Exactly. I had jack shit when I lived alone. And now I have stuff that looks nice.
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I guess it gives me some comfort to know that, even if you're lucky and financially well enough to own/rent a place like the ones on that subreddit, society will still find a way to shame you for it.
Makes living in my parents' place with fuck-all space to breath and no hope of moving out any time soon that much more tolerablr.
Makes living in my parents' place with fuck-all space to breath and no hope of moving out any time soon that much more tolerablr.
I saw the issue right away. That cable management is garbage
Ummmmm okay I need to write an article by tomorrow.
Ummmmmm
Hmmmmmmm
pulls out hat
Let's see
- Masculinity
- Millennials
- Furniture
"Why the Homes of 30-Something Men All Look the Same"
Ummmmmm
Hmmmmmmm
pulls out hat
Let's see
- Masculinity
- Millennials
- Furniture
"Why the Homes of 30-Something Men All Look the Same"
I just bought an apartment, it's currently being built, and I will do my best to make it look nice. But it will be simple. And man, if anyone has a problem, they can fuck right off.
That's your second laughing emoji in this thread, what are you trying to hide?
There's a level of entertainment in looking at bad decoration attempts (or non attempts) and imagining how you'd fix things if you're a visual person or care about this sort of stuff.
The actual subreddit is pretty decent and wholesome which the article touches on a bit, but I was expecting it to be on fire lol.
EDIT: I feel like I should print this image, put it into a nice frame, and hang it on my wall
I actually used to decorate more when I was in my 20s (I'm 34 now). I at least used to paint some accent walls and hang up more framed prints, use rugs, and whatnot. After moving a shit-ton of times, I'm at the point where I'm not bothering until I find a home I plan to live in for several years.
*cut to me never finding such a home*
edit: Yeah, browsing the actual Reddit page, many aren't nearly as bad as what the article describes.
*cut to me never finding such a home*
edit: Yeah, browsing the actual Reddit page, many aren't nearly as bad as what the article describes.
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I do find the some of the types of rooms shown off on this site to be pretty cold, like they're made to look straight from a catalogue.
I remember a thread where I was trying to dissuade someone from buying a set of framed "artworks" which were three photos of cocktail glasses.
I'd rather see the lamp that isn't matched to the sofa and shoes and boxer shorts strewn about the floor. That's real life! š
I remember a thread where I was trying to dissuade someone from buying a set of framed "artworks" which were three photos of cocktail glasses.
I'd rather see the lamp that isn't matched to the sofa and shoes and boxer shorts strewn about the floor. That's real life! š
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Immediate flashbacks to the codec about Raiden's apartment in MGS2.
I mostly agree with this sentiment:
This is something I see cropping up all the time - for living spaces, cars, fashion, food, and other "essentials" - is that there's a certain obligation to care that many people just don't have. But you can't "opt out" of doing it. Like, if you're into video games, you have an internal compass telling you what is and isn't good about games. You know what you're looking for. You know what you get out of the hobby. And if you don't have that internal compass you just... don't play them. There's no obligation to be involved.
But you can't opt out of eating. You can't opt out of having a living space or wearing clothes. So the group that lacks that internal compass and passion is always going to feel somewhat belittled by the group that does - because the people passionate about interior design DO have an informed preference for how things will look.
So for someone like me, that doesn't care about fashion or design, your goals aren't to follow your internal compass, your goal is to not fuck up. Because, when you don't care either way, it's better to be boring than be wrong.
This is something I see cropping up all the time - for living spaces, cars, fashion, food, and other "essentials" - is that there's a certain obligation to care that many people just don't have. But you can't "opt out" of doing it. Like, if you're into video games, you have an internal compass telling you what is and isn't good about games. You know what you're looking for. You know what you get out of the hobby. And if you don't have that internal compass you just... don't play them. There's no obligation to be involved.
But you can't opt out of eating. You can't opt out of having a living space or wearing clothes. So the group that lacks that internal compass and passion is always going to feel somewhat belittled by the group that does - because the people passionate about interior design DO have an informed preference for how things will look.
So for someone like me, that doesn't care about fashion or design, your goals aren't to follow your internal compass, your goal is to not fuck up. Because, when you don't care either way, it's better to be boring than be wrong.
Lol @ gamers, bros and all that, but this article is doing a pretty good job at reinforcing the notion I have that interior decoration as its often presented is little more than pretentious, consumerist snobbery.
This is just glorified clickbait so Vice can pay the bills to fund their more serious and educational work, but I think this forum has enough anecdotal life stuff from regular users already.
This is just glorified clickbait so Vice can pay the bills to fund their more serious and educational work, but I think this forum has enough anecdotal life stuff from regular users already.
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This is what I imagine the average Era poster's living room looks like:
it's certainly how mine looks
Why does the article's title mention 30-something men when the article itself cites posts from 20-something men? Almost like it's just a lazy and uncompelling cursory summary of a subreddit without any real thought put into the conception or writing of the piece.
