What About Pop Culture Have You Just Stopped Paying Attention To? Or If Not Pop Culture, What Have You Ditched? (1 Viewer)

[rockaction]

I’ll start. Movies. Can’t make it through one. Don’t care about them unless Ilov80s cares. Saw Aranofsky was having a debut at The Sphere. Would have been all over that at the age of thirty-three or so. Now I couldn’t care less.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

I’ll start. Movies. Can’t make it through one. Don’t care about them unless Ilov80s cares. Saw Aranofsky was having a debut at The Sphere. Would have been all over that at the age of thirty-three or so. Now I couldn’t care less.

That’s too bad. You’re missing out on some greatness. Even some films that 80s doesn’t endorse.

 

[rockaction]

That’s too bad. You’re missing out on some greatness.

Yeah, I get that feeling. I think my attention span has been completely changed by the internet and smartphones. I honestly believe that.

 

[rockaction]

Even some films that 80s doesn’t endorse.

Unpossible.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

As for the question at hand——-highly priced/rated restaurants. Almost all of the time they disappoint for the price.

I live in SLC. My wife and I spent $250 for a dinner at a Michelin nominated joint last month. Mediocre at best.

We were visiting my daughter in Los Angeles last week and I spent several hundred dollars for a table of 6 at a renowned Italian restaurant. Again, not a great meal or dining experience. Not worth the cost.

Not to say there aren’t restaurants worth the price but they are few and far between in my experience.

 

[krista4]

As for the question at hand——-highly priced/rated restaurants. Almost all of the time they disappoint for the price.

I live in SLC. My wife and I spent $250 for a dinner at a Michelin nominated joint last month. Mediocre at best.

We were visiting my daughter in Los Angeles last week and I spent several hundred dollars for a table of 6 at a renowned Italian restaurant. Again, not a great meal or dining experience. Not worth the cost.

Not to say there aren’t restaurants worth the price but they are few and far between in my experience.

This is a good one for me, although $200 for two for dinner seems to be de rigueur these days around here, so $250 isn't out of the usual realm. (As an aside, recently we were in Scottsdale, AZ and were shocked at how much cheaper meals were there, so it's definitely geographically based.)

Anyway, a few days ago we sketched out our lunch and dinner plans for a trip to Chicago in May, and tonight we were remarking how all of our plans eschewed going to a new or hot or cool place and instead focused on solid local (non-Michelin) joints. Almost guaranteed to get a better meal in one of those.

 

[rockaction]

de rigueur

poseurs

I kid.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

As for the question at hand——-highly priced/rated restaurants. Almost all of the time they disappoint for the price.

I live in SLC. My wife and I spent $250 for a dinner at a Michelin nominated joint last month. Mediocre at best.

We were visiting my daughter in Los Angeles last week and I spent several hundred dollars for a table of 6 at a renowned Italian restaurant. Again, not a great meal or dining experience. Not worth the cost.

Not to say there aren’t restaurants worth the price but they are few and far between in my experience.

This is a good one for me, although $200 for two for dinner seems to be de rigueur these days around here, so $250 isn't out of the usual realm. (As an aside, recently we were in Scottsdale, AZ and were shocked at how much cheaper meals were there, so it's definitely geographically based.)

Anyway, a few days ago we sketched out our lunch and dinner plans for a trip to Chicago in May, and tonight we were remarking how all of our plans eschewed going to a new or hot or cool place and instead focused on solid local (non-Michelin) joints. Almost guaranteed to get a better meal in one of those.

There are many restaurants in SLC where we can have a great meal, with drinks, for far less than $100.

 

[krista4]

I was asking OH about this, and he said video games.

I also will nominate social media, for myself at least. I was addicted to Facebook about 10 years ago, but now I check it every month or so, and I've never ended up using Twitter or Instagram though I have accounts. Don't even start me on Tik Tok.

 

[Snoopy]

New music. Can't name a song made this decade.

 

[Zeppelin]

All of the above so far.

 

[rockaction]

I was asking OH about this, and he said video games.

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I've never ended up using Twitter or Instagram though I have accounts.

Insanely depressing.

