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

[Fetish Roulette]

There has to be a market for like, half-masks or paintball masks. Something that will make babies cry in the grocery store.

As a paintball player myself, those masks can get ridiculously expensive. I got mine for cheap, but some of the really high end ones can cost $150+. To be clear, that's without RGB lighting and fans and shit.

 

[Raging Capybara]

The latest update of Animal Crossing: New Horizons is pretty consoomer-worthy. I can feel the Ikea from the pics in this comment, carboncopy of those shopping baskets in the kawaii candy hoards @NoReturn provided, those gaming racer chairs every jewtuber has.

All 9000+ New Items In Version 2.0 Animal Crossing: New Horizons Update (Datamine) - Animal Crossing World

The groundbreaking new Version 2.0 Update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) has been released adding a record breaking amount of new items

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It's a free update, bro. There's nothing about consumerism in that.

 

[Accept Only Substitutes]

Also notice how she was careful not to cover up the Apple logo with all those stickers lol

Gimmie those late stickers, but not covering up the Apple logo is A Thing You Do if you're an Apple fag. I buy an iPhone every four or five years, basically when iOS stops updating on my phone because security updates are important. Two iPhones ago for me, so the 4C I think, back in 2012 or so, I couldn't find a sturdy case for it that didn’t have a cutout for the Apple, which I hated. I don't want to advertise that I have an iPhone. Four years ago I could find solid backed cases, but a lot of them were transparent or clear to show off the color. Which alright, if I'm buying a colored phone I don't want to cover it with an opaque case, but still showing off that Apple.

Now Apple has a range of I don't know how many different colored cases, probably 13 or so, all with the Apple on the back. There are two clear cases, one of which shows off a circular ring where the magnets in the back that the magnetic wireless charger (an additional $59 dollars fuck you Very much) attaches to. Fucking eyeroll, man. You know the Apple fags are buying multiple cases, if not all of them. Why? A good case will last the life of your phone and swapping them sucks.

And as an added coonsum bonus? Each iPhone comes with an Apple sticker to proclaim your faggotry to the world on your car or something. I like the phone, but I'm not going to drive around town advertising that I have one. It seems like that's an invitation to thieves to break in to my car just in case I have expensive toys in there.

 

[Vingle]

It's a free update, bro. There's nothing about consumerism in that.

Free update full of consoomer-stuff, not at all.
Have you ever thought that this is a kids game and is grooming them to be future consoomers? The update isn't for the old gamers, because then the game would become more like New Leaf.
The whole thing is suspicious, and we're talking about Nintendo. Which has a history of making more and more shitty games in recent years, with add-ons.

Not everything has to cost money to be consoomer-worthy.

 

[Pissmaster]

Free update full of consoomer-stuff, not at all.
Have you ever thought that this is a kids game and is grooming them to be future consoomers? The update isn't for the old gamers, because then the game would become more like New Leaf.
The whole thing is suspicious, and we're talking about Nintendo. Which has a history of making more and more shitty games in recent years, with add-ons.

Not everything has to cost money to be consoomer-worthy.

The one argument I really have against this is that Animal Crossing's items aren't branded outside of Nintendo stuff, and even with that, a lot of it is stuff you can't just buy at a store. The one object I know of that you can is a Switch you can get in-game, which, uh, if you're playing New Horizons sans emulation, you already own one. It's all more like dollhouse furniture, and you're incentivized to make your place aesthetically nice. Collecting DIY recipes and building things yourself is also a big part of the game, which is great.

And speaking of building things yourself, if any of you know of any good YouTube channels for such things, let me know.

 

[Leaf-eon]

It's a free update, bro. There's nothing about consumerism in that.

The update is free but there's also the Happy Home Paradise dlc which cost 25$.

 

[Raging Capybara]

The update is free but there's also the Happy Home Paradise dlc which cost 25$.

All the items can be used in the vanilla game.

Free update full of consoomer-stuff, not at all.
Have you ever thought that this is a kids game and is grooming them to be future consoomers? The update isn't for the old gamers, because then the game would become more like New Leaf.
The whole thing is suspicious, and we're talking about Nintendo. Which has a history of making more and more shitty games in recent years, with add-ons.

Not everything has to cost money to be consoomer-worthy.

wtf is wrong with you? The images you posted feature a kitchen, a children's bedroom, a study, and a closet. What do all of those things have to do with consumerism? It's a game focused on interior design, the shit that Barbie has been doing for girls since ancient times.

Chill out, dude.

 

[Vingle]

wtf is wrong with you?

Chill out, dude.

The irony.

