Things I find a tad exasperating v.3

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

Yeah, contrary to what FOX news would have you believe (Thinking of moving? Your blue state may soon charge you an exit tax), it applies to people or businesses making 30 million or more per year. Anybody here worried about that? I'm not in favour of it, but only for one reason. If it were linked to how much of your revenue actually came from California I'd be just fine with it. If you operate there but most of your revenue came from elsewhere it's a different matter.

As for gas costs, I'd ask people the same question. Would you rather spend an extra dollar per gallon, or go back to the days of having yellow air?

Great post. In Denver, we have this conversation every Winter/Spring when we get all the snow. A lot of the trucks only plow specific streets and areas based on sunlight and the idea is to "let the sun melt the rest" which is something the city put into practice a few decades ago to avoid Denver being that exact picture again. But people will undoubtably complain every time it snows saying "The city barely plows". It's funny to see as someone who doesn't own a car. Cars in this country are so ingrained into everything in such a stupid way, it's so nice being able to live car-free, I consider myself very fortunate

[TAC]

Already missing the molar next to it from thirty plus years ago, plus the wisdom tooth. That'd leave me more than a little deficient on that side.

Gotcha. I've been pulling them as I go, but one or two more and I'll have to get some sort of plate.

[El Barto]

Gotcha. I've been pulling them as I go, but one or two more and I'll have to get some sort of plate.

Other side of my mouth I'd probably go that route. I'm just annoyed as all fuck that I even have to consider it a viable option.

[Jamesman42]

Hope you find a good solution to the tooth. But if you do get it pulled, please update the avatar.

[ReaperKK]

Already missing the molar next to it from thirty plus years ago, plus the wisdom tooth. That'd leave me more than a little deficient on that side.

As someone who has spent close to $30k in dental work since 2018 (that's after insurance) my recommendation is to not lose the tooth if possible. Jaw bone disintegration is a real bitch and will effect you later in life. I would say if you're interested in traveling for dental work I've had a few friends go to Columbia and had great results at the 5h of the price.

[El Barto]

As someone who has spent close to $30k in dental work since 2018 (that's after insurance) my recommendation is to not lose the tooth if possible. Jaw bone disintegration is a real bitch and will effect you later in life. I would say if you're interested in traveling for dental work I've had a few friends go to Columbia and had great results at the 5h of the price.

Why Colombia and not Mexico?

[ReaperKK]

From what I've been told it's price and seemingly nicer looking offices from when they were doing their research. My co-worker just came back where he got veneers and they look fantastic all for less than 10k.

My mom did a bunch of dental work overseas also but that was in Lithuania.

[Dream Team]

Don't want to throw this grenade in the Swifties thread because they're having a party over there, but the over-the-top exaggerated hype about her is absolutely ridiculous.  Saw a critique of her on-line yesterday where the guy was pointing out her limited vocabulary; apparently she's rhymed "bar" with "car" dozens of times and he helpfully listed many other words that would fit the bill. But the best gem from his article is this one: in one song players/haters/heartbreakers/fakers is repeated 81 times. EIGHTY-ONE. How could anyone listen to that and not go insane.

[Zantera]

Don't want to throw this grenade in the Swifties thread because they're having a party over there, but the over-the-top exaggerated hype about her is absolutely ridiculous.  Saw a critique of her on-line yesterday where the guy was pointing out her limited vocabulary; apparently she's rhymed "bar" with "car" dozens of times and he helpfully listed many other words that would fit the bill. But the best gem from his article is this one: in one song players/haters/heartbreakers/fakers is repeated 81 times. EIGHTY-ONE. How could anyone listen to that and not go insane.

I'm with you on the criticism. I would say she's the most overrated artist I can think of from the last 10 years or so. That's not to say she's outright terrible but when people talk about her as one of the great artists of all time I feel like an alien.

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

For me, it's become easy enough to discount her outright without even considering her music
- Billionaire
- Climate Criminal

Pretty easy to just write a person like that off as "very clearly and obviously part of the problem"

[ReaperKK]

I'm with you on the criticism. I would say she's the most overrated artist I can think of from the last 10 years or so. That's not to say she's outright terrible but when people talk about her as one of the great artists of all time I feel like an alien.

I feel the same. My wife is a huge fan but is also experiencing burn out from the Overhype. Her music is quantity over quality

[hefdaddy42]

Maybe don't listen to her?

I find that she (and everyone else) is pretty easy to ignore when I listen to something else.

[Ben_Jamin]

Maybe don't listen to her?

I find that she (and everyone else) is pretty easy to ignore when I listen to something else.

Kind of hard when everyone and their mother is talking about her.

I laughed when DragonForce played a Taylor Swift cover. I asked my brother what his kids thought when they played it, they don't listen to Taylor Swift so they were all...Ugh!..

[hefdaddy42]

Kind of hard when everyone and their mother is talking about her.

Not really.

[Adami]

I have personally had no problems not listening to any specific musical artist.

[cramx3]

It's quite easy to avoid her music, but maybe not as easy to avoid just general talk about her. 

[King Postwhore]

I have personally had no problems not listening to any specific musical artist.

Sort of like not reading Stad's posts. 

[Adami]

Sort of like not reading Stad's posts. 

Who?

