I wore baggy jeans and oversized hoodies in the early 2000’s. That’s pretty much the last time I “followed a trend” that I can think of though there probably are other occasions too that just don’t come to mind now. Most of the time I get into things either before they were cool or way after the wave has already passed.
I dunno how much I’m about to date myself with this one but I still remember the heartbreak when my favorite squid shaped silly band snapped after I’d used it enough, whoever designed those was either a complete idiot for designing something that breakable for children, or a maniacal genius for designing something that would need to be replaced that often for children.
Either way, child targeted advertising should be completely illegal, that’s just hitting the parents with emotional blackmail.
Voting in the US with the current system and subsequent duopoly.
Whoa! Watch out everybody! We got a badass over here!
Edgy McEdgerson is checking in!
Voting and not voting in this system are the same decision. Either way you’re pissing somebody off and either way you don’t get what you want. Imagine thinking not voting is rebellious rather than the default. You should want and be empowered to vote for somebody, not against.
You can contribute toward making the duopoly lean one way or the other based on consistent voting. Or you can stop votiing and thereby disenfranchising yourself.
I’m exercising my right not to vote. That’s as much of a liberty as voting. Being disenfranchised is voting in a system that doesn’t work for you.
If project 2025 gets implemented, he won’t have to worry about voting again anytime soon.
John Oliver made a funny and stomach-churning video on it, which was probably one of the most horrifying videos I think I’ve seen. Reminds me of some of the diseases that cause such horrible organ damage, even if you survive the disease, your organs are permanently ruined. The MILF manor parts were also…interesting, lol.
I have to admit, I did buy a nice fidget spinner. ;)
Mid-20s today? Yeah. Ok.
In your 40s today? Welp…
It still makes a great cat toy!
Ok, that I haven’t considered. Old unsold cat toys should be repackaged as cat toys!
The new packaging could say “Remember these stupid things? Well cats still LOVE them! Watch your cat lose their fucking mind! It’s hilarious seeing their little fur brains try to comprehend these simple toys!”
I’d buy a spinner toy like that. Planking however was ALWAYS stupid, and everyone who did it should feel shame.
I’m 40+ and still love spinners :)
Got one after the craze had died down and they’re surprisingly fun - just a good quality desk toy
I had 6, and today I have 0. Yep, I lost all my fidget spinners.
I recently bought a nice hand machined metal one. It helps me focus when doing email
I was so furious that my fidget spinner started to graze insanely after 3 days. I liked that trend ngl.
I got some parachute pants when I was around 11 or 12 because I thought they were cool, and were the only fad I actually got excited about. Those were some comfy pants!
In high school grunge got popular, which worked out for since I was already wearing worn out jeans, tshirts, and flannel shirts due to living in a rural area. Not sure if trends catching up with me counts as being part of the fad, but I did like the music.
I wear parachute pants when I can, although I usually just wear a sarong, as those are even more comfortable than pants.
Remember that nirvana came from a rural area.
Jams shorts in the 80s. A friend and I wore them after a wedding, with tuxedos.
I used to wear a short-sleeve shirt over a long-sleeve shirt
gasps Stupid trend?!?
Laundry detergent economy is more efficient if your bottom-layer clothing items have lower mass. You can fit more short-sleeve shirts in the washer than long-sleeve shirts. So it’s better to have thin, short-sleeve t-shirts as the bottom layer and thick sweatshirts for the outer layer.
Is this not cool anymore??
I mean… I still do in the winter…
People still do this and it was never a trend. It’s classical style.
Atkins. The 00s low carb diet. How did people do it?
When I finally broke, I put steamed rice and French fries on a cheese pizza and rolled it up and ate it.
There’s a “modern” version of the Atkins diet, the keto diet. Same rules as far as I can tell, just rebranded. I went nuts. I couldn’t stop thinking about bread. Sound of it, smell of it, taste of it… He haunted me day and night. I’d often find myself looking up bread maker reviews, comparing different bread makers on Amazon… Don’t remember what I had when I finally gave up, wasn’t nearly as awesome what you did. But I can constantly tell you I did not buy a bread maker afterwards.
Five Nights at Freddy’s. So much wasted brainpower.
My little cousin was 10 during the height of the craze. I have been regaled with hours of FNAF lore that now lives rent free in my head. My YouTube recommendations were cursed for years. I still tease him about it nowadays and he cringes hard.
Pogs, I think.
I did one of those Hey girls, did you know that um memes (and continued to make them) back in the day. Netted me niche internet micro celebrity status. I won’t tell you which one, though.
I made a meme too! It’s “If buying isn’t owning, then pirating isn’t stealing.”
It’s a comment I made on a Louis Rossmann video!
I also did “capitalism doesn’t return the shopping cart”.
Wore my mother’s bell bottoms to school and they fell apart while I was at school. Everyone got to see my undies q.q
Why you always check for moth bites folks
Did you have boots with the fur?
WITH THE FURRRRRRR
When I was younger I fell for two - baggy jeans and llamas.
I remember in 5th grade I tried to joke about llamas with one kid and show him the llama song (because he loved llamas) and he said I was just copying him. In hindsight fuck you Hans, you didn’t invent llamas, you were just copying others too, you tool!
Baggy pants were regrettable too…
I had a WWJD bracelet at one point in time. The late 90s were weird like that.
I don’t usually go along with trends, so my worst one is the starbucks planner thing where you collect stickers for every coffee you buy and you get a planner notebook for the coming year. Most expensive notebook I ever bought, and a waste of money. Also feels disgusting giving all that money to starbucks. This was like15 years ago though.
