You Know What Grinds My Gears? - Things that personally piss you off

[internet friend]

I REALLY love it when you watch a stream about a thing or game you are interested in and the streamer just stops in the middle of it to talk about completely irrelevant shit. That's why I tuned into the stream about XYZ, it's totally to hear about your lunch or whatever the fuck, not watch XYZ.

 

[Local Fed]

Youtubers using AI voices for their essay style content. Most of the time it's simply jarring to me and takes me right out of what would have otherwise been a passable video. I get that some people just aren't great speakers, but I'd rather hear an actual person with their flaws (like hearing a mush mouthed retard such as Null on MATI) instead of some shitty AI that's supposed to sound like what's supposed to be "Generic American Male Prompt #4092."

Another thing about it is that I think a lot of these people using AI for the commentary are jeets. It's especially noticeable because you can tell that they don't even bother to get someone to proofread and/or listen to their script for super obvious grammatical issues for which an actual flesh and blood native speaker would never actually say out loud (even if they're horrific with the written word.)

 

[Rick Nekieta]

Youtubers using AI voices for their essay style content. Most of the time it's simply jarring to me and takes me right out of what would have otherwise been a passable video. I get that some people just aren't great speakers, but I'd rather hear an actual person with their flaws (like hearing a mush mouthed retard like Null on MATI) instead of some shitty AI that's supposed to sound like what's supposed to be "Generic American Male Prompt #4092."

Another thing about it is that I think a lot of these people using AI for the commentary are jeets. It's especially noticeable because you can tell that they don't even bother to get someone to proofread/listen to their script for super obvious grammatical issues that an actual flesh and blood native speaker would never actually say out loud (even if they're horrific with the written word.)

I clicked on one the other day that was titled "Tragic Details About Dwight Yoakam" and I presumed it would be presented by a human who was a fan of Dwight Yoakam, not an info dump by an A.I. I don't care if you're awkward or if you stutter, or whatever, if you are a genuine Dwight fan, I'm interested in hearing you speak about Dwight Yoakam. I don't need an A.I. composed essay read by a computerized voice. Dwight, to his credit, scaled WAY THE FUCK BACK on his public appearances while he was still popular to live a more private life. To me, this makes him commendable. He got in, secured his bag, set up his life and gracefully exited while on top, to pursue a bit of acting and a good work/life balance. I was interested in hearing a person talk about that. I clicked on it, listened to the first minute and decided I didn't need this shit.

Similar gripe: It's one thing when you're addressing a bunch of strangers and they say "just fucking google it" or use some passive-aggressive "here, let me google that for you" link. Strangers are not your employees. On the other hand, when you're speaking to someone you consider AT LEAST a good acquaintance, perhaps on the lower tiers of a friend, about an area they know more about than you and they snap with "jesus christ, just fucking google it." Yes, I can and do a shitload of personal research and I know how to do things without bothering anyone. I know what the modern world offers, for better or worse. I also sometimes just like to talk to human beings as a person. Not everything is an efficiency calculation. I hate when people refer others to impersonal mechanisms when it is clear that the other party is making an attempt to be personable or worse, when they cop an attitude over it. You add these resources as additional resources, not act indignant because the other party chose to talk to a person rather than read a wiki article.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

SLAPS!

To me it's sorta annoying when it's said that a tune "has no right" to "go so hard" as a way of saying it's good.

 

[Guiron]

Once a person has admitted error and is looking into avoiding that error in the future, there is no need for pushing the "what were you thinking?" line of dialogue.

Not helping matters is that most mistakes are made by people who were following procedure to the letter and might have missed something only momentarily. In the vast majority of errors, the person who made it wasn't thinking anything at all other than what they normally would. People who catastrophize over minor errors and faults, acting like it's the fucking end of the world because of the tiniest thing that would take 5 seconds to fix at best, are people I just can't deal with - I put up with a lot of stress as it is, and I'm not gonna have someone flipping the fuck out adding to the pile.

