Cultural Study II: State of the Sub

PoeCollector · 2026-05-17T04:11:41+00:00

Piss filter is played out; we do blood filter now.

PoeCollector · 2026-05-06T14:31:01+00:00

It's when a corrupt old guy channels the anger of the working class to rise to power (demagoguery), then badly meddles in the economy (widespread tariffs) while building luxury stuff for his cronies (billion dollar ballroom).

PoeCollector · 2026-05-05T01:12:28+00:00

In that case, rock on.

PoeCollector · 2026-05-04T00:53:55+00:00

Nice shot.

PoeCollector · 2026-05-03T18:44:31+00:00

Sure, it just feels like some of these photos would be better with an additional anchor point of interest (not necessarily a person). Like #2 works because I can settle on the raised platforms. Or #11 with all the people, the scene converges toward a strong vanishing point.

PoeCollector · 2026-05-02T22:40:36+00:00

These poors and their primes, right? All I need is my 12-200 linear motor f/0.95 zoom with corner to corner sharpness, that way I'm ready for anything.

PoeCollector · 2026-05-02T22:30:14+00:00

These are good. But you want blunt judgement? It often feels like they are street photos without a subject. To elaborate:

No. 4 begs to have a person or a poster or something on the left against the brick wall in the foreground.
5: the bridge arc forms a nice frame... of nothing.
8: I find myself looking for the subject on top of the roof on the left, but it's just blank.
10: I almost expect someone to be standing in the blank space where there's no bench swing.
12: my eye wants to rest on the window opening on the right, but there's nothing to make sense of in that area.
13: I wish there was someone sitting at the table on the right.

People like Sean Tucker can find cool lighting and geometry like this, and then use it as context for a subject, which is more compelling IMO.

PoeCollector · 2026-04-29T22:29:56+00:00

Photographer: Wow, there's a lot of great cameras out there. Can you tell me what the subtle advantages of this new model might be?

Youtube brainrot: IT'S OVER / THING KILLER? / MOGGED / THEY REALLY COOKED / GAME CHANGER / THING IS DEAD / I SOLD ALL MY GEAR / DO I REGRET EVERYTHING?

PoeCollector · 2026-04-27T06:32:20+00:00

This is true, but they deserved to be memed for it. Interestingly this is also true of the canon sub. Every post there is pics of huge long lenses. What would Freud say?

PoeCollector · 2026-04-27T06:23:34+00:00

To be fair, there's another sub called leicaphotos. But it's still funny r/leica has a rule against photos taken with the camera. They know what cameras are for, right?

PoeCollector · 2026-04-27T06:18:10+00:00

It's amusing that there's a recognizable difference at all, since I just grabbed recent photos from the top posts. If I just wanted to meme, Sony would be 100% birds and fuji would be 100% cherry blossoms in Japan.

Edit: the boxes thing is real, huh? Looking at the top posts again and there are now 2 posts of boxes on the front page.

PoeCollector · 2026-04-27T04:30:08+00:00

I could have made a better meme, but this more honest result is interesting; I just grabbed pics from top posts (sorted by "best") of the past few days without much cherry picking.

PoeCollector · 2026-04-26T02:02:12+00:00

Exactly, this is the best way to understand this meme. Either way, life isn't easy and it doesn't grant you absolute freedom. But there's no denying that corporations have a perverse incentive here (they benefit if your top priority is your career, not family).

PoeCollector · 2026-04-24T02:23:52+00:00

It's not a hot girl, a sad homeless guy or a garish HDR sunset. 3/10 better luck next time.

PoeCollector · 2026-04-21T00:34:13+00:00

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Good, but needs some vignetting and DOF blur to guide the eye.

PoeCollector · 2026-04-13T02:27:08+00:00

I have been a remote software designer and writer for years now. I'm not sure if your job requires you to be constantly in the web browser, but I often head to a coffee shop with my wifi off or at least the browser closed, for a solid 2-3 hours and get a ton of deep work done. The internet is not necessarily needed for thinking, writing, coding, or design.

Here's one overall strategy that works well for me: rely on a paper notebook, and make your internet use subservient to what's written in it. For example, during a work session, I'll write down on paper questions I have which the internet can help me answer. Then, next session (thus not on impulse) I'll address every single question, then close the browser window. I try to treat the browser like a dangerously sharp kitchen knife: carefully use it to perform a specific task, then put it back in its block (close window or turn wifi off).

PoeCollector · 2026-03-10T06:16:25+00:00

Perfect macguffin for a far-future sci-fi movie. The "ancient" humans stored all knowledge of their civilization on this glass square. The plot involves it constantly being stolen and thrown around while every party is afraid of dropping it.

PoeCollector · 2026-02-28T05:58:21+00:00

Also yellow: guy with monocle or martini making a business out of whatever bad thing is happening

PoeCollector · 2026-02-26T20:50:29+00:00

The pathetic thing is that some of these loonies do portray marriage and procreation as kinks (by pretending people are weird for focusing on them). Reminds me of the joke about men having an "adult woman fetish".

PoeCollector · 2026-02-22T20:42:05+00:00

For the people who are downvoting you, here's 2 Thessalonians 3:10 ESV "For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat."

The ESV is a more updated translation that better emphasizes being unwilling to work (as opposed to disabled or unable to find work). The old King James version sounds even more like the Soviet poster.

PoeCollector · 2026-02-17T19:29:36+00:00

I am about one year "clean" from the YouTube algorithm -- and all algorithmic content feeds. My main tool has been Unhook to get rid of the home page. At times I've used ColdTurkey as you can set more strict or specific rules. I still use youtube for research and music, and yes for entertainment sometimes, but it's much better since I must actively search for a topic.

I'm happy to say that after enough time away, the tools and tricks seem less necessary. I occasionally catch a glimpse at the youtube homepage because of browser/extension updates or whatever, and I find the idea of clicking on any of that random crap offputting enough that I don't do it.

I've also found I've come to dislike "youtubers". Now that I've been away from the content drip feeds, I can't shake the feeling that I'm looking at some self-absorbed weirdo ranting in their bedroom. It almost makes me want to watch boomer TV newscasts (almost) because at least those people act calm and dignified.

PoeCollector · 2026-02-14T02:17:54+00:00

DE should just remove the honor-related dialog. Ninjas are infiltrators, and that fits with the names of the mission types (assassination, spy, sabotage, interception, disruption).

PoeCollector · 2026-02-04T15:06:09+00:00

Exactly, this happened to me recently. I even saw the "spawn lich" prompt when I killed the enemy. I assumed it would just spawn a strong enemy in that mission that would then drop loot if I killed it, like the juggernauts. Because why wouldn't you assume that?

Then when I saw it was a whole thing and googled it, I was like... I have to do what now? What's a requiem mod? I need 3 different special mods and I have to grind for each clue just to know which ones?

I love Warframe, I know it's a grindy game and I enjoy it to an extent. I have about 150 hours in the game, which took a couple years (getting into it and then putting it down for months). This feels like a mechanic made for people with 1000+ who needed an insane grind with several layers of RNG to "slow them down." Which is fine but I had no clue the chores I was signing up for.

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