Isn't that true for almost all of pop music? It's intended to be aggressively meh.

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My coworkers love her because "She's a storyteller!"

I can think of many bands that do the same thing without making aggressively mid music while doing so.

I think she’s definitely a cut above your average pop singer just from sheer popularity, and most of her stuff isn’t bad but she definitely isn’t a super strong songwriter.

On a similar note, video game streams

I remember an old reddit post about what it's like to not like football by replacing it with archeology. I felt that in my soul.

It's used to be just a way to share photos with family and friends, those days are long gone, it's just ads and fuckwits.

You would like pubs.

Live TV is great. I have a live feed of a stork nest in the background, and you get to see it feed its chicks, teach them to fly, and murder a few depending on mood.

I hate commercials but sometimes still put on the live TV because I get really bad choice paralysis with streaming. Tv gives me a handful of options to narrow down. Even if i don’t love what I’m watching I don’t have to manually decide to pick it

That does make me miss how Facebook and Twitter used to be utilized with friends following each other and posting content that they made and not simply reposting everything that comes their way.

I do value the opinion of people I know but I want hear them say it not some larger personality.

It really was excellent in its infancy, once you'd honed your algorithm. Some of the funniest, sharpest content on the internet at the time, with a really tight knit in-joke machine - reminiscent of early internet communities. It boomered up and burnt out, but there was certainly a spark there.

Found a fan of Big Game Hunters, have we?

You mean that song by BassHunter?

Same for me and gaming. Thing is, I love games and always will, but I just don't have time in my day for it. Solution? Wait a year, read reviews of 1 or 2 best games of the year and then binge them 3 days straight without sleep and trainers (to level past the grindy aspects) until I'm sick of them.

Same with binge TV for me. Its just easier on my schedule if I can dedicate a one off time to it. It keeps me up to date with social trends, whilst not being a dominating factor in my life.

Frisbee is surprisingly fun and aerobic. I'm with you on the rest.

When I was a kid, an older kid peer-pressured me into smoking a cigarette. I smoked the whole thing and quickly noped out of that. Can't believe I made the best decision of my life at the age of 6.

do you like drugs? nicotine isnt the worst.

That's how Alcoholism or movies works, not a night out with some social drinks. I rarely drink but I've never not remembered stuff. I'm introverted, so a few drinks does actually help me losen up a little and have a better time. But it's not healthy, so it's rare that I do.

I think a lot of sweet things taste awful. But that doesn't mean I watch people drinking Coke and can't understand why they like it.

That's because taste is subjective. I only drink things I like. Do you really think people, other than teenagers experimenting, are drinking things they don't like?

And getting black out drunk, again young people aside, is not the aim.

I think you might be a bit sheltered. Not liking alcohol or drinking is fine and normal and should be encouraged for health reasons, but you've made some big assumptions about people.

Personally, I enjoy the drinks I'm drinking. And no, I'm not saying where it tastes like candy but I drink in the manner of responding "I don't understand the question." when I'm asked "What would you like with your gin?"

Part of what I drink helps because slamming it hurts, but I like that slight burn when sipping (Why yes I like spicy food too but I digress), that burn is a nice speed limiter so it takes a while to even get a buzz. There at the slight the term "social lubricant" shines. I'm not deep in my head, all the worries, anxieties, etc I can actually set aside and enjoy my time rather than going through the list of shit I need to get done a thirtieth time.

If you don't like it, it's perfectly fine, getting drunk is not something necessary to live life.

Ha! I like drinks so much (obviously) but as part of food culture more than drinking culture - I make delicious drinks, not awful ones, and hate being drunk so usually just have one and enjoy it. I think it's like coffee or complicated food flavors, not immediately enjoyable like cake might be, but once you appreciate the complexity, it is so very enjoyable.

There's still time...

If someone dances around the concept of Jake Gyllenhaal disappearing, I will immediately assume they are a swifty.

I don't think driving's really an activity that people get into, except in a small percentage of enthusiasts. Most people just drive because it's less inconvenient than the alternatives.

it's an acquired taste

I don't understand how you pick a team if you werent born in an area with a team. Like, as a New Zealander, how can I get excited for a premiere league team that I essentially pick at random?

It's an acquired taste. Back when I was a starving student and everyone was drinking cheap alcohol and living off 2-minute noodles, I acquired the taste

Same. I like fixing broken things. Also, if a handle breaks off a mug it becomes a pen holder etc. We're drowning in our own rubbish so I don't understand making more being fun?

Like seeing food fights in movies (which I think is the only place this ever happens), it just looks like wasteful stupidity to me.

I totally get it but I would rather just buy some old crap to break in my backyard than pay like $50 to do it under black lights

Not everyone has the ability to do that. It’s unhealthy to exercise near roadways, and a lot of people don’t have the means or ability to go to a nature space.

I'm no runner, I was always terrible at it since childhood. Anything above 100 meters was too long and I couldn't breath through it properly, which was quite a thing at school. I'm ordinary sized person, no (serious) health problem, just lack stamina for running.

But lately I found running to be quite "fun". Or better world would be "relaxing". I still suck terribly at it, but as I'm older, long gone from high school, I don't care. I live right at the edge of town so literally hundred steps to the nature, so once I feel like I need to empty my head, I go running. While I slowly choo choo around I can turn the brain completely off and just relax. And feel like dying later because I still lack the stamina past first kilometre lol.

I feel like you might have some things to work out if you think that's what dating is supposed to be.

That isn't why you date. You date until you find someone you genuinely like.

Watching TV with someone with your head in their lap. Someone to laugh at your bad jokes. Someone to steal your arm at night and use you as an extra blanket. Making breakfast in bed, travelling and bickering over minor things, watching a sunset together.

I miss you Eli