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

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𝕺𝖑' 𝕯𝖎𝖗𝖙𝖞 𝕱𝖆𝖙𝖘𝖔 said:
Back in the day there were vast improvements in hardware constantly but now it's leveled off to a point where average phone/PC specs are more than enough for most people's needs, but the tech industry has remained in the mindset that people need to replace everything. So instead of making devices actually better they've started making them more disposable to force that same rate of replacement even though it's not necessary and the phones aren't much of a real improvement over last year's model.

Plus Apple is great at marketing and social manipulation so morons buy into their shitty product changes for the clout. You just know there are retards out there who will literally judge people for having phones with a headphone jack ffs.
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Trust me, I get it. It's what happened with home appliances. They want you to buy a new toaster, so they design failure points, as well as take features away. If you want a headphone jack on a average phone, you have to plug a dongle into the charge port, which means you can't charge with a separate battery pack and listen at the same time. Fucking mental.
𝕺𝖑' 𝕯𝖎𝖗𝖙𝖞 𝕱𝖆𝖙𝖘𝖔 said:
Also I actually prefer Bluetooth headphones for a couple of reasons... one being that the wire tends to be the first thing that fails. My pair has a jack so I can use them as wired headphones if I want, but if the aux cord gets a short I can just replace the cord and not the whole pair. My Bluetooth headphones have lasted me much longer than any wired pair I've ever had for this reason alone. On top of that, I often want to listen to music while doing chores or hobby stuff and I like not being literally tethered to my phone or laptop while I do things that don't involve either of them or having the cord catch on things.
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Personally enjoy corded myself. I've tried Bluetooth, and then they died. Expensive too, git them for Christmas. I'd rather have a cheap corded pair with a analog jack, where while it might burn out, it's easy to replace and the sound quality is superior. That and there's no issues syncing up. Only thing I miss is being able to move to different rooms.
 
Staffy said:
emoving support for wired headphones is a clown world move because the two still have their own uses depending on the person
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Apple wants you to buy their overpriced peripherals. There's not much else to it.

Cheap bluetooth earbuds are pretty shitty. I have a pair but when i work i prefer to use a pair of wired ones i have from House of Marley, they are comfortable and sound really good. They were cheap too, i recommend that brand.

There really is no upside to not allow you to choose for yourself, its a very anti-consumer move
 
LinkinParkxNaruto[AMV] said:
Cheap bluetooth earbuds are pretty shitty. I have a pair but when i work i prefer to use a pair of wired ones i have from House of Marley, they are comfortable and sound really good. They were cheap too, i recommend that brand.
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Cheap brands are severely hit or miss. I've had a few good brands that lasted longer than even some expensive ones. My one main problem with wireless and earbuds in general is they run into issues when I go for a run on a hot day. For one, they obviously wear out quicker if it's hot out and for two they start getting slippery when you've worked up too much of a sweat. Unlike wired, it's easy to lose one if it falls out.
I don't think the disposability is necessarily the ultimate goal. I think it's a side effect of most electronics being manufactured in China because it's cheaper both in terms of labor costs and tax loopholes. Stuff built domestically is typically built to a much higher quality standard and will last much longer. That's the reason so much vintage hardware still works as well as the day it left the shelf.
 
I don't like ear buds, they hurt my ears and they never sit quite right. Around ears are my go to and I don't like wireless because of this.
 
retard strength II said:
And what's the deal with audiophiles anyway?!
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Some people like to listen to music as close to how it was intended to be heard instead of through shitty laptops, bluetooth speakers or $10 Chinese headphones. But I’ll grant you, once you hit a certain quality threshold the difference is non-existent and you’re paying for clout. Ideally you’d have production monitors with a flat frequency response so nothing in the EQ is artificially boosting the sound.
 
DrearyDoomguy said:
Cheap brands are severely hit or miss. I've had a few good brands that lasted longer than even some expensive ones. My one main problem with wireless and earbuds in general is they run into issues when I go for a run on a hot day. For one, they obviously wear out quicker if it's hot out and for two they start getting slippery when you've worked up too much of a sweat. Unlike wired, it's easy to lose one if it falls out.
I don't think the disposability is necessarily the ultimate goal. I think it's a side effect of most electronics being manufactured in China because it's cheaper both in terms of labor costs and tax loopholes. Stuff built domestically is typically built to a much higher quality standard and will last much longer. That's the reason so much vintage hardware still works as well as the day it left the shelf.
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I've had much better luck with headphones. I have ones paired with my pc i pretty much wear all day around the house and i am pretty happy with them but the bt earbuds always came with quirks, the ones i have now have lasted a lot but sometimes make these tiny wiring sound when music is off and it drives me mad.

