the video) you're a hoarder.

 

[Hinttitroniikka]

Isn't hoarding also defined by never getting rid of anything? So, you can be a hoarder without being a collector, too. I think you can be a hoarder even if you empty the bins semi-regularly. It's just that the memorabilia and merchandise consoomers never use (or even see anymore due to being covered by other things) isn't what's going in the bin (or sold or whatever other means of getting it out your house). I think hoarders can even store stuff in boxes in their basements, it's more about the refusal to ever get rid of massive amounts of stuff that don't even have sentimental value, right? Or is there another word for that?

A home library can be a hoard if it's only there because you have a neurosis about removing it. But it can be totally massive and cover every wall without being a hoard if you know and use what you have, reread them, lend them out to people, take care of them, and actually get something out of having them, as opposed to the phobia of losing possessions. Right?

 

[Shig O'nella]

A home library can be a hoard if it's only there because you have a neurosis about removing it. But it can be totally massive and cover every wall without being a hoard if you know and use what you have, reread them, lend them out to people, take care of them, and actually get something out of having them, as opposed to the phobia of losing possessions. Right?

If you consume it, fine. If it consumes you, not fine.

 

[Yaks]

Isn't hoarding also defined by never getting rid of anything? So, you can be a hoarder without being a collector, too. I think you can be a hoarder even if you empty the bins semi-regularly. It's just that the memorabilia and merchandise consoomers never use (or even see anymore due to being covered by other things) isn't what's going in the bin (or sold or whatever other means of getting it out your house). I think hoarders can even store stuff in boxes in their basements, it's more about the refusal to ever get rid of massive amounts of stuff that don't even have sentimental value, right? Or is there another word for that?

A home library can be a hoard if it's only there because you have a neurosis about removing it. But it can be totally massive and cover every wall without being a hoard if you know and use what you have, reread them, lend them out to people, take care of them, and actually get something out of having them, as opposed to the phobia of losing possessions. Right?

There are different levels of hoarding for sure. In some cases it doesn't affect your life much, the mild hoarder. We see a lot of these in this thread, especially with the collectors. Then there are others like that last video posted, who may not necessarily have a problem now, but the pure fact he's willing to stop the functional use of his living space and even access to his own collection, is a bad sign for his future.

 

[WelperHelper99]

When humble bundle was better and before their market place it was pretty easy to put 15$ down for one particular game you wanted that was in the high tier and get 15 other games with it.

Not saying that's the only reason why these people have obscenely large collections but is generally a contributing factor.

Look I get steam has good sales, same sith some anime Blu Ray's like Sentai Filmworks, but 1000, no matter how you slice it, it's well over 1000 dollars, probably 5000. Absurd. It's not even physical, with manuals and art books, it's all digital. Insanity.

and its all generic waifu tranime. He says he is being doing this since 2011 so one of those tards who buys things in bulk only for display.

I guess someone who is wealthy can bank 55k but its still cringe as fuck.

I'd be looking for a insurance policy at that point if you've bought 55k worth of stuff- its worth something on the resale market.

 

[The Great Citracett]

A new line of funkopops just got released for the woke little mermaid remake.



I'll give them credit, they got Ariel's eye spacing just perfect.

 

[Kermit Jizz]

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Steam consooming is still consooming.

Spoiler

I still love Gabe, though.

Oh dear, this is rather embarrassing. I too might have an unreasonably massive steam library, so in order to further discussion and shield my fragile ego I can shed a little light on this.

@Jimjamflimflam is 100% right, humble can certainly a huge factor. For reference, I maybe get their bundles twice a year, so that's ~20 extra games a year. Assuming this redditor has similar habits that's about 160 of those games being humble trash.

Another factor that bloats my, and presumably their, game count are games that register as multiple entries for a single purchase. This comes in a variety of forms. I've seen some for dx11, multiplayer/server clients, modding tools, soundtracks, artbooks, older versions of games being bundled with the most recent version, there's quite a few. I easily have over 100 in my library. And these can creep into your library over time, they can be added after you've made the purchase as long as you still have the license.

The final factor, and considering this is an attention whoring redditor I suspect the primary element, free games. I've got dozens, maybe even over a hundred, free games added to my library. Most of them are just one off downloads I played with my friends. Considering the lengths redditors will go to to get updoots, I don't think it's unreasonable to assume he went out of his way to add random free games to his library just for asspats.

Realistically, he's probably only really bought 500-700 games. Still a lot, but not as bad as the misleading steam game count says. Furthermore, I think @WelperHelper99 estimate of ~$5 per game count is about accurate. I feel like that's a reasonable estimate on my end at least. And while $5000 sounds like a big number, keep in mind that's $625 a year, or like 10 new games every year. In the context of this thread, those are baby numbers.

For some real shit, there are users with over 30k games.

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steamcommunity.com

 

[Yaks]

For some real shit, there are users with over 30k games.

Note the Games Played number of 97. I'm assuming a large chunk of those were only a few minutes, maybe an hour, of actual play time.

