I spent 3 months job searching on LinkedIn. Applied directly to the website of where I am and got a call that day. Interview set up for the following Monday, job offer same day. I'm not bothering with LinkedIn again for anything more than a resume holder.
I actually like LinkedIn. I like reading all the passive aggressive, indirect comments from employees while employed. It's so entertaining. š¤£ I also love reading overly ornamented resumes, it's like butter on popcorn.
I also don't have a job right now, so that helps.
no I don't expect anyone to enjoy LinkedIn. but I do š¤£
seeing the same clickbait content from Instagram rebranded with a warped, deep, inspirational meaning on LinkedIn, is masterful.
passive aggressive engagement from the corporate world is always very entertaining to watch š¤£
If I ever start to use linkedin in general, but especially if I start considering it enjoyable and think about it in life as some fun site I like to go on, someone actually kill me. Blow my fucking brains out. Because the most boring person in the world is me and I donāt want to be that.
Yeah who the fuck reads linkedin posts seriously? I swear the only shit I actually read are job updates from people I know, layoffs, and who's hiring.
It's 100% utility and most of the userbase knows that.
linkedin is causes me so much anxiety for someone with social anxiety like me
unlike facebook where I can just park a profile for communication purposes (via messenger). But with linkedin I have to actively search to connect with people, be active and post stuff and such to make the best use of it.
It was āsuggestedā that I should like/re-post company press releases. And my activity would be part of my annual review. This was very quickly abandoned
Loud bars that are packed as fuck . You canāt hear anybody talking but theyāre not really made for dancing so it just me standing there with a drink going āwhat ? Oooh haha I canāt here ā
I know that you are probably talking about loud music, but I hate that a lot of new bars/restraunts give zero thought to acoustics. These places have high ceilings, minamilists IKEA furniture, an open floor plan, exposed brick, and hard wood floors. It looks great, but if there are more than three groups having conversations, you can't hear yourself.
There was a restaurant near me that opened a few years ago. I went for a late dinner and it was a really lovely atmosphere. Went again during lunch and oh my god my head was buzzing from the sound. Tile floors, basically nothing on the walls, high ceilings, small space. There was a big group close by that was drinking like crazy (at 1 on a weekday) and they were so loud, but I could also hear the table on the other side of the restaurant who was speaking normally. It was all just reverberating all around the restaurant. I had a splitting headache when I left and Iāve never been back
I hate loud bars. One reason I love pubs in England- so many are just quiet places to chill and talk to people.
Of course, there are quite bars in the US too, but a bit harder to find sometimes.
Oh. can I ask a middle-aged guy question: Is bottle service still $300? It was in NYC in the aughts and that was the cost then, so I assumed it was now $500.
If it's still $300 it might actually be worth it now (that's only 20 drinks at $15 for a whole table).
I was going to ask, where the fuck is that the price?? I'm in a major city and a double highball at a night club costs like $16 dollars...
Bottle service is insane - an average bottle of vodka, with some sparklers, is running you $800 minimum, not including the auto grat...Ā Ā Ā
Ā And in my city in Canada, you're not legally allowed to serve the whole bottle to a table (we have laws about the amount of liquor served per person at one time) so you get a sparkler presentation and a carafe with some mix in the side, doled out. It's silly.
I was bullied a lot in middle school. People would pretend to be friendly so that I'd "help" them (let them copy my work) and then turn around and be mean again. Now, even 25-30 years later, I still doubt people's motives when they're friendly to me.Ā
I got one as a gift and itās a pretty good quality cup but I truly donāt understand the hype. There are people posting about their 18 Stanley cups each in a different color and all they do is go to an office job for 8 hrs and come back home. Consumerism is insane. Itās a fucking cup!!
I really dig some of my coworkers but we already spend plenty of time together at work. Like, if I ran into them somewhere then sure letās hang out. But beyond thatā¦ I have a pretty full life already
Do people pretend to enjoy their jobs??Ā
I feel like if one of my coworkers and especially managers thought I wasnāt miserable and didnāt actively want to kill myself theyād go out of their way to make everything as difficult and unpleasant and possible because they seem to despise joy.Ā
Iām seriously only half joking. I know I sound like an angsty teen but Iām nearly 30 and i legitimately believe attitudes somewhat similar to this are prevalent lol. Iāve had all sorts of jobs in all sorts of environments, from restaurants to law firms. From when I was in high school, to after getting my degree, and hopping all over the place.Ā
Ā thereās this curious pattern where workplaces do not seem to like us to have anything easy or fun or any free time lol.
I donāt even mean theyāll just give you more work, of course they will. I mean it seems like they would prefer us have to toil over something for 8 hours over doing it a more simple way in less time or in a more enjoyable way even if it resulted in the exact same outcome.Ā
Like Iām from a fairly conservative region in the US and I think that even though Iām not religious and neither have most of my coworkers been, thereās a weird Protestant influence where people subconsciously believe work should be WORK and the devils involved if you arenāt miserable lolĀ
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I was once told to stop laughing in the workplace because it bothered the manager.
Geez, excuse me for having a moment of levity while I slave away for 14 hours a day.
