QueenCobra
a thousand words in one sigh
I haven’t heard a “your mom” joke since I was a teenager lol. Didn’t know it was still a thing.
pet peeves / lil stuff you cant stand
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When I say something interesting or serious to someone in real life, all they can say is, "okay", and not any other word...
I know they're being nice to me and they're just replying and all, but saying that one word alone just makes them sound uninterested, like they don't even care about a single thing I say to them.
I know they're being nice to me and they're just replying and all, but saying that one word alone just makes them sound uninterested, like they don't even care about a single thing I say to them.
.: Meri :.
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Ohh this is a new pet-peeve of mine but I've seen it so much lately (not here) I'm ready to do a TED talk
Misuse of the term "romanticization".
For starters, it does not mean to present something in a way that's "romantic" as in romantic love, it means to present an idealized or unrealistic version of (though, naturally, there can be some overlap with the former). And most importantly, it's not an inherently bad thing!!! Romanticization is a tool of fiction!!! Obviously, there's some very bad things in this world that shouldn't ever be romanticized too (hate groups, for instance). It absolutely can be a bad thing. But do you like any stories about heroic knights or samurai? Rogueish but ultimately good-hearted pirates? Congrats, all of these groups were primarily composed of people who truly sucked IRL, so these archetypes are all heavily romanticized! And that's okay!! These archetypes are appealing to a lot of people for good reason, and not all fiction has to be completely accurate to real-life all the time! Idealized =/= bad!!
I could go on all day about examples of romanticization in fiction (it's basically everywhere and it can get veryyy broadstrokes very quickly), but good lord I'm tired of seeing takes like "this villain character murders innocent people. this villain is also sometimes presented looking all sexy-like. therefore the creator is romanticizing murder and must think murder is ok in real life (if you're sexy enough). i cannot believe people support this person" online.
What we should be doing is teaching people how to engage with fiction responsibly, and giving people the awareness to enjoy fiction for what it is, without it overly informing their perception of things in reality. because if I have to see one more disclaimer going "I don't romanticize my characters' actions" I'm gonna write three more annoyed paragraphs about it
Misuse of the term "romanticization".
For starters, it does not mean to present something in a way that's "romantic" as in romantic love, it means to present an idealized or unrealistic version of (though, naturally, there can be some overlap with the former). And most importantly, it's not an inherently bad thing!!! Romanticization is a tool of fiction!!! Obviously, there's some very bad things in this world that shouldn't ever be romanticized too (hate groups, for instance). It absolutely can be a bad thing. But do you like any stories about heroic knights or samurai? Rogueish but ultimately good-hearted pirates? Congrats, all of these groups were primarily composed of people who truly sucked IRL, so these archetypes are all heavily romanticized! And that's okay!! These archetypes are appealing to a lot of people for good reason, and not all fiction has to be completely accurate to real-life all the time! Idealized =/= bad!!
I could go on all day about examples of romanticization in fiction (it's basically everywhere and it can get veryyy broadstrokes very quickly), but good lord I'm tired of seeing takes like "this villain character murders innocent people. this villain is also sometimes presented looking all sexy-like. therefore the creator is romanticizing murder and must think murder is ok in real life (if you're sexy enough). i cannot believe people support this person" online.
What we should be doing is teaching people how to engage with fiction responsibly, and giving people the awareness to enjoy fiction for what it is, without it overly informing their perception of things in reality. because if I have to see one more disclaimer going "I don't romanticize my characters' actions" I'm gonna write three more annoyed paragraphs about it
I legitimately couldn’t delete my Blizzard account because it was stuck on the old verification/guard system, until they removed it completely from old accounts lol. But they asked for ridiculous stuff as proof to bypass the guard like full name, I think they had address as an option, I tried a CD Key from my account and it didn’t even go through. So yeah, that, and when the system doesn’t even work on top of it.
I get that WoW accounts have a black market but wow Blizzard account security is… a bit much for average users. Maybe I’m just old-fashioned or annoyed because I couldn’t remember my details and recover the account when I wanted to. It’s gone now anyway. /shrug
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I hate how so many wallpapers on wallpaper sites are low quality jpegs with lots of image artifacts that make them look pixelated. If I like an image on those sites I try to use noise reduction options on paint.net to make the artifacts less noticeable, but those make the image lose detail and look blurry. I feel like I can’t win.
When people talk about “hot dog water” what the hell. That ****’s nasty. Dump it out immediately and stop talking about that disgusting tainted water.
I get really annoyed by slow drivers. It's even worse when you cannot safely pass them.
There's times that I'll be on a road with a 55mph posted speed limit, and someone will be on that same road in front of me going 35-40mph in their daily driver. A large commercial vehicle going that slow is normal and to be expected, but when someone does it in their grocery-getter SUV, that's when I get ticked off.
Oh, and I've seen times where someone passes a sign that says "SPEED LIMIT 40 ENDS" and continues to go that same speed. If you don't have a legitimate excuse to go that slow (bad weather, engine troubles, construction, road hazards), pick up the pace.
There's times that I'll be on a road with a 55mph posted speed limit, and someone will be on that same road in front of me going 35-40mph in their daily driver. A large commercial vehicle going that slow is normal and to be expected, but when someone does it in their grocery-getter SUV, that's when I get ticked off.