Homofascism said:
But I’ll grant you, once you hit a certain quality threshold the difference is non-existent and you’re paying for clout
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Yeah, if they have a rapper doing branding or as labeled as GaMeR they are probably cheap crap with a big markup. They will most likely have exagerated bass and trembles for the little nigglets and make everything sound shitty too.
 
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Agent Abe Caprine said:
I prefer normal headphones unless I'm out of the house. Less likely to get mugged over wired earbuds. Not in an area where it's likely to happen, just cautious.
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Headphones I've always considered more of a PC/console thing, where it actually has a alright sound chip worth hooking into. Otherwise it just feels like I'm carrying all this bulk around for less
 
Staffy said:
Plain interference that messes up your phone's connection with your bluetooth earphones
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I have a hillarious thing where mine get interference each time I move my head a specific way, no matter how close the phone is.

But those also glitch over WIFI waves' presence, so it could be anything.

Also, what kind of over the ear bluetooth headphones that are simple and cozy is the best?
 
UnsufficentBoobage said:
Also, what kind of over the ear bluetooth headphones that are simple and cozy is the best?
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You thought the consoomer thread was the best place to ask lol?

I have a personal vendetta against subscription-based water bottle flavorer cartridges. Only can be used in their special water bottle. Is "mailed straight to your door!!!!" really still a selling point in the age of grocery delivery and amazon? My family buys them because "they will help you lose weight." The water in the bottle stays clear, it's flavored by going through the proprietary flavor cartridge. They think this is healthier than other ways to flavor water because they still see just normal water rather than seeing, like, how crystal light and other 0 cal things typically have a bit of food dye. I don't know. All I know is a subscription service water bottle drives me insane.
 
bliblblblbbllb said:
You thought the consoomer thread was the best place to ask lol?

I have a personal vendetta against subscription-based water bottle flavorer cartridges. Only can be used in their special water bottle. Is "mailed straight to your door!!!!" really still a selling point in the age of grocery delivery and amazon? My family buys them because "they will help you lose weight." The water in the bottle stays clear, it's flavored by going through the proprietary flavor cartridge. They think this is healthier than other ways to flavor water because they still see just normal water rather than seeing, like, how crystal light and other 0 cal things typically have a bit of food dye. I don't know. All I know is a subscription service water bottle drives me insane.
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Literally all you have to do to get the same effect is get a 2 dollar bottle of Mio or some equivalent and do 1 to 2 squirts in a bottle of water. A single bottle of that stuff should last you at least a month unless you are flat out incapable of drinking water without some sweetener. Artificial or not, desensitizing yourself to sweetness like that is a terrible idea.

My personal vendetta is against Keurigs. They clog up landfills with unrecylable used pods all so the terminally lazy can save 5 minutes of work and pay significantly more for significantly lower quality coffee than if they just had a simple $20 drip coffee maker with a reusable metal filter. I'm sick of those repulsive pod coffee makers replacing proper coffee machines in company break rooms when the sheer volume of people consuming coffee in your typical office makes it 100% rational to brew a whole pot of coffee. There is absolutely no justification to have one of those things in an office.
 
Staffy said:
Plain interference that messes up your phone's connection with your bluetooth earphones. It sucks if it's happening in a place you'll be staying for a quite a while like a gym or worse, your house. Hearing any dangers, in my experience it's the same depending on your earphones. The only thing that matters is if it's a pair of earbuds that go in to your ear nicely which both wired and wireless earphones can
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Bluetooth headphones don't work on the street in midtown Manhattan because of all the signal interference. It's actually surreal
 
UnsufficentBoobage said:
I have a hillarious thing where mine get interference each time I move my head a specific way, no matter how close the phone is.

But those also glitch over WIFI waves' presence, so it could be anything.

Also, what kind of over the ear bluetooth headphones that are simple and cozy is the best?
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Sadly, I never had experiences with over the ear bluetooth headphones so I have no recommendations. On earbuds though as a general tip, if you can, avoid those ones with buttonless tap controls because they are crap.

