What is something you never understood the hype for?
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Mr. Beast.
Unsubbed from a person that featured him recently.
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The one thing Krispy Kreme has going for them is if you can get them fresh and warm, they are pretty damn good, and they generally make them fresh all day. But at least in my area, what they did is open a handful of locations where you could get them freshly-made, let those build some hype for a year or two, then close them down and sell the pre-packaged garbage in grocery stores and gas stations.
IMO they are still generally better than whatever other basic glazed donuts you can buy off the store shelf, but if there's a local bakery that sells fresh donuts though, 10/10 they will be better than Krispy Kreme.
99% of Krispy Kreme in the UK is sold from a small display in a supermarket, where they’re stone cold and greasy as shit.
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Alcohol. Or drugs for that matter. But alcohol is the one that actually pisses me off when depicted in media. It's always some character downing a glass of something and then having this super happy face and enjoying themselves. Like, fuck off? Anyone I know who drinks doesn't even enjoy the flavor of it, and it being romanticized into this fancy, social drink is genuinely infuriating.
As for drugs, I just don't understand the reason why someone would want to alter their mental capabilities.
Genuine question: have you ever tried alcohol or weed?
Not saying you have to but it would make the point that at least you know what you're rejecting and why
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Alcohol. Or drugs for that matter. But alcohol is the one that actually pisses me off when depicted in media. It's always some character downing a glass of something and then having this super happy face and enjoying themselves. Like, fuck off? Anyone I know who drinks doesn't even enjoy the flavor of it, and it being romanticized into this fancy, social drink is genuinely infuriating.
As for drugs, I just don't understand the reason why someone would want to alter their mental capabilities.
As far as drugs go, I’ve tried basically everything but opiates (well I’ve smoked opium, but nothing else. I avoid those) and the way some drugs can change your visual, auditory, and even temporal perceptions is the most amazing and interesting experience in life. It’s truly incredible. I don’t do much anymore, but I’m so happy I have tried what I did. Beyond perception, certain drugs have made me feel pleasure beyond anything I could possibly imagine. Some people told me stuff like that could ruin other pleasures in life, but I have not at all had that happen. Perhaps heroin or fent could do that.
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As far as drugs go, I’ve tried basically everything but opiates (well I’ve smoked opium, but nothing else. I avoid those) and the way some drugs can change your visual, auditory, and even temporal perceptions is the most amazing and interesting experience in life. It’s truly incredible. I don’t do much anymore, but I’m so happy I have tried what I did. Beyond perception, certain drugs have made me feel pleasure beyond anything I could possibly imagine. Some people told me stuff like that could ruin other pleasures in life, but I have not at all had that happen. Perhaps heroin or fent could do that.
I understand why people do it (logically). But altering what I hear, see, taste, etc. is something that doesn't call to me at all, so I don't understand why people want to do it.
I guess it's more of a "I can't relate"?
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Don't enjoy alcohol like that.
It can have a particular taste I might enjoy every while but I know the risls and try to keep it a low number. And I feel like I can be at risk for addictions. So I was never drunk and never plan to.There has only been one alcoholic drink that I've enjoyed and it was because it tasted more like juice than alcohol. Also I was 17 at the time (accompanied by trusted adults) so that might've influenced it.
I get why people drink, and it's not like I'll care about any random person downing drinks left and right. What makes me mad is the overly-romanticized way it's depicted in media 99% of the time, and how normalized it is.
To each their own, but fuck any depiction in media that romanticizes them.
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I understand why people do it (logically). But altering what I hear, see, taste, etc. is something that doesn't call to me at all, so I don't understand why people want to do it.
I guess it's more of a "I can't relate"?
That’s totally fair! I was straightedge for my early life and also didn’t understand. Something changed for me when I was in my 20s. I decided to try cannabis and realized everything I was told about drugs was wrong. I can’t smoke cannabis anymore, it gives me crazy anxiety. But I do take MDMA every four months or so with my partner, because it’s the best feeling I’ve ever experienced!
The coolest drug I’ve taken was 5-MeO-DiPT, or “Foxy”. It altered everything about the world. It was the only thing I’ve ever tried that changed time. My partner at the time and I were listening to music familiar to us, and both noticed notes stretching out way longer than they usually do. The body feelings were also insane. I would never do it again hahaha
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There has only been one alcoholic drink that I've enjoyed and it was because it tasted more like juice than alcohol. Also I was 17 at the time (accompanied by trusted adults) so that might've influenced it.
I get why people drink, and it's not like I'll care about any random person downing drinks left and right. What makes me mad is the overly-romanticized way it's depicted in media 99% of the time, and how normalized it is.
To each their own, but fuck any depiction in media that romanticizes them.
wrote last edited by [email protected]Absolutely.
Sadly some amazing tasting drinks contain alcohol.
And I'd prefer if they just tasted like that without the actual alcohol.Edit: Phrasing
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The Office
The TV Series or the real estate scam by the rich?