Thread tax: Since I noticed a discussion about speed limits a few posts ago, I'll add my own pet peeve to the mix - when you're driving at the speed limit, giving plenty of room for traffic, and the car behind starts speeding up to break the limit. That's fine, they'll just overtake and speed away, except they don't. Instead, they hang behind my car as if they're trying to climb into the boot, all while getting more and more pissed off. If you want to drive like a twat, that's fine, but just fucking do it instead of getting angry at everyone else for following the rules.

 

[Yours Truly 2095]

Back in the old days when people would post a spoiler and then just put /spoiler at the end.

 

[Justice Tony]

Sneed chat not working. I have needs but cannot sneed.

 

[FamicomGorby]

Youtubers using AI voices for their essay style content. Most of the time it's simply jarring to me and takes me right out of what would have otherwise been a passable video. I get that some people just aren't great speakers, but I'd rather hear an actual person with their flaws (like hearing a mush mouthed retard such as Null on MATI) instead of some shitty AI that's supposed to sound like what's supposed to be "Generic American Male Prompt #4092."

Another thing about it is that I think a lot of these people using AI for the commentary are jeets. It's especially noticeable because you can tell that they don't even bother to get someone to proofread and/or listen to their script for super obvious grammatical issues for which an actual flesh and blood native speaker would never actually say out loud (even if they're horrific with the written word.)

I can't fucking trust anything on youtube anymore. I love videos on niche topics but now anytime I see one I immediately am worried that it's AI produced. At least for now it's kinda obvious, like a channel that only has 1k subs but somehow has suspiciously well produced videos. I've definitely been tricked a few times, I notice it when the AI fucks up and pronounces a word completely wrong, like not even with an accent but like saying "desire" as "de-see-ray".

 

[Friend of Dorothy Parker]

I clicked on one the other day that was titled "Tragic Details About Dwight Yoakam" and I presumed it would be presented by a human who was a fan of Dwight Yoakam, not an info dump by an A.I. I don't care if you're awkward or if you stutter, or whatever, if you are a genuine Dwight fan, I'm interested in hearing you speak about Dwight Yoakam. I don't need an A.I. composed essay read by a computerized voice. Dwight, to his credit, scaled WAY THE FUCK BACK on his public appearances while he was still popular to live a more private life. To me, this makes him commendable. He got in, secured his bag, set up his life and gracefully exited while on top, to pursue a bit of acting and a good work/life balance. I was interested in hearing a person talk about that. I clicked on it, listened to the first minute and decided I didn't need this shit.

Wait, stop, what?? Tragic details? Don't tell me if it'll disappoint me, though. I love Dwight. Went to see him perform last year.

And I refuse to listen to robot voices, agree, agree, agree. Dumbest idea ever.

 

[Rick Nekieta]

Wait, stop, what?? Tragic details? Don't tell me if it'll disappoint me, though. I love Dwight. Went to see him perform last year.

And I refuse to listen to robot voices, agree, agree, agree. Dumbest idea ever.

The title was clickbait. The "tragedy" was that he was not inducted into the Hall of Fame because a lot of music producers in Nashville are upset at him for a) his Hollywood pivot and b) leaving money on the table by not riding his career til the wheels fell off. Clickbait of that level deserves it's own grind my gears entry.

Gripe: Homeowner's insurance rates going up around 40% a year TWO YEARS IN A ROW. Did not realize until I looked at my mortgage statement today because it comes out of escrow. Talked to insurer for 45 minutes, no mistakes were made and nothing changed except general claim volume, which I can't impact. Don't worry, I got a 12.45 refund because the policy erroneously believed I didn't have a smoke detector. I left a half a percent on the table. Seriously though, shopping around.