This actual games played number for massive physical game collections is likely the same too.

and shield my fragile ego

Do you need us to hold your hand and have an intervention?

 

[Neil McCauley]

Is piracy or physical media the exact opposite of consooming? Instead of paying the faggots at HBO $15 a month to watch Aqua Teen Hunger Force I would rather buy a DVD or pirate it (it is quite literally on the Internet Archive in it's entirety) and only pay for it once plus the power bill of the device playing it VS dumping 100s of dollars a year on HBO Max. South Park being taken off Hulu taught me how retarded streaming services are.

There's also actually paying for entertainment that people make free out of courtesy, if you don't pay for something you're watching, it probably isn't worth your time and if it is you're freeloading. Strong Bad Email is free on homestarrunner.com but i purposefully paid $45 for the DVD boxset on their merch store because I want the creators to be paid for their work.

 

[Yaks]

Is piracy or physical media the exact opposite of consooming

No. Everyone consooms, we live in a capitalist society, that's literally how it's designed. How you go about it will save you money and/or headaches down the road, maybe be a bit more healthy for you mentally/physically, but that's about it.

Pirates just figured out how to not pay for their mass consumption of media.

I think the only people in the western world I'd consider non-consoomer are the Amish, but even I've seen ladies chugging bottles of cooking sherry in their buggies on the way home. (Which was hilarious)

 

[WelperHelper99]

Realistically, he's probably only really bought 500-700 games. Still a lot, but not as bad as the misleading steam game count says. Furthermore, I think @WelperHelper99 estimate of ~$5 per game count is about accurate. I feel like that's a reasonable estimate on my end at least. And while $5000 sounds like a big number, keep in mind that's $625 a year, or like 10 new games every year. In the context of this thread, those are baby numbers.

I mean when you break it down and if you have a steady job, I guess it goes more into the collecting category, further compounded that it's taking up basically no space.

I think there are tiers to collecting/consooming. One is the collector. He buys stuff in categories but it isn't junk and doesn't really hit hording status. Next you have the investor. Immensely interested in the property but also turning a profit in a few decades. He carefully preserves and displays his collection, worth possibly thousands, which tows the line between Consooming and collecting, but he's made plans to sell it at some point for profit because there's a bunch of rare shit in there. Last you have the Consoomer. Buys worthless things like Funkos that will never have a RoI, shit is scattered around his room, hoarder status.

 

[quaawaa]

Note the Games Played number of 97.

That's 97 games played in the last year. The actual game history page won't load, but he has 80k achievements and 34 perfect games with an average completion percentage of 24%, so he definitely has played a fair number of the games in his collection.

The more consoomer thing he's done is level up all of his badges to max level by buying trading cards/using the point shop:

Steam badges and cards are completely useless.

 

[Toolbox]

What the heck is this now?

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Fourth woman is just showing off some drink from the drive in chain sonic, she's a prime fast food consooomer because she felt she needed to publish this pertinent information about something they have produced for years but it's not 'flavored water' I am almost certain it is basically soda.

 

[Cpt. Stud Beefpile]

Isn't hoarding also defined by never getting rid of anything? So, you can be a hoarder without being a collector, too. I think you can be a hoarder even if you empty the bins semi-regularly. It's just that the memorabilia and merchandise consoomers never use (or even see anymore due to being covered by other things) isn't what's going in the bin (or sold or whatever other means of getting it out your house). I think hoarders can even store stuff in boxes in their basements, it's more about the refusal to ever get rid of massive amounts of stuff that don't even have sentimental value, right? Or is there another word for that?

That's what i took it to mean.

My dad is a lowkey hoarder but he has enough sense to not let the shit overflow the garage. Even so there's so much shit we will never get rid of until he passes away and mom can finally clean the house out without him wigging out at some random piece of crap.

 

[Jonah Hill poster]

When your "collection" looks like store shelves and you can't even access all of it (including the functional closet and dresser in the video) you're a hoarder.

Speaking of things regarding shelves and what not:

 

[John Titor]

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Steam consooming is still consooming.

Spoiler

I still love Gabe, though.

What's irritating about this is he's only buying games just to say he has 1000.

 

[WelperHelper99]

Speaking of things regarding shelves and what not:

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Nevermind the funkos, The shelf isn't even nice. It looks like a rack at Walmart. Say you're me with my small Gundam collection, that I've put days worth of work into building. I want to display that nicely. A wood shelf minimum, maybe a shrunk I found at a thrift store. The shelf itself screams Consoomer.

 

[Yaks]

Nevermind the funkos, The shelf isn't even nice. It looks like a rack at Walmart. Say you're me with my small Gundam collection, that I've put days worth of work into building. I want to display that nicely. A wood shelf minimum, maybe a shrunk I found at a thrift store. The shelf itself screams Consoomer.

At least they're out of the boxes and actually being displayed as intended, even if its a shitty funko.

 

[WelperHelper99]

At least they're out of the boxes and actually being displayed as intended, even if its a shitty funko.

There is something to be said for realizing that they aren't going to be worth anything