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Damn_Underscore posted...

Sounds like some projection to me.

And there it is. LOL

Damn_Underscore posted...

Thats just semantics tbh, everyone knows what a tip is

lol, you okay, dude? im getting some "i want to argue for the sake of arguing" vibes from you.

Damn_Underscore posted...

They don't expect tips in tip jars, it's for dropping your change in because coins are just a nuisance nowadays and it's free money for them.

Weird. All the pizza places I've been to that has a jar at the window, literally says, "TIPS" on it. Hahaha

If it was just for spare change, that's the little 'tray' at gas stations.

Damn_Underscore posted...

That sounds like a copypasta

???

Damn_Underscore posted...

because the business I worked for said you can't take tips and I didn't want to get in trouble for it.

I also considered that, but figured he would have told me that instead of getting so peeved over it.

It would have taken him two seconds to just smile and say, "I appreciate it, but we are not allowed to take tips"

[shrugs]

It's so weird how society decided which jobs deserve tips and which ones dont. I mean, he was literally performing a "service" for me. He didnt have to wash my windshield or check the air in my tires. All he needed to do was fill my gas tank. So I saw that as him going above and beyond. Worthy of a tip.

Meanwhile, you order a fucking pizza for PICK UP.....and they still got a tip jar at the store. I literally drove HERE to pick it up. Should we start tipping McDonalds employees, too? lol

I once pulled up to a smalltown gas station. Before I even opened my door to exit my car, a guy APPEARED at my window and asked, "Fill 'er up?" and I suddenly realized it was a full service gas station. I smiled and said, "Yes, please".

He fills it up. And while it's filling, he whips out a spray bottle and washed my windshield. Walks around the car and checks all my tires with a little gauge device. Then comes back to my window and I give him some cash for the gas and a few bucks extra. He says, "ill be right back with your change" and I say, "No, you can keep the change, thank you!"

The look on his face was something I did NOT expect. He seemed upset. Angry, even.

He said, "No. I will be back with your change."

I said, "You can keep it, dude."

And he looked like I had just slapped him across the face or something.

He didnt seem to want to push it beyond that, and I just nodded and drove off. Thought about it a lot over the years.

Was he mad that I was essentially tipping him? Was that disrespectful of me? Like Im looking down on him or something? I never understood his reaction.

Damn_Underscore posted...

I'm tired of people acting like it was such a big deal.

You missed it, bro.

As soon as you left, things got wild. It was the biggest deal.

Having parents that were happily married.

I always wondered what the deal was with Cartman's dad. Then I looked into it. Apparently it's explained in two episodes....that are conveniently banned for some reason. WTF?

I loved South Park when I was a kid, because it was edgy humor. Now it's kind of annoying.

They always seemed to pride themselves on their ability to offend everyone equally. All sides. No one was safe. No topic was protected.

But then someone pointed out how they never once made fun of the Biden administration. And then I realized what was up.

Judgmenl posted...

I love people, I just don't have the energy for people for more than a few hours.

Like amusement park rides.

I get "people'd out" after a while. It's not that I don't like people, it's just that I like tranquility more.

Even if it's a romantic partner. Eventually, I just want some time to myself.

People love to shame people for not knowing things.

Or be all condescending about the subject.

And, of course, take advantage of your ignorance.

Classic gatekeeping and manipulation.

Humans are scum. Didnt you get the memo?

AltOmega2 posted...

What about the AI art industry?

Anyone who spends money on AI art, are either funding the company that developed the AI, or they're silly monkeymuffins.

Yes

IqarP15 posted...

Sex scenes in animation are vastly superior to live action.

A man of culture, I see.

You know, those dudes who take a white canvas, paint it black, then draw a blue circle in the center of it.....and sell it for $200,000.

I am fully convinced that all of it is just a smokescreen for more devious exchanges happening behind the scenes.

People in positions of power who need to launder their money. Drugs. Human trafficking. Weapons. Bribes. Debts. Organized crime. You name it.

Large quantities of money exchanging hands. Just say it's for "art" and avoid the authorities.

What do you think?

Falgos posted...

I do like furry ones and fantasy type ones.

I dont even know what furry anime is. Like, Wolf's Rain? The Boy and The Beast? lol

I like both, equally. Art is art. When it's done right, it can be amazing.

To be honest, Im a little surprised there arent more big budget animated films being made for popular IPs these days.

