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

[Flying Whale]

I think most guitar players have probably seen this, but this tends to be one of my go to examples of how unnecessary like 90% of an electric guitar is. This is a Gittler guitar. It is totally functional and you can buy it right now (for $7495):
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That's the essence of an electric guitar. You need a straight neck, level frets, pickups that aren't made of scrap metal, tuners that will at least kind of hold their pitch, and strings that aren't pure rust. You can just leave the wood out entirely.
That's why electric guitar collection is such a strong sign of blind consoomerism: because in truth aside from aesthetics and the feel of the instrument, they're almost all identical. Plus usually these same people will have some dirt cheap acoustic instruments lying around as an afterthought, even though that's where investment actually pays off.

What really gets me is that if you look at boomers in particular, they're always huge fans of blues/southern rock shit, pentatonic scales are like catnip for weird old white men who desperately want to be hip. Yet they're also the ones who will turn their noses up the second you start playing on an inexpensive instrument and it's like...my man, what the fuck do you think the broke black guys you idolize were playing on back in the day?

This was the first solid body electric guitar, created by Les Paul in 1940. It's a 2 foot piece of 4x4 with a neck stuck to it and some pickups he wound himself. The two tan colored guitar halves on each side are totally nonfunctional, they're just there to make it look pretty. Les paul played this on recordings and for live audiences to great reception, yet apparently you can't sound good without a $5k setup? Alright.
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PS: sorry for all the instrument talk, other people. I know it's probably annoying for those who don't play.


To be fair, all it takes is one look at the tard baby thread to get the feeling that when actual small human beings are often treated as social media props that are discarded when they're no longer useful, that just using plants as social media props is pretty admirable by comparison.

That guitar gives me nightmares. LOL

Spoiler: Sperging about why guitar bodies matter

While yes, this is the bare minimum to make a guitar, the bodies do matter for a couple of things. The first and most important thing is stability. If you play electric guitar you've probably heard of neckdive. Some players avoid models like the SG because they tend to neckdive easily. Nowadays most models go for the stability of something like the Stratocaster. But for me who have conditioned my body to the classical style position. I just can't fucking play with them, I need a V model or the ML (Which i own both, one 6 stringed and one 8 stringed). These can have neckdives too but it's just not a problem for me. And so, guitar players usually go for a body that feels good to play with and I'm not sure this thing can make it for most people. Second would be weight, when you play for a long time you get accustomed to a certain weight. Some players do need lighter guitars because heavier guitars can just start fucking up your body. But that nightmare guitar honestly looks too light, It just looks uncomfortable to play with. Specially counting the third thing, the neck. That tiny fucking neck looks impossible to play with. Your hand moves differently around the neck depending on which string+fret+finger you're playing in. I just can't imagine playing stable with such a small space to move. Also necks can vary in their shape and I'm not sure if that tiny neck could work if you add more strings.

While I agree with you with boomer takes on guitars. The new generations are also equally dumb when it comes to downtunning and playing 8 strings, or 9 strings. OR FUCK IT, Make ridiculous 20 stringed guitars where you can't play the fucking thing.

The fuck is this shit. OMG so Brvtal! Fucking faggots.
I'm sure there's like a %0.000001 of players who could use this right. But please, stop.

Also fuck amp nerds/collectors. You don't need that many amps dude. What are you doing. If you think dusting off your old consoles to play retro games is annoying, try changing amps. Unless you work in a recording studio, keep all of your bandmates equipment on your house or some shit like that, why would you need so many? They do sound different I'll give them that. But fuck off, you're not using them all.

 

[Maggots on a Train v2]

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Spoiler: reclaiming the soy

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I like how he has spent money on legos, but his bed frame appears to be a twin mattress stacked on pallet wood.

I'm taking a wild guess that someone obese lives here from the absolute state of it, and from my painfully intimate knowledge of how obese people live, cook, and keep their kitchens, anything within a 5 foot radius of that stove is covered in old grease splatters from frying.

Just imagine the condition after several years of spills and splatters, and nobody having the energy to move all that shit around to clean anything. The fucking trading card binders on the bottom shelf. If he drops anything at all on top of those binders, everything in them is ruined. The owner probably just moved into his first apartment at age 30+, and has never had to clean anything all on his own.

 

[Raging Capybara]

Oh, absolutely. It goes right down to using specific brands of electronic components in gear. People will send out their already-overpriced boutique Tubescreamer clone to some faggot with a soldering iron and have the caps replaced with artisanal, seasonal, locally-grown, ethically-sourced components that make zero difference in actual sound quality.

