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Thread for your probably old-fashioned and out of touch opinions
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On this note, I don't consider e-sports a sport. Competition akin to chess/checkers/hungry hungry hippos? Sure.
Something that requires skills and technique? Yes.
But I think a sport needs an element of physicality.
Yep. Yeah popular stuff like Taylor Swift, Arianna Grande, and Drake will probably always be available. But songs or artist that only had modest or brief popularity could easily just cease to exist in 10-15 years if the rights holders don't bother to put them on a streaming service. Before people would at least download the digital media to their desktop computers and copy them to a physical media, so there was a decent chance quite a few people still had a copy out there for a particular song. But now for stream-only/digital-only media, Youtube is literally the only failsafe from total oblivion. But if a song didn't get uploaded there, or the rights holders had it removed, or the Youtube uploader account was banned, then that song is lost.
Music has become more and more like a commodity so maybe future generations won't care. But if I really enjoy a song, I like knowing that I can enjoy it anytime I want for at least the next 10-15 years and possibly beyond.
Naaah, buddy. Weird is the premise of the thread...this is my safe space! 😅
Right, this is the biggest part to it.
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Do you not worry you'll miss stuff? I'll have to try it maybe
That's what I feel.
Damn it, man. There was too much care taken in this answer for me to brush it off with something glib. So here goes:
So am I. The best way I found for myself to study in uni was through discussions and listening in on lectures. But I find myself more focused in those situations (I'm not trying to multi task). One of the pros of audio books I see pushed around is being able to "read" them as you do other stuff. I don't get that.
Same. I can maybe put on a podcast here, but it means I won't finish it if it goes beyond the commute. So audio books are out for me since it would be more time efficient for me to sit and read it.
Okay, I think I get you.
But I can't do this, lol, because I feel like my attention moves away from either the game or podcast. Maybe it's the type of podcast I listen to? I sit down to podcasts and do nothing else really (other than breathe/eat/drink). I've tried podcasts at the gym and I feel like I'm missing something in the discussion because my attention is on working out.
Not my intent. Was just offering one use case that I could picture. But if it came across that way, that's on me.
This sounds interesting, although I'm still not sure I would opt for an audio book here. Probably for reasons I'm not even sure or can articulate well yet. I'd have to try it out then and have a think.
Lol, I honestly posted my opinion about them because it's what I can see is an out of touch view, but one I can't shake.
That's not controversial at all actually. Gabriel Genesis is better than Collins Genesis. Collins' only good song is In the Air Tonight and that's it.
The album So is enough to justify Gabriel's existence.
Hmm... Can agree but can also disagree. Solo career wise? Def, Gabriel beats Collins. But Collins in his own right is a fantastic drummer, singer, and writer. Gabriel himself is a fantastic singer, lyricist, and writer too. I frankly love both eras of Genesis and both guys. They're like two brothers from different families.
But sorry, Collins is a better drummer than Gabriel. Gabriel couldn't keep up with drumming on "Turn it on Again"!
My friends bug me all the time to get one with them, but I think most tattoos look terrible.
I get the argument, but it is a bit of a blurred line where something is or is not a sport. There's plenty of sports which are low on physicality.
But it really doesn't matter whether is is or isn't, but I do think e-sports are more interesting than meat sports.
People here care way too much about what streamers and Youtubers do and say. I'd rather hear nothing about them, good or bad. Ever. I'm sure there are plenty of good ones out there, but it feels like on balance it has platformed a larger number of undesirable people whose voices shouldn't be widely heard.
I also hate the degree to which "communities" coalesce around games or other forms of media. It seems to be an overwhelming net negative that promotes entitlement, gatekeeping, harrassment and other toxicity.
I also hate the degree to which "communities" coalesce around games or other forms of media. It seems to be an overwhelming net negative that promotes entitlement, gatekeeping, harrassment and other toxicity.