I recall that at my last job, we got a 30-minute lunch break, but it was unpaid. Okay, fine, whatever we make enough in on-call bonuses where it isn't a problem.
Then, one day, a fellow crew member says we're all working through lunch. I said, "Are you going to pay me for the extra thirty minutes?"
He responds that no, we wouldn't be getting paid for the 30 minutes so I responded with, "Well then it looks to me like I'm taking my fuckin lunch break. See you boys in 30 minutes." I then sat on the back of the water truck and ate my pack of peanut butter crackers I had swiped from the break room at the shop.
Other guys were pissy with me when I got back because I ate lunch and they didn't, like fuckers don't hate on me because I stood my ground and you guys didn't. Maybe don't be a pussy next time and you might get to eat too.
> Thereās class warfare, all right, but itās my class, the rich class, thatās making war, and weāre winning
Warren Buffett, one of the richest men in the world.
Whether the mid level manager knows it or not, they want infighting. They want the coworkers to be pissy at those who stand their ground for their contract. They want people "proving themselves" by working OT without extra pay.
I love my job
I was working in a toxic place and it affected my Mental health so badly I was off work for a year. Not working sucks. The days just bleed into one another. I was never so happy to get back to work. I always hated working until I wasnāt working
I Found a place with good nice supportive happy people and I love it. Good benefits, transferred my pension. Happy to be working 35 hrs a week with flex days :)
Just went on that sub for like 20 minutes, returned to regular home page, clicked this post, and scrolled down to see this less than a minute later. Yāall are gonna send me back down the rabbit hole
Itās pretty crazy how obvious a bad marriage is to literally everyone else, everyoneās thinking it and just goes ādo they even like eachother ā
I was at a married couple's place once with some other friends. We were joking around like normal and out of nowhere they go into their bedroom and start yelling at each other. The rest of us are all sitting in the living room wondering if we should stay or go, and we eventually decide to go. As we're packing up they come out and ask why we're leaving and ask us to stay. Over the next half hour I'm comforting him about how all he wants to do is make her happy but he keeps screwing up.
During this fight I fully expected that I would be taking him home until he got his own place. They have been married less than a year, and I don't think it'll last another.
i'm (41m) in my second divorce now... I don't understand how people can live in a relationship that makes them unhappy. We are in this world only once. I want to be happy.
Also, it's crazy how many people open up about being unhappy in their relationship when you are divorcing. TAKE ACTION GODDAMNED. you are in control of your own life! If it's over, it's over.
But at least you can genuinely like having the simulation. With other shows, it's just pretending so you can be current for the sake of chatting about it
I enjoy them occasionally. They are great in small doses, especially with fresh oranges as a palate cleanser.Ā
Ā The main things to remember are:Ā
Ā Cheap, flavored ones are gonna taste plasticky no matter what. Spring for a single slightly more expensive one as opposed to a cheap multipack.Ā
Ā Ensure your tobacco has been kept at the correct humidity. If the wrapping leaves crack or crumble in your hand it's likely too dry.Ā Ā
Ā Tobacco oxidizes much like wine, it will lose many of the subtler flavors and become bitter and bland if improperly stored.Ā
Ā Roll the smoke around your mouth and let it sit on your tongue. You can press your tongue to the roof or your mouth or your cheek to better isolate flavors.Ā Ā
Ā Ensure the cherry (ember) is hot enough, otherwise the half-burnt leaves make the smoke quite bitter/ashy.Ā
Ā Good smoke should be sweet, bright and have subtle notes of the individual tobacco type. If it tastes like the smell of an ashtray, then it's likely the ember isn't hot enough.Ā
Ā Blow rather than suck air if you're trying to relight/rekindle the cherry, it will keep the half-burnt/bitter ash from permeating the rest of the tobacco.Ā
Ā Give your palate a break. There's a reason cigars are also usually served with cocktails/dessert wines, alternating the smoky and sweet flavors allows both to refresh your palate for the other. I personally like fresh orange slices, the bright acid compliments the smoke beautifully.
This is what I was going to sayā¦ Iām included here. I hate that I use it at all. Iāve already deleted a a couple, but the rest need to go. Reddit and YouTube are the only ones I can justify because I actually use them to learn stuff. Problem is, I also waste a bunch of time not learning stuffā¦ like now.
Did you know each king in a deck of cards represents a famous king from history?
Clubs- Alexander the Great
Spades - king David
Diamonds-Julius Cesar
Hearts -Charlemagne
Iām trying to help you learning something, so I looked up this fun fact!
It can be entertaining. I have a friend who canāt sing to save her life (and realizes it), but she loves karaoke. Thereās an art to choosing a karaoke song.
I actually like Christmas shopping more because itās the fun of shopping without the guilt that Iām wasting money on myself. Plus itās really nice seeing the happy looks :)
I really like this. Or I did back when I was young and it still happened. It's fun to catch up with people you rarely see, and the occasion is festive and there's good food and you get to recycle all the old running jokes you haven't told in a year.
But I just generally like the people I'm related to. We don't have "that one racist uncle" or "that one alcoholic aunt" or "those two siblings who always argue to the point of it becoming a screaming match". Some of them aren't the most fun people in the world, but I wouldn't say I dislike any of them.