[Zantera]

Maybe don't listen to her?

I find that she (and everyone else) is pretty easy to ignore when I listen to something else.

If you applied the logic of "if you dont like something just ignore it" then there wouldn't be a thread in the first place. 

[hefdaddy42]

If you applied the logic of "if you dont like something just ignore it" then there wouldn't be a thread in the first place. 

Well, not really. 

[pg1067]

Don't want to throw this grenade in the Swifties thread because they're having a party over there, but the over-the-top exaggerated hype about her is absolutely ridiculous.  Saw a critique of her on-line yesterday where the guy was pointing out her limited vocabulary; apparently she's rhymed "bar" with "car" dozens of times and he helpfully listed many other words that would fit the bill. But the best gem from his article is this one: in one song players/haters/heartbreakers/fakers is repeated 81 times. EIGHTY-ONE. How could anyone listen to that and not go insane.

AFAIK, I've only ever heard one song by her.  It says something about "never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever . . . ever, ever getting back together."  One of the most annoying things I've ever heard.

She'd become impossible to avoid.

[King Postwhore]

Who?

 

[wolfking]

Kind of hard when everyone and their mother is talking about her.

Not really.  I still haven't heard a single song from her I believe.

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

Not really.  I still haven't heard a single song from her I believe.

It's morning to night, wall to wall, balls to dicks full blown 120% saturation over here in the states. It's honestly annoying as fuck, and I am an incredibly unplugged person, generally speaking.

EDIT: And I LIKE some of her albums lol

[Metro]

Who is Taylor Swift

[wolfking]

It's morning to night, wall to wall, balls to dicks full blown 120% saturation over here in the states. It's honestly annoying as fuck, and I am an incredibly unplugged person, generally speaking.

EDIT: And I LIKE some of her albums lol

Fair enough.  It's big here especially while she was touring but fair play, probably nothing like what you experience over there.

[TAC]

It's morning to night, wall to wall, balls to dicks full blown 120% saturation over here in the states. It's honestly annoying as fuck, and I am an incredibly unplugged person, generally speaking.

Relax, man.

[jingle.boy]

Relax, man.

Rite??  The only TS I've heard in the last 6 months was when jingle.daughter and mrs.jingle wanted to watch the Eras tour thing after it dropped on D+.  It's really not that hard to avoid.  I'm not even making a conscious effort, and I don't hear a single stanza of her music.

[Skeever]

I think Taytay's music is the definition of "a tad exasperating" for me. I'll reference the latest Rick Beato video where he catches her twice on the Spotify Top 10. At a time where she's got everyone's ear, and she could do anything, she can't/won't do anything. Her sound is stale, her lyrics make her come off like an indulgent teenager, her music is accessible enough but it doesn't deserve to be this popular. I'm sorry but it really doesn't. 

[King Postwhore]

So many sandy vajaja's over being triggers by TS.

[KevShmev]

Yep. You almost can't make this up.

"I am tired of hearing about Taylor Swift."

*proceeds to talk about Taylor Swift*

 

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

lol at people going after people who are venting exasperations in the exasperation thread. defensive much? love to see society shove TS down everyone's throats and then get mad at people who don't enjoy it.

[Skeever]

lol at people going after people who are venting exasperations in the exasperation thread. defensive much? love to see society shove TS down everyone's throats and then get mad at people who don't enjoy it.

That's the irony. If you don't like something, you can just ignore it, except people who like things also can't just ignore those who are vocal about their dislike

[TheHoveringSojourn808]

That's the irony. If you don't like something, you can just ignore it, except people who like things also can't just ignore those who are vocal about their dislike

The most amusing thing about it in the Swift case is how defensive her fans get at literally any criticism. If you don't say she is a perfect slay kween who can't write a bad song you get treated like you have personally insulted her and hurt her feelings. Very reflective of Taylor's insecurity herself, still writing diss tracks about something that happened a decade ago even though she's the most popular musician on the planet and a literal billionaire. I guess she really is their "mother" or whatever weird para-social term many of the fans use

[Stadler]

 Because too often the criticisms go beyond "I don't like it" or "It all sounds the same to me" and come right after "I've only heard what's on the radio" or "I've never heard one song, but..."    I'm not the biggest Swiftie in the world, but I like her music.  I, like many here, am a huge music fan.   3,000 CDs, plus, and I get tremendous joy out of a broad variety of music.  But here's the deal:  i don't feel any need to bash music I don't like (except Radiohead).  The ONLY fact I can say about music I don't like is....  I don't like it.  I watch my daughter, who has seen Taylor I think five times, get as much pleasure as I've ever gotten from an artist; it speaks to her in a way that my favorite albums speak to me.  And as such, even though it doesn't necessarily resonate with me, I just can't bash it. 

I really do think she's this generation's Bruce Springsteen; I'm not the hugest Bruce fan (though I've seen him four times) but I recognize his place in the pantheon of greats.  What does criticizing his approach - that of the working factory man, even though he has not worked a day in a factory in his life - do?  Nothing.  He still resonates with millions and millions of people. I find Bob Dylan unlistenable, but it's just foolish to say that he's not perhaps the greatest living American musician/songwriter today; he's clearly the voice of his generation.   I think the dialogue around Taylor Swift is similar.