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

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Longdrink said:
I got annoyed with her and didn't watch the video to the very end, but I think she referred them as "sun patches" at one point so I think they are supposed to be somekind of extra protection from the sun for damaged skin or something.
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oh, so it's a medical necessity?

eh, not a problem in my eyes, whatever
i'll watch the vid later and try and TLDW it for ya
 
Cuntspiracy Man said:
oh, so it's a medical necessity?

eh, not a problem in my eyes, whatever
i'll watch the vid later and try and TLDW it for ya
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I don't think it's anything medical, just skincare fanatic being skincare fanatic. Or maybe she's doing review about that product or something. But yeah, now I got reminder why I stopped watching her videos, something in the way she talks gets really annoying and I always just end it middle of video.
 
Cuntspiracy Man said:
perhaps you joke, but i do feel like these "educated" folks, particularly the women, in positions of management, tend to be way dumber than most women i met working simpler more physical jobs

for the longest time it was presented as the other way round, factory and land work was the simpleminded work to which education and modern work was a step up, but i swear it's not true, it's like the high education system and office work world is actively UN-teaching people
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These days in modern corporate America, managers and executives are selected based on compliance, not work ethic, innovation, making deals, etc. It is therefore completely unsurprising that women chosen for how well they comply chase the latest consoomer trends. It’d be completely surprising if they had an independent thought, like how insane it is to spend a couple hundred bucks on a water bottle she’ll throw away in a few months because it no longer matches her wardrobe.
 
Kalsarinännit said:
Someone actually found the entire story for how this shit went down:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=3KiLXl5t5HM
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It's nice to have the mystery solved of where Patient Zero came from. I knew it wasn't organic, it started off as an influencer affiliate marketing ploy from the start.

The Hardest R said:
These days in modern corporate America, managers and executives are selected based on compliance, not work ethic, innovation, making deals, etc. It is therefore completely unsurprising that women chosen for how well they comply chase the latest consoomer trends. It’d be completely surprising if they had an independent thought, like how insane it is to spend a couple hundred bucks on a water bottle she’ll throw away in a few months because it no longer matches her wardrobe.
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Women generally are also more likely to go with the flow because culturally that's how we're taught, even if they do initially make a fuss. So if you want someone who won't openly question too much, assert themselves, or if they do they won't say anything because they don't want to make their friend Susie in accounting upset, it's better to hire a woman. They'll just be more likely to put up with it longer in general.

I've met some absolutely cut throat, intelligent women in higher management (particularly sales) in my day, but general office staff and office staff management tend to be pretty basic bitches.
 
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Not to drag out the water-tok/cup-craze discussion but lol

credit @Johnny Salami
this tubby lady is the target demographic for the shit. Note also the hoarding of flavored syrups, that's another trend, though one that's been around a long time. yaas kween consoom
 
Longdrink said:
, Drunk Elephant
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DE is so bad for kids skin. Its disturbing. Theres a trend of 10 year olds buying Drunk Elephant and other overpriced skincare products. Mind you we are talking elementary school kids buying high end stuff from Sephora. Okay maybe not high end but expensive. Its a combination of bright colors of the product, TikTok and Instagram, plus pushover parents. Kids used to play makeup with drug store products, now they want Yves St. Laurent eye cream thats $69 for 3/4 oz. *sigh*

In other news, Woman Arrested for Allegedly Stealing $2,500 of Stanley Drinking Cups (Archive) The cops put all the fuckin' water cups on the car like it was a drug bust.
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Cuntspiracy Man said:
perhaps you joke, but i do feel like these "educated" folks, particularly the women, in positions of management, tend to be way dumber than most women i met working simpler more physical jobs

for the longest time it was presented as the other way round, factory and land work was the simpleminded work to which education and modern work was a step up, but i swear it's not true, it's like the high education system and office work world is actively UN-teaching people
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Well I know by experience that a dumb manager is a "good manager" in most industries, at least in the bosses POV. As said before it's about compliance, not efficiency so you take the stupid "yes man" ones.

