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

Lady Bizness said:
So I recently got back into swimming (well, flopping around in a somewhat linear direction for 45 minutes) and all I've got is a bathing suit, cap, and goggles. All these other people have all this extra stuff. Fins, hand find, floaty things between their knees, tiny paddle boards, snorkels. It's obvious that like me, none of these people are competitive swimmers, so it's not like they've got some equipment that helps them train that I, not a pro, wouldn't understand. So maybe it's mobility issues? No, there's a regular here who looks like he's drowning while he swims, and obviously has some huge mobility issues, but like me, uses minimal equipment.
I enjoy weight training too, and similarly have minimal equipment. Yet I see these regular people completely kitted out with all of this stuff. For what?!?
I know somebody is going to "well actually" me in the flippers or something but you know what, I don't care. I'm 90% convinced most of the shit clogging the walkpath at the pool is because people like to aquire accoutrements.
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Flippers are fun because you can pretend you're actually fast, like a shark. I mentally turn into a five year old in the pool. Anytime I swim I think about how cool handfins would be too but forget about it by the time I'm out. Just enjoy the swim, unless that man does start drowning.
 
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Lady Bizness said:
So I recently got back into swimming (well, flopping around in a somewhat linear direction for 45 minutes) and all I've got is a bathing suit, cap, and goggles. All these other people have all this extra stuff. Fins, hand find, floaty things between their knees, tiny paddle boards, snorkels. It's obvious that like me, none of these people are competitive swimmers, so it's not like they've got some equipment that helps them train that I, not a pro, wouldn't understand. So maybe it's mobility issues? No, there's a regular here who looks like he's drowning while he swims, and obviously has some huge mobility issues, but like me, uses minimal equipment.
I enjoy weight training too, and similarly have minimal equipment. Yet I see these regular people completely kitted out with all of this stuff. For what?!?
I know somebody is going to "well actually" me in the flippers or something but you know what, I don't care. I'm 90% convinced most of the shit clogging the walkpath at the pool is because people like to aquire accoutrements.
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I can't speak for swimming specifically, but people often buy things they believe that are a shortcut to improving at a given activity. The alternative is focused practice and hard work. Why go through all of that if you can buy a gizmo that'll definitely improve your XYZ? It'll depend on the activity of course, but chances are you'll be able to reach 80-90% of your max potential with some basic level of quality equipment, nutrition, etc. Your are not an elite athlete who needs to eek out those last few percent.

It's easy to talk yourself into buying something lighter for instance. You'll be able to move quicker and improve your times. You'll be getting better! Are you, though? You're slow because for form and technique are sloppy. You've only been doing this for a year and you're comparing yourself to people who've done it professionally for the last twenty. You don't train with purpose and have no goals or a plan to achieve them. Master the basics.

Social media influencers have only exacerbated the problem. Now you have a half-dozen avenues to listen to hundreds of people endorsing products, selling their own product, or giving you a daily review for something that'll defintely help you improve. Everyone you respect and aspire to be is using this kind of stuff, surely you need to as well?
 
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The Curmudgeon said:
I don't fault him for liking Funko Pops. To each their own and whatnot. I can't stand those things, but good for this guy. What gets me is that he wasted $14K on those things. He didn't even keep most of them.

Shit. If I had money like that I'd buy a new-used car! Yet he's throwing it away on Funko Pops...
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having Mixed Emotions out the ass after seeing this article. On the one hand I believe every funko pop should be destroyed. On the other that is so much plastic waste. Fuck! Vaporize all consoomers and the corporate faggots who make this gay shit and tell them they will like it!
 
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Lady Bizness said:
So I recently got back into swimming (well, flopping around in a somewhat linear direction for 45 minutes) and all I've got is a bathing suit, cap, and goggles. All these other people have all this extra stuff. Fins, hand find, floaty things between their knees, tiny paddle boards, snorkels. It's obvious that like me, none of these people are competitive swimmers, so it's not like they've got some equipment that helps them train that I, not a pro, wouldn't understand. So maybe it's mobility issues? No, there's a regular here who looks like he's drowning while he swims, and obviously has some huge mobility issues, but like me, uses minimal equipment.
I enjoy weight training too, and similarly have minimal equipment. Yet I see these regular people completely kitted out with all of this stuff. For what?!?
I know somebody is going to "well actually" me in the flippers or something but you know what, I don't care. I'm 90% convinced most of the shit clogging the walkpath at the pool is because people like to aquire accoutrements.
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the thing about sports equipement is a bit hit or miss
on one hand, everything has its use and i can see needing a particular piece of equipment

on the other hand its absolutely a consumerist thing in some cases, i think the consumerism is found less in unique items with actual uses like boards or flippers, and more in the fashionable and brand named accessories- we all know a person who doesnt exercise, yet needs to convince themselves to start doing it every few months by buying a new item
"i gotta start going to the gym again, better buy a pair of totes cute tights and some pretty new water bottle to encourage me to go."
>stops going for a few months
"oh no i should start going to the gym again. i guess i should go out and buy a NEW pair of cute tights and maybe a pretty sports bra!"
>stops going for a few months
"oh noooooo i need to work out, oh well i guess it cant be helped, new bra and shoes here i come!"
its like some people are incapable of living their life if they dont own pretty items to use, they need to consume in order to enjoy doing anything new

personally i dont see needing a bunch of actually useful equipment as being consumerist, a person might actually make use of that stuff, everyone is different and you cant compare yourself to them
but i also think, when that attitude IS consumerist in nature, its much easier to tell if the person describes their thought process
 