The negative stigma of "anime" has drastically decreased in recent years. And more people are open-minded about it.

There are so many projects that people always claim as "unfilmable", and Im just sitting over here like, "Have you considered animation!?!!" and they look at me like im an alien from another planet.

Projects like:

Paradise Lost.
The Mountains of Madness.
The Dark Tower (actually being faithful to the books, not that piece of shit movie with Idris Elba)

Why not make them into animated movies?

Why are studios such cowards when it comes to projects like that, but dont seem to have any issue throwing millions and millions of dollars on trash projects like Fast & Furious 17?

Gah.

Normal. Healthy. Hilarious. But also primarily a young man's game.

Go bonkers. Have fun. Get clever with it.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

The problem is, there's only so much you can do.

Don't let your kid have a computer/phone until they're a teenager? Now they're treated like a loser at school, and lack the basic technical proficiency their peers have had since they could walk (which will almost certainly impact them later in life). You may have prevented one type of harm, but you've essentially contributed to another.

Aside from which, the state of the economy in recent times makes it almost a necessity for both parents in a household to work just to support themselves (and you'd better pray your kids don't have unexpected health scares). Which makes it extremely difficult to monitor every aspect of your child's behavior (especially if you have more than one). It's not like the old days where dad would go to work and mom would spend all day home with the kids. Many parents simply don't have the time to monitor their kids (or the money to pay for a babysitter to do it for them).

If anything, that's why the idea of extended families has grown a bit more accepted over the nuclear family model, where older grandparents or aunts/uncles can live in the same house and help raise kids effectively (like it used to be, for most of human history). But it's still not common enough in the US and other similar nations to really offset the problem.

And none of that really addresses the fact that a lot of that disassociation doesn't happen during childhood anyway. A lot of the currently alienated Gen X and Millennials didn't necessarily grow up locked in a room playing games or watching online videos, they really only fell into those behavior patterns once tablets and smart phones became ubiquitous. Losing touch with your ability to interact with other humans isn't just something that happens if you fail to learn how when you're young, it can also happen if you forget how once you're older.

My mother definitely found it harder and harder to socialize as she grew older, became a bit more shut-in, and slowly lost practice interacting with actual people (and Covid quarantines definitely didn't help). And she wasn't even on the Internet. She got to the point where any time she had to make an important phone call she'd usually ask me to do it for her, because her anxiety at talking to people on the phone (or worse, dealing with automated systems) made her panic, and then she was afraid she'd screw things up. It becomes a vicious cycle - the more shy and awkward you get, the less you want to try and reach out to interact with people, which makes you even more shy and awkward, and so on. Eventually you pull back into your shell.

I used to try to encourage her to go to local events (like our library sponsoring craft seminars or game nights) to potentially try and meet new people and make new friends, but she never wanted to, because she'd gotten to the point where she felt too socially awkward for it to ever be worthwhile to her. Much easier to just stay home and read books, watch TV, and listen to the radio alone.

That can happen to anyone, at any age. If your entire life consists of just going online, using automated ordering and delivery services, using computer ordering kiosks when you get fast food, paying for everything at self-checkouts, and generally minimizing the amount of interaction you have with actual people, you slowly start to forget how. It becomes harder to talk to people, and easier to avoid them.

And the more people start to feel that way, the more tech companies will create the "solutions" needed to help maintain that sort of lifestyle. Which in turn only makes the problem worse.

We're basically creating the conditions as a culture for everyone to just live in their own personal bubble and never have to interact with another human being ever again.

And because of how algorithms and content delivery work, most of those people's world-bubbles will be radically different from everyone else's, so they'll have almost nothing in common even if they tried to interact. It'll be like being the only human on Earth surrounded by a world full of aliens. But it will be like that for everyone. And it'll be maddening to try and deal with the idea that these other people somehow don't see the world the way you do. Are they crazy? Are they stupid? Are they evil?

And from there it's very easy to decide that those crazy stupid evil aliens don't matter. That they're not as important as you, that their personal experiences aren't as important as yours. And at that point, who gives a shit what they think or feel? They're wrong. And should be treated as such.

Welcome to the glorious future.

I've always appreciated your perspective, ParanoidObsessive. I'm glad you're still around.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

Probably. People who live their lives online and only interact with automated services and apps forget what it means to be human.