 

[NoReturn]

Gimmie those late stickers, but not covering up the Apple logo is A Thing You Do if you're an Apple fag. I buy an iPhone every four or five years, basically when iOS stops updating on my phone because security updates are important. Two iPhones ago for me, so the 4C I think, back in 2012 or so, I couldn't find a sturdy case for it that didn’t have a cutout for the Apple, which I hated. I don't want to advertise that I have an iPhone. Four years ago I could find solid backed cases, but a lot of them were transparent or clear to show off the color. Which alright, if I'm buying a colored phone I don't want to cover it with an opaque case, but still showing off that Apple.

Now Apple has a range of I don't know how many different colored cases, probably 13 or so, all with the Apple on the back. There are two clear cases, one of which shows off a circular ring where the magnets in the back that the magnetic wireless charger (an additional $59 dollars fuck you Very much) attaches to. Fucking eyeroll, man. You know the Apple fags are buying multiple cases, if not all of them. Why? A good case will last the life of your phone and swapping them sucks.

And as an added coonsum bonus? Each iPhone comes with an Apple sticker to proclaim your faggotry to the world on your car or something. I like the phone, but I'm not going to drive around town advertising that I have one. It seems like that's an invitation to thieves to break in to my car just in case I have expensive toys in there.

Isn't the logo a button? Like you tap it to do stuff?

 

[Vingle]

Isn't the logo a button? Like you tap it to do stuff?

No, it's just there. But the magnetic charger is going over it.
Pic is with transparent case designed for magsafe.

 

[The Great Citracett]

I used to work with a guy who always had iPhones. He'd always get these big expensive otterbox type cases for them and even those had a big round hole in the back so everyone else could see you were using an Apple product.

 

[William S. Sessions]

Gimmie those late stickers, but not covering up the Apple logo is A Thing You Do if you're an Apple fag. I buy an iPhone every four or five years, basically when iOS stops updating on my phone because security updates are important. Two iPhones ago for me, so the 4C I think, back in 2012 or so, I couldn't find a sturdy case for it that didn’t have a cutout for the Apple, which I hated. I don't want to advertise that I have an iPhone. Four years ago I could find solid backed cases, but a lot of them were transparent or clear to show off the color. Which alright, if I'm buying a colored phone I don't want to cover it with an opaque case, but still showing off that Apple.

Now Apple has a range of I don't know how many different colored cases, probably 13 or so, all with the Apple on the back. There are two clear cases, one of which shows off a circular ring where the magnets in the back that the magnetic wireless charger (an additional $59 dollars fuck you Very much) attaches to. Fucking eyeroll, man. You know the Apple fags are buying multiple cases, if not all of them. Why? A good case will last the life of your phone and swapping them sucks.

And as an added coonsum bonus? Each iPhone comes with an Apple sticker to proclaim your faggotry to the world on your car or something. I like the phone, but I'm not going to drive around town advertising that I have one. It seems like that's an invitation to thieves to break in to my car just in case I have expensive toys in there.

extremely buttmad Applefag here, if you're this committed to pretending you hate having an iPhone then just scribble over it with a sharpie or something. take control of your life.

i wonder about those stickers and who's actually sticking them sometimes, though, cause i've probably got a dozen of them stacked up by now and have zero desire to put them on anything. certainly not my fucking automobile

 

[Cowboy Kim]

i wonder about those stickers and who's actually sticking them sometimes, though, cause i've probably got a dozen of them stacked up by now and have zero desire to put them on anything. certainly not my fucking automobile

I've seen those stickers on many a charger/suburban in the middle-class and lower income parts of town. Never in the rich areas, however.

 

[Fish Fudge]

To a degree, it doesn't matter how the movies do. The shelves are going to be so full of Black Widow action figures and Eternals Funko Pops that Disney is going to make a profit regardless.

Will those actually sell though? There were tons of Star Wars toys left on shelves, from movies that didn't particuarly resonate with audiences - I'm just struggling to see merch selling well that's based off three superhero movies that barely got any press coverage. Maybe I'm just living in a cave, though.

 

[Retired Junta Member]

Will those actually sell though? There were tons of Star Wars toys left on shelves, from movies that didn't particuarly resonate with audiences - I'm just struggling to see merch selling well that's based off three superhero movies that barely got any press coverage. Maybe I'm just living in a cave, though.

unsold goods are billed in advance and it is useful for the company to understand which target is less interested and in what.
besides I fear that they earn more with the merchandising for teens and adults than with the real toys

 

[♦️ King of Diamonds ♦️]

The fact they couldn't grow up past this mentality through puberty makes it incredibly hard for their behavior to change out of this nonsense for a long time if not the rest of their lives. Most likely. It's awful because these people and the type of economy/businesses they are influencing will cause lasting damage. Pretty much impossible to actually recycle the kind of plastic most of these people buy and fill their homes with. Once they're done with it, who will care to keep it? Maybe a few museums that would house shitty memoriabilia as "artifacts" but they don't number that high these days and there wouldn't be an excess of them in the future. Maybe later generations waxing nostalgia for a past they never had? Still niche.

