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

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celebrityskin said:
“It’s a bit cramped though.”

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.
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Maybe people like this chick?


I like these people, but they aren't what you were asking about.





This was in that same hashtag. I'll allow it.
 
NoReturn said:
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.
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It's easy to get taken in by shit like that when you're still young and lack any sort of real in depth work experience, especially if you've never worked a true office job since you'll never understand how truly bullshit they are until you've been in that environment and seen it first hand. I think that's why Google tries so hard to poach very young twenty somethings since they know anyone older with a wide body of experience and confidence won't deal with their bullshit.

If it's any consolation to you when I was a teen I really REALLY wanted to work at Rooster Teeth. Seriously feel like I dodged a bullet there by realizing that working there probably wouldn't be as fun as it looked.
 
NoReturn said:
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!
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And the stunning efficiency of the 1950s!
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Palate cleanser for @Valkorion
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Thank you for the palate cleanser, I love cats.:heart-full:
I still had to rate your post Islamic due to the aesthetic videos. The whole concept seems more like cosplay to me, though instead of trying to portray a specific character from a work, these girls (most aesthetics seem to be exclusively aimed at girls), they try to get the "vibe" (another 21st century buzzword) of that work/genre/time period/social stratum... etc. across. It's definitely not a personality. If fashion is an expression of personality, then it is more like a guy wearing flight jackets because he loves aviation, or a biker wearing a motorcycle jacket, or an incel wearing a trilby.
 
Valkorion said:
Thank you for the palate cleanser, I love cats.:heart-full:
I still had to rate your post Islamic due to the aesthetic videos. The whole concept seems more like cosplay to me, though instead of trying to portray a specific character from a work, these girls (most aesthetics seem to be exclusively aimed at girls), they try to get the "vibe" (another 21st century buzzword) of that work/genre/time period/social stratum... etc. across. It's definitely not a personality. If fashion is an expression of personality, then it is more like a guy wearing flight jackets because he loves aviation, or a biker wearing a motorcycle jacket, or an incel wearing a trilby.
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It's reverse personality. Instead of having a personality and letting your appearance and possessions reflect your personality (think of MTV's Room Raiders), consoomers buy an appearance and possessions to LARP a personality. Fucking skinwalkers.
 
Jeff_the_Thriller said:

I saw this on the news at my parents house this morning. It's a Sunday morning human interest story about a 90 year old consoomer.

He's been building lego models for 50 years and has like 200 sets up in his tiny senior living apartment. I was thinking he was just an old man looking for something to do but he was doing this in his 40s.
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But they're not 'his creations'. They're kits with instruction manuals. I'm not saying they're easy to put together, I'm just saying it's not like he designed them all himself and built them all out of matchsticks.
 
glass_houses said:
But they're not 'his creations'. They're kits with instruction manuals. I'm not saying they're easy to put together, I'm just saying it's not like he designed them all himself and built them all out of matchsticks.
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Frankly given his age it's just nice to see him still exercising his mind and staying busy. I've seen idleness destroy too many old people.
 
Semi-related to this thread.


Touhou fumos are going to be available for purchase in May, and boy i feel its going to be such a shit-show, with a bunch of scalpers fighting each other over plushies.
 
NoReturn said:
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Out of curiosity, I showed someone I know living in the Seattle area their honest thoughts on this:

  • the taking the light rail parts are eerily omitting the homeless/wackos
  • god bless this woman for going to the office in one of the most shittiest parts of downtown (pioneer square)
  • she definitely does not live in the actual seattle city proper...looks like she drives from a suburb up north to and from northgate station (north terminus of the light rail)
  • that must be a long commute because the rail from northgate to downtown + walking to that general area is maybe 25-30 minutes...plus commuting from the suburbs during rush hour...so a total of maybe around an hour or so give or take? it's hard to tell where she actually lives but it's definitely north of the city. granted rents are a tad cheaper there i wouldn't be surprised.
  • she could probably save some extra time not having to transfer from car to train by taking a commuter express bus. i would say it's a tad safer than the light rail. again hard to tell where she lives.
 
