The “ I’ve got something to say, but it doesn’t warrant its own thread “ thread.

[Innovindil]

21 minutes ago, Footballwipe said:

Is anyone else absolutely exhausted at needing to have an opinion on everything?

 

From the middle east conflict to the sports you follow and the nonsense that infests that when you're trying to enjoy it, to culture war topics and politics, it just feels utterly relentless.

 

It feels like you can't enjoy anything these days as everyone needs to have a stance, and not only is political opining of famous people seemingly expected, you get lambasted by the opposition for whatever you say.

 

I almost admire the stamina of people who thrive on this stuff and can do it hours a day, every day.

 

It actively makes me want to disengage with not just social media, that's easy enough to turn off, but when you try to turn to other things that should be "fun" it gets usurped by this kind of stuff.

 

Maybe I'm just dripping in privilege to be able to be weary with it.

Someone at work came up to me this week and started talking about Iran. Told him to kindly sod off. Socially acceptable, no. Good for my own noggin, absolutely.

 

I've got just enough give a shits to get around my 2 kids, the missus, my family and a handful a close friends. Beyond that is just too much.

[Tielemans63]

Just made the mistake of watching Kuenssburg. There was a group interview with 10 'ordinary' Labour voters. When asked if there's anyone in politics they think they can rely on, it became a Farage love-in. "He's really relatable." "He's says is like it is." "He's prepared to make the tough decisions.".......I smell a pretty large rat here. 

 

 

[Sampson]

53 minutes ago, Footballwipe said:

Is anyone else absolutely exhausted at needing to have an opinion on everything?

 

From the middle east conflict to the sports you follow and the nonsense that infests that when you're trying to enjoy it, to culture war topics and politics, it just feels utterly relentless.

 

It feels like you can't enjoy anything these days as everyone needs to have a stance, and not only is political opining of famous people seemingly expected, you get lambasted by the opposition for whatever you say.

 

I almost admire the stamina of people who thrive on this stuff and can do it hours a day, every day.

 

It actively makes me want to disengage with not just social media, that's easy enough to turn off, but when you try to turn to other things that should be "fun" it gets usurped by this kind of stuff.

 

Maybe I'm just dripping in privilege to be able to be weary with it.

No you’re not the only one by a long stretch, most of us feel the same, but that’s also half the point. The flooding of information until people get ground down by it and switch off is a big part of the political strategy. Disenfranchising voters by flooding them with endless information about how the country and world is broken to get people feeling emotionally exhausted is kind of how populism ends up winning, and how the traditional parties are seen as not being able to fix every single minute problem with the world. The internet and social media has allowed that. It’s only a generation ago most of us just tuned in for 5 minutes a day to see the headlines on the 6 o’clock news and that was it, nowadays you can’t avoid it.
 

I empathise with those who want to and can switch off to it, but I also feel that’s kind of the point, to make everyone feel fearful  and exhausted. Truth is, it’s summer - you can go out in any town or city in the uk and see millions people drinking and eating and having a great time enjoying time with friends and family, which is ultimately what life’s about. The country isn’t anywhere near  broken or as much of a shithole as Farage or Corbyn would like us to believe and neither immigrants nor the wealthy elite are really destroying it in a way that really affects most of our actual day to day lives.

Edited 6 July 2025 by Sampson

[leicsmac]

13 minutes ago, Sampson said:

No you’re not the only one by a long stretch, most of us feel the same, but that’s also half the point. The flooding of information until people switch off is a big part of the political strategy. Disenfranchising voters by flooding them with endless information about how the country and world is broken to get people feeling emotionally exhausted is kind of how populism ends up winning, and how the traditional parties are seen as not being able to fix every single minute problem with the world.
 

I empathise with those who want to and can switch off to it, but I also feel that’s kind of the point, to make everyone feel fearful  and exhausted. Truth is, it’s summer - you can go out in any town or city in the uk and see millions people drinking and eating and having a great time enjoying time with friends and family, which is ultimately what life’s about. The country isn’t anywhere near  broken or as much of a shithole as Farage or Corbyn would like us to believe and neither immigrants nor the wealthy elite are really destroying it in a way that really affects most of our actual day to day lives.

Exactly.

 

And an unfortunate corollary of this is that with the flooding of so many issues through digital information flow which results in the consequences shown here, big stuff that really is an issue for everyone gets lost in the flood. 

 

Thing is, (and it's frustrating how often I'm having to say this recently), there's no good solution to this particular problem that I can think of. There are plenty of bad ones, but no good ones. 

[CornwallFox]

I said it on city thread but it's 24 hour news and the need to fill time that's partly to blame. But even more, it's gamification of politics. An intentional attempt to split the country by some vague notion of 'values' to create an us Vs them society.  Very like the US. Republicans and democrats actually hate each other and that's what certain media outlets are successfully recreating here. Ordinary people go on social media and just parrot the lines of their side and get angry with each other. It's hugely sad and I'm not a fan of what we've become as a result.

