pendell

Current Hyperfixation: Wizard of Oz

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I use outdated technology just for fun, listen to crappy music, and watch a lot of horror movies. Expect posts about These Things. I talk a lot.

Check tags like Star Trek Archive and Media Piracy to find things I share for others.



cathoderaydude
@cathoderaydude

I wonder how often someone picks up a dresser off a curb and posts on instagram "LOOK WHAT THEY DID TO THIS!!! some fucking white person slapped paint all over this beautiful piece of furniture" and then they never post a followup, because after they strip the paint they find out it's made of randomly selected dumpster-grade 1/4" plywood and no amount of stain or finish will make it look tolerable

it's amazing how many people still buy into the idea that "they don't make em like they used to" means that everything used to be "made right." nah - they had shit in the 30s and 50s too, there's just more of it now.


pendell
@pendell

I've certainly seen the opposite - one TikTok comes to mind of a couple finding one of those woodgrain CRT televisions by the curb, and with the way they're smiling about their "awesome find" you think they're gonna do something neat with it.

And then they proceed to rip the tube out and toss it in the trash, coat the hollowed out shell of the thing in tacky decorative paper and lights, and use it to store alcohol.

In all fairness, that tube probably sucked, if it even worked at all, but we'll never know, because it wasn't even given a chance lmao.


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