They'll swear up and down that the species of wood you make an electric guitar from dramatically changes the timbre of the instrument. And naturally, the more rare and expensive the wood is, the more desirable its tonal properties are. What a fuckin' coincidence.

Both sound perfectly good. Some people in the comments section are coping that the amp is vastly improving the quality of the cheap guitar so it's not fair to compare, a ridiculous argument. I bet Ichika recorded the whole thing on Guitar Rig 5.

 

[Matt Damon]

Both sound perfectly good. Some people in the comments section are coping that the amp is vastly improving the quality of the cheap guitar so it's not fair to compare, a ridiculous argument. I bet Ichika recorded the whole thing on Guitar Rig 5.

I cannot overstate how much CNC has leveled the field between even the cheapest and most expensive guitars.

It doesn't make economic sense for (just for example) Fender to do the core construction of a Squier Strat to a lesser standard than the most expensive Fender American Strat Ultra, so you get an amazing level of consistency from even cheap instruments.

There are some things you still have to be careful of (quality of pick-up potting, floating bridges on cheap guitars are still complete trash), but it's way, way harder to get a dud guitar these days compared to how it was even 30 years ago.

 

[Vingle]

Bonus content: The unholy mashup of stationary and witchtok

Reminds me of the grimoire is from Corpse Party: Book of Shadows. It's made with human parts, because a legit one is creepy as fuck.

 

[FatAngryBear]

I cannot overstate how much CNC has leveled the field between even the cheapest and most expensive guitars.

It doesn't make economic sense for (just for example) Fender to do the core construction of a Squier Strat to a lesser standard than the most expensive Fender American Strat Ultra, so you get an amazing level of consistency from even cheap instruments.

There are some things you still have to be careful of (quality of pick-up potting, floating bridges on cheap guitars are still complete trash), but it's way, way harder to get a dud guitar these days compared to how it was even 30 years ago.

That's it, the difference between cheap guitars now and 30 years ago are night and day.

one of my go to bass guitars is a cheap £85 Harley Benton and with a good setup plays just as well as my USA made Ernie Ball

 

[RainbowStarlight]

So, going back to adult Disney aficionados. This instagrammer here makes me cringe. I swear she has a different Disney fanny pack and set of mickey ears in every photo. She works as a preschool teacher so I'm not sure how she's able to afford constant trips to Disneyland and all of that undoubtedly expensive Disney merch.
Children's balloons for your birthday. She is in her late 20s-early 30s.

 

[dflatline]

Enjoy trying to play those guitars sat down

 

[Honka Honka Burning Love]

So, going back to adult Disney aficionados. This instagrammer here makes me cringe. I swear she has a different Disney fanny pack and set of mickey ears in every photo. She works as a preschool teacher so I'm not sure how she's able to afford constant trips to Disneyland and all of that undoubtedly expensive Disney merch. View attachment 2531062View attachment 2531063View attachment 2531064View attachment 2531065View attachment 2531066View attachment 2531068View attachment 2531069View attachment 2531070
Children's balloons for your birthday. She is in her late 20s-early 30s.

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LOL FAT.

 

[LinkinParkxNaruto[AMV]]

She works as a preschool teacher so I'm not sure how she's able to afford constant trips to Disneyland and all

Credit card debt must account for like 90% of the spending from people featured in this thread

 

[NoReturn]

Suffer, suffer! Ah ha ha ha!

Spoiler: More shitty Disney Halloween food

So, going back to adult Disney aficionados. This instagrammer here makes me cringe. I swear she has a different Disney fanny pack and set of mickey ears in every photo. She works as a preschool teacher so I'm not sure how she's able to afford constant trips to Disneyland and all of that undoubtedly expensive Disney merch. View attachment 2531062View attachment 2531063View attachment 2531064View attachment 2531065View attachment 2531066View attachment 2531068View attachment 2531069View attachment 2531070
Children's balloons for your birthday. She is in her late 20s-early 30s.

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And she has a TikTooooook~

Spoiler: More

LOL FAT.

This is for you:

Credit card debt must account for like 90% of the spending from people featured in this thread

Whaaat? Nooo

Spoiler: More of these two, it's the same meme couple from before

The first two were defective, but it's Disney so it's fine!

 

[LinkinParkxNaruto[AMV]]

Whaaat? Nooo

Hope those pin people are actually rich or something like that. Imagine sacrificing your pension fund for fucking pins. Imagine if they don't even own the property they are filling wall to wall with inane bullshit.

 

[NoReturn]

Hope those pin people are actually rich or something like that. Imagine sacrificing your pension fund for fucking pins. Imagine if they don't even own the property they are filling wall to wall with inane bullshit.