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Mobile UI. It sucks. Yet the majority of people online are now connecting from it, and everything wants to be an app.
The keyboard is epic though. Totally designed in 6th circle of hell
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wrote last edited by [email protected]Partying. The whole idea of dressing up to leave one’s home after dark to visit a dimly lit, overly crowded place with overpriced drinks and snacks and music so loud you can’t hear yourself think.
Seems entirely unnecessary. I feel like social connection is so much easier when you can see and hear each other. Being able to get enough sleep and not needing to pay through the nose for 5 peanuts is also nice.
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I was really rooting for Yuki the most and he lost so many places
granted they did switch something up on him without preparing him for it but stillotherwise man I hope the FIA learns something from this race, it was bloody horrible. I would've had a more entertaining time going to church with my father and listening to someone preach for an hour and a half
You can tell it's a shit race when the coverage is mostly showing people in 14th-18th position. Normally I like Spa, and I like wet GPs because they're unpredictable. But this was a procession. Not as bad as Monaco, but nearly.
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I can't help but wonder how much the popularity of reality TV led us to where we are now. I don't just mean how the US president used to have his own stupid show, but how many people grew up thinking that "watching people create drama" is peak entertainment.
The same era saw the decline and demise of a number of educational channels and shows. Is it a coincidence? I don't know. All I know is there are lots of adults who grew up watching "reality" shows who now think politics are just a game to "win" and that when their opponents are upset, it's amusing. It's like the concept of empathy or working together don't even enter their minds. Everything is just for entertainment, no matter how serious it is or how many innocent people get screwed over by it.
wrote last edited by [email protected]“watching people create drama”
Same reason soap operas are popular and why wrestling used to be huge (maybe wrestling still is huge, but I don't feel like I hear about it as much).
People like drama. That it's contrived doesn't matter, it's still drama.
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Vtubers. I get the cute anime girl thing and I like fan art of them as I do other anime. But the models move wayyyyyy to exaggerated. It hits uncanny valley for me.
Also I don't get the parasocial relationship of chatting in a huge room of other followers. The chat is scrolling by at a hundred miles an hour and you're competing with everyone else for their attention.
I don't get the uncanny valley from them, but I guess that can vary from person to person, so that's fair.
The thing about chats being filled with too many people for any one person to matter I agree with. But that's a big streamer thing, not exclusively a vtuber thing.
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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.
We're doing some renovation at the moment. We have a lead contractor who's managing all the trades 'cos I know nothing about construction.
Every trade we've had - electricians, bricklayers, drainage guy, plumber, carpenter, etc - come as a duo. There's a guy in his late 30s or older who does the thinking, and a kid in the late teens / early 20s who are effectively labourers and lift, push, carry, drill, dig, etc. The life of the senior guy in the pair seems to be pretty good and you know they're well paid. The kids are learning, and in 10 years time will have their own labourer.
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/shrug You can challenge that assumption, and it might be the case for you, but if you're a developer, or you're working in applications like DaVinci Resolve, or you're comparing multiple spreadsheets, or you're comparing a spreadsheet with your taxes, or the list goes on and on. For example, here is someone developing a game with Unity https://i.sstatic.net/TrHVR.png and they don't even have their IDE window up!
Here's a really good example
https://www3.nasa.gov/specials/mcc360/Your first example is exactly what I’m talking about. 2/3 of screen space are wasted and literally show an empty void. And you’re telling me it’s essential to see that?
I grant you that this might change as development goes on, but as the screenshot stands now, it’s an argument in my favor.
As for the NASA image: I see that all these indicators may be open, so the user can immediately see when one flashes red. That isn’t so much the case for people who have discord (or task manager, WTF?) open on a full screen. Or a calendar, as I mentioned in another comment.
Also: Are you a NASA engineer?
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We're doing some renovation at the moment. We have a lead contractor who's managing all the trades 'cos I know nothing about construction.
Every trade we've had - electricians, bricklayers, drainage guy, plumber, carpenter, etc - come as a duo. There's a guy in his late 30s or older who does the thinking, and a kid in the late teens / early 20s who are effectively labourers and lift, push, carry, drill, dig, etc. The life of the senior guy in the pair seems to be pretty good and you know they're well paid. The kids are learning, and in 10 years time will have their own labourer.
Listen to the seniors.. They will all say the same thing.
The last guy did it all wrong.
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Partying. The whole idea of dressing up to leave one’s home after dark to visit a dimly lit, overly crowded place with overpriced drinks and snacks and music so loud you can’t hear yourself think.
Seems entirely unnecessary. I feel like social connection is so much easier when you can see and hear each other. Being able to get enough sleep and not needing to pay through the nose for 5 peanuts is also nice.
I feel like this is only one specific type or partying where you go to a business. There are many forms of DIY partying which involve spending less money and allow you to see and speak to people that you are parting with.
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Listen to the seniors.. They will all say the same thing.
The last guy did it all wrong.
Hey, how did you know that's what they said?
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Dark Souls games.
Or Final Fantasy games.
Or GTA.