Correct me if I'm wrong- but either Bronze-Age or Iron-Age China was the first human civilization to learn how to mass manufacture shit (specifically crossbow bolts), right? Modern archeologists and historians collect these crossbow bolts because they represent a very important step in mankind's technological advancement (specifically- paving the way for replaceable parts). The problem is I don't think alot of the plastic consoomer shit has any tangible historical value because mass-manufacturing was already perfected in the Industrial Revolution of the 1800's. You could make the argument that they will eventually have "collector's value" like the Confederate and Zimbabwean dollars that was mass-printed during periods of hyperinflation and are now prized by collectors as having economic and historic relevance but I really don't see that with shit like Funko Pops or Star Wars figurines. As hilarious as it may sound- Bootleg knock-offs of these toys may have a bigger cult following just due to how obscure and bizarre the rebranding can be as a means to skirt international copyright law (See the "Cash Pope" stores they have in Spain, for instance)

 

[Sleazy Car Salesman]

 

[Shig O'nella]

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"Well ... at least he keeps it clean," the consoomer's mother said as a single tear of shame rolled down her cheek.
"It's a basement, Doris. He should have a workshop in there, like a normal person," his father said, before returning his gaze to the depths of his glass.

 

[Kuchipatchi]

It's still a million times better than the quilting community. They're ... passionate, to say the least. Not only is there a surprising amount of consooming for an entire hobby that is supposedly built on recycling (Mom's sewing machine cost more than my last two cars put together did), but there's vendettas and dramas that make all the shit troons get up to look like baby's first tantrum.

I've seen some quirkyXD stuff from quilters. The main thing I still remember (I had a hiatus from quilting for a few years) is this comic of a woman who 'just loves buying fabr- I mean quilting.

There are plenty of comics like this in any crafting community, I wouldn't be surprised if it's a secret tactic by fabric companies to make it seem cool to hoard fabric "in case a future project needs it".
I've even seen fabric that's £16 ($21) per metre because its usually a popular artist who designed it. A decent price for fabric is £6-10 ($8-13) you can get at the local shop. If you wait for the sales, you can get pricier stuff for cheap if you really need it.
Hoarding pre-cut fabrics such as fat quarters, layer cakes and jelly rolls is a thing too. Sure, there are some beautiful colour and pattern combinations but if you don't do your research, you could buy a pack that has differing quantities of each design and throw off the project idea you had in your head.

I've never really engaged with the quilting community directly, especially cuz it's mostly older women rather than people my age. I'd love to see the drama in the quilting community.

It's insane how many times you will hear "Ugh, another fucking star wars movie I have to watch" or "X video game company screwed up Y game but I'm still going to buy whatever they release next"

That's why I'm making Legends of Arceus my last ever Pokémon game and starting to look into the indie scene and hidden gems.
AAA games don't feel amazing anymore and just repeat the same formula with different characters, locations and such.
And the attempts to give the games lots of detail and realism (in other games, not Pokémon, FYI) makes the games feel soulless due to losing their fantasy elements.
And I get to support an independent developer than give money to a multi million dollar corporation.

You can do art, or write. If you're crafty, you can sculpt your own stuff, or crochet/knit/cross-stitch.

I do lots of my own stuff cos all of the characters I like are unpopular but I prefer it that way so that they don't get hounded by consoomers.

 

[Accept Only Substitutes]

There are plenty of comics like this in any crafting community, I wouldn't be surprised if it's a secret tactic by fabric companies to make it seem cool to hoard fabric "in case a future project needs it".

Oh absolutely. I knit, but the concept of a stash for future projects is the same across all the crafting spheres. Lots of limited edition colors.

Subscription boxes are a big thing. Lots of indie dyers will offer them and they aren't cheap! This is the most popular one, Knit Crate. (Not an indie dyer) These are the options you have for one subscription box, the sock box. They have other boxes too, of course you can get them all!

First you choose a color theme.


Then you choose how you'd like to pay:

Look at those prices. One box comes with enough yarn to do either of the two patterns you send you. So 100 grams of yarn, either one skein of 100 grams or two 50 gram skeins. You can't pick what you get beyond a general theme.

You might end up with this:

Gross.