Hard to hear the haters

8 months ago by ickplant to c/funny

IrateAnteater 134 points 8 months ago

A Corvette is definitely a midlife-crisis-mobile BUT, people misunderstand what a midlife crisis actually is. It's not about trying to be young again, it's about finally having the money to buy/do the thing you've wanted to the whole time.

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SpaceNoodle 30 points 8 months ago

Like build LEGO set 8880

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TexasDrunk 18 points 8 months ago

Money and time. I was on the grind for 20 years and poor as shit for the great majority of my life. I didn't have the time to go do all the things I do now.

So I'm the middle aged guy riding a motorcycle, playing in bands, drinking too much in public as long as I'm not driving, going to every concert of nearly every genre I can get to.....you know, living. I'm not in crisis, I'm having the time of my life. I'd say the last 8ish years have been the absolute most fun of my life.

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atomicbocks 8 points 8 months ago

This is also similar to why there is about a 15 year lag in nostalgic items becoming more expensive to collect. That’s about how long it takes for people to get enough of their own money to buy the things they missed out on as kids. I have actually started hearing people refer to this as the ‘quarter life crisis’ and there seems to be an equal misunderstanding around it.

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minorkeys 7 points 8 months ago

Only women call it a midlife crisis and they only say it about men.

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naught 10 points 8 months ago

Weird gendered moment

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Steve 4 points 8 months ago

Try it sometime… say her Labubus are a midlife crisis… better be wearing a cup…

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minorkeys 5 points 8 months ago

I have pointed it out and the response is hostile immediately. Midlife crisis is something men have and society criticises them for.

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naught 1 point 8 months ago
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RBWells 5 points 8 months ago

My husband said he wanted a sports car once, kind of joking, and I just looked at him and said "huh, I figured I was your midlife crisis"

It's true we can do some things we definitely couldn't have done or had when we were single parents, before we got together and became a two income household, but not a corvette, no. More like a beach vacation (20 miles away, lol).

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IWW4 3 points 8 months ago

Agreed and like I gain always said, there is no crises too it!!

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HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 3 points 8 months ago

Yeah, I have picked my midlife crisis and I won't have money for it until either my mother dies when I'm 60 or, um, never. It's a $300,000 musical instrument that takes 15 people to play properly. I W̸͖͂̈́͋̐A̷̡̞̠͎̱̿͜N̴͉̗̽͋T̶̠͑̔ one.

Most folk think my bike is my midlife crisis. That's just my ride.

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Yerbouti 93 points 8 months ago

I keep seeing more and more of these "reviews" for fast food chain, and they are obviously advertisement trying to go viral. Almost always the same format, with the big logo clearly visible on the top and the wholesome employee being super nice. Seriously, don't fall for that bullshit.

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Gerblat 28 points 8 months ago

I can’t believe someone would see this and go “Hahaha, man, Chili’s DOES sound good” and then go to Chili’s.

I have to imagine the vast majority of people see this, have a lil chuckle, maybe toss it an upvote, and continue on with their day. Or just ignore it all together

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Yerbouti 36 points 8 months ago

Well sorry to tell but you're a little naive.

Nobody expect you to directly buy a product because of an ad. Ever noticed how most ad don't even mention or show the product they're selling?

The idea is to create associations in your brain. Something perceive as positive + brand name is always a plus value for the brand. A "lil chuckle” is exactly what they aim for.

A post like this going viral is probably more valuable for a fast food chain than a multimillion dollar ad campaign.

Funny cause I had almost the same discussion last week, in a similar post. And will probably have it next week when a young woman who just broke up with her boyfriend will write a wholesome review about getting offered free fried chicken by the manager of fast food restaurant when they realized they both have a goldfish name Billy. https://sh.itjust.works/post/53828922

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samus12345 8 points 8 months ago

Joke's on them, even my subconscious won't remember which brand name this was associated with.

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Goldmage263 -1 points 8 months ago

Tbh, I prefer these influencer ads over the junk on streaming services. Still manipulative, but at least they made me grin about it.

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dejected_warp_core 8 points 8 months ago

Yeah, that's not how this kind of advertising works. Check this out.