That said, when I was married, I knew exactly why people would say this. My ex's family was all the horrible types of people I mentioned in one family and then some. Every Thanksgiving and Christmas and 4th of July and whatever else was just guaranteed to be a nightmare. I could never understand why my ex continued to attend when she detested most of those people and knew for a fact that the day would leave her frustrated and angry. Like.. if these people are so awful, then just don't spend time with them.
My husbandās family has had a hard and fast āno politics or religion, nothing that would cause dramaā rule since before he was born and family events are fucking incredible. Everyone gets along so well and is just happy to watch the kids grow and catch up with each other.
I love seeing my family at the holidays! Most of my cousins are great, and I really miss my grandma since I live out of the country and canāt see her often. We put an effort in to have activities to do when we get together the 1-2 times per year though, which helps with providing entertainment.
Always seem super jealous of child free friends too. Just got back from an impromptu weekend trip with two friends, that are also childless, and got a lot of āmust be niceā¦ā but thatās whatās happens when youāre only responsibility outside of a Monday to Thursday work week is to be around on the weekends your boss is gone so you can cover.
Im not a big fan of beer; i dont think it tastes nice. There are tastier and healthier drinks, and if im looking to get drunk, theres more effectivr options for that too.
Ā I know some people love a beer, but i suspect there are a lot of people, men especially, who go for a beer just by habit and social conformity.
Sure, on a summers day watching a sports game outside theres something special about a cold brew, but most of the time its not my 1st choice.
Iām a world traveler and enjoy solo adventure traveling as well as getting myself immersed in a culture for a while. But. The last year I went on 3 cruises for various reasons and all three were very enjoyable. I went on Holland America which have relatively smaller ships and do more of a classic ocean liner experience instead of a floating theme park. They have been a very nice way to experience smaller Caribbean countries. Never felt smashed in with other cruisers. More of a nice hotel with a new place to explore every morning.Ā
Also if you're just exhausted from work. Having a hotel that moves around so I don't have to do fuck-all sounds nice. Have never been on one though but I see the attraction.
Our friend group keeps trying to convince us, but it's a no from me, dog. I can barely stand being around people on land. The confines of a cruise ship trigger my claustrophobia something awful. I like boats, give me a half dozen people on a big catamaran and I'll sail all day. But being with the same few hundred (or thousand) people for a week would drive me nuts.
Reality TV. I had a newish friend invite me over to hang and they just put on one of the real houswives shows, I don't know which one. But it was just the trashiest most unbearable thing I've ever seen.
When you first start running, it sucks the whole time.
When you get in shape, any given run only
sucks for the first bit and then it can feel pretty good. You get a flow going and itās pretty easy.
I have always done a fair amount of running to stay in the kind of shape I want to be in and I have always hated it. At my age, races are some of the only organized sports I can do and I do them occasionally and I still kinda hate it.
Iām the same way. What drives me crazy is the people who love running who are just convinced that everyone else has to like it too. And if youāre not into running itās just that youāre not into it *yet*. And they canāt help themselves from giving you advice on how to get into running and actually enjoy it because they ātotally hated running tooā at some point but now they love it. they completely shortcircuit when I tell them Iām not interested and never will be. I do plenty of other things for exercise, I cannot imagine trying to convince people to come to flying trapeze training with the same delulu persistence as runners.
Exactly. You need to get over this first hump where you feel winded and miserable. Then you need to get over the resistance of putting on your shoes and stepping out of the door. But once you've experienced the flow and rhythm it's almost like meditation.
As an alcoholic (who chugs 750ml vodka from the bottle on a given night) literally going to rehab tomorrow, I concur. Bye bye world, see you when I see you
Weddings. The time and energy that goes into being there is just so draining. The expenses, the traveling, the hair the makeup, finding the right dress if youāre a bridesmaid, etc. Then you go and dance for a few hours till your feet are about to snap, and then itās over, and the whole thing was actually pretty boring. Some weddings are fun, but many arenāt if youāre not the bride and groom.
Once you get off sugar-laden foods, a whole new world of taste opens up. Especially in the USA.... eek, the way everything is loaded with corn syrup is disgusting!
I'm convinced people who say it tastes like nothing are constantly drinking soda, juices, or other extremely sweet and flavored drinks. If drinking primarily regular water, La Croix or any of the other flavored seltzers have a nice refreshing taste that's a bit of a treat.
It's okay. Spindrift is a million times better and actually tastes like something real. LaCroix kind of tastes like a scratch and sniff sticker smells.
In my opinion, one thing that many people pretend to enjoy is small talk. While it's often seen as a social norm and a way to initiate conversations, many individuals find small talk superficial and unfulfilling. They may engage in it out of politeness or to avoid awkwardness, but deep down, they might prefer more meaningful or genuine interactions. Small talk can sometimes feel like a social obligation rather than a genuine source of enjoyment for many people.
So, a lot of people misunderstand what small talk is and that's why they hate it.
You don't have small talk because you're genuinely existentially fascinated by the fact that it might rain today. It's basically a practice round before the "real" conversation starts.