[Samilktray]

Can’t remember the last time I saw some red ants. Feel like they were always about when I was a kid 

[Jon the Hat]

20 hours ago, Samilktray said:

Can’t remember the last time I saw some red ants. Feel like they were always about when I was a kid 

I suspect the issue here is the dramatic drop in time spent sitting on the ground in playgrounds.

[Nalis]

I'm convinced Kaveh Solhekol doesn't even watch or enjoy football anymore. It's all about getting a kick out of figures of money, whatever thats reporting tv rights money, transfer fees or wages.

[bovril]

If there is a hell it'll just be non stop videos of social media observational 'comedy' on cultural differences and class stereotypes

[UniFox21]

19 hours ago, Nalis said:

I'm convinced Kaveh Solhekol doesn't even watch or enjoy football anymore. It's all about getting a kick out of figures of money, whatever thats reporting tv rights money, transfer fees or wages.

I imagine working for a company like sky, when you aren't an exclusive breaking journalist is all about hitting the engagement figures 

[leicsmac]

Was going to put this in the Depression thread, but I don't think it really fit there. 

 

 

[splinterdream]

Watching the anniversary of LiveAid and it occurred to me, that I think Queen are the best band thats ever been, I cant think of better, perhaps the Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, but I think Queen top it.

[Izzy]

26 minutes ago, splinterdream said:

Watching the anniversary of LiveAid and it occurred to me, that I think Queen are the best band thats ever been, I cant think of better, perhaps the Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, but I think Queen top it.

That Queen Live Aid performance was voted the best rock gig of all time and rightly so IMO

 

Can't believe it's 40 years ago. Remember being mesmerized watching it live as a youth.

[splinterdream]

34 minutes ago, Izzy said:

That Queen Live Aid performance was voted the best rock gig of all time and rightly so IMO

 

Can't believe it's 40 years ago. Remember being mesmerized watching it live as a youth.

Yeah me too, it's amazing to see it again now, at 50 years old, im so happy the music is grew up with listening too, bands ive seen live, such a privilege 

[Beliall]

i listen to queen more the older i get. my parent used to get pissed up and listen to it regularly, along with abba and other things that i cant help but like now, but queen is the band i choose to listen to

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On 06/07/2025 at 09:36, Footballwipe said:

Is anyone else absolutely exhausted at needing to have an opinion on everything?

 

From the middle east conflict to the sports you follow and the nonsense that infests that when you're trying to enjoy it, to culture war topics and politics, it just feels utterly relentless.

 

It feels like you can't enjoy anything these days as everyone needs to have a stance, and not only is political opining of famous people seemingly expected, you get lambasted by the opposition for whatever you say.

 

I almost admire the stamina of people who thrive on this stuff and can do it hours a day, every day.

 

It actively makes me want to disengage with not just social media, that's easy enough to turn off, but when you try to turn to other things that should be "fun" it gets usurped by this kind of stuff.

 

Maybe I'm just dripping in privilege to be able to be weary with it.

There has always been gobshites, the difference in the past was that you would just move to the other end of the bar.

Try and see the funny side of people who claim to be experts on everything the world over yet are normally either unemployed, off work forever with "depression" or primary school teachers.

[FoxesTez]

The loss of pets really hits hard, doesn’t it. 

[Vacamion]

 

I would like to thank the good people of the West of Scotland, and Mrs Vac in particular, for helping to keep our score so high   

 

[RonnieTodger]

Adults that like anime freak me out 

[Sampson]

On 13/07/2025 at 08:55, Beliall said:

i listen to queen more the older i get. my parent used to get pissed up and listen to it regularly, along with abba and other things that i cant help but like now, but queen is the band i choose to listen to

No one should ever consider themselves too cool for Queen or ABBA, not even should they be ever even be called a guilty pleasure. Both genuinely wrote so many amazing and catchy songs, 

Edited 15 July 2025 by Sampson

[Suzie the Fox]

1 hour ago, RonnieTodger said:

Adults that like anime freak me out 

Sorry

[Tommy G]

When did the chebs thread get shut down ? 
 

I’ve got an entry but couldn’t find it. 

[Tommy G]

Spanish way of life is far superior to anything the UK offers, not that difficult these days….

[Muzzy_no7]

2 minutes ago, Tommy G said:

Spanish way of life is far superior to anything the UK offers, not that difficult these days….

As is Italian, Portuguese, Danish, Polish…list goes on 

[leicsmac]

9 minutes ago, Tommy G said:

Spanish way of life is far superior to anything the UK offers, not that difficult these days….

 

4 minutes ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

As is Italian, Portuguese, Danish, Polish…list goes on 

It does seem to be a truism that social democracy offers better quality of life than individualist social Darwinism. 

 

Interesting, that.