Random thoughts... - by Tocky
Azaran on 27/2/2024 at 16:05
Our world has become dystopianly colourless, bland and gray in the last decade
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https://www.onechart.co/the-world-is-getting-less-colorful/#:~:text=If%20you%20feel%20like%20the,larger%20share%20of%20all%20objects)
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https://medium.com/@ki90grq8y/colors-fading-away-b2e17a8fde05)
Interior design has shifted toward Scandi all-white everything; renovations and new buildings shift toward neutral, minimalist, sterile designs, etc. Even the already mentioned shift of golden sodium street lights to harsh white LED's (albeit under the guise of efficiency) is worth bringing up again.
What's interesting too is I saw a study a while back that explained the trend (especially when it comes to interiors) as attributable to internet-induced mental disorder: many people are so overstimulated by social media and the internet, posts, memes, etc., that they want their homes and environments to look like barren hospitals, and somehow find that soothing. I personally can't understand it, I find all-white interiors aggressive and oppressive, but such is the way the world is headed in the 2020's.
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Qooper on 27/2/2024 at 16:57
That is so true, and depressing. Luckily there are still old buildings and, at least here in Finland, they're being preserved. I live in an old cloth factory that was built in 1823, and was designed by a German architect. The aesthetic is very beautiful and full of decorative details. I've wanted to live here since 2015.
Remember those movie theater carpets in the 90's? I love the feeling of space, and all the bits of colour sprinkled everywhere:
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Azaran on 27/2/2024 at 18:25
I think part of the nostalgia I have for the 90's-early 2000's is society was less depressing, aesthetics were more colourful and joyful, things were more carefree and hopeful. Which is ironic, since today my life is better than it's ever been in almost every way, yet the world is more depressing and gloomy (aesthetically and otherwise), and seems to be on the brink of collapse at any moment
Qooper on 27/2/2024 at 18:35
It seems to me that life isn't as much about the now as it is about the path forward.
Kamlorn on 27/2/2024 at 21:28
Quote Posted by Azaran
Our world has become dystopianly colourless, bland and gray in the last decade
(albeit under the guise of efficiency)
internet-induced mental disorder: many people are so overstimulated by social media and the internet, posts, memes, etc.,
Lately I've started noticing strange looks on me. When I eat my cherry ice cream (I do it on the way home usually, walking down the street, 10-15 minutes). I started experimenting: pistachio ice cream, chocolate ice-cream, the experiment is still ongoing. But here's what I've discovered so far: ice cream in a waffle cup attracts a lot less attention than ice cream on a stick. Here's my assumptions:
1) it's february and it's freaking cold here in Russia to eat an ice cream and regarding the attention difference it's just my imagination;
2) it's always different people out there – why do you think they all have the same reason to look at you and this reason is an ice-cream? Maybe it's time to change my ushanka (hat with earflaps) or lace those earflaps up at least;
3) ice cream in a waffle cup is easy to confuse with something else, not so 'strange' for such a season, some kind of cake, you know;
First and second are the most plausible explanations, BUT THEY ARE BOORING! Why the truth is always so boring?!
But your words gave me a new idea. Must try it tomorrow...
Azaran on 27/2/2024 at 22:16
Quote Posted by Qooper
It seems to me that life isn't as much about the now as it is about the path forward.
Social media and smartphones ensure we're no longer in the moment like before.
Quote Posted by Kamlorn
Lately I've started noticing strange looks on me. When I eat my cherry ice cream (I do it on the way home usually, walking down the street, 10-15 minutes). I started experimenting: pistachio ice cream, chocolate ice-cream, the experiment is still ongoing. But here's what I've discovered so far: ice cream in a waffle cup attracts a lot less attention than ice cream on a stick. Here's my assumptions:
1) it's february and it's freaking cold here in Russia to eat an ice cream and regarding the attention difference it's just my imagination;
2) it's always different people out there – why do you think they all have the same reason to look at you and this reason is an ice-cream? Maybe it's time to change my ushanka (hat with earflaps) or lace those earflaps up at least;
3) ice cream in a waffle cup is easy to confuse with something else, not so 'strange' for such a season, some kind of cake, you know;
First and second are the most plausible explanations, BUT THEY ARE BOORING! Why the truth is always so boring?!
But your words gave me a new idea. Must try it tomorrow...
Huh?
Qooper on 27/2/2024 at 22:29
Quote Posted by Azaran
Social media and smartphones ensure we're no longer in the moment like before.
That's definitely true.
I meant that when there's less and less hope, less good things to look forward to, when the path forward is more difficult, then it's also much more difficult to enjoy the now (because you need to forget for a moment that hard struggling is ahead).
On the other hand if the path forward is bright, it's easier to stay hopeful and steadfast even if the now is momentarily tough (because you know soon the sun will shine again). In fact if there's a solid hope, one can endure even long stretches of bleak wasteland.
DuatDweller on 28/2/2024 at 10:13
Nowadays cars, they are all sourced from a few standard platform chassis, so there is bound to be very little variation, if you look at them almost all cars looks the same.
DuatDweller on 28/2/2024 at 10:58
Quote Posted by Kamlorn
Lately I've started noticing strange looks on me.
2) it's always different people out there - why do you think they all have the same reason to look at you and this reason is an ice-cream? Maybe it's time to change my ushanka (hat with earflaps) or lace those earflaps up at least;
They all look at me and my ZZTOP beard when I walk, is not my fault if your wife doesn't let you have a beard I think to myself.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZZ_Top)
DuatDweller on 23/3/2024 at 00:38
What's a man gotta do when a co-worker tried to kill you by subtle means, I wont go into details right now, but he's keeping calling you from work numbers (he should know I don't answer unknown numbers), why if he want to tell me something doesn't use Whatsapp text messages (nope not even video calls or whatsapp phone calls will be answered).