Also, wifi and bluetooth interference is interestingly fucky. Sometimes, it's the other way around; I had someone bring over bluetooth headphones and the 2.4 ghz wifi we have gets disrupted because they probably have the same frequency, so any devices connected to gets thrown off the network.
bliblblblbbllb said:
You thought the consoomer thread was the best place to ask lol?

I have a personal vendetta against subscription-based water bottle flavorer cartridges. Only can be used in their special water bottle. Is "mailed straight to your door!!!!" really still a selling point in the age of grocery delivery and amazon? My family buys them because "they will help you lose weight." The water in the bottle stays clear, it's flavored by going through the proprietary flavor cartridge. They think this is healthier than other ways to flavor water because they still see just normal water rather than seeing, like, how crystal light and other 0 cal things typically have a bit of food dye. I don't know. All I know is a subscription service water bottle drives me insane.
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My god, it's like juicero all over again! I never thought something with the same business model as that shitty-ass juicer would take off or happen again in some form. Is it becoming big? I hope it doesn't and suffers the same fate as juicero.
 
DrearyDoomguy said:
My personal vendetta is against Keurigs. They clog up landfills with unrecylable used pods all so the terminally lazy can save 5 minutes of work and pay significantly more for significantly lower quality coffee than if they just had a simple $20 drip coffee maker with a reusable metal filter. I'm sick of those repulsive pod coffee makers replacing proper coffee machines in company break rooms when the sheer volume of people consuming coffee in your typical office makes it 100% rational to brew a whole pot of coffee. There is absolutely no justification to have one of those things in an office.
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I can go one better. I sharehoused with a hoarder for a while. Her kitchen was so packed with junk that she wanted me to store my food in my bedroom. One of the many things crowding the kitchen bench was something similar to this:

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Only it was more 'artistic' and took up a lot more room. When I checked the pods sitting in it, they were two years past their useby date. I questioned my housemate and she confessed that she didn't even know if she still had the fucking coffee machine. Yeah, living there was an interesting experience.
 
It's the cirkul waterbottle if anyone is interested in laughing at it. Most of the flavors cost about 3.75 or 4, which flavors like 6 bottles of water.... which just personally, I can just about drink per day, since I don't work a desk job. Either this would have to be a novelty, a rare treat, or I'd have to spend at least 50 a month just to drink flavored water during work hours alone.

Do people not know that herbal tea exists anymore or something? You can buy a box of 30 fruity sweet teabags for 4 bucks.
 
bliblblblbbllb said:
It's the cirkul waterbottle if anyone is interested in laughing at it. Most of the flavors cost about 3.75 or 4, which flavors like 6 bottles of water.... which just personally, I can just about drink per day, since I don't work a desk job. Either this would have to be a novelty, a rare treat, or I'd have to spend at least 50 a month just to drink flavored water during work hours alone.

Do people not know that herbal tea exists anymore or something? You can buy a box of 30 fruity sweet teabags for 4 bucks.
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You can put a couple drops of concentrated lemon juice in water if you're desperate. Honestly, I have been that desperate; I've lived in places where the tap water tasted appalling. Modern world problems; the water was perfectly safe to drink, it just tasted like sucking on a mouthful of mud and rusty pipes.
 
bliblblblbbllb said:
It's the cirkul waterbottle if anyone is interested in laughing at it. Most of the flavors cost about 3.75 or 4, which flavors like 6 bottles of water.... which just personally, I can just about drink per day, since I don't work a desk job. Either this would have to be a novelty, a rare treat, or I'd have to spend at least 50 a month just to drink flavored water during work hours alone.

Do people not know that herbal tea exists anymore or something? You can buy a box of 30 fruity sweet teabags for 4 bucks.
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A big can of Tang concentrate would last well over a month, that's my personal choice. Goes great with eggs
 
Staffy said:
, wifi and bluetooth interference is interestingly fucky. Sometimes, it's the other way around; I had someone bring over bluetooth headphones and the 2.4 ghz wifi we have gets disrupted because they probably have the same frequency, so any devices connected to gets thrown off the g
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And this is probably 100% due to somebody cheapening out on something on the developer's end.

I actually complained somewhere on this forum about infuriatingly strong interference in my room, and having it turn out to be from some kinda cool kid router my sister bought was a strange mix of relief and anger.
We moved it, but I also still get it if I leave smartphone wifi connection on.


glass_houses said:
Only it was more 'artistic' and took up a lot more room
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I did not need to know those existed, not with my utter hatred for coffee culture.
 
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