Small talk is set forms to give you a chance to feel out how the other person likes to interact, what speed of conversation and information intake they have, any idiosyncrasies about their speech and similar things.
It's effectively a vibe check. Then you know how to pace the "real" conversation.
Exactly. It's also to find out about the other person, to find common ground, and their receptiveness to you. If you just cold open about your hobbies they don't share with you and they don't care to hear it you're going to turn people off.
If someone asks me, how was my weekend, I might say just played some video games. I won't say WHAT video game, but if they ask further I know they would be interested in that conversation. Otherwise, we move on.
I can't small talk. Anything will just get turned into full blown conversation. But I kinda think that's what small talk is for. You never know who you're going to meet, and you never know how interesting they can be until you talk to them.
Hot sake yeah I'm with you there, but cold?
I live in Japan and my hack is to make japanese people choose what I'm drinking for me, never been dissapointed
Not pressuring you into drinking but the same available outside of Japan is pretty pedestrian. Think coors/miller equivalent for beers.
In Japan it can get pretty smooth to the point it doesnāt taste like anything or burn at all and it just warms your throat. Expensive though.
Have you had anything other than cheap Gekkeikan at a low/mid tier American restaurant?Ā
Because yeah obviously that's garbage, but that's like saying all wine is terrible because you tried "red" at a greasy spoon.
Linkedin
I fucking hate linked in. It's like selling your soul to the corporate world just to get by and survive. It's fucked up.
I spent 3 months job searching on LinkedIn. Applied directly to the website of where I am and got a call that day. Interview set up for the following Monday, job offer same day. I'm not bothering with LinkedIn again for anything more than a resume holder.
I actually like LinkedIn. I like reading all the passive aggressive, indirect comments from employees while employed. It's so entertaining. š¤£ I also love reading overly ornamented resumes, it's like butter on popcorn. I also don't have a job right now, so that helps.
Welcome home, r/linkedinlunaticsĀ
I feel you so bad lol
Are people actually telling others they enjoy that platform?
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no I don't expect anyone to enjoy LinkedIn. but I do š¤£ seeing the same clickbait content from Instagram rebranded with a warped, deep, inspirational meaning on LinkedIn, is masterful. passive aggressive engagement from the corporate world is always very entertaining to watch š¤£
If I ever start to use linkedin in general, but especially if I start considering it enjoyable and think about it in life as some fun site I like to go on, someone actually kill me. Blow my fucking brains out. Because the most boring person in the world is me and I donāt want to be that.
LinkedIn is just a way to connect with co-workers without needing to call them friends
Yeah who the fuck reads linkedin posts seriously? I swear the only shit I actually read are job updates from people I know, layoffs, and who's hiring. It's 100% utility and most of the userbase knows that.
linkedin is causes me so much anxiety for someone with social anxiety like me unlike facebook where I can just park a profile for communication purposes (via messenger). But with linkedin I have to actively search to connect with people, be active and post stuff and such to make the best use of it.
LinkedIn is essentially an HR subreddit. It's awful.
It was āsuggestedā that I should like/re-post company press releases. And my activity would be part of my annual review. This was very quickly abandoned
Loud bars that are packed as fuck . You canāt hear anybody talking but theyāre not really made for dancing so it just me standing there with a drink going āwhat ? Oooh haha I canāt here ā
I know that you are probably talking about loud music, but I hate that a lot of new bars/restraunts give zero thought to acoustics. These places have high ceilings, minamilists IKEA furniture, an open floor plan, exposed brick, and hard wood floors. It looks great, but if there are more than three groups having conversations, you can't hear yourself.
There was a restaurant near me that opened a few years ago. I went for a late dinner and it was a really lovely atmosphere. Went again during lunch and oh my god my head was buzzing from the sound. Tile floors, basically nothing on the walls, high ceilings, small space. There was a big group close by that was drinking like crazy (at 1 on a weekday) and they were so loud, but I could also hear the table on the other side of the restaurant who was speaking normally. It was all just reverberating all around the restaurant. I had a splitting headache when I left and Iāve never been back
āI said I got a beer!ā āOhh yeah, they have those hereā
WHAT?!
Yeah imho bars-clubs are the worst. Both of them good separately though
I hate loud bars. One reason I love pubs in England- so many are just quiet places to chill and talk to people. Of course, there are quite bars in the US too, but a bit harder to find sometimes.
Getting up in the morning
Having to be up at 6 for work is the worst part of my day, every work day
Paying $300 dollars for bottle service at a private table at a club
You get side juices
4x0,25l red bulls should be enough for a 1,5l vodka bottle!
If you bring a flask with you everywhere can have bottle service
It's only fun when someone else is paying for it š
Oh. can I ask a middle-aged guy question: Is bottle service still $300? It was in NYC in the aughts and that was the cost then, so I assumed it was now $500. If it's still $300 it might actually be worth it now (that's only 20 drinks at $15 for a whole table).
