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[–] hyacin@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago
[–] tomcatt360@lemmy.zip 44 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Driving a pickup truck as your commute vehicle. The mileage is terrible, and you have reduced visibility in front of the hood. Get a safer and more efficient vehicle. It'll be cheaper!

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 week ago (15 children)

The way to restrict them to industrial purposes is to require a CDL or at least a higher level license to drive them. It would make sense too, they're objectively more dangerous so why shouldn't the licensing for them be more strict?

[–] crimsonpoodle@pawb.social 9 points 1 week ago

I think this might be a potential disconnected between rural and urban folks. A lot of trucks are big and stupid; and unsafe. But an old style reasonable pick up doesn’t need a CDL. It’s very useful for moving things that you don’t want to mess up your interior. During the summer my family takes one with a small motorcycle and inflatable kayaks to raft rivers in Colorado; quite useful. But I get it in the cities; even our reasonable sized sedan felt big having the parallel park when I’ve visited them.

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[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I agree, 90%. That being said, some people can't afford a car that isn't provided by their construction employer. Some people have hobbies that involve moving things (motorcycles, mountain bikes, wood, etc) and can only afford one car. And I'm sure there are reasons I'm not thinking of.

Most people with pickups around me do not need them, but having owned a small S10 years ago for a similar to above reason, I try to see why they exist, and try not to judge if it's not obvious.

All that being said, Why oh why are they so big now?

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You can usually tell the difference, because the tradesperson's truck is full of crap all the time and probably worn out, while the parking lot princess in empty and pristine.

Lifting is also a strong hint, since it makes the bed very hard to reach. I have seen a lifted pickup with a full bed exactly once since I started paying attention.

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Also, the people actually using their trucks don't get the ones with 5 "genuine leather" seats, extra legroom, top of the line speakers which they'll definitely blast with the windows down for the whole street to hear, and a bed barely bigger than the compartment on a hatchback.

I see mostly two door trucks at construction sites. Never seen one of those luxury ones with the huge cabin.

[–] BussyCat@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Mountain bikes can easily be carried with a car, motorcycles are normally self propelled and don’t need to a pick up truck to move them and they make trailers for moving them that can be towed by a normal sedan, wood is another thing that’s not normally transported unless you are using the truck for work and can be easily transported by a trailer or a rental truck for infrequent use

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

A family of mountain bikes is not great on the back/top of a car. Not all motorcycles are for the road. And wood is very normally transported if that is your hobby.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yes, but how will you pose as a tough salt-of-the-earth guy while driving to your HR job?

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[–] JASN_DE@feddit.org 34 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Most things. Hype is usually just marketing, at least nowadays. I've seen a lot of hypes come and go, and it's always the same playbook.

[–] iii@mander.xyz 12 points 1 week ago

I agree, they all appear rather insincere now. But maybe that's just because we've grown older?

I bet parents knew the pokemon card thing was selling cardboard for an insane price based on mostly marketing.

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Products don't blow up unless they're profitable to sell in the first place. So when I hear everyone going crazy over a new product or concept, I try to analyze what's in it for the businesses.

If it's a general concept that a bunch of different vendors suddenly all start selling online, usually they can be found on alibaba for a fraction of the price by a bunch of niche Chinese companies who's been making them in relatively small volumes for years and only recently did a bunch of "entrepreneurs" discover them and set up their dropshipping operations with associated viral marketing tactics. Fidget spinners were a good example of this.

Or if the product is a food, it usually has a ton of sugar which has been shown to be extremely addictive and subconsciously gets your brain to want not just sugar in general, but the other flavours associated with it so you'll keep wanting more of the same product. Crumble cookies and "Dubai" chocolate come to mind.

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 31 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Superhero movies. Very repetitive and predictable.

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Labubus.

Kids wanting them I get, but the craze among adults for them is baffling to me. And the blind bag mechanic is just a bullshit way to get people to buy more than they actually want in an attempt to collect a full set. It's honestly kind of sad to see so many adults fall for something meant to manipulate children into begging their parents to buy over and over again.