 

[rockaction]

Victim mentality and the woke agenda. I say this as a life long liberal as well. Enough is enough. And living in Portland, there's a lot of it

I gotcha, but are you serious, Clark?

Getcha politics outta my peanut butter, bruh.

 

[zamboni]

I’ll start. Movies.

I would probably agree with this for the most part. There are certainly some good ones that come out, but they get dwarfed by all the reboots and Marvel stuff that the studios crank out left and right. Just seems to be a decline of creativity in Hollywood, but can't blame the studios for going where the masses are going to spend their money. And a lot of money it is, which is also a turn off.

 

[rockaction]

By the way, Ridgeback, I don’t really care that you said something political. No skin off of my back.

But couldn’t you hear the brakes screech to a halt?

Peace, mang.

 

[Ridgeback]

By the way, Ridgeback, I don’t really care that you said something political. No skin off of my back.

But couldn’t you hear the brakes screech to a halt?

Peace, mang.

I appreciate the reminder. I guess I can't even say that w/out it being misconstrued. I deleted it to make sure I don't pee in someone's cheerios.

Great topic, btw.

 

[-OZ-]

I could probably count the things I do that are popular easier than the things I ignore.
I’ll pay attention to football, the Olympics, and I like Marvel still. Facebook, and we usually enjoy Disney movies.
Everything that’s been mentioned so far is ignored, except I know some newish music just by it popping up on Pandora.

We’ve recently started watching the floor on Hulu, a show where they show pictures and contestants need to name them fast. Other than former SNL stars I couldn’t name a person who recently achieved fame.

 

[zamboni]

Other than former SNL stars I couldn’t name a person who recently achieved fame.

Good mention of SNL. That's something that would apply to me for this thread - still seems to be popular but I've largely ignored because it hasn't been funny in ages IMO. I'll occasionally watch the news segment with Michael Che and Colin Jost, who are pretty good, but otherwise the show is pretty meh.

 

[-OZ-]

Other than former SNL stars I couldn’t name a person who recently achieved fame.

Good mention of SNL. That's something that would apply to me for this thread - still seems to be popular but I've largely ignored because it hasn't been funny in ages IMO. I'll watch the news segment with Michael Che and Colin Jost, who are pretty good, but otherwise meh.

I always catch Che and Jost. But there has been maybe a 10-25% hit rate on skits imo. I fast forward often.

 

[FairWarning]

I have a major problem with social media influencers. The overwhelming majority are full of BS, and you really have to follow the money on them. I don’t do Tik Tok or IG, but they are really bad on X. Question their info and motives, and you get the TO, and not them.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Other than former SNL stars I couldn’t name a person who recently achieved fame.

Good mention of SNL. That's something that would apply to me for this thread - still seems to be popular but I've largely ignored because it hasn't been funny in ages IMO. I'll watch the news segment with Michael Che and Colin Jost, who are pretty good, but otherwise meh.

I always catch Che and Jost. But there has been maybe a 10-25% hit rate on skits imo. I fast forward often.

Honestly I think this is probably pretty consistent for all of it, we are just so susceptible to nostalgia. I bet if you went back and watched some random episode from the "good old days" there would be just as much cringe, with the occasional funny skit that we remember liking.

And they do still hit sometimes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYqfVE-fykk

As a whole we used to focus on the negatives a lot less than we do these days. I just came from the eclipse thread to find info about planning for the eclipse and, nope, it's just broken down to a bunch of people crapping on people for caring about the eclipse.

 

[zamboni]

Other than former SNL stars I couldn’t name a person who recently achieved fame.

Good mention of SNL. That's something that would apply to me for this thread - still seems to be popular but I've largely ignored because it hasn't been funny in ages IMO. I'll watch the news segment with Michael Che and Colin Jost, who are pretty good, but otherwise meh.

I always catch Che and Jost. But there has been maybe a 10-25% hit rate on skits imo. I fast forward often.

Honestly I think this is probably pretty consistent for all of it, we are just so susceptible to nostalgia. I bet if you went back and watched some random episode from the "good old days" there would be just as much cringe, with the occasional funny skit that we remember liking.