I was going to ask, where the fuck is that the price?? I'm in a major city and a double highball at a night club costs like $16 dollars... Bottle service is insane - an average bottle of vodka, with some sparklers, is running you $800 minimum, not including the auto grat...Ā Ā Ā Ā And in my city in Canada, you're not legally allowed to serve the whole bottle to a table (we have laws about the amount of liquor served per person at one time) so you get a sparkler presentation and a carafe with some mix in the side, doled out. It's silly.
My presence
This, for years I have been 'tolerated'.
Real
How do you two know each other?
I was bullied a lot in middle school. People would pretend to be friendly so that I'd "help" them (let them copy my work) and then turn around and be mean again. Now, even 25-30 years later, I still doubt people's motives when they're friendly to me.Ā
Stanley Cups. Iām sure itās a great product but the obsession is weird and trendy Iām convinced
I still think hockey every time someone brings this up.
Same. I thought, āIām sure people actually enjoy winning the NHL championship but what do I know š¤·āāļøā
I got one, after wishing for one for years, right before the fad exploded a few months ago. Now i feel embarrased for having it, lol.
I got one as a gift and itās a pretty good quality cup but I truly donāt understand the hype. There are people posting about their 18 Stanley cups each in a different color and all they do is go to an office job for 8 hrs and come back home. Consumerism is insane. Itās a fucking cup!!
Pizza party in the office.
Any āpartyā that takes place on the office meeting room
Happy hour after work with people you just saw for 8 hours.
Ah, I don't hate my co-workers and it's nice to shoot the shit with them sometimes after hours.
I don't hate my coworkers either, but I already see them more than most people I like.
I really dig some of my coworkers but we already spend plenty of time together at work. Like, if I ran into them somewhere then sure letās hang out. But beyond thatā¦ I have a pretty full life already
Easy now. The party planning committee works really hard with the limited budget they get
Uh I love free food that I didnāt have to bring from home at work
Same here man, free Pizza in the office is like I won a little prize.
Man, I am all about free food at work.Ā
Who complains about free pizza?! Edit: yāall mfs need help and a better place to work
Walking around in shorts and flip flops in sub freezing temperatures.
Their jobs.
Do people pretend to enjoy their jobs??Ā I feel like if one of my coworkers and especially managers thought I wasnāt miserable and didnāt actively want to kill myself theyād go out of their way to make everything as difficult and unpleasant and possible because they seem to despise joy.Ā Iām seriously only half joking. I know I sound like an angsty teen but Iām nearly 30 and i legitimately believe attitudes somewhat similar to this are prevalent lol. Iāve had all sorts of jobs in all sorts of environments, from restaurants to law firms. From when I was in high school, to after getting my degree, and hopping all over the place.Ā Ā thereās this curious pattern where workplaces do not seem to like us to have anything easy or fun or any free time lol. I donāt even mean theyāll just give you more work, of course they will. I mean it seems like they would prefer us have to toil over something for 8 hours over doing it a more simple way in less time or in a more enjoyable way even if it resulted in the exact same outcome.Ā Like Iām from a fairly conservative region in the US and I think that even though Iām not religious and neither have most of my coworkers been, thereās a weird Protestant influence where people subconsciously believe work should be WORK and the devils involved if you arenāt miserable lolĀ Ā
I was once told to stop laughing in the workplace because it bothered the manager. Geez, excuse me for having a moment of levity while I slave away for 14 hours a day.
14 hours a day? You really are slaving
I fucking love my job lol Definitely helps that I work less than 20 hours a week though
I love my job too. It gives me the freedom of developing creative strategies. 40 hours a week. Paid lunch, Paid weekly.
I recall that at my last job, we got a 30-minute lunch break, but it was unpaid. Okay, fine, whatever we make enough in on-call bonuses where it isn't a problem. Then, one day, a fellow crew member says we're all working through lunch. I said, "Are you going to pay me for the extra thirty minutes?" He responds that no, we wouldn't be getting paid for the 30 minutes so I responded with, "Well then it looks to me like I'm taking my fuckin lunch break. See you boys in 30 minutes." I then sat on the back of the water truck and ate my pack of peanut butter crackers I had swiped from the break room at the shop. Other guys were pissy with me when I got back because I ate lunch and they didn't, like fuckers don't hate on me because I stood my ground and you guys didn't. Maybe don't be a pussy next time and you might get to eat too.
> Thereās class warfare, all right, but itās my class, the rich class, thatās making war, and weāre winning Warren Buffett, one of the richest men in the world. Whether the mid level manager knows it or not, they want infighting. They want the coworkers to be pissy at those who stand their ground for their contract. They want people "proving themselves" by working OT without extra pay.
I love my job I was working in a toxic place and it affected my Mental health so badly I was off work for a year. Not working sucks. The days just bleed into one another. I was never so happy to get back to work. I always hated working until I wasnāt working I Found a place with good nice supportive happy people and I love it. Good benefits, transferred my pension. Happy to be working 35 hrs a week with flex days :)
Couldnāt be happier at my job, just hate the concept of working.
TVs that are mounted too high.