Oct 9, 2024, 2855.05
Oct 11, 2023, 1952.70
Oct 12, 2022, 1425.28

 

[AnOminous]

The title was clickbait. The "tragedy" was that he was not inducted into the Hall of Fame because a lot of music producers in Nashville are upset at him for a) his Hollywood pivot and b) leaving money on the table by not riding his career til the wheels fell off. Clickbait of that level deserves it's own grind my gears entry.

Nashville is shit. This reminds me of the same shit when they got big mad when Johnny Cash started succeeding in the rock and pop markets. I also looked up Dwight after this because tragic details sounded ominous. Fuck you, AI clickbait slop generators.

While I'm generally in favor of finding useful applications for AI it's like the first thing any new technology attracts is scamming scum.

 

[Captain Syrup]

Nashville is shit. This reminds me of the same shit when they got big mad when Johnny Cash started succeeding in the rock and pop markets.

Still fuming over Shania Twain adding some drum loops to her songs.

 

[Captain Syrup]

The drip feed of Gen Z hate is starting to get under my skin. "And the Gen Alpha pandemic goblins are gonna be even WORSE!!"

Worse than what? They're nine. They haven't even had a chance to ruin the world yet. Let them at least get a social security number before you start blaming them for everything.

 

[Rick Nekieta]

The death of the prank call. The prank call is a rite of passage denied to everyone 35 and younger. The last prank call I ever made, I was 16 and pranking law offices. I made a special point to laugh into the receiver and received a call back immediately from an irate secretary that contained a threat. I know there is a code to disable caller ID, but the old prank call made on a landline is simply an indescribable experience to anyone who didn't know what it was like to live in a world where some corners of the planet escaped the all seeing eye of surveillance and documentation. My friend had the best one. You'd have a group of friends call the same person asking for William Smith throughout the day. At the end of the day, you'd call and say "Hi, this is William Smith, do you have any messages for me?"

No modern technology will ever recreate the thrill of being able to cause mischief in a pretechnological world. Hell, you can't even do "ding dong, doorbell ditch" in the age of the Ring camera. Today's youth is stunted because they never had a chance to develop self-discipline, because the adults can always apply external discipline, often excessively. Fuck the panopticon and fuck its defenders.

 

[Kiwi Lime Pie]

The death of the prank call. The prank call is a rite of passage denied to everyone 35 and younger.
(...snip...)
No modern technology will ever recreate the thrill of being able to cause mischief in a pretechnological world.

I'd extend this to pranks in general. Growing up, various pranks were truly a rite of passage. I was on both the giving and receiving end of numerous pranks as a teen and young adult that were nothing more than good, clean, and - most importantly - harmless fun. Whether it was classmates toilet papering each other's houses, blowing out Halloween candles, fake letters making outlandish claims, or anonymous notes with coded messages - it was all stuff that was neither malicious nor harmed anyone in any sort of way and left the recipients laughing at the jocularity at best or shaking their heads in disbelief at worst.

Now, technology has rendered most pranks obsolete or impossible to successfully pull off. Additionally, people lack the creativity to pull off convincing pranks or other types of hoaxes that fool the unsuspecting (or downright gullible). Worse, some people's idea of pranks in the current era aren't funny at all and cross the line into being harmful in some sort of way.

I also agree that self-discipline seems to be lacking these days.

 

[Loris Yeltsin]

Adding to the YouTube comments gripes, I've always found it inappropriate and, more recently, downright offensive when people bring up a personal tragedy in the comments of a video that has nothing to do with such things. It always feels like they're using the death of a loved one or their mother's awful decline into dementia as sympathy and upvote bait.

Sheryl Crow - If It Makes You Happy (Official Music Video)

Comment 1: whose listening in 2023

Comment 2: WHo is stioll listaning in 2024=???

Comment 3: Anyone still listening in 2025?

Comment 4: I love this song so much. My father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two years ago. It was just devastating for us all. His health rapidly declined and he went through months and months of indescribable pain. Last week, he eventually passed away. I remembered how he used to enjoy this album when it came out, so I'm listening to all the songs now thinking of my dear old dad!