And they do still hit sometimes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYqfVE-fykk

To me, I don't think it's necessarily nostalgia, but the fact that the SNL crew is just not as talented/funny as it used to be. There have been plenty of ups and downs with the crew over the years, and it seems to have been in a down cycle for many years now. Again, just my opinion, as it's all subjective.

 

[Ilov80s]

I was asking OH about this, and he said video games.

I also will nominate social media, for myself at least. I was addicted to Facebook about 10 years ago, but now I check it every month or so, and I've never ended up using Twitter or Instagram though I have accounts. Don't even start me on Tik Tok.

Video games for sure. I used to do the whole annual purchase of FIFA, Madden, NBA Live, CoD and loved playing them but I would say it's been about 10 years now since I've touched a video game other than a couple dumb free ones on my phone that I play here or there to pass a couple mins.

 

[Ilov80s]

Marvel movies (and really most super hero movies other than Batman) have never done it for me and I love movies. I just don't get the appeal at all.

 

[Andrew74]

Music - I haven’t paid attention for a long time now.

I took my son to the movies this week - when I bought tickets, it had been 2 years since I’d last been. Nothing has been compelling since my daughter and I did the Infinity Saga. She’s gone to college and I just wait for movies to hit streaming.

 

[Terminalxylem]

Pop culture - most movies/bingeable shows, streaming services, social media, video games, concerts, news

Stuff I ditched/never started - meat, alcohol, religion, politics, photos

 

[Terminalxylem]

As for the question at hand——-highly priced/rated restaurants. Almost all of the time they disappoint for the price.

I live in SLC. My wife and I spent $250 for a dinner at a Michelin nominated joint last month. Mediocre at best.

We were visiting my daughter in Los Angeles last week and I spent several hundred dollars for a table of 6 at a renowned Italian restaurant. Again, not a great meal or dining experience. Not worth the cost.

Not to say there aren’t restaurants worth the price but they are few and far between in my experience.

This is a good one for me, although $200 for two for dinner seems to be de rigueur these days around here, so $250 isn't out of the usual realm. (As an aside, recently we were in Scottsdale, AZ and were shocked at how much cheaper meals were there, so it's definitely geographically based.)

Anyway, a few days ago we sketched out our lunch and dinner plans for a trip to Chicago in May, and tonight we were remarking how all of our plans eschewed going to a new or hot or cool place and instead focused on solid local (non-Michelin) joints. Almost guaranteed to get a better meal in one of those.

There are many restaurants in SLC where we can have a great meal, with drinks, for far less than $100.

Which restaurants in SLC?

 

[kupcho1]

Marvel movies.
I haven't seen one in ages and have never seen any of the streaming series.

 

[kupcho1]

I'm not going to wait on @rockaction to start the companion thread (if he hasn't already), but the one area of pop culture I've never stopped paying attention to is music.
I'll never understand why most people get locked into a particular era of music, claiming that the new stuff sucks, but are open to new movies. There's quality and dreck in every era.

 

[zamboni]

I've stopped paying attention to my pet rock, but it hasn't complained and is in as good as shape as ever.

 

[pecorino]

I was never into reality shows but now I actively avoid them. Folks around the lunch table talk about Dancing with the Stars, Below Deck, the Masked Singer, some naked people in the wilderness (which I wouldn't mind catching), the Bachelor, Amazing Race, etc. There are tons of them and I'm just not interested in the least (except for the potentiality of naked people in the wilderness.)

 

[zamboni]

I was never into reality shows but now I actively avoid them. Folks around the lunch table talk about Dancing with the Stars, Below Deck, the Masked Singer, some naked people in the wilderness (which I wouldn't mind catching), the Bachelor, Amazing Race, etc. There are tons of them and I'm just not interested in the least (except for the potentiality of naked people in the wilderness.)

I think it was MTV's The Real World that started this reality show trend in the '90s and just accelerated from there.

 

[rockaction]

I'm not going to wait on @rockaction to start the companion thread (if he hasn't already), but the one area of pop culture I've never stopped paying attention to is music.
I'll never understand why most people get locked into a particular era of music, claiming that the new stuff sucks, but are open to new movies. There's quality and dreck in every era.