All that decoration is just more crap I have to get rid of when I move. I'd be happier if I had a 100% work from home job and didn't even have to own more than one outfit.
All you need is sweet art like me.
This painting is in storage in Japan, but I wish I had it up, too:
Honestly, all my places always look pretty boring, but that's because I never manage to live somewhere long enough to really put in the time. I moved 10+ times in about 6 years, and I'm moving again this month... I'll likely move again next year, and a number of these moves are international :| So anyway, I don't judge people's places, unless they have trash all over or something. Everyone has different priorities, different comfort levels, and different costs.
This painting is in storage in Japan, but I wish I had it up, too:
Honestly, all my places always look pretty boring, but that's because I never manage to live somewhere long enough to really put in the time. I moved 10+ times in about 6 years, and I'm moving again this month... I'll likely move again next year, and a number of these moves are international :| So anyway, I don't judge people's places, unless they have trash all over or something. Everyone has different priorities, different comfort levels, and different costs.
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PS4 with no tvThis is what I imagine the average Era poster's living room looks like:
it's certainly how mine looks
bold taste
This is what I imagine the average Era poster's living room looks like:
it's certainly how mine looks
To be fair, it's not just guys in their 30s who live this way. For instance, my ex-boyfriend was in his early 50s, made well over six figures, and paid no alimony/child support. Yet, his living space wasn't too much more furnished than this:
But I guess whatever makes him happy. Certainly can't relate to it, though. š¤·āāļø
P.S.: Please pardon any bitterness that shows through. It's still a work in progress getting my mind in a better place on this issue.
Although it would've made me very happy to furnish/decorate the place a little for the 1.5 years I lived there, he would never allow me to.
This was pretty much his mentality, saying he didn't want to pack in a whole bunch of furniture as he was only planning to live there for a short time while he found more settled lodgings. Over five years later, he's still there.
But I guess whatever makes him happy. Certainly can't relate to it, though. š¤·āāļø
P.S.: Please pardon any bitterness that shows through. It's still a work in progress getting my mind in a better place on this issue.
All you need is sweet art like me.
This painting is in storage in Japan, but I wish I had it up, too:
Honestly, all my places always look pretty boring, but that's because I never manage to live somewhere long enough to really put in the time. I moved 10+ times in about 6 years, and I'm moving again this month... I'll likely move again next year, and a number of these moves are international :| So anyway, I don't judge people's places, unless they have trash all over or something. Everyone has different priorities, different comfort levels, and different costs.
What's in that ceiling hidey hole?
This is what I imagine the average Era poster's living room looks like:
All I see is a man that knows his tastes. I don't see an issue here.
Single men in their 20/30s usually have to move a lot and don't own property. It ain't that much of a mystery. I know I've given up on accumulating stuff because it's a pain in the ass to move and most the time I have to throw stuff away because it doesn't work in the new place.
This seems fine to me
I think the person needs to fill up that other wall for that to work.
People gotta feel superior over something, I suppose, and because it's perfectly fine to just make random sweeping statements shaming cis guys (as if being cis or not is in any way apparent from a picture of your room...) for innocent stuff then it's an easy topic to choose.
It's funny because, in terms of actually helping society, we should be praising the kind of guys who don't just treat their houses as rubbish bins and/or fill them with nudes. Hell, the sub-reddit itself is an extremely positive space that is exactly the kind of positive masculinity we need more of.
Instead it's better to shame them into, I don't know, something? Painting a feature wall even though most younger people rent and can't actually do that? Start decorating with unique stuff even though they might not care and/or might want to put up stuff that would get them classed as a 'manchild'? I don't know lol
This honestly has always baffled me much more than the famous 'Iwata Picture Den' room.
1) Why are they using an ancient CRT TV with a HD console and what-looks-to-be high-grade speakers?
2) Why is the TV not raised up on anything? Are they immune to neck strain or something?
3) What is this building? The floor and ceiling are straight out of an industrial estate yet the walls and the wood suggest a cabin in a forest
4) Why is there so much wood for a place with no visible fire that seems to be underground?
I just don't get it to be quite honest.
I have similar questions about it! It looks incredibly uncomfortable to look at a TV like that. I always thought it was a cabin, but I've started to think it's just a basement, so the fireplace may be upstairs.
It's for you.
Just storage. I have all my instrument cases up there, mostly, since the opposite wall has this:
The walls were more interesting colors a few weeks ago, but I'm moving out, so I repainted them all.
The walls were more interesting colors a few weeks ago, but I'm moving out, so I repainted them all.
I can't answer any of the other questions but the ps3 also supported SD out
Was it Dave Chappelle who had a stand up about how most men would pretty much live in the trunk of their car, if they weren't trying to attract women?
I think this picture was actually a joke, similar to the Iwata pic (which was made by Seanbaby IIRC).