You know something is worth your money when they deliberately obfuscate what you're actually buying.

[–] Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 1 week ago

I still don't know what labubus are and I'm thankful

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 week ago

Watching sports

[–] socsa@piefed.social 20 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Luxury items, particularly watches and shoes and shit. Conspicuously ranking your wealth like that is cringe as fuck. "Ah yes, I see you can afford the DoucheKeeper 2121. That's ok I guess, if you can't afford the DoucheKeeper 2424."

It makes far more sense to just dress well below your "status" imo. Real confidence is being above all that vanity, and real intrigue is keeping people guessing about your "status." You want to know what I do and how much money I do or don't have? Get to know me, and you'll discover none of that shit matters.

[–] locuester@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 days ago

keeping people guessing about your "status."

Yeah I’m a fan of this. I dress like I never outgrew the 90’s, haven’t had a haircut since covid, and fly first class a lot. It really bugs some of the snobs up there in the front of the plane.

I’ve never been into fashion in the least. I’m a quiet software dev and don’t talk to people.

[–] darthelmet@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

I can appreciate people enjoying fashion even if it’s not for me. What I don’t understand are the things that are just regular ass items like a tee shirt, but they printed the name of a brand on it and charged a crazy price for it. Nothing else. No actual design or special manufacturing quality. Just the name of a fashion brand that’s famous for… being the name of a fashion brand that sells clothes that… have their name on it. IS EVERYONE PULLING A PRANK ON ME? WHAT IS EVEN GOING ON?

[–] lattrommi@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago

The kind of watch that says "please mug my rich dumb ass" is all I see. (I've never mugged or stole from anyone, it's just the thought that crosses my mind.)

Kind of like the super sensitive car alarms or home alarms that have a voice that loudly announces it's recording. "Hey, I have valuables worth protecting, just to let you know."

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[–] mo_lave@reddthat.com 19 points 1 week ago
[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Most things that people seem to get hyped over really. Not big on buying things. Books are an exception but most people aren't hyped about those

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[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Most celebrities. I know its usually manufactured hype, but I still don't understand people falling for it.

Collectible toys. On top of not getting it, I hate it from an environmental perspective and a wasted resources (incl labor) perspective.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

Any of the vapid and shallow trends. From tiktok “challenges” to the Stanley mug craze. All designed to separate the individual from their money and sense.

[–] monovergent@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 week ago

Anime profile pictures and wallpapers

[–] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Those hunky water bottles. In general why are there so many water bottle trends?

[–] sxan@midwest.social 11 points 1 week ago (4 children)

A good water bottle is a friend for life. We have a dozen in the cupboard:

  • several are plastic, mostly swag but a couple that are for bikes. They're cheap, and one leaks from the lid, but I'm not going to buy another little, metal water bottle just for the bike. Plastic is mostly useless as they don't keep liquids cool.
  • there are a few workout ones that are just tall cups with lids. Again, plastic; their one use is working out, because they don't break or break things if they get dropped on the treadmill. I hate the lid mechanism.
  • there are a few metal ones; again, mostly swag. Two are actual thermoses with great insulation, but they're relatively small (16 oz), and their sippy lids are clearly optimized for hot liquids the other metal ones have screw tops and are a PITA to use. In fact, one is my second most recent one, which I replaced because unscrewing the top in the middle of the night was fussy so I'd just leave the top off, except I kept knocking it over by fumbling for it in the dark, spoiling water all over the nightstand and carpet.
  • we have two glass ones, and one with an electric mixer base that I got for my wife for when she travels, so she can more easily have protein shakes in the morning. The glass ones are insulated and nice, but the tops don't seal and you don't want you drop them, so they just live in the cupboard.

And then there's my prize, the black widow. Isn't she lovely? Oh, wait, sorry, wrong song.

