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What is something you never understood the hype for?

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  • rikudou@lemmings.worldR [email protected]

    There are dozens of us!

    My country pretty much lives hockey, so people don't even ask whether you watch, it's assumed you do, so they'll ask stuff like "that match yesterday was awesome, right?" or directly reference something that happened in said match and then look at you like their mind can't comprehend someone doesn't watch hockey.

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    Conan O'Brien taught me how to deal with this situation decades ago.

    Just say, "yeah, it was a real nailbiter!" that should buy you enough time to run away.

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    • cm0002@lemmy.worldC [email protected]

      The idea is to be a cog in which you can get lost and do minimal work while collecting a fat paycheck

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      Yup. When you're the only guy on the team, you have to do everything.

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      • cm0002@lemmy.worldC [email protected]

        Original question by @[email protected]

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        Romance. Like I get on an intellectual level why people couple up and all, evolution and all that, and that people strongly desire it, but Ive never been able to imagine exactly what it feels like to want that close of a relationship with someone, let alone a formalized and exclusive one.

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          I will also never understand the fascination with streaming. Just play the game, nerd.

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          It's not just to watch the game, it's to watch/listen to the streamer. It's like a talk show.

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          • bleistift2@sopuli.xyzB [email protected]

            Having multiple monitors. My boss now has three. One is dedicated to displaying their calendar the whole day.

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            Having two has definitely helped me, because most of my job is comparing what this thing says to what that thing says, but any more than that sounds like a bit much.

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              "The good old days"

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              The great thing about the past is that you can forget anything you want. Just hold on to the happy thoughts and any day can be a good ol day.

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              • kolanaki@pawb.socialK [email protected]

                Finally got to play Nightreign, and that's at the front of my mind as an answer to this question. Love Elden Ring; but after a few expeditions in Nightreign, I'm never touching it again.

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                There's a few mods on nexusmods that remove the time limits and the grind and make it feel more like another Elden Ring DLC.

                I'm also not a huge fan of rushing through my Souls game.

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                • dual_sport_dork@lemmy.worldD [email protected]

                  It's been 30 minutes: time to reboot Batman again! Let's spend half the runtime of the movie rehashing his origin story just in case there might somehow still be one single person on Earth who doesn't know what Batman's deal is.

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                  I actually don't know, only read it from reddit/lemmy that his rich parents died or something and now he wants revenge against the criminals that killed them?

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                    The notion that working in the Trades is so great. Coming from a guy did a lot of construction work, trust me it can really suck… also most of the guys in that line of work are assholes.

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                    I grew up and have put my fair share of time in the trades. They do pay well but if you don't get out of the field, you trade your functioning body for money.

                    The one thing I can't wrap my head around is why everyone wants to work so much overtime. Even unions are rocking 50-60 hour work weeks and then claiming they treat you well. It's looked down upon if you only want to work 40.

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                      Same reason some people are into watching video games, talent shows or even actors.

                      There's loads of interest to be found in spectating a skilled display of any activity if you truly engage with it IMO.

                      I sometimes watch sports I've barely got a grasp of the rules for just out of fascination. GAA hurling is the most recent one I can recall getting sucked into for an afternoon.

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                      • bleistift2@sopuli.xyzB [email protected]

                        Having multiple monitors. My boss now has three. One is dedicated to displaying their calendar the whole day.

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                        If I have one that's sufficiently big I don't need two. 24" is usually all I need. Helps to have 20/20 vision as well and use smaller fonts.

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                          I grew up and have put my fair share of time in the trades. They do pay well but if you don't get out of the field, you trade your functioning body for money.

                          The one thing I can't wrap my head around is why everyone wants to work so much overtime. Even unions are rocking 50-60 hour work weeks and then claiming they treat you well. It's looked down upon if you only want to work 40.

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                          They do pay well but if you don't get out of the field, you trade your functioning body for money.

                          That is the key, “getting off the tools” aka getting a white collar/office job….

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                          • rikudou@lemmings.worldR [email protected]

                            There are dozens of us!

                            My country pretty much lives hockey, so people don't even ask whether you watch, it's assumed you do, so they'll ask stuff like "that match yesterday was awesome, right?" or directly reference something that happened in said match and then look at you like their mind can't comprehend someone doesn't watch hockey.

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                            https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=msN7HNncHik&t=130s&pp=2AGCAZACAQ%3D%3D

                            Did you see that ludicrous display last night?

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                            • indibrony@lemmy.worldI [email protected]

                              Dude either needs to streamline to two monitors, or pick up iRacing.

                              Only reason I'd have 3 monitors is for racing sims, but even then I usually use VR anyway.

                              Two is fine for most.

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                              I have 3 monitors at work and at home. 2 isn't enough!

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                                I actually don't know, only read it from reddit/lemmy that his rich parents died or something and now he wants revenge against the criminals that killed them?

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                                Pretty much

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                                  I have 3 monitors at work and at home. 2 isn't enough!

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                                  I think we're forgetting we are outliers here. Most of the public don't need 3 monitors 😂 us nerds wouldn't be happy until we have 5+

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                                    They do pay well but if you don't get out of the field, you trade your functioning body for money.

                                    That is the key, “getting off the tools” aka getting a white collar/office job….

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                                    I moved up to project manager and started working 55 to 60 hour weeks as the norm and of course it's salary.

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                                      Apple, especially when it was considered a “luxury brand.”

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                                      It still is considered that, for reasons.

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                                        Twitter or any “microblog”.

                                        I don’t understand why “following” a person/organisation would be interesting. I would rather follow a topic/community.

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                                        You can do that. But certain voices carry extra weight within communities.

                                        I followed today's Formula 1 race on both Threads and Mastodon. Both platforms allow you to follow topics and that's what I did. But then I follow the people I find interesting as well

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                                        • bleistift2@sopuli.xyzB [email protected]

                                          Having multiple monitors. My boss now has three. One is dedicated to displaying their calendar the whole day.

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                                          When I was a CAD draftie, multiple monitors were a godsend.

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