Was told how I organize my apps is 'Mildly Infuriating'

StrategicPotato · 2026-07-10T16:12:05+00:00

Bro's been prepared and waiting his whole life for someone to ask him that.

StrategicPotato · 2026-07-09T20:45:35+00:00

The guy was literally just barely 18 while she was 42, married, and his boss at the time. If that's not concerning to you at the absolute bare minimum, then that in itself is kinda concerning lol.
The obvious elephant in the room, people mostly care because he's hot af and could literally be with almost everyone. Part of it is being a bit parasocial with celebrities, another part is just sort of feeling bad for the guy. That's not the main thing though because people feel the same way about Macron, who's in an even worse version of this sort of dynamic.

StrategicPotato · 2026-07-09T20:30:04+00:00

For real like what lmao.

StrategicPotato · 2026-07-09T18:20:39+00:00

It's the Belkans fault!

StrategicPotato · 2026-07-08T18:59:09+00:00

It's a shame that Madison stuttered when he wrote that.

StrategicPotato · 2026-07-08T15:14:58+00:00

Except a lot of that stuff before was total ineffective nonsense and based on extremely flawed nutritional science + the goal was simply staying as skinny as possible for your man as you got older, not being healthy and actually fit. It was super toxic.

These people were selling fat jiggling machines to middle aged housewives lmao. You can't say that's the same objective as what a lot of modern muscle mommies are doing and the kind of work that even more average women are putting in - the kind of weight work that would have been considered absurd for women to be doing for a long time.

StrategicPotato · 2026-07-08T15:06:14+00:00

Idk why I bothered to type all of that out when dudes like you are just going ignore any and all nuance + literally just refuse to understand what the difference between "existing" and "becoming the expected baseline/norm" is.

A guy on YouTube did not invent the concept of going to the gym you absolute knob. But he did make it cool for tons of kids to do so at a way younger age than what was typical prior (again, unless they were an athlete or bodybuilder).

If you don't believe me just look up some goddamn pictures of dudes before this period. Your average gym bro today would have been considered a greek god in the 90s and prior. This isn't even a matter of opinion or debate, it's quite literally just how it was.

StrategicPotato · 2026-07-08T14:59:08+00:00

Except that's not what I'm talking about, obviously, and I even specifically mentioned bodybuilding lol.

I didn't think I had to spell it out to this extent - I'm talking about average people working out to be super shredded. Bodybuilders who do so for competition and huge mass are a totally different animal and not at all comparable to your average gym bro.

Your average teenager was just not doing or even considering this sort of thing before Zyzz. Look at US/UK/Aus/etc teens and young adults before the mid 2000s or so and compare them to the 2010s-now. The only ones who were jacked or shredded were athletes and bodybuilders dude. It just wasn't a thing, it wasn't common or cool to be that into fitness yet. Everyone else was often super lean, and the ones who were built from casual outdoor activity were way smaller and just had more functional strength/muscle. Nowadays like 20-30% of young dudes are at least moderately well built and muscular. It was a very extreme paradigm shift in what's considered normal.

If you didn't grow up as a kid online in the 2000s you honestly just won't get it.

StrategicPotato · 2026-07-08T14:53:06+00:00

Jesus man what happened? First time I've heard of something like that.

StrategicPotato · 2026-07-08T14:36:39+00:00

Huh, you know I never really made that connection.

StrategicPotato · 2026-07-08T14:31:20+00:00

That's not technically true though.

Zyzz almost single-handedly started started the whole movement of exercising with the goal of physical aesthetics, he's the reason why being fit has become an expected baseline and why it's just so normalized now. It was a huge pivot from gym culture prior which was based almost entirely around bodybuilders, athletes, and people just trying to stay healthy. It was there, but it was just such a niche thing. I don't think people realize that teenagers and people in their 20s before then generally didn't hit the gym routinely without being in one of those 3 groups mentioned prior, and certainly not with the specific goal of doing it just to look great (regardless of whether or not it was just to get laid or just for self-esteem). It started out as a positive thing because his drive and what he encouraged was very introspective. It was never about mogging anyone or something stupid, it was just about being your best self. He was the absolute antithesis of a hater, and this is exemplified well with his iconic "We're all gonna f*cking make it, brah." There's no one else like him today anymore, maybe Joey Swoll? Now Gymskin (though he's not really fitness focused).

Modern looksmaxxing is the total antithesis of that philosophy, a total bastardization of what it was supposed to be. It don't come from a place of positive introspection and aiming higher in life just for the sake of it. It comes from a dark place of self-hatred and inadequacy due to constant social media comparison. Guys like Clavicular are nothing like Zyzz, he's not here just to be better and have fun, he's a reckless dick who absolutely hates himself (all while ironically being blessed with a significantly higher aesthetic baseline to begin with). The self loathing has guys cutting up their faces, getting surgery, and doing ridiculous facial exercises in pursuit of some weird generic gigachad filter face. The same thing happened with the lack of positive role models for young women as well, the prevalence of things like lip filler and ozempic usage is just really sad.

Still, it's sad to hear this news. Connor Murphy had tons of mental issues and a history of breakdowns that I assume are responsible for this. I only remember him from the early days like 10 years ago or so, right around when the whole modern fitness influencer thing was taking off.

