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Funko Pops, to me.

I understand that some of them are fairly overpriced, but I also really like them as is. It doesn't work on all characters, but it sometimes work on a lot and there's so much representation and variety that it's good to have a few.

If people want to talk about waste of plastic and vinyl, they should bark at the companies who make teeny tiny figurines that serve no purpose and have so little detail that spending any money on them is a waste.

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[-] Letsdothis@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago
[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

Mass Effect 3's (ultimate) ending:

I get it. I get that after a series of EXCELLENT games that touted meaningful choices, "select an ending video" was lame.

Were there better ways it could have been done without planting an infinite "tree of death" taking into account every player's individual choices from the entire trilogy? Sure!

I'm sad that this resulted in things like death threats and crap, from people who obviously have no idea what game developers do for a living. They obviously didn't deserve that.

The added "green ending" still gets hate even. It was fine. The game was fine. It told a story and was a blast to play through. (Even despite EA's constant executive meddling!)

I wish it wasn't profitable to whip people into riotous frenzy over such things.

[-] ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone 169 points 4 days ago
[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 14 points 3 days ago

Yeah. I feel like they get so much hate because they are the closest symbol for "maybe things aren't as clear cut as you thought", and it freaks people out.

[-] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 days ago

I think also some people who feel like they can't be as openly homophobic as they used to be in the 80s/90s/2000s have just transferred their bigotry onto trans people instead because they think they can get away with it.

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[-] M137@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

That title isn't getting as much hate as it deserves.

It's either "What do you think got way too much hate?" or "What do you think got way more hate than it should've?". You somehow combined those sentences into a grammatically broken mess.

And it's fucked up that this hasn't been pointed out and isn't one of the top comments.

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[-] pH3ra@lemmy.ml 13 points 3 days ago
[-] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 72 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Funko Pops

Imo they aren't getting nearly enough of hate they deserve. I'm not against figure collecting in general but FP are the ugliest motherfucking thing i ever seen in this department, for the same amount of resources, labour and energy they could produce something much better. In fact, a consistent long serie of figures faithful to the original (not ultra-deformed) across so many franchises would been great, but alas only thing there is are those unholy abominations.

[-] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 11 points 3 days ago

They are the opposite of art in every imaginable way.

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[-] Pulptastic@midwest.social 22 points 3 days ago

I also take issue with buying something that does nothing. “Oh I’m going to put this on that shelf and never touch it again”. It screams cash grab. They’re made of brittle plastic so you can’t play with them. And as you say, they’re ugly.

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[-] CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml 31 points 3 days ago

Men wearing wigs.

For whatever reason, we've decided as a society that women wearing wigs/weaves/extensions to make themselves feel attractive and nice is perfectly normal, but if a man does it it's laughable and pathetic. I say, wigs for anyone who wants them!

Also before the accusations start, I'm not a bald dude lol.

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[-] overload@sopuli.xyz 35 points 3 days ago

Microwaving food. Too many people think that it's radiating the food. Its just making the water molecules in the food wiggle and heat up to warm the food through internal collisions.

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[-] shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 75 points 4 days ago

Waterworld is a fantastic movie. Creative world-building, unbelievable sets, stunts and performances (Dennis Hoper as an over the top villain? Yes please) I just can't understand all of the hate it received!

[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 39 points 4 days ago

Best complaint I heard was "it's just mad max on water" .

WTF? That sounds awesome.

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[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 27 points 3 days ago

Cyberpunk 2077 - it was overhyped as fuck but as someone who ignores the bullshit grind mill of video game journalism it was a decent game on release that became pretty fucking awesome after patches and the expansion.

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[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 days ago

Starfield. The game isn't bad, it just isn't as good and the game design was especially outdated for its release window. It's legitimately a better RPG than most Bethesda games.

I'm fairly confident modders will actually be able to salvage it despite its flaws.

[-] hightrix@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Seconded. I actually enjoyed the game for what it was, almost Skyrim in space. Almost, don’t shoot me for saying that.

I had fun with the various factions, with constellation, and the story was reasonably unique but maybe not extremely enthralling.

That said, my expectations were basically zero. I purposefully ignore all prerelease hype about video games as it tends to ruin the actual experience of playing the game for the first time.

[-] do_not_pm_me@thelemmy.club 3 points 2 days ago

I had fun with it. I don’t pay attention to the story anyway. Skyrim and oblivion didn’t have great stories imho either.

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[-] AnIntenseMoist@lemmy.world 61 points 4 days ago

Nickelback. Hate started as a joke but became real. Not like they're groundbreaking, but they don't deserve the amount of actual hate they got.

Also Korn's dubstep album. Not every song was a hit, but there were quite a few bangers on that track list. Get Up got me into dubstep and still goes hard.

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[-] trouble@lemm.ee 7 points 3 days ago
[-] Rhusta@midwest.social 5 points 2 days ago

Agreed but her 2013 cash grab sequel titled Saturday did not receive nearly enough hate.

[-] mub@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

The ending of Battlestar Galactica.

[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 points 2 days ago

Honest question: So it's still worth the ride?

I loved the vibe, and the Newtonian (-esque?) space battles, but I kinda dropped off, and after the ending was spoiled for me I was like "Wow. Saved myself the time." Lol

But is the show worth it overall? I've liked things with silly/bad endings before. :p

[-] mub@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago

Yes, it is still excellent even by today's standards, and you can see why so many new shows followed their big budget approach.

There are a couple small parts that can be a bit hard to get through, but for me that's just part of the situation they are in, and it is all totally worth it.

No matter what anyone thinks of the ending, it does at least have a conclusion. You are not left wondering or half expecting a sequel.

[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

Cool! I appreciate your opinion! I should really stick to it this time. It seems besides The Expanse (still gotta watch that one) or Orville, we're simply not spoiled with great sci-fi/sci-fantasy shows anymore. :)

No matter what anyone thinks of the ending, it does at least have a conclusion.

Oof, you've got a point there, pardner. (cries in Firefly)

[-] mub@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

Posting one for Firefly!

[-] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 39 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Crocs. I got my first pair when I was a teenager and they still work now (edit: 30yrs old); though I recently got a new pair because the bottoms were completely smooth on the old pair.

"Ugly" cars. Aka Pontiac Aztec, PT Cruiser, Fiat Multipla, etc. Yeah, they might be ugly as sin, but they're more interesting from a visual standpoint. I'd rather have the road filled with ugly cars than filled with cars that mostly look the same.

[-] Montagge@lemmy.zip 30 points 4 days ago

PT Cruisers would be fine if they were just ugly. Those things were notoriously unreliable.

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[-] FireWire400@lemmy.world 25 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Windows Phone, particularly Windows Phone 8.1. It had its flaws, the biggest being the lack of third-party support of course but the UX was the best I've ever experienced on a mobile device.

The UI was very different from Android/iOS but felt more consistent and intuitive. The Live Tiles especially were just such a good feature to get as much information as possible on one screen. And it all looked so incredibly good for the time with its silky smooth animations.

It's a shame Microsoft ruined it all with Windows Phone 10...

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