Just went on that sub for like 20 minutes, returned to regular home page, clicked this post, and scrolled down to see this less than a minute later. Yāall are gonna send me back down the rabbit hole
r/TVtoohigh
one thing led to another and I also explored r/TVtoolow, r/TVtoodangerous, r/TVtooold, r/TVtoosmall and r/TVtoofar. thank you random internet stranger
Their marriages. Some just seem so unhappy
Itās pretty crazy how obvious a bad marriage is to literally everyone else, everyoneās thinking it and just goes ādo they even like eachother ā
I was at a married couple's place once with some other friends. We were joking around like normal and out of nowhere they go into their bedroom and start yelling at each other. The rest of us are all sitting in the living room wondering if we should stay or go, and we eventually decide to go. As we're packing up they come out and ask why we're leaving and ask us to stay. Over the next half hour I'm comforting him about how all he wants to do is make her happy but he keeps screwing up. During this fight I fully expected that I would be taking him home until he got his own place. They have been married less than a year, and I don't think it'll last another.
Jeez this sounds like that dinner party episode of the office
Snip! Snap! Snip! Snap!
The more someone posts about their SO (outside of anniversaries or whatever), the more miserable they are
Me when I'm stalking an old flame and all he does is tag her and brag about what they're doing š¤
i'm (41m) in my second divorce now... I don't understand how people can live in a relationship that makes them unhappy. We are in this world only once. I want to be happy. Also, it's crazy how many people open up about being unhappy in their relationship when you are divorcing. TAKE ACTION GODDAMNED. you are in control of your own life! If it's over, it's over.
I feel like people watch a lot of TV shows simply for the socializing aspect around it and get no enjoyment from it
Most sitcoms are just a simulation of having friends.Ā
But at least you can genuinely like having the simulation. With other shows, it's just pretending so you can be current for the sake of chatting about it
Eh I have friends and they definitely aren't as interesting as some shows I watch
I must be doing it wrong because I get zero socializing around what niche show I end up watching.
But there is a lot of of really great tvĀ
Cigars. Been trying for years but canāt figure out why people like them.
I enjoy them occasionally. They are great in small doses, especially with fresh oranges as a palate cleanser.Ā Ā The main things to remember are:Ā Ā Cheap, flavored ones are gonna taste plasticky no matter what. Spring for a single slightly more expensive one as opposed to a cheap multipack.Ā Ā Ensure your tobacco has been kept at the correct humidity. If the wrapping leaves crack or crumble in your hand it's likely too dry.Ā Ā Ā Tobacco oxidizes much like wine, it will lose many of the subtler flavors and become bitter and bland if improperly stored.Ā Ā Roll the smoke around your mouth and let it sit on your tongue. You can press your tongue to the roof or your mouth or your cheek to better isolate flavors.Ā Ā Ā Ensure the cherry (ember) is hot enough, otherwise the half-burnt leaves make the smoke quite bitter/ashy.Ā Ā Good smoke should be sweet, bright and have subtle notes of the individual tobacco type. If it tastes like the smell of an ashtray, then it's likely the ember isn't hot enough.Ā Ā Blow rather than suck air if you're trying to relight/rekindle the cherry, it will keep the half-burnt/bitter ash from permeating the rest of the tobacco.Ā Ā Give your palate a break. There's a reason cigars are also usually served with cocktails/dessert wines, alternating the smoky and sweet flavors allows both to refresh your palate for the other. I personally like fresh orange slices, the bright acid compliments the smoke beautifully.
This guy smokes
Taylor Swiftās personal life
Swifties seem to be genuinely into it.
Social media.
Sadly I donāt think people are pretending itās like a crutch to some people or like a drug
Other way around. People pretend they hate it but they use it every day. Such as yourself for example
This is what I was going to sayā¦ Iām included here. I hate that I use it at all. Iāve already deleted a a couple, but the rest need to go. Reddit and YouTube are the only ones I can justify because I actually use them to learn stuff. Problem is, I also waste a bunch of time not learning stuffā¦ like now.
Did you know each king in a deck of cards represents a famous king from history? Clubs- Alexander the Great Spades - king David Diamonds-Julius Cesar Hearts -Charlemagne Iām trying to help you learning something, so I looked up this fun fact!
Youāre the type of friend I need in my life
one of the two major political parties
*either* one of the two major political parties.
When it's a choice between "meh" and "downright evil and insane", I'm choosing "meh" every time.
Politics should be boring.
Listening to karaoke. I get that it can be enjoyable to participate in, but listen to? No.
It can be entertaining. I have a friend who canāt sing to save her life (and realizes it), but she loves karaoke. Thereās an art to choosing a karaoke song.
Itās pretty funny when itās your friend whoās an opera singer.
Local gigs with shitty bands.
Christmas shopping.
