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Enpatsu Shakugan May 3rd, 2018 9:44 PM

Current fads you can't stand?
 
And why?

1. Fidget Spinners.
They are finally dying out, but man, the dumbest things catch on for the dumbest reasons. It could be a cool toy, I suppose, if it didn't originate as a literal handicapped signal. Not only is it an overhyped fad, but you'll look mentally handicapped in public with one, even if you liked them.

I got into skateboarding a year or so ago, before these dumb things, and one of my favorite things to browse was bearings for a better ride. Guess what's taken over that market now too?
Yep.


2. Funkopop figures.
The ugliest and yet most generic designs I've ever seen, printed on nearly everything. These things define low effort merchandising. Copy and paste designs and people will buy any of them that bears their favorite logo.
Why these are popular at all, let alone to this level blows my mind.

Kai May 3rd, 2018 11:00 PM

The return of the pre-torn jeans fad. Purchasing new jeans that are intentionally made to look damaged doesn't make sense to me. They look tacky, some have an excessive amount of holes including holes in questionable places, and they don't last as long as regular jeans since the fabric already has ample starting points for deterioration to begin.

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Originally Posted by Enpatsu Shakugan (Post 9872556)
Why these are popular at all, let alone to this level blows my mind.

The iconic basic figures are cheap to make, allowing Funko to cover just about every series imaginable at the signing of a paper and sell them at varying prices. The figure quality is usually lacking due to simple things such as a sloppy paint job but some of the higher quality figures are nice.

moon May 3rd, 2018 11:24 PM

The jeans, oh lord. I used to loathe them, then I bought a pair of my own and it was really nice to have extra ventilation at my knees 8D

pkmin3033 May 4th, 2018 3:25 AM

What ARE all the kids into these days? I honestly have no earthly idea what the current fads are.

Are yo-yos still popular? Or those finger skateboard things?

gimmepie May 4th, 2018 6:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Meyneth (Post 9872661)
I honestly have no earthly idea what the current fads are.

I am equally out of the loop.

Enpatsu Shakugan May 4th, 2018 6:07 AM

What's the address of your rocks? Sounds like a nice place to live.

TY May 4th, 2018 6:10 AM

never really bothered with fads, im socially too behind to even bother :'D

Hyzenthlay May 4th, 2018 10:43 AM

Not a fad-follower myself; I'm fairly unconventional. People look at me like I am anyway, haha!

I really don't get the whole "metro" look, neither do I understand this current love of thick, grisly beards. All the guys around here are growing them!

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Sothis May 5th, 2018 7:22 PM

Ripped jeans for sure. What's the point in even buying them?

pastelspectre May 6th, 2018 1:13 PM

i feel targeted bc i live for ripped jeans

i dunno if this is a fad but i hate when people pretend to be obsessed with something to seem "cool".

Incineroar May 6th, 2018 1:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Dawn (Post 9872661)
What ARE all the kids into these days? I honestly have no earthly idea what the current fads are.

Are yo-yos still popular? Or those finger skateboard things?

I remember those things - Tech Decks. When I was in elementary school the teachers confiscated them quite often. Never really got into them though.

As for current fads, I'm just as out of the loop as some in this thread are, I'm not up to date on what kids are doing now. Fidget spinners have died out, and it seems Tide Pods are no longer relevant, so that's good. Usually the stupid "challenges" that kids come up with are eye roll worthy so it's usually that crap that, once they start, I really hope they just go away. They're so pointless and 9 times out of 10 can result in injury of some kind.

dot hash May 6th, 2018 1:44 PM

I know it makes me seem like a grumpy old man, but I really don't like most of the trends these days at all. Especially the ones just copied from bad music videos and social media culture. Like for me the whole internet has been taken over by bad content from social media T_T I know that is a bit of a spoil-sport thing to say though.

an illegible mess. May 6th, 2018 2:35 PM

i was really bothered by fidget spinners and fidget cubes when they first became a fad. listen, i'm autistic, and i really like fidget items because they're stimmy and keep me focused. what bothers me the most about this whole fad, is neurotypicals taking something that neurodivergent people use on a daily basis to help with their disorder, using them instead as toys thus making schools ban them when many neurodivergent kids need fidget items to help focus in class. it's just selfish and ignorant in my opinion.

other fads? i don't know. there are certain memes i don't like, but that's really it.

Resolve May 8th, 2018 7:29 AM

I know nothing of the current fads, but I can say that the now-dead fidget spinner fad bothered me to no end.

Adam Levine May 8th, 2018 10:07 PM

Snapchat filters.

Alexander Nicholi May 9th, 2018 1:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Enpatsu Shakugan (Post 9872556)
1. Fidget Spinners.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ganondorf (Post 9873672)
Fidget spinners have died out

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Originally Posted by an illegible mess. (Post 9873688)
i was really bothered by fidget spinners and fidget cubes when they first became a fad.