EDIT: The sephora problem is so first world middle class familiy problem it hurts lol
 
Theres something so nauseating to me about pouring tons of violently colored powers and syrups in your drink and claiming its healthy and 'water'. This is like going to Starbucks, ordering a milkshake and lying to everyone saying its just coffee. I can't believe I miss the days when it cool just to have a Fiji or Icelandic water bottle and not a liquid goyslop station with a consoomer cup.

Whatever happened to herbal teas and roast coffees?
 
Johnny Salami said:
#watertok is fat white women convincing themselves that adding sugar and goyslop to their water is healthy
https://youtube.com/watch?v=iYPISAeVe08like just drink water
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americans when the water doesnt have added red 40, preservatives and artificial sweetener

I've met people who don't drink water, how the fuck can you not drink water. I'm honestly convinced most of the obesity epidemic is caused by people not drinking fucking water, look at how many liquid calories Americans consume.
 
Myrtle the Turtle said:
Theres something so nauseating to me about pouring tons of violently colored powers and syrups in your drink and claiming its healthy and 'water'. This is like going to Starbucks, ordering a milkshake and lying to everyone saying its just coffee. I can't believe I miss the days when it cool just to have a Fiji or Icelandic water bottle and not a liquid goyslop station with a consoomer cup.

Whatever happened to herbal teas and roast coffees?
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They just don't want to cut the sugar. And herbal teas aren't sweet enough for them.
 
John Titor said:
A company that specializes in grading trading cards decided to expand to manga. Barring from out of print stuff, most manga, especially popular series, are not in any danger of limited runs. Just read the damn things.
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Don't most people pirate their anime and manga anyway?
Mr Bubbless said:
americans when the water doesnt have added red 40, preservatives and artificial sweetener

I've met people who don't drink water, how the fuck can you not drink water. I'm honestly convinced most of the obesity epidemic is caused by people not drinking fucking water, look at how many liquid calories Americans consume.
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Minor PL, but I have a coworker who is autistic. And every day, he buys 4-6 cokes and drinks 2-4 of them. I have no idea how he does it, cause even drinking two feels like overkill.
 
Myrtle the Turtle said:
Whatever happened to herbal teas and roast coffees?
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As far as social media, honestly I think it boils down to the fact that with tea and coffee there is less to show off, visually. A few years ago at-home coffee bars were a thing which I find kind of kind of obnoxious
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But even that's not enough any more. You need all the cups, all the powders, all the syrups. I need to be shown something new every half-second, otherwise you might lose my attention! 😱

Also, dumping all that junk into water is so much easier than being a patrician tea sperg or coffee autist. Compare ripping open a little packet of powder to the effort of making your own bubble tea or chai or dalgona.
 
Myrtle the Turtle said:
Kids used to play makeup with drug store products, now they want Yves St. Laurent eye cream thats $69 for 3/4 oz. *sigh*
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i noticed how much the whole "routine" bit appeals to these people

kids used to love playing with makeup because it was like doodling on your face, it was bright and fun and you got to play with paints, but it seems so different to the skincare obsession which is just products, brand names and behaviors


actually i think that's what a large part of this obsession is- the behaviors
we now live in a world where the way you act and walk and talk is no longer limited to your presentation in public, where it's very hard to maintain a 'character', we now have tiktok, the world's largest theatre club
which means in the past it didn't matter what morning cream and moisturizer and foundation you put on because all that was something you do at home in front of the sink- all that mattered what was was visible in public, the color of your lipstick or how you do your makeup, or at most small products you carry outside with you in your bag
now a large part of the appeal is the "routine", this idea that even when supposedly unobserved, you live in a way that's fashionable
it's fascinating actually, they still perform for the public, but they whole trend surrounds making it seem lived and candid, just a 'peek' into your life, a life you only put on for the theoretical viewer
 
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In 2014 there was a "Don't touch my bottle" trend with these fancy thermal cups and some kids were even bullied for bringing a normal water bottle to schools. Now, 10 years after, "watertok" is bringing it back.
 
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