Pineapple Express: Someone Is Wrong on the Internet?

[CleverNickName]

Nope, I think it might have been the theme song for Malcom in the Middle (2001, "Boss of Me" by They Might Be Giants, which topped at #21 on the Billboard charts.)

 

[Gradine]

How some people turn up their nose at grimdark, is how I feel about certain other genres.

I couldnt like them if I tried, it just breaks my ability to suspend disbelief.

I'm usually not really attracted to entertainment as "escapism", but things are so grim and so dark these days that I'd prefer at least a little bit of light, some smattering of hope.

I'm just so tired of it

 

[Scribe]

I'm usually not really attracted to entertainment as "escapism", but things are so grim and so dark these days that I'd prefer at least a little bit of light, some smattering of hope.

I'm just so tired of it

Thats exactly why I cannot buy in.

I find it easier to accept Dragons are real, than I do that our society is headed in the right direction and that we will figure it out.

And I'm not trying to yuk someone's yum here, thats .... why I'm here instead of over there.

 

[overgeeked]

Thats exactly why I cannot buy in.

I find it easier to accept Dragons are real, than I do that our society is headed in the right direction and that we will figure it out.

And I'm not trying to yuk someone's yum here, thats .... why I'm here instead of over there.

There was a long stretch of time where I couldn't read sci-fi because the idea that we'd survive long enough for any of that seemed so utterly impossible I couldn't get invested in the story. I'm incredibly thankful I turned the corner on than and returned to escapism as the primary draw of fiction rather than some weird notion of peering into the future.

 

[Scribe]

There was a long stretch of time where I couldn't read sci-fi because the idea that we'd survive long enough for any of that seemed so utterly impossible I couldn't get invested in the story. I'm incredibly thankful I turned the corner on than an returned to escapism as the primary draw of fiction rather than some weird notion of peering into the future.

I hadn't thought of it, but at some point I went away from sci-fi (I dont count 40K) as well. Hmm.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Nope, I think it might have been the theme song for Malcom in the Middle (2001, "Boss of Me" by They Might Be Giants, which topped at #21 on the Billboard charts.)

Gavin DeGraw’s “I Don’t Want To Be” was used as the theme for One Tree Hill, and peaked at #10 in the USA in 2005.


There might be some others I haven’t thought of.

I count this one because it essentially broke DeGraw’s career open. In contrast, the CSI franchise’s use of The Who’s music selected well known hits from decades prior.

 

[overgeeked]

I hadn't thought of it, but at some point I went away from sci-fi (I dont count 40K) as well. Hmm.

I’ve read and watched sci-fi all my life. Then one day I just stopped. Took me a bit to figure out why. Thankfully all it took was adjusting my expectations a bit. I’ve managed to stretch the Golden Age of Sci-Fi (12 years old) to cover most of my life.

 

[Willie the Duck]

Now I'm wondering if "Professor of Rock" is a member here. This dropped today.

Oh man, I used to love watching his stuff. Then... not so much. He has just tripled down on all the crass YouTube tactics to get people to click -- hyperbole, all-caps/exclamation points, vague descriptions that require you to click on the video (and watch through the first ad) before you find out what the band and song under discussion even is. After a video titled something like "It's ILLEGAL to change channels when this song is playing" I noped right out for good.

I mean, I get it, attention spans are hard to capture, and if people don't click he doesn't get paid. There's a reason clickbait exists and a reason why even serious new sites have turned their front pages into 'senator thinks THIS is vital for everyone to know (for their very survival)' and you have to click to find out which senator and what this utterly important news is (probably something that technically fits the hyperbolic statement, like how much you need to have saved to afford retirement or the like). I just wish the tactic didn't work, or that video titles that described what you were going to see* got as many clicks, or that word of mouth and quality** meant YouTubers wouldn't feel the need to use such tactics.
*ex. 'The History of Springsteen's Dancing in the Dark'
**and, to be clear, Professor of Rock actually puts a lot of research/legwork into their videos.

 

[TiQuinn]

Oh man, I used to love watching his stuff. Then... not so much. He has just tripled down on all the crass YouTube tactics to get people to click -- hyperbole, all-caps/exclamation points, vague descriptions that require you to click on the video (and watch through the first ad) before you find out what the band and song under discussion even is. After a video titled something like "It's ILLEGAL to change channels when this song is playing" I noped right out for good.

I mean, I get it, attention spans are hard to capture, and if people don't click he doesn't get paid. There's a reason clickbait exists and a reason why even serious new sites have turned their front pages into 'senator thinks THIS is vital for everyone to know (for their very survival)' and you have to click to find out which senator and what this utterly important news is (probably something that technically fits the hyperbolic statement, like how much you need to have saved to afford retirement or the like). I just wish the tactic didn't work, or that video titles that described what you were going to see* got as many clicks, or that word of mouth and quality** meant YouTubers wouldn't feel the need to use such tactics.
*ex. 'The History of Springsteen's Dancing in the Dark'
**and, to be clear, Professor of Rock actually puts a lot of research/legwork into their videos.

I've noticed that some channels (and podcasts) only have so much content that they can realistically put out that merit both the level of research and discussion versus the pace that YouTube demands creators put stuff out for in order to keep popping up in recommendations. It's no longer enough to just subscribe - I subscribe to channels and then still have new videos get buried unless I actually click their channel. This forces creators to resort to even more of this kind of clickbait-y behavior.

 

[Ulorian - Agent of Chaos]

When my brother bought a place a few years ago the owner had a really nice 900 pound gun safe. My bro wanted it and the owner was like “toss in 2k and it’s yours” My brother was like “ na get it out of there “ and the owner was nonplussed. Should have come down on it.

Moving gun safes are a total PITA and thankfully my friend has a power stair climbing dolly. I’d never try without one.

The casualness of this post is breathtakingly American. Gun safes! And the fact that the average Joe knows their specifications and how hard they are to move. Yowza.

Carry on. This post just smacked me upside the head is all.