" I saw Taylor Swift ticket for expert seats in Switzerland for $ 89 . If it ’s cheaper to vanish to a foreign state , get a hotel , and see an creative person for half the Leontyne Price than in your body politic , there ’s a job . "
1.“Chicken wings. Back in Buffalo, they used to cook ‘em up and mix them with the ORIGINAL wing sauce and serve for free in the bars. Now, it’s like $20 for a good serving of them. The same damn food!”
— magicalknight55
2.“Star Wars. Geez. I remember when there were three movies. 1977–1983. That’s it. Now, they keep finding more and more ways to keep milking more and more out of the used-to-be great movie saga. Stop already!”
3.“Carhartt. As a working guy, I used to pay a premium for good, strong gear that would last through hours of hard labor. Now, it’s a fashion trend. The ‘rural look’ or the ‘blue collar look.’ They changed it up so that it’s not heavy-duty or work gear anymore — and they raised the prices.”
" Screw that . I ’ll keep my good , old Carhartt that still retain its enduringness after 30 years of use of goods and services . "
4.“Nashville isn’t by any means the only place that has become a rat race and much more expensive to live in. I’m a Richmond, Virginia, native; I still live here, and my small city with the small-town feel is now one of the most expensive places to buy a home in the whole country.”
" I ’m of miscellaneous creative thinker , really ; my city is growing up , but it ’s also overwhelming . "
— da23v8id34
5.“Austin, Texas. It used to be a city for weirdos and artists that was cheap enough to live in while doing art, music, or whatever you’re into. Now, it’s expensive and overrun by influencers and tech bros. They pushed out everyone that made the city what it is and traded it for corporate jerks and money. I get that money talks, but that city is basically mini LA now.”
" The roads are horrible , everything is expensive , and they tore down Austin staples for high - rises . It ’s truly sad how that metropolis sold its soul and interchange in a decade . "
— hmmmmcantthinkofaname
6.“Horror movies!!! I’ve been watching them since I was four years old, and I grew up on the ’80s classics like Freddy, Jason,Halloween, etc. Then came the tremendous mess that Hollywood has been pumping out for the last 20 years or so (how many craphorror filmsare they going to regurgitate with the same damned theme?! Looking at YOU, films about hauntings and demonic possessions), and I realize that all originality and what made horror flicks so enjoyable to watch has turned to nothing.”
" Especially when it comes to the fact that a large pct of what ’s been coming out has been reboots , subsequence , and dumbed - down translation of great extraneous repugnance flick that were great , opinion - provoking movies ( dependable for all great original movies , not just the one genre).It ’s just become about money , and it takes all the soul out of a heavy flick that ’s already been madewhen they cast piss - hapless actors and crowd fellow member because the execs are greedy . "
— auryv2
7.“BookTok. I’m all about getting people interested in reading, as I’ve been a bookworm since I was a kid. These books are not well-written, but they get super popular because they’re ‘spicy.’ I see so many self-published books getting popular, and it’s just like there’s a reason they probably had to self-publish because it’s not well-written at all!”
" Like , to each their own in terms of taste , but most of these popular BookTok picks sense like a in-between schooler ’s Wattpad fanfic . The whole publication manufacture right now feels like quantity over quality . "
— monikap6
8.“Subscription everything drives me nuts. It used to be that you could buy a disc to install a program once for, like, $150, and you were good for a few years until an update came out. I may only need Excel on my personal laptop once or twice a year. Why do I need an expensive yearly subscription just for that?”
— panda_13
9."‘Existing.’ Paying for rent was ruined by being prohibitively expensive, thanks to collusion, algorithms, and everyone being turned into renters. Buying a house became unaffordable for just about everyone. Paying for food and rent in the same month was ruined. Just about anything meant for people with limited incomes was or will be made prohibitively expensive."
— troper
10.“Etsy. It used to be a great platform for small businesses and quirky items that were well-made. Now, it’s difficult to find the small businesses that genuinely care about what they’re making over the imported crap using small businesses’ pictures. The same goes for likes of other online marketplaces — they’re exploiting small businesses by taking their products and making them cheaper with awful quality.”
" On that musical note , eBay has alsojust become a political platform for bigger line of work to sell , when it used to be a great place to get second - hired hand items . I was recently look for bedside board and did n’t have a lot of money , so I thought I ’d go for second - hand . You now have to trawl through pages of the same item from dissimilar sellers to discover a seemly second - hand detail ! "
— heatherxa93
11.“Using words like ‘toxic,’ ‘gaslighting,’ and ‘narcissistic’ a lot to the point where they lose their meaning. There are constant articles about toxic relationships or people with narcissistic personalities, and it’s good to be aware. Still, I feel like the words have lost a lot of meaning because they’re often used just when someone says something someone disagreed with.”
" Andthese are serious , sinewy , and of import things we are saying . sinewy words . "
— crizzy444
12.“Most of the crap that people call ‘tacos’ aren’t even tacos; they’re poorly made.”
" As a Mexicanm I laugh a lot with the taco complaint . "
— lilydew
13.“It’s gotten incredibly crowded in places like national parks, and people don’t seem as respectful of nature or the locations they’re seeing as they used to be. This applies to places outside the US, too; people trash public beaches, campgrounds, and trails and don’t seem to care that they’re doing it.”
" Like , it used to be something to climb Mt. Everest , butthere are so many people doing it now that the main camps look like food waste dumps . Or , the people who think it ’s funny to knock over pile careen formations or graffiti over petroglyph . Or , the somebody who hitch their truck to a historic feature at a park because they drove off check off roads and get stuck in clay . These all used to be job , but they were much more manageable before the rank increment in the number of visitors some of these places have been get . "
— torbielillies
14.“Crafting. People have been hassling me for years to sell the things I make, so I tried it this year with some pins and keychains. I gave away little freebies because I wanted to be nice, just little tins or pouches; people were HOUNDING me for them and got nasty when I didn’t have any left.”
" One girl post a very demanding message about only want the freebie from a separate itemization to one she had antecedently bought , so I had to vanquish out US postage to send her the stuff and nonsense because she was about to tank my reviews . Luckily , ( hah ! ) my health buzz off spoilt , so I shut the store and am making stuff just for fun again . "
— retrocrebbon
And finally…
15.“I sawTaylor Swifttickets for good seats in Switzerland for $89. If it’s cheaper to fly to a foreign country, get a hotel, and see an artist for half the price than in your state, there’s a problem.”
— deadzy
" Concerts . I just saw thatChappell Roanwas play some shows near me . I said , ' Huh , I wish her first record album ; permit me see how much tickets cost . ‘It was $ 500 for the back row . Who has this disposable income , specially for a new artist ? ! "
Note : Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity .
