You know what really grinds my gears?

[pietasterp]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

People just don't care. Bolded part reminded me of a local story a few months back where speed bumps were installed in a road to deter speeders but people just started driving into the bike lane to bypass the speed bumps.

My issues with speed bumps tend to be 2-fold:

1) When they don't make them abundantly visible from far away. The point is to get people to slow down; if I don't see or notice them (some of them can be very subtle and are not painted a different color from the road), it doesn't do any good and all that happens is that I get my spine and teeth rattled and I didn't even have a chance to slow down

2) If you have a car with low clearance, you will get a front fender scratch no matter how slowly you are going. I always look first and make sure it's safe, but given the chance, I will drive around speed bumps as well for this very reason. I don't go any faster than I would if I were driving over it, but I don't want to scrape the front fender on the pavement.

[Blzer]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I defer to the Randy Moss Driving School when I need to educate myself about the rules of the road.


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[dubcity]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

I always go straight over the top of speed bumps just to not be like people who swerve around them. That'll teach 'em.

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[Majingir]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

My car is lower down, so speed bumps suck.

They have a sign saying speed bump....at the speed bump itself!

Only times I drive around speed bumps are in parking lots, if I'm able to (as in nobody behind or infront of me).

[SuperBowlNachos]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Pergolas.

Seriously wtf is the point of having these over a patio? They don't provide midday shade, and provide no coverage from rain.

[Phobia]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Social media, it's a collective dumpster fire constantly. Adding to that Facebook, some people their life revolves around it. I might post on mine once a year but seeing people update their status at the same time like it matters.

I see this guy and girl both put their status as "separated", a week later both change it back to "Married" on the same day. I don't know why it grinds my gears but it does. I'm of the mindset, no one gives a **** and the energy spent towards their Facebook persona comes off attention seeking.

[SuperBowlNachos]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

"I did a thing"

[Jr.]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Social media, it's a collective dumpster fire constantly. Adding to that Facebook, some people their life revolves around it. I might post on mine once a year but seeing people update their status at the same time like it matters.

I see this guy and girl both put their status as "separated", a week later both change it back to "Married" on the same day. I don't know why it grinds my gears but it does. I'm of the mindset, no one gives a **** and the energy spent towards their Facebook persona comes off attention seeking.

You seem to care quite a bit

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[Majingir]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Social media, it's a collective dumpster fire constantly. Adding to that Facebook, some people their life revolves around it. I might post on mine once a year but seeing people update their status at the same time like it matters.



I see this guy and girl both put their status as "separated", a week later both change it back to "Married" on the same day. I don't know why it grinds my gears but it does. I'm of the mindset, no one gives a **** and the energy spent towards their Facebook persona comes off attention seeking.

People find me weird for NOT using Facebook or Instagram.

No, it doesn't mean my life is boring, I just don't care one bit about what people did over the weekend or letting everyone know that I had pasta and salad for dinner or something.

[TheMatrix31]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

"I did a thing"

"adulting"

[pietasterp]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

All of social media is basically performative. The self-obsessed egomania that is the driving force of modern society has found the perfect medium to fuel itself ad infinitum with a perpetual worldwide circle jerk of self-congratulatory feedback.

I think it's hard to argue that social media has made the world a better place in any appreciable, substantive way.

[DieHardYankee26]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Github alone makes that easy.

[countryboy]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Kidney stones.

Having my 3rd procedure in 5 months this Friday, to remove them.

[Fresh Tendrils]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

All of social media is basically performative. The self-obsessed egomania that is the driving force of modern society has found the perfect medium to fuel itself ad infinitum with a perpetual worldwide circle jerk of self-congratulatory feedback.

I think it's hard to argue that social media has made the world a better place in any appreciable, substantive way.

It's sad to me that we have a medium were we can search nearly unlimited knowledge and information, but the majority of people scroll down their newsfeed for hours.

[pietasterp]

Re: You know what really grinds my gears?

Sheesh, rough stretch for you here, countryboy! You're like Job (I feel like I'm making that joke a lot, lately). Hope all goes well and that you are healthy thereafter!