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What's a current or growing trend only you seem to have concerns about? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by HouseWolf@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I've definitely turned into the paranoid nutcase within my friend group in recent years, I hate that everything is "smart" nowadays requiring an app/internet connection & account, just to do basic things that didn't require any of that before.

What's some things currently making you ramble like an old man?

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[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've ranted about it before, but I'll do it again: dubiously-free "drops" in numerous online games that expect some expenditure of time and attention to some Twitch streamers. I get suspicious from the start about anything "free" and the cultural expectation is always "it isn't a big deal, why not get the free thing?" Which to me just seems insidious and creepy because of the unspoken intentions and point of the "free" part.

It doesn't help that I find streamers obnoxious in general, but the expectation to have that noise in the background just long enough to get the dubiously free thing is really offputting.

[–] take_five_seconds@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I agree with you Ulysses but you know you can just mute the stream right? Lol

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

but you know you can just mute the stream right? Lol

I've heard that and every other workaround as well, "lol" sentence enders and all.

The point is having to nonetheless do the "please drink verification can" gesture, registration and all. You know you can just pretend to drink the verification can right? Lol

porky-happy and heated-gamer-moment will get their due and will demand more of that due with less workarounds over time in return for that "free drop." One example that's already there is having to wait for the streamers to say the promo code out loud.

[–] take_five_seconds@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The lol was just to let you know I wasn't coming at you very seriously. Much love UT.

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

I missed the tone, then. That's on me. failure avoheart