Why have empathy when you've abstracted every person you interact with online down to nothing more than pixels on a screen? They're not real.

And then when you do meet flesh and blood humans in the real world, you're terrified by this strange creature and the noises it makes. What does it want? And why does it insist on disagreeing with you? Kill it with fire!

Sad but fucking true.

I blame an entire generation of parents (many of whom are divorced) who don't monitor their kids' habits.

If you son literally paints his windows black and spends every waking moment locked in his bedroom glued to his computer doing who-knows-what....and you don't talk to him about the dangers of such behavior and/or make attempts to fix it....you have failed as a parent.

I personally know of countless kids who had a Nintendo Wii as a babysitter through most of their childhood development. And it has fucked their brains up, big-time.

ooger posted...

So, yeah. I guess we do.

If so, we are doomed.

I saw a Ted Talk that lasted 20-some minutes, and essentially boiled down to, "It's important to be able to put yourself in someone else's shoes."

And Im sitting there like....."Isnt that just basic fucking empathy???? Do we really need Ted Talks for empathy now? Wtf is happening to our society?"

I confront them directly. Right then and there. Or wait a few minutes and do it in front of their peers.

This always cheers me right up. [grins]

It's amazing how many people in the world aren't used to this. How quickly they start stammering, get embarrassed, and just shut down.

They think they get away with insulting other people. They dont think anyone will ever confront them about it. They think everyone is passive and afraid. I love reminding them how wrong they are.

People have gotten very accustomed to thinking they can talk to people in real life the way they talk to people online.

When people try to bring me down online, I just laugh and ignore them. Because par for the course. Basement dwellers gunna basement dwell. LOL

GanglyKhan posted...

I believe this can get dangerous because it's very easy to turn your life into series of anticipatory events around simply consuming media. At some point, a person needs a life work and some kind of higher meaning or calling, or else their entire life is just going to be spent spending money on things to fill a void.

All in moderation.

Some people are perfectly happy doing their 9 to 5, and then diving into entertainment and hobbies in their free time.

They have no desire to get married, have kids, or leave behind some "life work" of accomplishment and creation. They are perfectly content enjoying the creations of others.

If anything, I think people's excitement over a new book/movie/video game says some very interesting things about satiability.

Some people NEED to have a spouse by a certain age. Some people NEED a new car. A certain sized apartment or home. Need to have kids. Need to make X amount of money. Need to be out doing things at all times.

And other people just need a good book.

As sad as this might sound, being hyped for stuff can sometimes keep people alive.

You always need something to look forward to. A reason to keep going.

Even if it's as petty as some form of entertainment, that's still something.

I remember when I was younger, sometimes just the release date of a video game, a book, or a movie, was enough to make me yearn for the future.

Marking my calendar. Dreaming about it. Imagining how I hoped it would turn out. Coming up with my own ideas around it. Just sparking my imagination and giving me joy.

If you have gotten to a point in your life where you arent hyped for anything...I'd be a little concerned.

It's difficult to contribute to this topic without getting into politics, which is banned outside of the Politics and CE boards.

NightMareBunny posted...

theres a lot of people who dont have access to regular activities because they work at night and I dont think its fair to expect them to adjust their entire life because of a few rowdy punks

do you honestly think at night theres nobody whose got a job to do?

theres always work to be done even at night

I can already tell you're going to be one of those people who just replies with, "Well not ALL people!" to every generalization I give you. I'm not going to play that game.

I was simply making a point about crime statistics impacting a lot of businesses afterhours, and how I've personally noticed in my area that getting rid of late night business hours hasnt been an entirely bad thing.

Have a great day! :)

NightMareBunny posted...

I think restricting activities to daylight hours for those reasons is assuming most people whod be awake at night are troublemakers

that assumption only leads to more people being treated like they gotta be doing something sketchy if they are a night owl

[shrugs]

I dont think law enforcement or the community gives two shits about stereotyping people when the crime statistics dont lie.

Meh, most the businesses around here are better off without late hours.

A lot of the local businesses used to be 24/7, but they've limited their hours now NOT ONLY for the pandemic...but also because all the punks and thugs in the area all had the same idea:

"Let's be out all night clubbing and drinking....then let's go to Denny's for a late night Grand Slam....then go to Wal-Mart and act obnoxious in every aisle and steal shit."

The police (and the community) were sick of it.

And it wasn't always just them "having fun". People were getting assaulted and mugged.