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Lady Bizness said:
So I recently got back into swimming (well, flopping around in a somewhat linear direction for 45 minutes) and all I've got is a bathing suit, cap, and goggles. All these other people have all this extra stuff. Fins, hand find, floaty things between their knees, tiny paddle boards, snorkels. It's obvious that like me, none of these people are competitive swimmers, so it's not like they've got some equipment that helps them train that I, not a pro, wouldn't understand. So maybe it's mobility issues? No, there's a regular here who looks like he's drowning while he swims, and obviously has some huge mobility issues, but like me, uses minimal equipment.
I enjoy weight training too, and similarly have minimal equipment. Yet I see these regular people completely kitted out with all of this stuff. For what?!?
I know somebody is going to "well actually" me in the flippers or something but you know what, I don't care. I'm 90% convinced most of the shit clogging the walkpath at the pool is because people like to aquire accoutrements.
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I often see men in my area riding on their bicycles in these (dunno what they are called), It weird af, as they're dressed for competition. Yes, a bike path go through my area, but it's not a marathon to bike on that. They're biking to and from work.
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Vingle said:
I often see men in my area riding on their bicycles in these (dunno what they are called), It weird af, as they're dressed for competition. Yes, a bike path go through my area, but it's not a marathon to bike on that. They're biking to and from work.
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Weekends are the worst when a group of them descends on a cafe you’re at in their clippy cloppy shoes and massive buldge sticking out just shitting up the place.
 
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having Mixed Emotions out the ass after seeing this article. On the one hand I believe every funko pop should be destroyed. On the other that is so much plastic waste. Fuck! Vaporize all consoomers and the corporate faggots who make this gay shit and tell them they will like it!
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Imagine spending money on something named "Bing Bong". I'd deep throat a 12 gauge for giving even a single red cent to such a item

Also Funkos basically can't be recycled because they're made of PVC. Might as well take them to a army training range and have a Abrams lob HE at it, at least it'll serve a purpose as a target there
 
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Lady Bizness said:
So I recently got back into swimming (well, flopping around in a somewhat linear direction for 45 minutes) and all I've got is a bathing suit, cap, and goggles. All these other people have all this extra stuff. Fins, hand find, floaty things between their knees, tiny paddle boards, snorkels. It's obvious that like me, none of these people are competitive swimmers, so it's not like they've got some equipment that helps them train that I, not a pro, wouldn't understand. So maybe it's mobility issues? No, there's a regular here who looks like he's drowning while he swims, and obviously has some huge mobility issues, but like me, uses minimal equipment.
I enjoy weight training too, and similarly have minimal equipment. Yet I see these regular people completely kitted out with all of this stuff. For what?!?
I know somebody is going to "well actually" me in the flippers or something but you know what, I don't care. I'm 90% convinced most of the shit clogging the walkpath at the pool is because people like to aquire accoutrements.
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yt people ruined swimming.

I mean these things make sense when you're swimming in a lake or the sea.

Why do you need snorkels at a swimming pool? You shouldn't put your head into water. Gotta swallow all that chlorine water to see someone's underwater turd?

Flippers don't make sense if you're casually swimming. They help you go faster but unless you're trying to push your record you don't need them.
 
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Alouatta Simia Belzebul said:
I think we still have people like that
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A good modern example would be that gook chick that defected from Best Korea and is all over Youtube, didn't write a book but is telling the wildest stories about what happened to her in NK. The gook dude defector, who did in fact got a book published about his time growing up in NK and his eventual defection, later admitted that he made up parts of his story. I read that book, Escape from Camp 14, and while it had all the misery porn hall marks it still gave an interesting glimpse into what life in North Korea is like. Or not, who knows how much he actually made up. It certainly wasn't painting as miserable of an outlook as some totally made-up trash like The Painted Bird or the Misha book you mentioned.
Fëanor Curufinwë said:
A few years ago I bought an eink reader secondhand and I haven't paid for a book since. I highly recommend it if you don't mind dealing with digital formats.
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I digitized my whole library after i bought my first Kindle (one with actual buttons for page flipping, i don't think they make those any more) and gifted all my physical books to various people in my social circle, one of the best decisions i've ever made. Libgen is such a godsend, i've never read more in my life than in that first year of owning my Kindle.
 
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Vingle said:
I often see men in my area riding on their bicycles in these (dunno what they are called), It weird af, as they're dressed for competition. Yes, a bike path go through my area, but it's not a marathon to bike on that. They're biking to and from work.
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I wore cycling clothes when I rode to work since I typically took a longer route and got some exercise which meant I needed to change and shower at work anyway.

But it was no-logo just bright colors and the shorts were mountain bike shorts which looked like normal shorts with hidden padding. I didn't want to be arrested for crimes against humanity.
 
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Gentlebastard said:
Someone, I'm assuming an American, saw this, and ran off with the wrong part of what made the genre popular in Worst Korea: consuming food. Instead of easing loneliness by "sharing" a meal, it became an exercise in eating inhumane amounts of (often low quality) food while blurting any bullshit that came to mind. It became a freak show, which attracted gawkers, which made it lucrative, which in turn brought in the gluttonous grifters. People watching Nikocado Avocado and other Western so-called mukbangers are no different from those who went to P. T. Barnum's circus in the 19th century: they're just there to point and laugh at the freaks.
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It's like the NPC-streams that are happening now. Pure spectacle.
 
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