Great idea about the music thread. Feel free to fire it up if you want!

 

[ChiefD]

You people sound old.

 

[rockaction]

You people sound old.

Uh, ChiefD, I’ve got some news for ya. . .

 

[-OZ-]

Other than former SNL stars I couldn’t name a person who recently achieved fame.

Good mention of SNL. That's something that would apply to me for this thread - still seems to be popular but I've largely ignored because it hasn't been funny in ages IMO. I'll watch the news segment with Michael Che and Colin Jost, who are pretty good, but otherwise meh.

I always catch Che and Jost. But there has been maybe a 10-25% hit rate on skits imo. I fast forward often.

Honestly I think this is probably pretty consistent for all of it, we are just so susceptible to nostalgia. I bet if you went back and watched some random episode from the "good old days" there would be just as much cringe, with the occasional funny skit that we remember liking.

And they do still hit sometimes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYqfVE-fykk

To me, I don't think it's necessarily nostalgia, but the fact that the SNL crew is just not as talented/funny as it used to be. There have been plenty of ups and downs with the crew over the years, and it seems to have been in a down cycle for many years now. Again, just my opinion, as it's all subjective.

I agree entirely with FBG. SNL has always been hit or miss, the great thing is they’re not afraid to take chances. I remember not loving a few of the skits in the 80s at the time but liked them more in later viewings.

 

[jhib]

Fantasy football.

Was way into it for years (well, that's relative and a lot of people here wouldn't think I was way into it since I only ever kept to one league, but I still felt like I was way into it) but once I decided to take a break some years ago, nothing about it has drawn me back in.

Now when I hear people talking about it IRL, it all just sounds so stupid.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

This thought experiment has made me realize how walled off from things I've become.

I don't use social media. Even finding out that you really can't do a decent job search/application without LinkedIn annoys me. The idea of "influencers" just seems ridiculous.

As was said before here - I doubt I could name 5 popular songs from about the last decade.

I don't really even watch much news.

I guess I'm better with movies. But there hasn't been a ton that really floated my boat.

I think I might be about to write an anti-government missive.

 

[AAABatteries]

Relevant tangent but I’m always a little fascinated in how people choose to spend their time. There’s so much to do, see and participate in nowadays that you have to really be selective or life can pass you by. I’ve ignored news and social media basically my entire life but I do “waste” a lot of time watching TV/sports and reading FBGs and Reddit.

Big time tangent - I do wonder if countries who require some level or service or volunteerism don’t have it mostly right - those are the things that matter and we are so constantly distracted it’s so easy to forget.

 

[AAABatteries]

Maybe slightly relevant but I had no idea about this eclipse until Friday - my family thought I was joking when I asked what they were talking about.

 

[Barry2]

Agree with a lot that's already been mentioned. I'll add award shows, used to watch to discover new things but don't bother anymore. Grammys was much watch but it seems anything interesting would never be on it.

 

[Ilov80s]

I'm not going to wait on @rockaction to start the companion thread (if he hasn't already), but the one area of pop culture I've never stopped paying attention to is music.
I'll never understand why most people get locked into a particular era of music, claiming that the new stuff sucks, but are open to new movies. There's quality and dreck in every era.

I agree, that is weird though from this thread it seems like some people have also mostly given up on new movies too.

 

[Ilov80s]

I would have to say a lot of my sports interest has dwindled. I used to love boxing but they have made it so hard to watch, I just refuse to do all these PPVs and get pay for another monthly app. I have very little interest in MLB or NHL and I could barely name any active players. My interest in the NBA is pretty minimal as well. A big part of that is likely how awful the Detroit teams have been the last 10 years but in my 20s and early 30s, I was watching sports almost daily.

 

[Desert_Power]

Marvel movies (and really most super hero movies other than Batman) have never done it for me and I love movies. I just don't get the appeal at all.

Never been interested in the vast majority of these.

While I actually liked the Mandalorian, I have not been interested in all of these Star Wars series.

 

[Manster]

Reaction

 

[FairWarning]

Other than former SNL stars I couldn’t name a person who recently achieved fame.