It's like the second the sun sets, they all turn into demons.

I miss malls.

They were the physical embodiment of the internet before the internet existed.

Encouraged more socialization and the use of tactile senses.

I scroll through Amazon.com and it isnt the same. I can't FEEL the texture of the shirt Im about to buy. I can't SMELL the food court outside where my group of friends are waiting for me. I can't HEAR the electronic beeps and the laughter of children at the arcade we are totally going to hit up after lunch.

Life was just better then.

[sigh]

This varies from person to person, but overall....I'd say mid-20's? Maybe even later than that.

You know, in a lot of ways, I dont think certain people become adults until they have kids themselves. Once you are responsible for others, it changes you a lot.

Or, if you don't have kids....just living independently.

Truly independently.

No parents. No roommates. No significant others.

Just getting by 100% on your own for a while. I think that creates a LOT of mental growth, and it's kinda astounding how many people haven't done that (for any number of reasons).

There are also people in this world who never become an adult. They can live to be in their 70's and their entire life consisted of being taken care of by someone else. Having all their needs met. A total dependent. Even getting cranky and having little hissy fits when something doesnt go their way on those rare occasions. I've literally known people like this. Just from totally different worlds.

Police officer or teacher in an urban environment.

Absolute worst jobs in the world. The mental strain. The shit they see day in, day out. No thank you.

Every day you experience something that makes you lose just a little bit more hope in humanity.

Every person a cop interacts with on a daily basis is usually having the worst day of their life.

And the kids teachers interact with, they can see all the problems in that kid's life, and are often unable to do anything about it. To truly make a difference where it counts (which is always in the home, particularly with the types of parents that kid has).

That 8 hour school day is usually just a temporary reprieve from the disaster of a home life they always have to go back to. But the teachers can't fix it. Ever. Unless they get enough evidence and people involved to MAYBE remove the kid from the home. But that comes with a whole slew of other problems that probably wont fix it anyway. The damage has been done.

The same reason we settled for vehicles with fiberglass bumpers.

We are literally driving around in PLASTIC bumper cars that explode on impact.

Sure, they're lighter now, more fuel efficient, but they are death traps.

We care about saving money more than comfort and safety most of the time.

And basic human laziness.

The only time we care about safety, is when it would save MONEY to be safe.

Usually policies revolving around the inability for people to sue.

We truly are a bizarre species.

I wonder how much longer we'll last.

Those are all terrible choices.

But I guess if I absolutely HAD to pick.....

Bermuda, because, for the sake of this fictional scenario, Im assuming that if I get to live there, it's because I'm rich.

Lokarin posted...

there was a time when the algorithm was recommending everyone videos of cleaning cow hoofs... the algorithm is sometimes a moron.

Those are super satisfying.

Dr. Pimple Popper was also a blast.

captpackrat posted...

Oh, dear God, I saw that movie recently and it was so bad.

And the original ending was SO FUCKED UP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnqooAazgwg
(This isn't a spoiler because this ending was cut from the final print)

The McDonald's scene is insane.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPgRnFg8ZTU

OMFG, there's no way that ending was real! LMAO WHAT!? No. That shit is AI or something.

Im dying laughing, man.

Mac & Me

I understand you, to a point.

Like someone else said, there IS a huge difference between military drones....and commercial toy drones.

But yes, even the toy drones can be used in dark ways. The technology has gotten so good, even those small drones that can fit in your hand can be equipped with HD 4K cameras.

A lot of cities DO have regulations on them.

Some guys will fly them over beaches to creep on women sunbathing.

Some people will use them to look in people's windows. Scope out potential break-ins and theft.

It's also a general invasion of privacy for a lot of people. If I looked out my bedroom window and saw a small drone just hovering there, I would assume someone is stalking me. Not cool.

Also, I'm intelligent and creative enough to immediately think of SEVERAL ways even toy drones could be weaponized if a person was desperate or sick enough.

Imagine some guy strapping a dirty syringe to the front of a tiny drone and flying it into people at an amusement park or something. [shudders]. I wouldnt put that kinda shit past anyone in 2025. The world is fuckt.

But I'd like to believe MOST people who play with drones, are doing it for casual fun. Or they live in rural areas and want to make artistic panoramic videos for their youtube channel. There are a LOT of channels out there of dudes just flying over trees and mountains, and they look incredible.