Their Instagram account has the same username, but I still can't tell if it's that they're wealthy, that they have consumer debt, or if their life literally is just Disney and Disney merch.

 

[LinkinParkxNaruto[AMV]]

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oh crap, this silly meme turned out to be real wtf

but I still can't tell if it's that they're wealthy, that they have consumer debt

Thats the beauty of credit and debt, no one can ever tell that your lifestly is a whole bracket or two above your income, well, maybe until there's a recession and you are getting foreclosed but that what ropes are for.

 

[Vingle]

oh crap, this silly meme turned out to be real wtf

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Thats the beauty of credit and debt, no one can ever tell that your lifestly is a whole bracket or two above your income, well, maybe until there's a recession and you are getting foreclosed but that what ropes are for.

Most likely credit, they really look plain everywhere else. Other than the coonsoming.
The hair of the guy just looks horrifying, like it's a hair cap. It looks so unnatural and makes him look so old.

 

[TaimuRadiu]

Just wanted to mention that if there is anything worse than being a "modern" videogame collector is being a "collector". By that I mean spending thousands on dollars on a "physical" game that is available online at a lower price. Limited Run Games is a clear example of this and they also know their fan-base (bearded manchildren) enough that they exploit the cumsoomer within them.

This is a pretty interesting video and I recommend a watch:

Limited Run sucks because physical releases should be the default. Fuck you Steam. Fuck you PSN.

 

[BootlegPopeye]

To be honest, I dont miss them on PC. Maybe thats because I can still play games from 2002 and not have to drag out an old Windows XP machine. But that doesnt apply to consoles, and why physical releases still have value there.

I remember even before Steam took off, there was starting to be some issues with PC physical releases sold used because of the CD Key being registered to some one elses account, making it so you couldn't play multiplayer (this happened to me with IIRC Battlefield 1942).

 

[UnsufficentBoobage]

Anyways, why does every Gamer Girl have neon signs on their wall now.

Damn, reminded me I always wanted a neon Coca-cola sign in my room, as I think these look really glamorous for whatever reason.

 

[whitepumpkin]

Damn, reminded me I always wanted a neon Coca-cola sign in my room, as I think these look really glamorous for whatever reason.

As long as you get one for a reasonable price. I recall in 2004 Neon signs used to be hip and you could buy them for cheap and Coca-Cola isn't exactly on E-thot radar. I'm just astounded that girls are dropping over $1,000 for Sailor Moon/UWU designed neon signs that don't even look good. Especially when all those rooms have to be purple/pink tinted.

Spoiler: Prepare your eyes

I'm not anti-consumerism, by all means. It's not like I don't collect certain things. What gets me is blowing thousands of dollars on something for social media clot. That anime girl neon sign I think is from that infamous Nintendo girl @NoReturn posts, and it's no longer in her videos. Instead it's some other anime girl. Where did that one go? Did she give it away or did she just shove it in a closet while continuing to consoom more trendy pink anime shit?

And this is where the worry lies. I'm sure that girl can get away with it to an extent if she gets sponsors, but what about girls who don't and get hit with the FOMO?

Did you really need the Limited Edition Animal Crossing switch? Or two.. idk if those are PSP's or PS Vita's, but did you need them? Do you HAVE to have a pink keyboard that lights up and sparkles? I got my black wireless keyboard for $20 in 2013. It's not cute but even back then I was like "$20??? Eurghhhhh." I'm not any less of a girl for having it. Yet these aesthetic Kawaii uwu uguu Instagram Tiktok Influencers are driving girls to buying overpriced items just to fit a lifestyle and it cannot be healthy. Especially since aesthetic accounts are niche and the chances of you getting over a million views is really low.

So at the end of the day, what do you have if you don't go viral? A bunch of pink plastic items you might not even like when you hit your 30s. Or 40s. Or 50s. I guess in 10 years if you're a dumpster diver, you'll probably find a lot of cool shit. But until then, I feel sad that girls are being lured by this just to fit in with strangers.

 

[proteus4994]

So, going back to adult Disney aficionados. This instagrammer here makes me cringe. I swear she has a different Disney fanny pack and set of mickey ears in every photo. She works as a preschool teacher so I'm not sure how she's able to afford constant trips to Disneyland and all of that undoubtedly expensive Disney merch. View attachment 2531062View attachment 2531063View attachment 2531064View attachment 2531065View attachment 2531066View attachment 2531068View attachment 2531069View attachment 2531070
Children's balloons for your birthday. She is in her late 20s-early 30s.

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From someone who follows Becky Gerber’s thread, at least this woman has the grace to smile and look happy when she’s at Disney, so I’ll give her that much.