__________ is/are overrated.

[jakeroot]

Disney World. You're paying hundreds per day for an artificial experience.

What's artificial? Last few times I was there, it (and the experience) seemed pretty real.

[Scott5114]

Disney World. You're paying hundreds per day for an artificial experience.

What's artificial? Last few times I was there, it (and the experience) seemed pretty real.

That's not a real mouse.

[the91fwy]

Anything with a "+" attached to it.

I would agree that C++ is doubly overrated.

("Wait!" says the C++ programmer. "++ is the increment operator, so it's only overrated once!")

i get there is a nerdy funny here but seriously know what's overrated? javascript and electron apps.

Disney World. You're paying hundreds per day for an artificial experience.

What's artificial? Last few times I was there, it (and the experience) seemed pretty real.

That's not a real mouse.

if it's anything like disneyland there may not be a real mouse but there are for sure real cats. meow.

~cat

[jakeroot]

Disney World. You're paying hundreds per day for an artificial experience.

What's artificial? Last few times I was there, it (and the experience) seemed pretty real.

That's not a real mouse.

It's a real character, though.

[JoePCool14]

Anything with a "+" attached to it.

AARoads+: Coming Spring 2023

[snowc]

Anything with a "+" attached to it.

AARoads+: Coming Spring 2023

@Alex, yall better not require us to pay for this forum! 

[snowc]

And yes, that is my postman delivering the mail for today. 

Did you ask him if he was ok with you taking that picture?

Anything with a "+" attached to it.

I would agree that C++ is doubly overrated.

("Wait!" says the C++ programmer. "++ is the increment operator, so it's only overrated once!")

I don't know, isn't it allowed? 
I blurred his face out.

[Ted$8roadFan]

Anything with a "+" attached to it.

Yes, most anything with a + should be a giant red flag.

[roadman65]

Paramount Plus?

It may be costly but we get Picard at least.

[jeffandnicole]

Disney World. You're paying hundreds per day for an artificial experience.

If you want a free roller-coaster experience, the police are usually involved, maybe an ambulance, and when it's done your deductible will require you to pay hundreds of dollars anyway.

[snowc]

Paramount Plus?

It may be costly but we get Picard at least.

We have it, watch spongebob on it. 

[wanderer2575]

Chick-fil-A

Krispy Kreme

Professional sports drafts (double for their TV broadcasts)

Any Kardashian (actually, any "celebrity")

Huge and expensive weddings

Selfies

Social media "influencers" (attention, people being influenced:  Get A Life!!!)

[snowc]

Chick-fil-A

Krispy Kreme

Professional sports drafts (double for their TV broadcasts)

Any Kardashian (actually, any "celebrity")

Huge and expensive weddings

Selfies

Social media "influencers" (attention, people being influenced:  Get A Life!!!)

One of dad's coworkers' roommate was Dan Cathy. 
He did meet him in College. 

[JoePCool14]

Huge and expensive weddings

"The bigger the wedding, the bigger the divorce."

[Brandon]

Disney World. You're paying hundreds per day for an artificial experience.

If you want a free roller-coaster experience, the police are usually involved, maybe an ambulance, and when it's done your deductible will require you to pay hundreds of dollars anyway.

I can pay a lot less and still get a better roller coaster experience than Disney.  Honestly, Disney's coasters suck.  I can get a two-day ride and slide (main park and Soak City water park) at Cedar Point for a hell of a lot less than Disney with better rides and more manageable lines.  And no stupid rat.

[kkt]

Disney World. You're paying hundreds per day for an artificial experience.

What's artificial? Last few times I was there, it (and the experience) seemed pretty real.

That's not a real mouse.

[Max Rockatansky]

Disney World. You're paying hundreds per day for an artificial experience.

What's artificial? Last few times I was there, it (and the experience) seemed pretty real.

That's not a real mouse.

Better?

https://images.app.goo.gl/dYH6cdjZZBheVbXR8

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Facebook.
Disney World. You're paying hundreds per day for an artificial experience.
Any singer or band who started after 2000.
Starbucks.
Twilight (the book, not actual twilight).
My Little Pony.
Chick-fil-A.
Pickup trucks.
Wrestling and boxing. The former is entirely fake, and for the latter, who wants to watch people get hurt?
Four-way stops, by people outside this forum.

Boxing used to be pretty fantastic back in the 1980s.  I would venture a guess that a lot of people who watch sports in general find an appeal to potential injury.  It certainly was an attraction with crowds in auto racing and hockey.

And football, until they started discouraging hard hitting. I would agree that the dangerous elements were a large part of the appeal for many people. While NASCAR had been under fire over safety for some time before Dale Earnhardt's death forced NASCAR to act, I wonder if someone less prominent being killed would have resulted in more minimal change.

[Scott5114]

And yes, that is my postman delivering the mail for today. 

Did you ask him if he was ok with you taking that picture?

I don't know, isn't it allowed? 
I blurred his face out.

I wouldn't want a customer taking a picture of me doing my job, even if they promised me they were going to blur my face out. It's still a violation of my personal boundaries unless I actively consent to the picture being taken. (It's also just generally not a good idea–some people would take so much offense to unwanted picture-taking that they'd beat the shit out of you for it.)

[Max Rockatansky]

Facebook.
Disney World. You're paying hundreds per day for an artificial experience.
Any singer or band who started after 2000.
Starbucks.
Twilight (the book, not actual twilight).
My Little Pony.
Chick-fil-A.
Pickup trucks.
Wrestling and boxing. The former is entirely fake, and for the latter, who wants to watch people get hurt?
Four-way stops, by people outside this forum.

Boxing used to be pretty fantastic back in the 1980s.  I would venture a guess that a lot of people who watch sports in general find an appeal to potential injury.  It certainly was an attraction with crowds in auto racing and hockey.

And football, until they started discouraging hard hitting. I would agree that the dangerous elements were a large part of the appeal for many people. While NASCAR had been under fire over safety for some time before Dale Earnhardt's death forced NASCAR to act, I wonder if someone less prominent being killed would have resulted in more minimal change.

There is we several (three I believe) significant driver deaths in the time period shortly before Dale Earnhardt died.  Had Dale Earnhardt survived safety standards would have caught up with NASCAR eventually given they weren't adopting things like HANS devices and closed face helmets as mandatory equipment.  That said, as bad as NASCAR got grilled for that they generally had a better driver mortality record than other racing leagues before Dale Earnhardt's death.  Dale Earnhardt had his restraint system modified for personal comfort too which also contributed his death.

[webny99]

And yes, that is my postman delivering the mail for today. 

Did you ask him if he was ok with you taking that picture?

I don't know, isn't it allowed? 
I blurred his face out.

I wouldn't want a customer taking a picture of me doing my job, even if they promised me they were going to blur my face out. It's still a violation of my personal boundaries unless I actively consent to the picture being taken. (It's also just generally not a good idea–some people would take so much offense to unwanted picture-taking that they'd beat the shit out of you for it.)

Agreed generally, unless there's a particular reason and you have permission.

Now that the image has been blurred, though, you're not seeing any more than you'd see on Street View, and probably less than you could see on a home security camera, and I'm sure people in delivery jobs are aware that they could potentially be seen that way.

[snowc]

And yes, that is my postman delivering the mail for today. 

Did you ask him if he was ok with you taking that picture?

I don't know, isn't it allowed? 
I blurred his face out.

I wouldn't want a customer taking a picture of me doing my job, even if they promised me they were going to blur my face out. It's still a violation of my personal boundaries unless I actively consent to the picture being taken. (It's also just generally not a good idea–some people would take so much offense to unwanted picture-taking that they'd beat the shit out of you for it.)

Agreed generally, unless there's a particular reason and you have permission.

Now that the image has been blurred, though, you're not seeing any more than you'd see on Street View, and probably less than you could see on a home security camera, and I'm sure people in delivery jobs are aware that they could potentially be seen that way.

In addition, my home is blurred due to privacy reasons set forth by my landlord. 

[hotdogPi]

In addition, my home is blurred due to privacy reasons set forth by my landlord. 

That just makes it more suspicious. You're probably safer having it visible just like every other house, and nobody would think twice about your house even when they do see it.

[Rothman]

And yes, that is my postman delivering the mail for today. 

Did you ask him if he was ok with you taking that picture?

I don't know, isn't it allowed? 
I blurred his face out.

I wouldn't want a customer taking a picture of me doing my job, even if they promised me they were going to blur my face out. It's still a violation of my personal boundaries unless I actively consent to the picture being taken. (It's also just generally not a good idea–some people would take so much offense to unwanted picture-taking that they'd beat the shit out of you for it.)

We're getting photographed constantly nowadays.  Just embrace it.

[Rothman]

In addition, my home is blurred due to privacy reasons set forth by my landlord. 

That just makes it more suspicious. You're probably safer having it visible just like every other house, and nobody would think twice about your house even when they do see it.

Yep.  First thing I thought was that there must have been some sort of code violation there.