Protistology said:
It's reverse personality. Instead of having a personality and letting your appearance and possessions reflect your personality (think of MTV's Room Raiders), consoomers buy an appearance and possessions to LARP a personality. Fucking skinwalkers.
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I absolutely loved Room Raiders; it's long past time for another show where the host/a contestant just goes in people's houses and tries to determine their deal while they watch helplessly from the van.

That was a fun part of house-hunting, although obviously geared toward "why did this get added" rather than digging through people's drawers to make judgements about their lifestyles. Maybe that's why so many middle-aged women become realtors as a second career.
 
Neet Tokusatsu Hero said:
Semi-related to this thread.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZvpC-fltAl8
Touhou fumos are going to be available for purchase in May, and boy i feel its going to be such a shit-show, with a bunch of scalpers fighting each other over plushies.
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The shit going on with these things the past several years is nightmarish. It's like the shit that happened to the cheap rubber yoda puppets a few years back where they spiked from 10 dollars to 500 and 600 on ebay becauseof shitpost videos people madewith them. The difference being these things were already infamously scalped vidya merch online for a good while and the shitpost spawned popularity only made it infinitely worse. There were bootlegs that looked identical and were priced close to the source price floating around last year or so but inevitably the chinamen start scalping the bootlegs too knowing how deceptive knockoff merch can visually be.

You KNOW some fucker's coping with saying " natural increase in value over time" despite the fact the things have been restocking on occasion since forever.
 
Bubble Ba'ath said:
High T Snake Oil will give you Sanpaku eyes apparently. Or not even, I think the fully whited out crazy eyes are called Shihaku.
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I know I'm late, but this exact ad showed up in my Facebook feed and I started laughing uncontrollably, but then remembered that it was on April Fools Day -- so hopefully it was done in jest. And for anyone out of the loop, that's hardcore pornstar Johnny Sins who's featured quite often in memes.
 
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Valkorion said:
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.
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I can help with the blacksmith. Here's some Man At Arms.
 
The Lawgiver said:
You KNOW some fucker's coping with saying " natural increase in value over time" despite the fact the things have been restocking on occasion since forever.
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That's probably the saddest thing about the whole thing, most people who manage to get those dolls are either scalpers or people who buy them just to destroy them, while people who actually play the games usually never get the chance to buy a fumo at their original price.
 
Neet Tokusatsu Hero said:
That's probably the saddest thing about the whole thing, most people who manage to get those dolls are either scalpers or people who buy them just to destroy them, while people who actually play the games usually never get the chance to buy a fumo at their original price.
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If by "just to destroy" you mean the funny dumb fucking video where it's some guys just deep frying one I'd say that's a funny once in a lifetime kinda moment in the veinof old youtube shitpost destruction videos like the crucifixtion of barney or the various elmo torture vids. Once again with the visually identical bootlegs due to how simplistic the things are it's like also vague if it's official or not just looking at the thing.
This shit's fucking incredible for real lmao
Marche said:
I've already planned on trying to scalp them.
We getting that Fumo money.
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You've decided to fuel the consoomer cycle, then? I see. You have chosen the path of death.
 
This thread got me curious about what a modern video game collectors edition looks like. For $110 more than the standard edition you too can be the proud owner of this landfill bait. A light smatter big of Acrylic, enamel, and cardboard for the low low price of $150. All to celebrate a cartridge that houses some roms.
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Elysian said:
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I don't get Fumos. Maybe it's just because I had my weeb phase like a decade ago but they just look like less cute tsum tsums to me. I can't fathom spending hundos on one.
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Oh my god. The “mall” katanas. I help out at a anime con one of my friends helps to run. Some of the vendors sell swords and people would buy them and fight each other with it. Granted, these swords can’t even break skin but they use to beat the shit out of each other with it. Lol the police even had to come and stop them. Lmao
 
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