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Originally Posted by redhue (Post 9874332)
but I can say that the now-dead fidget spinner fad bothered me to no end.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hyzenthlay (Post 9872838)
I really don't get the whole "metro" look, neither do I understand this current love of thick, grisly beards. All the guys around here are growing them!

https://media0.giphy.com/media/VuVGjLxG4tgsw/200.gif

Oh man, tell me about it! It’s downright bemusing to me, and it’s picked up big-time here as well. Is it some kind of statement for masculinity? If that’s true, aren’t there countless other ways you could also do that? Why facial hair? And why is it always thick and grisly? ????

Kikaito plush May 9th, 2018 5:08 AM

that condom snorting thing

strangerhypno May 9th, 2018 11:01 AM

Almost every fad that has ever existed.

But more modern ones, I'd say social media is a fad but it seems like it's never going away unfortunately.

Fads that may still be ongoing or dead that I can't stand include:

Tide pods, fidget spinners, unironic dabbing, hot new games/movie/tv show hype fad, popular anime fad, superhero movie fad, kids snorting gods know what up their noses, ALS bucket challenge, harlem shake, gangnam style,

Some of these are long dead thankfully.

Enpatsu Shakugan May 9th, 2018 11:05 AM

Is hype for popular (or overrated) new things really a fad, though?


That's just human behavior to me. A fad is something that comes and goes inexplicably with extreme, but short-lived, popularity, with no real purpose. Pogs, Fidget Spinners, etc.


Media hype is grating, I'll agree; but it's not a fad to me.

Hyzenthlay May 9th, 2018 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by strangerhypno (Post 9874888)
But more modern ones, I'd say social media is a fad but it seems like it's never going away unfortunately.

Tide pods, fidget spinners, unironic dabbing, hot new games/movie/tv show hype fad, popular anime fad, superhero movie fad, kids snorting gods know what up their noses, ALS bucket challenge, harlem shake, gangnam style,

I have to say I agree with social media, popular anime, and superhero movies. I just never got into them myself. Also, Gangnam Style was painful while it lasted. xD

And don't get me started on "swag" fashion, where people dress like gangsters and wear their crotch at knee level. *shivers*

dot hash May 9th, 2018 5:07 PM

For me, the thing with many 'fads' is...
and I know this is pretentious,
and people will think it is 'hipster' or something:

But, usually, with a fad,
people just want to try and 'be something'
like they are trying to copy something outside their own life, which they thought was 'better'
like when you see something online, but then copy it,
people were doing it for a long time before you saw it on Youtube
- and then once you saw it,
and decided it was 'cool',
you decided you were gonna go and do it too.

Now, the people who were really doing it 'first',
maybe they really were part of something else.
Maybe they thought and felt things that were important, to themselves, their identity,
and to you.

But if you just see it - and then you imitate it, after watching it,
you are not part of that feeling and experience... you are trying to emulate -
you are more like an extension of it.
Like a copy. Or like a pretend version.

That does not mean you are doing something deplorable or stupid,
but probably you are not REALLY celebrating or propagating your own cause,
you are probably just connecting with something that another person has done,
and then deciding that you will use that thing as a part of yourself.
Like - from now on, you have decided that this new idea, or video, or feeling, is part of you, and how you act now.
Instead of deciding for yourself, you have taken an easy grab at something you thought was greater than yourself.

Like, many people now, I think, turn to trends just because they are very empty or lacking on a personal level, in themselves. People try to attach themselves to a trend which has some meaning or significance in current thinking and current events.
It's hard to explain. Really I think more people should try to start their own new trend. Or not try and start something, but create their own new trend regardless of how many 'likes' or whatever it will get. The 'trend' which is made fun of and is called stupid today, will be the hot topic trend next year.

But it makes me worry. I think we can have many better trends or ideas, I feel as though our development and our perspectives are very shallow and narrow because of the things we have to deal with each day.
Like a lot of the trends we follow are based on how we want the rest of the world to see us.
Really, for progress, we should base them on the things we really, honestly wish to see become important and significant to other people.
But personal image is a big part of personal reality, for now.
So most trends seem to be about making yourself 'cool' or being part of the flow.

Lemonski May 11th, 2018 9:57 AM

I'm not sure if it counts as a fad but I've never understood the kind of super short shirts that hardly cover one's chest.

Enpatsu Shakugan May 11th, 2018 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lemonsky (Post 9875543)
I'm not sure if it counts as a fad but I've never understood the kind of super short shirts that hardly cover one's chest.

Female shirts, I assume you mean?

In that regard, I know why: sex appeal. Women who want to flaunt the goods or be sexy, that's the point.

colours May 13th, 2018 1:56 AM

some people still sag their pants halfway below their ass and im still struggling to see what the appeal is

Hiatus May 13th, 2018 5:50 AM

Ed Sheeran.


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