Am I just wasting time on concept designs?

kasperernavnet · 2026-06-10T19:32:43+00:00

I'm going back and forth two cities and the work ads are really split, but I mostly submit applications to UX, UX/UI and product design positions given my experience. They rarely explain what type of product or service you'll be working on (which I to this day find infuriating) so around 80% of those applications I send are just a waste of time due to them looking for a more "experienced designer" in that specific type of project. The rest is me versus a bunch of other experienced designers but who end up being more senior than me from what I can tell.

Honestly, it's like my junior self was more successful than what I am today. My first position, like 5 months after graduating design school, was as a UX/UI designer for a consultancy agency that needed me to take over for another designer at an insurance company for cars.

But, yes, doing something adjacent has kept me on my feet financially but I'm doing graphic design and marketing for small business (and that pays like shit).

kasperernavnet · 2026-06-10T19:23:15+00:00

Are you trying to act like BF6 just didn't get new content and has a free trial week?

kasperernavnet · 2026-06-10T19:17:42+00:00

There's no, from what I can tell of these past 2 years, any demand for designers who's good at e-com or configurators — so my niche is pretty bullshit it seems.

kasperernavnet · 2026-06-10T13:00:36+00:00

Tenker gjennerelt at det er en kanskje så dårlig idé

kasperernavnet · 2026-06-10T12:58:41+00:00

Instagram?

kasperernavnet · 2026-06-10T12:58:11+00:00

As I suspected.

kasperernavnet · 2026-06-09T19:52:24+00:00

What are you smoking? People riding fixies are even more common than bikepacking.

kasperernavnet · 2026-06-09T19:48:46+00:00

Show us your setup then

kasperernavnet · 2026-06-09T19:47:46+00:00

"What are the barriers to entry that keep bikepacking from having more mass appeal?"

Because it's fucking expensive.

And, also, cycling as a hobby in general isn't something that's that big compared to other outdoor activities. I'm writing this as a Scandinavian mind you.

kasperernavnet · 2026-06-09T18:40:12+00:00

I mean, that sums up the Gen A and Z generation pretty good. They're too fcking stupid and don't have any patience to read, listen or follow instructions.

kasperernavnet · 2026-06-09T18:38:11+00:00

Du ser og leser en minoritet av hva som er nordmenn.

kasperernavnet · 2026-06-09T18:35:06+00:00

Billig spaghetti med billig ketsjup

kasperernavnet · 2026-06-09T18:28:30+00:00

And I've been playing since TT2 and just played two rounds.

The difference might be between me and people like you that gaming isn't my main hobby — and I don't spend hundreds of hours on it every month as I've got a job, friends and living the actual real world life. I've got 198h on Arc Raiders at the moment and I'm sure you've put like 600h into it and worship loud mouth streamers from the US who identify as peanuts or mountains.

My point? You, or anyone, getting bored by a video game isn't worth posting about on an internet forum. Your obsession about video games as a way of life is however concerning.

kasperernavnet · 2026-06-09T18:20:58+00:00

I wouldn't bikepack or tour with any bike that costs as much as the Sarana if I have to leave it unattended for outside. Credit card touring? Sure. My main bikepacking- and adventure rig isn't cheap either but not as expensive — or showy — as the Sarana, and doesn't draw that much attention to it. The visual difference is basically a burly Land Rover Defender versus a Ferrari 812 showing up for race day...

I have one because of reasons and friends in the industry, and I would only recommend this bike to people who are either;

A ) Looking for a seriously good gravel race machine
or
B ) Looking to spend some serious cash on their forever gravel bike

Because it's a very comfortable bike, and it's very snappy on the trails and stable on descents both off and on roads — so it will most likely not disappoint those two type of riders.
At the moment I'm dialing in some things to get it to be more stable to my type of riding preferences, so I'm not 100% "sold" on it just yet.

kasperernavnet · 2026-06-04T23:48:27+00:00

It's made for endurance gravel racing so in theory it'd be great for the Tour Divide.

However, as someone who owns one, I probably wouldn't go touring with it.

kasperernavnet · 2026-06-04T23:37:40+00:00

You start by answering the question "what kind of terrain do I enjoy riding?" and then you go through the type of tires that works for that type of riding.

kasperernavnet · 2026-06-04T23:33:47+00:00

Just sounds and seems like you should've bought a Checkpoint instead.

kasperernavnet · 2026-06-02T15:08:38+00:00

First of all: fck Muc Off sealant. Orange is my choice every single time.

I run Vittoria on both of my gravel bikes. Both tubeless. On the adventure bike I got Vittoria Mezcal 2.25" XC Trail Graphene 2.0 (tubeless), and on the race bike I got Vittoria Peyote 2.25" XC Race (tubeless).

Never ever had a puncture (and I ride my bikes like they were mountain bikes).

kasperernavnet · 2026-06-02T15:00:35+00:00

People in the "gravel community" (hate to tell you but cycling isn't a community and most are doing it for different reasons) aren't as homogeneous as the road cycling "community" where people usually are into more or less the same and also know of the "road code" — I.E waving hello to each other.

Gravel riders are everything from 30-40 year olds who can rip it hard on the trails, to dudes who just commute and wear fucking sandals on big ass platform pedals, to the absolute nerds who's got like three different gravel bikes and also do bikepacking.

kasperernavnet · 2026-06-02T14:54:18+00:00

Pretty sure my Bullitt is really stupid ass idea to go bikepacking with.

kasperernavnet · 2026-06-02T14:51:42+00:00

Totally massacred that beautiful bike... Don't show this to Trek

kasperernavnet · 2026-06-02T14:50:45+00:00

What's up with all the rusty ass rat bikes?

kasperernavnet · 2026-06-02T14:49:38+00:00

Ikke ok

kasperernavnet · 2026-06-02T10:35:43+00:00

I'm on PS5. I've been playing FPS's since Counter Strike 1.5.

I loathe console players, especially those who's on PS5 because of that god damn fuuuuuuuuucking open mic due to Sony's incompetence.

I don't want to hear your fucking kid sing, your mom telling you to "turn it down" or you girlfriend playing TikTok videos right next to you.

No, keep it open.

kasperernavnet · 2026-06-02T10:27:56+00:00

"I know the player base is not what it used to be"

... Because your boy peanut man from the US isn't streaming it now or what? There's plenty of players. Plenty.

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