Wife: [watching documentary about influencer family] Me: I hate every single adult in this Wife: When is that not the case - ThreadSky

kenwhite.bsky.social • 15 days ago

Wife: [watching documentary about influencer family]

Me: I hate every single adult in this

Wife: When is that not the case

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mattferrel.bsky.social•15 days ago

I usually have this reaction

steveh52.bsky.social•14 days ago

My reaction to 100% of "reality" TV. Yes, including Master Chef.

oldgreytroll.bsky.social•14 days ago

Hatters gonna hat!

loveisphere.bsky.social•15 days ago

Dogs

beaglehaus.com•15 days ago

I know which doc you're talking about and I agree 100% with you

peoriabummer.bsky.social•15 days ago

Hating every single adult in this is becoming my life philosophy.

scottmanley.bsky.social•15 days ago

Influencers are terrible people, I should know I constantly get told I'm one.

beemangler.bsky.social•15 days ago

Diversity awareness training worked then?

c0nc0rdance.bsky.social•15 days ago

I know exactly which show, said the same thing.

I say that about the sixty bajillion versions of Real Housewives she watches, too. Vapid, self-absorbed narcissists vamping for the camera.

Turn the 'real crime' murder shows back on, please. At least the serial killers are charismatic.

lizalou06.bsky.social•14 days ago

This made me LOL.

philosodork.bsky.social•15 days ago

“Hell is other people.” —Sartre

“Hold our beer.” —Influencers

morningfog.bsky.social•15 days ago

laughing and crying

philosodork.bsky.social•15 days ago

Yep, that’s 2025 in a nutshell.

oldnumberseven.bsky.social•15 days ago

And there’s No Exit!

philosodork.bsky.social•15 days ago

raineyallthetime.bsky.social•15 days ago

My wife is also a fan of the horrible people being horrible genre of TV

ryanfrishkorn.com•15 days ago

Damn. Even when it’s completely justified you get no appreciation!

pip-urria.bsky.social•15 days ago

you are being puritan: you are excluding the children from your hatred bec of their supposed innocence. do not spare them. hate fully and truly

feefer2.bsky.social•14 days ago

If it’s any consolation, methinks you’ll also hate the kids when they grow up, too, after discovering there’s a striking similarity between the saplings that sprouted from acorns that didn’t fall far from the trees.

1wag.bsky.social•14 days ago

Your wife's got your number, Ken.

fairlycleanwindows.bsky.social•15 days ago

Why are you watching it!!! It sounds gross!!!

unmitigatedgaul1.bsky.social•14 days ago

The children are and obnoxious too

dearloren.bsky.social•15 days ago

We watched the same doc a few nights ago, and it was oddly nice to focus on something that was just regular fucked up instead of "collapse of American democracy" fucked up

tdcheetah.bsky.social•15 days ago

There was a time in my life when I legit heard "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" and idly wondered if it was yet another Star Trek spinoff.

I miss those innocent, innocent days when I didn't know who anyone who pretends they're someone was...

exys.org•15 days ago

Still works for me.

"Have you seen what Kim..."
"I don't have TV"
"Oh ok never mind"

dajensen.bsky.social•14 days ago

But you don't need a tv any more. Your phone or PC can provide all the television shows you would ever want to see and more.

billones.bsky.social•14 days ago

*Your* phone, with your data plan, perhaps. Others enjoy their solitude.

dajensen.bsky.social•14 days ago

Are you saying your computer has no internet?

tdcheetah.bsky.social•14 days ago

No lie, there I was, trying out a new nail salon (not very girly but cuticle trimming avoids infected fingertips). This traps one in one spot for half an hour up, facing a huge TV showing a "Very Special Episode" of the show.

Never went back to that salon, but there are things one can't unsee...

freediverx.bsky.social•15 days ago

I hate all forms of “reality tv” regardless of the people involved. It’s all about producing the lowest quality content at the lowest cost for the least discerning viewers.

steveh52.bsky.social•14 days ago

Thank you for putting "reality tv" in quotes. There isn't a damn thing "real" about any of it.

objdart.bsky.social•15 days ago

Oh god is this really a thing everyone has in common? This timeline has so goddamn many problems

mrcontrariwise.bsky.social•15 days ago

I feel like God ran out of locusts, so he sent us a plague of Influencers

cubtrader.bsky.social•15 days ago

I think we need older influencers. Maybe I’ll start posting on IG. Gold Bond Retinol Age Renew lotion is cheap and amazing. Seriously.

kmkist.bsky.social•15 days ago

Good to know as I emerge from hiding my retinol-burned face. Time to change brands, or maybe they are serious about a little goes a long way.