Good mention of SNL. That's something that would apply to me for this thread - still seems to be popular but I've largely ignored because it hasn't been funny in ages IMO. I'll watch the news segment with Michael Che and Colin Jost, who are pretty good, but otherwise meh.

I always catch Che and Jost. But there has been maybe a 10-25% hit rate on skits imo. I fast forward often.

Honestly I think this is probably pretty consistent for all of it, we are just so susceptible to nostalgia. I bet if you went back and watched some random episode from the "good old days" there would be just as much cringe, with the occasional funny skit that we remember liking.

And they do still hit sometimes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYqfVE-fykk

To me, I don't think it's necessarily nostalgia, but the fact that the SNL crew is just not as talented/funny as it used to be. There have been plenty of ups and downs with the crew over the years, and it seems to have been in a down cycle for many years now. Again, just my opinion, as it's all subjective.

TBH, comedy has really changed in the last 10 years. SNL probably isn’t doing many Biden skits. They used to be pretty edgy on political skits right from time the start.

 

[zamboni]

Other than former SNL stars I couldn’t name a person who recently achieved fame.

Good mention of SNL. That's something that would apply to me for this thread - still seems to be popular but I've largely ignored because it hasn't been funny in ages IMO. I'll watch the news segment with Michael Che and Colin Jost, who are pretty good, but otherwise meh.

I always catch Che and Jost. But there has been maybe a 10-25% hit rate on skits imo. I fast forward often.

Honestly I think this is probably pretty consistent for all of it, we are just so susceptible to nostalgia. I bet if you went back and watched some random episode from the "good old days" there would be just as much cringe, with the occasional funny skit that we remember liking.

And they do still hit sometimes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYqfVE-fykk

To me, I don't think it's necessarily nostalgia, but the fact that the SNL crew is just not as talented/funny as it used to be. There have been plenty of ups and downs with the crew over the years, and it seems to have been in a down cycle for many years now. Again, just my opinion, as it's all subjective.

TBH, comedy has really changed in the last 10 years. SNL probably isn’t doing many Biden skits. They used to be pretty edgy on political skits right from time the start.

Alec Baldwin did some nice skits portraying Trump, but it got kind of old IMO.

 

[FairWarning]

Other than former SNL stars I couldn’t name a person who recently achieved fame.

Good mention of SNL. That's something that would apply to me for this thread - still seems to be popular but I've largely ignored because it hasn't been funny in ages IMO. I'll watch the news segment with Michael Che and Colin Jost, who are pretty good, but otherwise meh.

I always catch Che and Jost. But there has been maybe a 10-25% hit rate on skits imo. I fast forward often.

Honestly I think this is probably pretty consistent for all of it, we are just so susceptible to nostalgia. I bet if you went back and watched some random episode from the "good old days" there would be just as much cringe, with the occasional funny skit that we remember liking.

And they do still hit sometimes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYqfVE-fykk

To me, I don't think it's necessarily nostalgia, but the fact that the SNL crew is just not as talented/funny as it used to be. There have been plenty of ups and downs with the crew over the years, and it seems to have been in a down cycle for many years now. Again, just my opinion, as it's all subjective.

TBH, comedy has really changed in the last 10 years. SNL probably isn’t doing many Biden skits. They used to be pretty edgy on political skits right from time the start.

Alec Baldwin did some nice skits portraying Trump, but it got kind of old IMO.

They won’t do many skits about the presidents the left. Comedy has gone downhill a lot Too many people get offended over dumb things now. Look at the comedy movies now.

 

[Ilov80s]

Marvel movies (and really most super hero movies other than Batman) have never done it for me and I love movies. I just don't get the appeal at all.

Never been interested in the vast majority of these.

While I actually liked the Mandalorian, I have not been interested in all of these Star Wars series.

When Lucas started tinkering with the old SW movies and then released Phantom Menace, that’s when I checked out on that.

 

[dkp993]

Music. Like most I’m stuck in my youth. Haven’t picked up a new artist into my likes for probably 10+ years. Couldn’t name who’s “in” or “cool” right now to save my life (other than Taylor Swift).