I need “premium disappointment” to enter the lexicon and never leave because it describes so much of capitalism’s output

[zzt@mas.to]

we’re burning the rainforests and consuming all the clean water so computers can very expensively make bad words and bad art? premium disappointment

we’re filling the space around our planet with satellites every non-bribed astronomer I know says will lead to disaster, for satellite internet that’s far more expensive than it should be for the speed and reliability actually delivered? that’s some premium disappointment

amazon dot com no longer specializes in getting you your shit quick and undamaged because they don’t do that anymore. they do premium disappointment

[fasterandworse@hci.social]

@zzt everything is a flash splash page loader that drops you into a shitty website after 10 minutes of wank

[zzt@mas.to]

@fasterandworse every corporate website is premium disappointment

every mobile phone app is premium disappointment, no exceptions

[fasterandworse@hci.social]

@zzt the mouse jiggler is the last *new* device that didn't disappoint me

[zzt@mas.to]

you go to a restaurant

you find out the point of the restaurant is not the food, which is generic-to-awful

the restaurant and the food are both designed for you to pose for a photo with them

it is of course very expensive

premium disappointment

[womble@infosec.exchange]

@fasterandworse I'll bet the mouse was pretty satisfied, too.

[molytov@infosec.exchange]

@zzt Of course Del Taco is better than Taco Bell, they got a new thing called fr e sh a voca do

[citrusui@mastodon.social]

@zzt i have been thinking about how "disaster tourism" (man made disasters) might also apply here

[bstacey@icosahedron.website]

@zzt For a few reasons, I barely ever eat in restaurants. I would be bummed tf out if this happened during one of the few times that I did.

[emr@mastodon.sdf.org]

@zzt I'm a little afraid of what Astronomers consider "disaster" since they're out there looking at entire stars that blew the fuck up.