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- Have no interest in TikTok
- "Influencers" is a dumb concept
- I enjoy almost all chain pizza--it's not my favorite, but it's serviceable
- Twitter is not real life and that will continue to be true no matter how much you think that's a boomer thing to say
- I'm tired of people calling everything "wild"
- Ditto for the expression "having a normal one"
- The suburbs are ok
- I like going to the movie theater
- I still use Facebook and so does almost everyone I know
- Most people spend far too much money on coffee
- Everyone should budget and be mindful of how they spend their money
I absolutely think music in general is better now than it's ever been (or at least has the potential to be), but so many of these Tik-Toks you see on Instagram ("I can't believe my sister did THIS") all have the same fucking song on it. Not literally the same, but it just sounds the same. It's like artists are making music just to end up in these shitty 10 second videos.
It's either some pitched voice girl singing over a chill beat or some flavor of the week medio rapper that sounds bored. That's it. Every video.
It's either some pitched voice girl singing over a chill beat or some flavor of the week medio rapper that sounds bored. That's it. Every video.
Change that to all and I'm there. It's a body bumper sticker.
So do I, as much as I hate it.
Maybe I am making excuses but I am in a profession which skews towards the whitebread and millennial/boomerish (high-school teaching in a middle-class area) and it is almost essential to have Facebook to stay socially relevant and networked with your colleagues. I tried to pivot my staffroom towards Discord and Teams during Covid but it didn't take.
It's also really hard to cut the cord once you have a kid and Facebook has become your way of keeping extended family in the loop.
I have fantasized about cutting the Facebook cord, but I doubt I will actually follow through.
I think for therapeutic health reasons, they're great. (ie. As part of reconstruction of certain body parts.) Some cultures have a very deep connection to them too, though less so in the modern day and age.
Other than that, I think they're not a wise move.
Right? There's a lot of wack opinions in this thread (that tattoo hate on the last page, hoo boy) but this is the only one that has actually made me think less of the person who wrote it. Looking down on someone because of a medical condition they can do nothing about it is straight up scummy.
Gen Z is having decidedly mixed success with their attempts to revive 90's fashion trends that Millenials kicked to the curb.
- Bringing back high-wasted pants/jeans (or "mom jeans" as we called them), is actually something I've come around to. It's a pretty cool look, much to my surprise.
- Less successful, however, is this bizarre attempt by young dudes to bring back the middle-part hairstyle that half of every 90s boy band sported. This, I refuse to accept. I'm telling you now, any guy that actually looks good with a middle-part (and there are very few) will always look even better with a good ol' side-part.
Let's all just hope and pray that the Zoomers don't try to resurrect frosted tips or godawful spray-tans that plagued the late 90s and early 2000s fashion.
- Bringing back high-wasted pants/jeans (or "mom jeans" as we called them), is actually something I've come around to. It's a pretty cool look, much to my surprise.
- Less successful, however, is this bizarre attempt by young dudes to bring back the middle-part hairstyle that half of every 90s boy band sported. This, I refuse to accept. I'm telling you now, any guy that actually looks good with a middle-part (and there are very few) will always look even better with a good ol' side-part.
Let's all just hope and pray that the Zoomers don't try to resurrect frosted tips or godawful spray-tans that plagued the late 90s and early 2000s fashion.
-Dabbing is stupid.
-The flossing dance became the "how do you do fellow kids" of dances the instant it became popular.
-"Elf" is a terrible movie and Will Ferrell has never once been funny in his entire life. It is not charming. It is Will Ferrell shouting LOOK AT ME for 2 hours.
-The flossing dance became the "how do you do fellow kids" of dances the instant it became popular.
-"Elf" is a terrible movie and Will Ferrell has never once been funny in his entire life. It is not charming. It is Will Ferrell shouting LOOK AT ME for 2 hours.
Infulencers, shopping, stories, reels, messaging, brands, ads, etc
You and I should hang out. Spot on for everything.
Here's mine:
90's Action/sci-fi female stars (Scully, Xena, Ripely, etc..) were way more progressive, than anything in the last 20 years. (I'm looking at you Wonder Woman).
Book stores are dope.
Singing over an instrumental-version of an already famous song is dumb. It shouldn't really count.
For me facebook is mostly to check in on friends/family that aren't in my inner circle but I still like to see how they are doing.
People like old friends from high school or cousins i grew up with that I'm no longer close enough to randomly call, text or hangout with but its still nice to see their big life events like getting married, having kids, buying a house, etc.