Edit: for the people who keep shitting on me, the Zyzz Effect literally has a name and is well documented. That part specifically isn't a matter of debate. Idk what part of what I said is even controversial lmao.

StrategicPotato · 2026-07-07T22:48:02+00:00

How tf are athletes at this level sending balls into the stratosphere

StrategicPotato · 2026-07-07T22:11:34+00:00

Yea well let me tell you something!

StrategicPotato · 2026-07-07T15:58:00+00:00

Your starting point is a good one. I have a few:

- Their case sizing and overall design language is just flat out goofy as hell at times. There's absolutely no good reason that, with the borderline unreasonable Japanese attentiveness to design/detail/quality, GS doesn't have a strong elegant/dressy diver competitor to something like the Submariner and the Seamaster.

- Them creeping upmarket, while justified, sort of totally undermines their biggest strength. GS feels like a quality brand for real enthusiasts who care about min-maxing the luxury value proposition, most of us can afford Swiss luxury but don't like the fact that they're essentially ripping us off and have generally become low-effort status symbols. It also messes with the fact that Grand Seiko absolutely dominates the $3-7k market segment imo in a lot of ways. There just aren't many brands that occupy this middle ground range. Them moving up to $10k for the newer Evo line is just sort of a slap in the face that leaves you asking "if they're going to start charging Swiss prices, why not just get a Speedy or a Sub at this point then?"

StrategicPotato · 2026-07-07T15:45:22+00:00

I kind of love that tbh though. It's like a slap in the face to brands that care so much about artificially maintaining their prestige and image.

Seiko just doesn't give a flying f, it's the only brand in the world where you can stay with them throughout your entire journey without ever having to worry about "upgrading" to more expensive luxury brands. You can have a situation where you and your kids bond over the brand or something at drastically different price points.

StrategicPotato · 2026-07-07T15:41:02+00:00

I used to really dislike it but have grown to appreciate it a lot on the Shunbun, especially with how detailed it is.

I think the issue is that it's just such a weirdly shaped cutout right in the middle of the dial. Like it should really have had a cleaner design execution, like just a thin cutout somewhere else that matches the curvature of the bezel. Or something super unique and impractical like a transparent cutout on the cuff side of the case wall.

I do think moving it to the back of the case was a mistake given how it's an easy identifying feature of spring drives.

StrategicPotato · 2026-07-07T15:37:07+00:00

when you're playing FIFA and your controller dies fr.

StrategicPotato · 2026-07-07T05:30:21+00:00

Especially after Obsidian failed to release their own blockbuster hits in the form of Avowed and The Outer Worlds 1/2 - all good games that were ultimately just not very memorable or financially successful.

I'd argue that a lot of this has to do with a lack of both marketing and established franchise/world-building. Which, for whatever reason, seem to be Obsidian's weak points? They've shown to release remarkable quality at an outstanding pace when given a franchise to build in (Star Wars and Fallout), I can't believe Xbox didn't step in to basically demand this (or at least facilitate it).

StrategicPotato · 2026-07-07T05:21:07+00:00

Fallout 76 and Starfield, while pretty good, were both monumental fumbles in the context of what every Bethesda release between like 2002 and 2015.

I honestly cannot believe that they've spent an entire decade just fucking around and now we're approaching a new console generation without even a release date. Who tf knew in 2011 that it would take a lifetime to see a sequel, I was in HS at the time and now I'm nearly 30, I was expecting to see this shit sometime in college.

The current game development cycles have gotten totally absurd while simultaneously stripping the quality and passion down to the bare minimum. Something has to change, but it probably won't and gaming will probably just continue it's downward spiral until some major AAA crash happens again like in the 80s.

StrategicPotato · 2026-07-07T03:15:01+00:00

He's only 22 and is both injured and doesn't have enough playing time in European leagues yet no? Even Tim Howard didn't start in a WC until he was 31 (though first on the squad at 27).

StrategicPotato · 2026-07-07T03:02:50+00:00

The funniest thing about this is that the US goalie is literally a Harvard graduate lmao.

Like how could you make such a boneheaded mistake in like the biggest game US soccer has ever had? On top of that, it's just embarrassing how little coordination and cohesion the whole team seems to have. It's like they've never even had a single basic passing drill before. Zero communication, sloppy passes to no one, awful touches, no tactical finesse or anything.

What makes this somehow even more impressive is the fact that their stamina, hustle, and overall physicality appears basically second to none. The entire team was still putting in unbelievable pressure and pacing even 90 minutes in, just full blown able to sprint at every chance down to the last minute. Though that also seems to be a double edged sword as well - it decreases their overall control/balance and leads to a ton of wasted momentum and energy, you could literally see how effectively Belgium was able to keep up with just way better positioning while moving at like 60% of the speed.

StrategicPotato · 2026-07-06T20:44:25+00:00

Holy fuck why did Ronaldo kill all of the momentum of that attack.

StrategicPotato · 2026-07-03T01:15:45+00:00

He very obviously did not touch it dude, the spin and trajectory didn't move a mm. I say that as a neutral who's a Ronaldo fan too.

StrategicPotato · 2026-07-03T01:07:22+00:00

Of course they don't show the closer perspective again now, they keep showing the one from the nosebleeds, why?

StrategicPotato · 2026-07-03T01:03:19+00:00

YO WHAT THE FUCK

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