I can't believe I actually envied these people at one point. I didn't understand all the "perks" were meant to keep you at the office so you didn't leave. I actually thought they'd give you more time back. What a dumbass I was.
Offices are also installing "Phone booths" for this reason. It's the same size and shape of a traditional phone booth/box, but has a little shelf for your laptop. So you don't even get a conference room for calls; it's just a literal pod. https://youtube.com/watch?v=xxEO6n1Beyk
You know those brain scans where people are shown pictures of different things, and then sometimes the same area of the brain lights up for "object" when they're shown non-object things? (e.g. All those headlines about "Men don't see scantily clad women as people!")
I think that's what's happening here. They are so removed from the natural world, the Dao, god's creation, whatever you want to call it, that they see things like fish as inanimate objects. The fish are at the same level as a foosball table.
Open offices are horrifying, it's a freaking panopticon. You can't even take a break to dick around online because even if IT doesn't catch you, you'll still be worried about someone looking over and seeing you watching a video and thinking you're slacking, when in reality it's the first break you've taken in hours. https://youtube.com/watch?v=cjYtGiMIALYYou know what else is open? The plains. The place where our young got swooped by eagles and our ancestors got ate by predators. https://youtube.com/watch?v=ap9jHSaypPY
I'm not watching all those "a day in the life of" videos. They are the definition of soulless. I'd rather watch a surgeon talk passionately about saving lives or sharing medical knowledge, a mechanic who tells you how to get more performance out of your car's engine, a blacksmith forging a badass sword, or a carpenter who just enjoys making things out of wood. But this crap just seems so devoid of passion and, even worse, devoid of use. I don't know what these office drones contribute to society apart from their income tax. And that fucking rabbit food that they are eating. It's healthy, but I simply would not enjoy eating it. Better fix me some ribs, some fries, and a large coke.
Open offices are horrifying, it's a freaking panopticon. You can't even take a break to dick around online because even if IT doesn't catch you, you'll still be worried about someone looking over and seeing you watching a video and thinking you're slacking, when in reality it's the first break you've taken in hours.
And that fucking rabbit food that they are eating. It's healthy, but I simply would not enjoy eating it. Better fix me some ribs, some fries, and a large coke.
What I don't get is who watches these kinds of videos? They're not even a little bit interesting. It's just a bunch of women describing what they eat in a day.
Women have consumed this kind of boring shit for decades. It just used to be in magazines, tabloids and day time talk shows. There have been times where I have wondered why my mother or mother in law calls me to tell me what some famous lady likes to order at her favorite bespoke olive oil store, or why friends show me some celebrity's parfait on insta. I don't know why women are like this and why I, another woman who is pretty normal, is not.
Holy shit. Goldmine.
Especially that RE lady in Chicago.... Going around flushing toilets, such glamour.
What once again stands out is how similar those are. Same shots, same voiceover, same shit shown. That kool aid they're on must be really strong. They think they have it made.
It's almost like I'm looking at computer code meant to change the visual appearance of an NPC and their bedroom. There's something so incredibly inauthentic about those "aesthetics", but I'm at a loss to explain it. I guess it's just how "disposable" and meaningless that it feels, like it isn't even pretending to be some complex scene or lifestyle like even Hot Topic goths claimed, it's just something you change like your outfit.
It probably says something about how our society is like the rest of this thread.
Open offices are horrifying, it's a freaking panopticon. You can't even take a break to dick around online because even if IT doesn't catch you, you'll still be worried about someone looking over and seeing you watching a video and thinking you're slacking, when in reality it's the first break you've taken in hours.
Didn't they start existing because there were all these articles coming out about how bad traditional cubicles were, even though cubicles existed for a reason to begin with?
>Art Academia
>Green Academia
>Romantic Academia
>Chaotic Academia
>Light Academia
WTF is wrong you people goddammit.
It's almost like I'm looking at computer code meant to change the visual appearance of an NPC and their bedroom. There's something so incredibly inauthentic about those "aesthetics", but I'm at a loss to explain it. I guess it's just how "disposable" and meaningless that it feels, like it isn't even pretending to be some complex scene or lifestyle like even Hot Topic goths claimed, it's just something you change like your outfit.
It probably says something about how our society is like the rest of this thread.
It's easier to consoom next season's fast fashion line and Etsy/Wish trinkets to follow {new_trend} when you don't have to change much for it, i guess. As somebody pointed out in an earlier post *aesthetic* is a replacement for an actual personality these days.
Didn't they start existing because there were all these articles coming out about how bad traditional cubicles were, even though cubicles existed for a reason to begin with?
Not entirely sure but the open concept thing has been ruining homes for about a decade and a half now and it doesn't surprise me that offices followed suit.
>Art Academia
>Green Academia
>Romantic Academia
>Chaotic Academia
>Light Academia
WTF is wrong you people goddammit.
It's almost like I'm looking at computer code meant to change the visual appearance of an NPC and their bedroom. There's something so incredibly inauthentic about those "aesthetics", but I'm at a loss to explain it.
It's because it is inauthentic.
Got talking to one of your namesakes a couple of weeks ago after the kid admired her outfit, and the sheer passion and pleasure she was radiating while talking about the different looks and subsets of loli fashion was an absolute joy to hear.
That's not something you get from these assholes.
>Art Academia
>Green Academia
>Romantic Academia
>Chaotic Academia
>Light Academia
WTF is wrong you people goddammit.