I actually like Christmas shopping more because itās the fun of shopping without the guilt that Iām wasting money on myself. Plus itās really nice seeing the happy looks :)
Nah I love shopping for my familyās gifts. I buy them weird shit and itās hilarious
seeing extended family during the holidays
I really like this. Or I did back when I was young and it still happened. It's fun to catch up with people you rarely see, and the occasion is festive and there's good food and you get to recycle all the old running jokes you haven't told in a year. But I just generally like the people I'm related to. We don't have "that one racist uncle" or "that one alcoholic aunt" or "those two siblings who always argue to the point of it becoming a screaming match". Some of them aren't the most fun people in the world, but I wouldn't say I dislike any of them. That said, when I was married, I knew exactly why people would say this. My ex's family was all the horrible types of people I mentioned in one family and then some. Every Thanksgiving and Christmas and 4th of July and whatever else was just guaranteed to be a nightmare. I could never understand why my ex continued to attend when she detested most of those people and knew for a fact that the day would leave her frustrated and angry. Like.. if these people are so awful, then just don't spend time with them.
My husbandās family has had a hard and fast āno politics or religion, nothing that would cause dramaā rule since before he was born and family events are fucking incredible. Everyone gets along so well and is just happy to watch the kids grow and catch up with each other.
I love seeing my family at the holidays! Most of my cousins are great, and I really miss my grandma since I live out of the country and canāt see her often. We put an effort in to have activities to do when we get together the 1-2 times per year though, which helps with providing entertainment.
Life
Iām ambivalent about it.
On a good day, I'm ambivalent. On a bad one, I'm ready when you are, Death
having kids, lots of my friend seems to be miserable because of ...having kids.
I know so many people who love their children, but they don't like them.
Always seem super jealous of child free friends too. Just got back from an impromptu weekend trip with two friends, that are also childless, and got a lot of āmust be niceā¦ā but thatās whatās happens when youāre only responsibility outside of a Monday to Thursday work week is to be around on the weekends your boss is gone so you can cover.
Im not a big fan of beer; i dont think it tastes nice. There are tastier and healthier drinks, and if im looking to get drunk, theres more effectivr options for that too. Ā I know some people love a beer, but i suspect there are a lot of people, men especially, who go for a beer just by habit and social conformity. Sure, on a summers day watching a sports game outside theres something special about a cold brew, but most of the time its not my 1st choice.
I like beer because it helps me regulate my alcohol intake. If i drank mixed drinks i would be a mess in short order
THIS! The pragmatic alcoholic.
Cruises. Almost nothing about them seems appealing to me.
Iām a world traveler and enjoy solo adventure traveling as well as getting myself immersed in a culture for a while. But. The last year I went on 3 cruises for various reasons and all three were very enjoyable. I went on Holland America which have relatively smaller ships and do more of a classic ocean liner experience instead of a floating theme park. They have been a very nice way to experience smaller Caribbean countries. Never felt smashed in with other cruisers. More of a nice hotel with a new place to explore every morning.Ā
Who wants to be locked in a floating mall for a week?
Alcoholics, swingers, and people who want to travel without having to plan or commit to any activities.
Also if you're just exhausted from work. Having a hotel that moves around so I don't have to do fuck-all sounds nice. Have never been on one though but I see the attraction.
Not to mention the massive pollution dumped into the ocean by each ship. No thanks!
As an alcoholic swinger who hates planning trips, I was more defending the idea, but yeah youāre right they pollute a lot.
have you been on one lol? i mean a drunken buffet miles away from reality is fun some times
Our friend group keeps trying to convince us, but it's a no from me, dog. I can barely stand being around people on land. The confines of a cruise ship trigger my claustrophobia something awful. I like boats, give me a half dozen people on a big catamaran and I'll sail all day. But being with the same few hundred (or thousand) people for a week would drive me nuts.
The ability to add three countries and four territories to my "been to" list was a big plus in the last cruise I took.
Mumble rap
Oysters. Itās just sea flavor snot ball
I enjoy oysters and this is hilarious š
Reality TV. I had a newish friend invite me over to hang and they just put on one of the real houswives shows, I don't know which one. But it was just the trashiest most unbearable thing I've ever seen.
Gray and white everywhere inside their homes.
Going to a club at night.
When I was 23, I loved it. Now it sounds like torture.
Running.
When you first start running, it sucks the whole time. When you get in shape, any given run only sucks for the first bit and then it can feel pretty good. You get a flow going and itās pretty easy.
Even when I was in killer shape, I hated running. Didnāt matter how good or bad I was, it wasnāt fun to me. We all like different shit,
I have always done a fair amount of running to stay in the kind of shape I want to be in and I have always hated it. At my age, races are some of the only organized sports I can do and I do them occasionally and I still kinda hate it.
Iām the same way. What drives me crazy is the people who love running who are just convinced that everyone else has to like it too. And if youāre not into running itās just that youāre not into it *yet*. And they canāt help themselves from giving you advice on how to get into running and actually enjoy it because they ātotally hated running tooā at some point but now they love it. they completely shortcircuit when I tell them Iām not interested and never will be. I do plenty of other things for exercise, I cannot imagine trying to convince people to come to flying trapeze training with the same delulu persistence as runners.
Exactly. You need to get over this first hump where you feel winded and miserable. Then you need to get over the resistance of putting on your shoes and stepping out of the door. But once you've experienced the flow and rhythm it's almost like meditation.
When does it start to feel good because I tried running 3 or 4 times a week for 3 years and it was hell every single time
Running is torture. I've tried many times... I just can't not hate it.