Plus, film-making in general. More and more Hollywood movies are using drones for cinematography.

No matter what it is......there will always be people who use things for good and for bad.

Because we are an insane species that I constantly question the purpose of.

[sigh]

Beyond Two Souls had a really cool premise that probably should have been a Hollywood movie / TV series instead of a game.

If I like the product, I will buy the product.
If I don't like the product, I won't buy the product.

The masses will decide who gets "cancelled" based on their purchasing habits.

Supply and demand.

Unless you meant the social/political aspect of "cancelling" someone. In which case, you'll have to take that conversation to the Politics or CE boards.

Of course we will. But I think it's a lot further away than the sci-fi movies like to predict.

Im thinking THOUSANDS of years from now. Not hundreds. And definitely not decades.

Hunter.
Mike.
Joey.
Bob.

They are always jerks. Always. It's like some weird cosmic law.

Yo!

Mac & Me was a great movie.

Zora_Prince posted...

My way of getting around this is to meal prep on my days off. Make a big batch of meals for lunch at work and even extra that I can easily heat up after work. Even a few simple things like eggs and toast or tuna on toast are kept around if Id like to mix it up. I get it. I work 10 hour shifts and dont want to make a big meal after work either, so this has been good for my wallet and waistline.

It's disturbing how many grown adults dont meal prep.

You can save so much money.

Almost all of my coworkers eat out every single day. They all bounce for lunch and get fast food. That shit is EXPENSIVE nowadays.

Average meal at McDonalds is like $15. Assuming you get a sandwich, a side, and a drink. Plus tax.

Then they complain about their finances. And I politely point out to them how much they spend each week on fast food. And what that ends up costing per month.

They could upgrade to a luxury apartment if they stopped eating out every day.

SinisterSlay posted...

I posted it once but got modded but a right wing nut job

LMAO

Music_Rock_Cat posted...

My rent went from:

450 to 750 to 950 to 1150 in 5 years time

Jesus Christ. Was the $450 one a spare bedroom in some old lady's house or something? Where the hell were you able to find something that cheap? What year was that?

Was this increase for the same place? Or did you move to better places that justified the increase?

First impressions are full of bias and judgment. Sad fact of life.

Sometimes you'll dislike a person simply because they look like someone you hated in the past.

Or you'll like them because they remind you of someone positive you know.

There are also a disturbing number of people in this world who are satisfied with their current number of friends, and arent looking to make a new one....so they will meet a new person and psychologically break them down and completely fabricate reasons not to like them....just so they dont have to put forth the effort of getting to know them, because they have no intentions of becoming their friend.

Just dismissing them before they even got to know them. And hating someone (even if it's for some BS reason) is the easiest way to do that without needing to blame yourself.

"Meh, he doesnt make eye-contact with me in the hall, or say hi in the parking lot. So he's an asshole."

But he actually did make eye-contact. He even waved and said hello in the parking lot. But there was that ONE time he was exiting the bathroom and the other person was standing by the water fountain, and it just didnt seem like the time or place for eye-contact and a "hello" and for whatever reason...they locked that minuscule interaction down as the one to encapsulate their entire persona.

"hE dOeSn'T eVeN SaY HeLLo!!!!"

(I've seen people do this multiple times, and it's fucking insane).

Also, when it comes to dating, "first impressions" are almost always based on animalistic attraction and nothing more.

If anyone tries to turn this into an argument (because people tend to do this when I give strange examples), just lettin you know right now that I aint playin yer game ;)

I am very smart with my finances, and know how to live within my means. So yes. I am keeping up just fine.

But I do see how corrupt the whole system is.

A person's rent/mortgage should NOT be anywhere even CLOSE to 50% of their monthly fucking income. It's absurd.

I personally know several people who were evicted from their homes because the landlords got greedy and decided to triple their rent, knowing these out-of-state construction workers who recently got a contract with the county would soon be moving in and would have no problem paying the higher rates.

It was fucking evil.

ConfusedTorchic posted...

all of those are cgi

Not entirely. They contain a lot of parts that are hand-drawn. Although some are rotoscoped. But I'll take rotoscope over CGI any day.

slacker03150 posted...

Check out animation from other countries. Plenty of traditional animation coming out of Asia and Europe.

The French film Mars Express melted my brain.

It's on Prime to rent or buy.

I HIGHLY recommend it.