• Tudsamfa@lemmy.world
    17·
    6 days ago

    CGPgrey’s AI and his self driving cars videos.

    Definitely made some poor choices in life due to these that I could scream into a pillow. The future is always unpredictable, and while behind the scenes I’m sure a lot happened to improve both of these technologies, more than a decade later the use cases of both are still the same - grifting investors.

    • Probius@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      2·
      6 days ago

      Can you clarify? Are you calling CGP a grifter, or did he just make a wrong prediction?

      • Tudsamfa@lemmy.world
        7·
        6 days ago

        Sorry, was half asleep when I wrote that.

        CGPgrey did make a ton of prediction on the future of these 2 technologies, but did overestimate their potential in the near future. That much is evident 10/8 years later. The only thing they really excel at is getting money from starry eyed investors, which you can then run away with. Same as it was back then.

        • Brutticus@lemm.ee
          1·
          5 days ago

          I like CPG gray as a content creator, but he did do that and the Royals video. I dunno. libs were really starry eyed back then.

  • DicJacobus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    7 days ago

    Stalker 2.

    I didnt just buy the game once, I paid for a “collectors edition” with a bunch of physical merch that I wont see until may or june. and even briefly volunteered to be a community mod. sifting through waves of hateful filth from hostile actors within the “community”. there is a LOT of Russian incited hatred against the game because of the fact the game was Ukrainian

    I got incredibly hyped for the game because I had been waiting for it since the late 2000s. watched it die and come back from the dead, and it looked awesome.

    the sad reality was that it needed more time in the oven, and I dont think they had a choice. I think they were forced to release it in the state that it was because they couldnt afford another year of no sales and surviving off investors and pre-orders. so what we got was like a 7/10 and it needs a lot more work.

    and the political situation in their country where as many as 1/3 of the staff still live and work, is tenious by the day, they are absolutely fighting World War III over there. and some countries are trying to stab them in the back, telling them to just go surrender and get murdered…

    • HereIAm@lemmy.world
      2·
      6 days ago

      My only real gripe with it so far (only 6 hours logged because I’ve been waiting for improvements) is the performance. Like when I installed kcd 2 now I expected to have to go in and turn down some settings because the first one was quite heavy to run. But no, right out the box it runs amazingly on all ultra (with dlss enabled as a caveat). I’m just waiting for some random youtuber to say “oh the deva forgot to set this one flag in the level editor and now it runs three times better”.

  • garbagebagel@lemmy.world
    20·
    7 days ago

    Not stuck anymore but I was for like a month. I bought Pretty Litter cause multiple drag queens I liked told me to do so. That is the worst goddamn litter I have EVER used in my life. The smell was horrendous, the dust was so so bad I actually couldn’t even be in the next room when my partner did the litter because of my allergies, and our house looked like a fucking beach. Fuck those people. (And shame on me for falling for goddamn ads)

      • garbagebagel@lemmy.world
        6·
        6 days ago

        Yeah it’s marketed as being able to detect urine irregularities in cats so it changes colour with their pee. It also supposedly “locks” in the smell which, to their credit, I couldn’t smell the cat shit, all I could smell was dust.

        It’s also made of silicone which, you know, not meant to be eaten so I’m sure that’s great for cats to have in the fur they clean with their mouths.

        I really didn’t do my research on this one.

      • Stegget@lemmy.world
        4·
        6 days ago

        I’ll spare the details and just give you the highlights:

        • She put me through years of domestic abuse, gaslighting and manipulation
        • She had zero regard for our family’s financial future and nearly pushed us to the brink of bankruptcy
        • She walked out on me and our son to become a literal crack whore

        Heed my words, dudes: if you must have a joint checking account, have your direct deposit go to an account only in your name. I didn’t and she cleaned me out to buy crack.

          • Stegget@lemmy.world
            4·
            6 days ago

            That’s the thing about abusive relationships, when you’re in them long enough you’re often manipulated to the point where the abuser makes you think your actions are the problem. Making me question reality, and myself was her modus operandi. Looking back yeah, there were plenty of red flags, but I also had such a low opinion of myself I accepted the kind of relationship I felt I deserved, until she pushed me past my breaking point. Having a kid also complicated matters; seemed like that was a major turning point in her narcissistic abusive descent. Then you sprinkle on a little sunk cost fallacy and you’ve got a recipe for disaster.

  • Gointhefridge@lemm.ee
    16·
    7 days ago

    Crypto. I didn’t spent a ton, but I didn’t make a ton either. I’m net up now but it’s so stupid.

    I made 2K on Doge a few years ago, but ever since I’m just sitting on it. It’s not a loss unless you sell.

    • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
      2·
      6 days ago

      I’ve been shuffling a few thousand Doge on the peaks and valleys ever since the SNL Spike. Sell a thousand at .20, buy it back at .15.

      It’s softened the blow, and I think overall, I am slightly ahead. (As long as it doesn’t crash to 0) I’ve given up on the moons, but I’ll keep holding and hoping it gradually climbs before it dies.

  • Kaliax@lemmy.sdf.org
    15·
    7 days ago

    An Indigogo electric bike campaign… 10 years ago. It was a scam and I lost a lot of money. Subsequently I have built 5 e-bikes on my own and do not regret it, they are wonderful. But, no crowd-funding for me, ever again. Also, I am anti pre-ordering anything in general.

    • ViaGetty@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      4·
      7 days ago

      Do you have any resources on how you built said five bikes? I would love to work on something like that this spring

      • Kaliax@lemmy.sdf.org
        4·
        6 days ago

        Sure! It has been a couple years since my last build, but I found a lot of great information on a website called endless-sphere. I also only use a battery supplier called EM3EV - they fuse each cell and generally have great quality packs. Bikes-direct also has quality bike platforms for builds, including fat tire bikes.

  • lightnsfw@reddthat.com
    13·
    7 days ago

    I haven’t been hyped for anything since Godzilla Minus One came out (which more than lived up to my expectations). I do have to live with my parents buying into the hype of owning a new home. So I’ll be stuck inheriting a pile of shit that’s going to be falling apart by then instead of their old house that was rock solid.

    • Kilgore Trout@feddit.it
      2·
      6 days ago

      Before you end up selling the house and moving to the pile of shit, let me tell you that there’s nothing wrong in living with your parents. Everyone I know at age 25 still has legal residency at their parents’ house.

      • lightnsfw@reddthat.com
        4·
        6 days ago

        What I’m saying is they sold their good old house and had a new house built that is incredibly shitty for what they paid. It’s just a straight downgrade in almost every way in workmanship, materials, layout, and neighborhood. Inheriting from them is also probably the only way I’m ever going to own a home so it really frustrates me that they did that. Living with them or not won’t make a difference.

  • PlaidBaron@lemmy.world
    10·
    7 days ago

    I thought touch screens would be a fad. I dont fall for hype but thats because Im an idiot, not because Im smart.