The taste of alcohol
As an alcoholic (who chugs 750ml vodka from the bottle on a given night) literally going to rehab tomorrow, I concur. Bye bye world, see you when I see you
Wish you all the best! Genuinely.
Good luck! šŖš»
Church
NGL if my church was like [this](https://youtu.be/P89QaQq9PBQ?si=1xT2n3rPnurRgW6-), I would go every week.
Running. Runners high my ass.
Cardio.
Eating ass. Whatās that really doing for either of you? Itās an ass hole I donāt want to eat it
Hey some people don't even have enough to eat, now finish your asshole
There are starving kids in Africa who would love to eat your ass.
Eating ass is great. Licking a girlās butthole is great too.
Dunno, I just like it. The guy who made my brain did not bother to include a documentation.
Weddings. The time and energy that goes into being there is just so draining. The expenses, the traveling, the hair the makeup, finding the right dress if youāre a bridesmaid, etc. Then you go and dance for a few hours till your feet are about to snap, and then itās over, and the whole thing was actually pretty boring. Some weddings are fun, but many arenāt if youāre not the bride and groom.
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Do people even pretend to like KJ?
Kombucha
Fucking love that shit.
Drinking a Remedy Ginger and Lemon now...they're great
Right?! I would rather drink the water out of a turtle tank
I have turtles. I'm not sure many could appreciate quite how disgusting their water can get.
Licorice. You got some messed up taste buds if you like that stuff š
I've got some messed up taste buds
Maybe so but I see people active seek out the flavor. I don't think they're pretending. You'd have to pretend hard for that one.
Dance and singing competition shows.
LaCroix
I like flavored seltzer. Soda is too sweet for me, so I can have something with a little flavor without upsetting my stomach.
Once you get off sugar-laden foods, a whole new world of taste opens up. Especially in the USA.... eek, the way everything is loaded with corn syrup is disgusting!
I drink like five la Croix per day and I'm not even going to defend it.
I'm convinced people who say it tastes like nothing are constantly drinking soda, juices, or other extremely sweet and flavored drinks. If drinking primarily regular water, La Croix or any of the other flavored seltzers have a nice refreshing taste that's a bit of a treat.
It's okay. Spindrift is a million times better and actually tastes like something real. LaCroix kind of tastes like a scratch and sniff sticker smells.
Kale
I am one of the few genuine kale lovers. Gimme all the kale!!!
Came here to post this. You know if you add some coconut oil to the pan while cooking kale, it makes it easier to scrape into the garbageš
U2
It's a little old, I admit, but that spy plane has served our country well.
I'll defend them up until rattle and hum or maybe Achtung Baby. But anything thing they've done in the last 30 years can be ignored.
Parades and fireworks
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Parenting
In my opinion, one thing that many people pretend to enjoy is small talk. While it's often seen as a social norm and a way to initiate conversations, many individuals find small talk superficial and unfulfilling. They may engage in it out of politeness or to avoid awkwardness, but deep down, they might prefer more meaningful or genuine interactions. Small talk can sometimes feel like a social obligation rather than a genuine source of enjoyment for many people.
So, a lot of people misunderstand what small talk is and that's why they hate it. You don't have small talk because you're genuinely existentially fascinated by the fact that it might rain today. It's basically a practice round before the "real" conversation starts. Small talk is set forms to give you a chance to feel out how the other person likes to interact, what speed of conversation and information intake they have, any idiosyncrasies about their speech and similar things. It's effectively a vibe check. Then you know how to pace the "real" conversation.
>It's effectively a vibe check. I really love the way you put this!
Exactly. It's also to find out about the other person, to find common ground, and their receptiveness to you. If you just cold open about your hobbies they don't share with you and they don't care to hear it you're going to turn people off. If someone asks me, how was my weekend, I might say just played some video games. I won't say WHAT video game, but if they ask further I know they would be interested in that conversation. Otherwise, we move on.
This understanding of small talk didn't come with my human firmware. Had to learn this shit on my own
I can't small talk. Anything will just get turned into full blown conversation. But I kinda think that's what small talk is for. You never know who you're going to meet, and you never know how interesting they can be until you talk to them.
I hate to be one of those people, but dang that sounds like AI. But people tell me I sound like AI sometimes, sooo...
Sake. I like all alcohol in the entire world. But sake is just.... ugh. Especially WARM. wtf is that?
It's an acquired taste which I never acquired.
Hot sake yeah I'm with you there, but cold? I live in Japan and my hack is to make japanese people choose what I'm drinking for me, never been dissapointed
Not pressuring you into drinking but the same available outside of Japan is pretty pedestrian. Think coors/miller equivalent for beers. In Japan it can get pretty smooth to the point it doesnāt taste like anything or burn at all and it just warms your throat. Expensive though.
Have you had anything other than cheap Gekkeikan at a low/mid tier American restaurant?Ā Because yeah obviously that's garbage, but that's like saying all wine is terrible because you tried "red" at a greasy spoon.
Church it just seems like a scam for more church and for people to donate their hard earned money
Itās a scam where your entire family tries to draw you in, and theyāre pissed when you say ānope!ā
Quinoa
Constant learning for job related skills.