I have to disagree, between work and family it can be really difficult to find time to sit and read so I'll listen to an audio book on my 2+ hour daily commute or when I take the dog for our evening walk.
But if you're talking about listening to an audio book while playing a video game or watching a movie or something than yeah thats weird.
VHS is still an appealing format. So many things only released on it. And I cut my teeth on low quality images, so would never complain.
Chess is recognized as a sport by the international Olympic committee. Darts and snooker are sports and require no physical exertion.
Competitive video games meet all the requirements of being a sport.
The only time I found it interesting was me at 6 years old watching my older brother play his video games. I couldn't do it now as a working adult with his own limited time to play games.
Yeah exactly, that and the awareness that it's wrong but the complete refusal to do anything about it. They should be ashamed of themselves for even posting it.
To me, sports are only things which a)take place entirely in the real world, with no virtual anything, b) outside the total and absolute control of any single company and c)cannot physically be done without the countervailing force of an opponent. Esports are most certainly not sports, but so too aren't the likes of crew or track. They're competitive, yes, but not sports. That isn't to say that anything which fulfills the above criteria is therefore a sport, but rather, anything which does not fulfill it is then not a sport.
Video tutorials are dumb and inefficient. Most of the time is wasted by the person introducing themselves and telling people to subscribe to their channel. It's much quicker to just read an article and find your answer.
Tablets are useless. I made the mistake of buying one and it mostly collects dust. Either I will use my phone or my computer. There is rarely ever a situation where I want to reach for a tablet.
I miss small websites and blogs. It was fun to stumble across hidden gems.
Handheld gaming is dead and mobile games will never be a replacement.
I'm actually surprised at the people who say they don't understand streamers. They are basically just the modern version of talk shows. It's just someone chatting and reacting to stuff. Not sure what there isn't to get about that. I do think the culture of having to basically beg for donations is a little weird though.
Tablets are useless. I made the mistake of buying one and it mostly collects dust. Either I will use my phone or my computer. There is rarely ever a situation where I want to reach for a tablet.
I miss small websites and blogs. It was fun to stumble across hidden gems.
Handheld gaming is dead and mobile games will never be a replacement.
I'm actually surprised at the people who say they don't understand streamers. They are basically just the modern version of talk shows. It's just someone chatting and reacting to stuff. Not sure what there isn't to get about that. I do think the culture of having to basically beg for donations is a little weird though.
It's still important to physically be with people. It's also sad that in this day and age that's an old and out of touch opinion.
Yeah, I can see this.
I have a friend that does this. 😑
You'll have to pry my physical books, movies, games and CDs/LPs from my cold, dead hands. Physical forever.
Radiohead is boring, pretentious wankery made by and for boring, pretentious wanks.
Tool also fucking sucks.
True. Metal was at its best in the 80s and 90s.
My 20+ tattoos feel personally offended.
Copyright claims are stupid, and also dumb. Back in my day, people could play music in the backgrounds of videos without getting chastised or banned by their social platform.
If you "watched" a movie while looking at your phone, taking two 15-minute bathroom breaks, or getting distracted by some other nonsense, you didn't actually watch it. Serious films can only be fully experienced with your (more or less) undivided attention. You can't watch There Will Be Blood -- or something -- miss half of the nuances on the actors' faces, and then say that your viewing is worth just as much as that of someone who engaged with the whole thing.
Hustling 24/7 is a stupid mentality that invites burnout and ensures that you'll miss out on the moments and experiences that make life worthwhile. I scorn the fetishization of work just as much as boomers look down on "lazy" youngsters.
If you "watched" a movie while looking at your phone, taking two 15-minute bathroom breaks, or getting distracted by some other nonsense, you didn't actually watch it. Serious films can only be fully experienced with your (more or less) undivided attention. You can't watch There Will Be Blood -- or something -- miss half of the nuances on the actors' faces, and then say that your viewing is worth just as much as that of someone who engaged with the whole thing.
Hustling 24/7 is a stupid mentality that invites burnout and ensures that you'll miss out on the moments and experiences that make life worthwhile. I scorn the fetishization of work just as much as boomers look down on "lazy" youngsters.
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