Comment 5: any1 still listerine in 2026?

 

[Fyrnite]

People who do this stupid ass shit. Makes me wish someone would cut off both of their hands. Obviously they aren't using them productively.

 

[Captain Syrup]

Comment 4: I love this song so much. My father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two years ago. It was just devastating for us all. His health rapidly declined and he went through months and months of indescribable pain. Last week, he eventually passed away. I remembered how he used to enjoy this album when it came out, so I'm listening to all the songs now thinking of my dear old dad!

Dude, we’re just here to vibe to Eye of the Tiger, not attend your dad’s funeral. What do you want me to do? light a candle?"

 

[DenseDeerFather]

The people who have a public reputation of being "the fun one" who is always the last to leave the party, but always has someone in the shadows cleaning up their messes once the party ends. These are always the people who overconsume substances and the people who go mad when left alone with their own thoughts. Healthy people are content to leave the party at a healthy hour. The people who need to keep the party going are fucking trouble. Stay away from them. I may be a curmudgeonly bastard, but at least I tell it straight and don't bullshit anyone.

Sounds like personal experience. I have something similar with certain outgoing women. It's one thing to be extroverted and friendly. It's another to lace everything you say with a humble brag. I have some horror stories about that.

You ever see these middle-aged guys, fully leaning into their midlife crisis, always blasting some ‘70s butt rock from a shitty portable speaker? And if they don’t have a speaker? Oh, don’t worry—they’ll just start singing it. At full volume. Of course they all have terrible voices.


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I'd like to add the dumb kids who enter busses with their speakers in full blast. You fucking idiot, you're not the only person here.

Oh great, another YouTuber just hit 100K subs. Gone are the actually interesting comments, now it's an emotionally codependent cult.

It’s a thing that’s gotten worse in the age of bots, where bots are required to build up a record of positive comments before they start doing whatever the hell it is they’re doing.

"PoopNinja3000 is love, PoopNinja3000 is life."

"I've tried so many sleep aids, TurdTornado, your voice is the only thing that helps me fall asleep."

"I've been in a funk all week, and the moment I hit play on your video, GassyGiraffe, it's amazing how much better I feel!"

Mmm parasocial relationships, gotta love it. For me I get extra weirded out when it comes out that DoctorTurtlePiss is a chomo and then they are all like" NOOOOOOO THIS IS A BETRAYAL TO MEEEE. I'M SO HEARTBROKEN, GYYS. HOWEVER CAN I HEAL? TURTLES VIDEOS CURED MY DEPRESSION IN MIDDLE SCHOOL!!"

You need therapy.

Comment 4: I love this song so much. My father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer two years ago. It was just devastating for us all. His health rapidly declined and he went through months and months of indescribable pain. Last week, he eventually passed away. I remembered how he used to enjoy this album when it came out, so I'm listening to all the songs now thinking of my dear old dad!

In addition to this it's kinds off putting if the uploader pins the comment and adds one of those heart thingies. It's weird and gross and it just fuels those weird cults.

Thread tax: uhm I have none. So have a non issue. An apartment where the windows face the south.

Shit is rough when you are light sensitive but don't want to pull the curtains like some NEET.

 

[Rick Nekieta]

Thread tax: uhm I have none. So have a non issue. An apartment where the windows face the south.

Shit is rough when you are light sensitive but don't want to pull the curtains like some NEET.

Here, let me get the thread tax for you. This one's on me. I want to take a moment to note that I was in a similar situation with east facing windows with those chinsy thin white blinds that don't cover the whole window, let all sorts of light through and even amplify existing light by way of reflection. There were no light blocking curtains. Light blocking curtains would have saved me countless hours of agony when I was dealing with constant insomnia. Those cheap chinsy apartment default "blinds" are completely ineffective and apartments should contain light blocking options, even if not forced by law. Light blocking curtains and the appropriate fixtures are fucking cheap. I put them in my house on week fucking one.