It's almost like I'm looking at computer code meant to change the visual appearance of an NPC and their bedroom. There's something so incredibly inauthentic about those "aesthetics", but I'm at a loss to explain it. I guess it's just how "disposable" and meaningless that it feels, like it isn't even pretending to be some complex scene or lifestyle like even Hot Topic goths claimed, it's just something you change like your outfit.
It probably says something about how our society is like the rest of this thread.
Didn't they start existing because there were all these articles coming out about how bad traditional cubicles were, even though cubicles existed for a reason to begin with?
The idea of “following an aesthetic” is inherently insincere. The whole point of identity is that it’s something you are - not something you have to try to be. The very act of trying to be something inherently implies that you aren’t, because people who are don’t have to “try” at being something that’s second nature to them.
It really goes back to the whole consoomer vs. collector mindset: are you chasing an aesthetic because you genuinely like it? Or because you think it makes you look cool to others?
Didn't they start existing because there were all these articles coming out about how bad traditional cubicles were, even though cubicles existed for a reason to begin with?
Not only are you correct, but you're so correct that you've transcended time.
Behold! The glorious collaborative working environment of the Great Depression!
And the stunning efficiency of the 1950s!
It's almost like I'm looking at computer code meant to change the visual appearance of an NPC and their bedroom. There's something so incredibly inauthentic about those "aesthetics", but I'm at a loss to explain it. I guess it's just how "disposable" and meaningless that it feels, like it isn't even pretending to be some complex scene or lifestyle like even Hot Topic goths claimed, it's just something you change like your outfit.
It's easier to consoom next season's fast fashion line and Etsy/Wish trinkets to follow {new_trend} when you don't have to change much for it, i guess. As somebody pointed out in an earlier post *aesthetic* is a replacement for an actual personality these days.
It really goes back to the whole consoomer vs. collector mindset: are you chasing an aesthetic because you genuinely like it? Or because you think it makes you look cool to others?
I'm not watching all those "a day in the life of" videos. They are the definition of soulless. I'd rather watch a surgeon talk passionately about saving lives or sharing medical knowledge, a mechanic who tells you how to get more performance out of your car's engine, a blacksmith forging a badass sword, or a carpenter who just enjoys making things out of wood. But this crap just seems so devoid of passion and, even worse, devoid of use. I don't know what these office drones contribute to society apart from their income tax. And that fucking rabbit food that they are eating. It's healthy, but I simply would not enjoy eating it. Better fix me some ribs, some fries, and a large coke.
I'm not watching all those "a day in the life of" videos. They are the definition of soulless. I'd rather watch a surgeon talk passionately about saving lives or sharing medical knowledge, a mechanic who tells you how to get more performance out of your car's engine, a blacksmith forging a badass sword, or a carpenter who just enjoys making things out of wood. But this crap just seems so devoid of passion and, even worse, devoid of use. I don't know what these office drones contribute to society apart from their income tax. And that fucking rabbit food that they are eating. It's healthy, but I simply would not enjoy eating it. Better fix me some ribs, some fries, and a large coke.
You ended up just unintentionally reminding me of a surgeon that fixed my torn meniscus when I was a teenager who gave me a DVD or some shit of the surgery because he was really fucking enthusiastic about how it went and how it was apparently not like usual one's he treated. I never got around to looking at it but I remember he was really fucking enthusiastic about the methods used or whatever the shit but not in a creepy or weird way. This wasn't the first time, nor was it the last time I got a doctor that was full on open about shit in a way where you could have a casual conversation about shit they did. Best case in recent years was a few years back when I got a cyst removed and I was awake the whole time just chatting with the fucking doctor about the surgery and other random shit.
Troons that exist solely because of the video game characters they liked the design of are some of the saddest cases. Usually either AGP or groomed by AGP that found out they liked said video game characters. Thisisn't solely tied to vidya though but rather media ingeneral. There's unfortunately an entire genre of internet "queer transpeople" (their own definition for themselves, not mine) that cite homestuck as being their awakening solely because they liked a character like vriska or whatever. They never address the appealing aspects of characters they supposedly sooper relate to and just do shit where they talk about "trauma" associated with the character's backstory or some shit like that. I just got reminded of that shit cause my fucking avatar is still the shitpost one from back in october/september and I'm too lazy and tired lately to come up with a replacement to the point it's become another unintentional long-term-ish avatar similar to the donald trump dr. who one from a few years back.
Offices are also installing "Phone booths" for this reason. It's the same size and shape of a traditional phone booth/box, but has a little shelf for your laptop. So you don't even get a conference room for calls; it's just a literal pod
What I don't get is who watches these kinds of videos? They're not even a little bit interesting. It's just a bunch of women describing what they eat in a day.
Are there any of vids of this genre that even look appealing? Like, do fabulous social butterfly Carrie Bradshaw types not exist anymore? Cause if the future for big city girlbosses revolves around working from home, having no friends, online shopping, and going to starbucks every day then that future is bleak.
This wasn't the first time, nor was it the last time I got a doctor that was full on open about shit in a way where you could have a casual conversation about shit they did. Best case in recent years was a few years back when I got a cyst removed and I was awake the whole time just chatting with the fucking doctor about the surgery and other random shit.
I had similar experiences with minor surgeries. I get chatty when nervous and as long as your mellow, the doctors I had don't mind small talk or giving you the play by play on what they are up to. I think a lot of it is just bedside manners and keeping you preoccupied so you don't think too much about them cutting into you.