Oh, and I've seen times where someone passes a sign that says "SPEED LIMIT 40 ENDS" and continues to go that same speed. If you don't have a legitimate excuse to go that slow (bad weather, engine troubles, construction, road hazards), pick up the pace.
Is this a thing now? Guess they don't have a dictionary. That's a sociopath.
And those captcha things are outdated now. It feels like they've gotten worst. I haven't used my old hotmail/outlook email in ages, but I needed to find an old message and it was being really stubborn with the most insane of captchas.
QueenCobra
a thousand words in one sigh
I don’t know if it’s because of social media, but I feel like people’s perception of age is warped nowadays. I’m bad at guessing people’s ages, but all that aside, people saying that celebrities in their 30s or 40s (or even those in their late 20s) are “aging like fine wine” must either be 12 or a time traveler from the Medieval era, because that’s not “old”. Or even saying that “Gen Z is aging like milk” when they’re pretty young…come on now! What in the Epstein Island is this?!
Young children getting into skincare is concerning. Parents should research what their kids want to put on their faces— as not all the ingredients are safe for children.
Also the whole “this is how you age when you’re unproblematic” meme is a mess. It reduces humans to the Disney cartoon tropes of old and “ugly”= evil and young and “pretty”= good.
Overall, I wish society viewed aging as a blessing rather than a curse. If we’re lucky, it happens to us all, so why not embrace it? At least you’re alive. At least you have time to learn and grow, and to enjoy new experiences. Plus, as I’ve gotten older, I’ve felt better and better about myself. It’s important to view aging as a new opportunity rather than the end of one.
Young children getting into skincare is concerning. Parents should research what their kids want to put on their faces— as not all the ingredients are safe for children.
Also the whole “this is how you age when you’re unproblematic” meme is a mess. It reduces humans to the Disney cartoon tropes of old and “ugly”= evil and young and “pretty”= good.
Overall, I wish society viewed aging as a blessing rather than a curse. If we’re lucky, it happens to us all, so why not embrace it? At least you’re alive. At least you have time to learn and grow, and to enjoy new experiences. Plus, as I’ve gotten older, I’ve felt better and better about myself. It’s important to view aging as a new opportunity rather than the end of one.
when people see a post relating to Christianity and they comment “MoReL oReL ReFeReNcE?!!!!1??”
ribbitribbon
Kappore kappore!
i hate it when people turn their read sms off. ik that’s most people but i can never tell when someone doesn’t respond if they didn’t see it, read it and left it at that, or are straight up ghosting me. not good for my anxiety ;_;
ZeldaCrossing64
Sugary Cynic
People who use their devices at full volume. My family does this and it's frustrating, especially since the videos they're watching are loud enough to give me a headache. I've also seen people do this at school/in public, and it's just... Why? Do you have no sense of courtesy? Maybe I'm being harsh, but it doesn't hurt to lower the volume or use headphones. :|
Another thing that annoys me is websites that have WAY too many ads that just clutter up the page and make everything load slower. A few that I frequent are guilty of this, and it pisses me off beyond belief. I think I'm better off getting an ad blocker or a different browser at this point.
Another thing that annoys me is websites that have WAY too many ads that just clutter up the page and make everything load slower. A few that I frequent are guilty of this, and it pisses me off beyond belief. I think I'm better off getting an ad blocker or a different browser at this point.
so true, i hate this a lot. especially in public.
.: Meri :.
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calling someone super weird or something and immediately following it with "no shame though!! you do you /gen" is the new "no offense, but [direct insult]" I stg 
One major gripe I have about several streaming services: There is no A-Z list of everything available. For some reason, a lot of them still fail to implement a feature as simple as this. I don't want to have to scroll through a bunch of "tailored" sections of movies/shows I don't care about to get to one I'm looking for.
There's a few services that actually do offer a decent A-Z list like Disney+, so why this isn't a feature across the board is beyond me.
There's a few services that actually do offer a decent A-Z list like Disney+, so why this isn't a feature across the board is beyond me.
Songs that go on way too long and they just have some quiet instrumental that drags on at the end. It never sounds good enough to not be annoying, even in Touch Tone Telephone which is a song I love for the most part.
Two things people at my school do a lot:
First, when someone gets roasted, so someone else tries to instigate by saying “personally I wouldn’t let that slide” or something along those lines. It’s just kind of cringy at this point, who still unironically says that? And it’s just annoying. Why do you want to see a fight so bad? Go back to class or do your work lmao
I don’t remember the other thing. I’ll come back and edit it in if I ever do.
The thing I was referring to is when a completely normal word becomes sexual. For example, at school, you just can’t say anything that uses the word “smash” or else people will look at you weirdly.
First, when someone gets roasted, so someone else tries to instigate by saying “personally I wouldn’t let that slide” or something along those lines. It’s just kind of cringy at this point, who still unironically says that? And it’s just annoying. Why do you want to see a fight so bad? Go back to class or do your work lmao
The thing I was referring to is when a completely normal word becomes sexual. For example, at school, you just can’t say anything that uses the word “smash” or else people will look at you weirdly.
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