The one I have now, that has taken me decades to refine, is 1 liter - not too large, so it's easy to carry around, but enough so a couple of refills a day are enough. It has a little handle to facilitate carrying. It's metal, and robust. It's vacuum insulated, so it keeps ice water cold all night. And it has a little sippy spout with a sprung button orifice so that when I knock it over it doesn't leak. It's the perfect water bottle, and it took me a couple decades of trial and error to refine my requirements for a water bottle: the size, the mechanism, the material.

A water bottle that meets all of your specific use case needs really is wonderful; it's a pleasure to use, is convenient, and by its nature encourages you to hydrate. Honestly, it's one is those weirdly and unexpectedly useful things that you'd never expect to have as big an impact as it does, that you find yourself using more than any other single gadget you own.

I can count very few things I use as much a my water bottle on a daily basis. It comes with me everywhere I go.

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[–] Halp@feddit.org 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)
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[–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Sex

Turns out I'm asexual.

The spicy part is try being asexual yet HOPELESSLY romantic

But aside from THAT -- Brand name clothing.

Most of it doesn't even look good

There was a time the rich dressed decadently, that was conspicuous consumption, but at least it looked pretty and shiny in pictures. Nowadays rich people be buying clothes that look exactly, completely indistinguishable from the discount shop made-in-china artificial-fabric rags everyone else is wearing, but which have a logo printed on them. And that logo is what makes it expensive.

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[–] Naich@lemmings.world 10 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Low hanging fruit, but AI. I don't need to explain why, do I?

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It's just the latest technological breakthrough that should for all intents and purposes have been a niche and served just a few specific purposes really well, but because the people in charge of tech companies don't actually understand technology and just jump at the most advanced looking thing they see, all the developers are forced to integrate AI into all their products.

"Internet of things" was another one that really pissed me off because it ruined smart devices and home automation as concepts. Things like smart thermostats and light bulbs that should absolutely have used the local network to communicate ended up connected to the internet and using it as their only means of control, which is inferior to local network control in every possible way and is the reason why everyone hates home automation now, and what was once a very promising concept became the symbol of everything wrong with technology. But because IOT was a flashy term that could be jingled like keys in front of a CEO, every product needed to be internet enabled for the devs to not get fired.

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[–] sneekee_snek_17@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

The Chance-Vought F4U Corsair. People fangirl over the reverse gull-wings but I just don't get it. Bending the goddamn wings to fit the the prop on the plan is just a bizarre bandaid for an odd design.

Gimme that P-47 chunky monkey any day

[–] MxRemy@piefed.social 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)
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[–] Bwaz@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

LOTR stuff. Pompous and boring.

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[–] neomachino@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 week ago

Looking through these comments I don't know what half of this stuff is and I don't think I want to.

My wife's freind came over the other day and asked me if I could fix her new glasses because they were crooked, being polite I said I liked them (they're hideous but to each their own), and she responded "thanks they're D and G, they only cost me $700". These were $700 glasses with no additions. No blue light thing, no scratch resistant stuff.

I don't care for that.

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

MrBeast videos, like i know his main audience are kids but like why? Compared to other youtubers like Niko, MrBeast is terrible.

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[–] Etterra@discuss.online 8 points 1 week ago

Parenthood.

[–] Cherry@piefed.social 8 points 1 week ago

YouTube, celebrities, influencers.

[–] josefo@leminal.space 7 points 1 week ago

Streaming like in twitch, podcasts, tiktok, and other "user generated content". I'm not even 40 yet but I really feel like "old man yells at cloud".

Actually, the mere term "content" makes me cringe. You do art? Now it's called content. You are an independent reporter? Now you do content. You like plants? How about turning that into content? Content: you are either consuming it or producing it. Fuck content as a concept. And fuck discoverability algorithms and every clown trying to game them. Fuck social media spoon-feeding brainrot to people. I feel anti-hyped for all that.

[–] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I may be dating myself here, but Beanie Babies.

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Is that some kind of labubu?

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[–] sobchak@programming.dev 7 points 1 week ago

Big butts. I mean the ones featured in "Baby Got Back" were ok. But, today, some people are going crazy with it.

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