Look at that ad for as long as it takes to read the article, then look away and immediately name the first three restaurant chains that come to mind.

Unless you're coming from a place that is critical/cynical about the invasive nature of advertising, it's possible you'll just go along with "Chili's" as one of a handful of options and not give it a second thought.

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Texas_Hangover 3 points 8 months ago

Middle aged guy here. I just want the corvette. I wanted a 'vette when I was 9. I finally have the money. Fuck you, I'm getting one.

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jjjalljs 2 points 8 months ago

It goes into your subconscious.

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thisbenzingring 11 points 8 months ago

there's a famous instance of this particular chain restaurant in my town. it's funny that people come from all around to go there but I don't know anyone that is local that ever goes there

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CaptDust 3 points 8 months ago

That location has the awesome blossom, making it the only chilis in the world worth considering visiting.

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scytale 2 points 8 months ago

45th and Lamar?

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HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 1 point 8 months ago

All it did was remind me I'm writing a semi love song about how getting drunk at chili's is a mistake you regret but you enjoy making

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echodot 1 point 8 months ago

Isn't the picture just the picture of the business. I don't think it's a photo attached to the review.

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samus12345 41 points 8 months ago

My all-time favorite review is easily this one:

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dejected_warp_core 20 points 8 months ago

I appreciate the (icky) subtext that the reviewer is not only eating a good amount of food off of that, but is casually wearing it around town and also touching elevator buttons with it.

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BigBananaDealer 5 points 8 months ago

honestly it might be "cleaner" than some peoples fingers

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entropicdrift 4 points 8 months ago

... I think that was all explicitly in the text.

The only thing sub about it was the guy was wearing the accommodator out and about, amirite?

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LuxSpark 20 points 8 months ago

People worry too much about what other people think, especially strangers who most likely devoted zero brain time to your situation.

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KoboldCoterie 9 points 8 months ago

This is the #1 thing I wish I had realized earlier in life. If you enjoy something and you aren't hurting anyone, you do you.

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abbadon420 10 points 8 months ago

Except when you enjoy nazi bashing. Than you can do what you like WHILE hurting someone.

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roundup5381 16 points 8 months ago

tip: 2.50

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neuracnu 15 points 8 months ago

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thisbenzingring 8 points 8 months ago

Poor GrossOut always getting slandered

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v_krishna 5 points 8 months ago

♬ "Grocery Outlet, Bargain Market" ♫

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aeronmelon 13 points 8 months ago

I hope Kyle swiped his keys.

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TomMasz 14 points 8 months ago

Seriously. 4 Margaritas + Corvette = Somebody's dying

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tigeruppercut 1 point 8 months ago

I'm hoping he didn't literally stumble across the street to a vette dealer, and instead went home and ordered one

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BarneyPiccolo 12 points 8 months ago

I hope he didn't drive his new Vette home after 4 margs.

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Kolanaki 9 points 8 months ago

Maybe Kyle drove him home. Cheryl had to walk, tho.

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kalpol 4 points 8 months ago

I know he didn't because that's a Dodge Charger in the picture.

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Sludgeyy 2 points 8 months ago

The picture in the meme is probably added

The car in the picture is probably not theirs

Someone caring enough to post a picture with their review and had their car parked in front of the store. You'd be lucky to read Chillis.

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HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 1 point 8 months ago

Oh so he's my BIL and drove half of it home

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unsettlinglymoist 6 points 8 months ago
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Itdidnttrickledown 3 points 8 months ago

Don't worry one of these days if you are lucky and get old. You however will be purchasing a mid life refrigerator box to reminisce on all the things the boomers denied you.

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ceenote 6 points 8 months ago

Okay but why is "Chili's" not centered above the door?

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proudblond 4 points 8 months ago

“Design”

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thisbenzingring 3 points 8 months ago

the top down cruising home after work on a warm sunny day is the best way to deal with the midlife crisis

mine is a hardtop bmw, it's got its issues but thankfully I discovered a rubber mallet fixes them

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sheepishly 1 point 8 months ago

Is this the key lime pie guy?...

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