cubtrader.bsky.social•15 days ago

It’s nothing like a full retinol treatment, but for those of us in the menopause-y years, it’s a pretty impressive quick skin brightener. I put it on the night before meetings and get compliments on my skin.
(PS: I DON’T work for Gold Bond. Just my personal experience.)

crazysaguaro.com•7 days ago

I bought this on your suggestion and love it! Thick and hydrating to help with the effects of dry AZ desert weather. Also it's a giant bottle for cheap! ❤️

cubtrader.bsky.social•7 days ago

Makes me happy to hear this! It really is amazing stuff, and you’re right, you get a big bottle for cheap.
I wasted money on some little jars of fancy stuff, only to find out that the Gold Bond was better.

crazysaguaro.com•7 days ago

I was buying little bottles of Cerave face lotion for the same price as the giant Gold Bond bottle! 😅

kraniumkracka.bsky.social•15 days ago

An Update on our Family?

ramseyfay.bsky.social•15 days ago

No doubt. Creating rage in parents of adopted children and parents of children with special needs in one fell swoop.

kraniumkracka.bsky.social•15 days ago

I only kept watching because I wanted to know what they could’ve done that was so bad. Usually these stories end much worse!

kraniumkracka.bsky.social•15 days ago

That’s not to say it wasn’t awful but I’m hopeful that the little guy is in a much better environment now. Also watching people record every aspect of their lives is not that appealing to me so seeing how invested people got was totally foreign.

johnmcknight.bsky.social•14 days ago

I just know this is that dance cult one

danielbd.bsky.social•15 days ago

My wife:
“You have the soul of a grumpy old man and the contempt for authority of a 17 year old boy.”

Me: 🤷🏻‍♂️

nemesio.tokedgamers.com•15 days ago

Relatable

billionhighways.bsky.social•15 days ago

My husband says that when I watch The Good Place

caelanaegana.bsky.social•15 days ago

He might possibly have missed the point of the show

billionhighways.bsky.social•15 days ago

I keep telling him to hang in there till they get less horrible, but he lacks my patience

lizardky.bsky.social•15 days ago

If my life had a theme song…
https://youtu.be/hU6WXCvNGms?si=xUcmDjO9DD8bvc7u

jsharkey67.bsky.social•15 days ago

I looked up the show and the people documented. It took me 45 seconds to come to your same conclusion.

steveh52.bsky.social•14 days ago

What took you so long!? 😂

justinlawguy.bsky.social•15 days ago

You don't have to watch.

davidlewis61.bsky.social•14 days ago

Well, I guess, to know him is to love him.

davidlewis61.bsky.social•14 days ago

And you know, on Twitter, for some bizarre reason, you blocked me, and I was really annoyed. Must have disagreed with you or something. I still have no idea.

sagastar.bsky.social•15 days ago

i would simply not watch garbage that i hate

kenwhite.bsky.social•15 days ago

I like hanging out in the same room as my wife and she’s watching

daedricnonsense.bsky.social•14 days ago

Late to the party, but have you considered audiobooks or any of the other things people do when they're occupying the same physical space, but not mental space?

madammem.bsky.social•14 days ago

My husband plays video games on his laptop while I watch shows in order to do the same thing.

Some shows are more irritating to him then others, especially those involving bad acting or incredibly unrealistic science.
Boston Legal, few complaints. Bones, more snark from him.

babblingfringe.bsky.social•15 days ago

Relatable, although my wife has been binging Good Eats ever since we ran out of Our Flag episodes, so right now there is only joy from the TV (he was so *young* back then!)

babblingfringe.bsky.social•15 days ago

But I certainly watched Below Deck until my wife gave up on it because hey, it was the living room and my wife was there.

jduffyrice.bsky.social•15 days ago

I need to know which show for research purposes!! (Insomniac who has run out of episodes of traitors)

mhungerford.bsky.social•15 days ago

“An Update on our Family”, a documentary series on HBO

monicadien.bsky.social•15 days ago

Darn it, I just dropped HBO for Apple so I could watch Severance.

mhungerford.bsky.social•15 days ago

That’s definitely the right choice!

lifeinwisconsin.bsky.social•15 days ago

Out of curiosity, have tried Traitors UK? As far as I can tell, they use just regular folks, but the challenges and whatnot are exactly the same (no Alan Cumming, though).

lyse.bsky.social•15 days ago

Okay but are you standing off to the side with your hands in your pocket/on your hips? And refuse to sit because you aren’t really watching, you’re just paused (for an hour) while en route somewhere else?