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That’s not a flashlight.
It’s flashing me tho?
If it winks you should start running.
Hey I missed that on the first glance. checks
This is a retired meme you brought back from the past lol
There’s still some magic left in these ancient texts
I mean, to be fair, I get that this is a joke… But I look at all the shit in my flat I think 90% of this is clutter. I’m still trying to get rid of my sofa, but it’s hard to do for cheap when I don’t drive.
I’ve seen so many flats full of so many little tchotchkes and doodads and superfluous whatevers, and it sort of makes me feel that some people decorate their homes for other people - which is absolutely fine - whereas some people decorate their homes for themselves - which is also fine.
Nothing wrong with a simple life. Maybe get a stand for the fleshlight though, I feel like it would pick up dirt and dust and hair from the carpet like that. 🫡
Man, learning my house should be for me is something I wish I’d known sooner.
For years I had a spare bedroom that was barely used, maybe slept in 15 nights a year.
I had it only because I felt like that’s the normal thing to do if you have a space for a spare room. That’s what people expect of you.
Meanwhile I’m doing soldering projects on my kitchen table as the only suitable surface in the house, shoving resistors and electronic components out of the way every evening so I can make space to eat.
And then I finally realised, I need to prioritise my utility, not that of other people. I have a massive couch - when a friend wants to stay over they can sleep on there, and be perfectly comfortable!
So I donated the spare bed to charity, turned the room into a space for projects with a huge desk, and I’m so much happier for it.
You could always set up the spare room as a hobby space that also has a bed. That’s what I did with my spare room.
Alternatively to that, you could also just have a cot folded and tucked away
I thought long and hard about the best approach, but that just wasn’t feasible.
My couch may be big, but the house in general is very small, and is 120 years old so it comes with architectural oddities and features that must be worked around.
The room in question has a chimney breast against one long wall, at one side of which is a built-in wardrobe which also houses my central heating boiler and plumbing, and at the other side of which are integrated shelves and storage.
Of the other three walls, the room is quite narrow, so the “short ends” (one of which has the window anyway) are too short to do anything with, leaving only one wall left to go at - which also has the door on it, further cutting down on usable space.
So it was really a choice - a bed, or a desk.
My couch genuinely is comfy to sleep on though. You can lie totally flat on it even if you’re six-foot-some :)
if you can manage it, murphy beds are great for hobby rooms
It is difficult to escape one’s social programming.
Hell yes, friend. And off you aren’t already, apply that to everything and everyone in your life!
After living in a mostly untouched house for over a decade, now in the past few years I’ve been going nuts making it suit the personalities and habits of my family.
In my case, I think the old bullshit attitude was driven both by our hyper capitalist greedy individualistic conservative culture (why yes I’m in the USA) and wholesome traditional catholic guilt and self-denial.
How truly fucked it is that we live in a world where people will limit their life experiences in their own home for decades, just so that they can believe that after they die their home sells for 10% more.
Meanwhile I’m over here having my back yard turned into an active construction site all year, but that hasn’t hurt the enjoyment of my family or my numerous pets, and the next decade in that yard is going to be awesome.
Actually, a little hair on the fleshlight makes it more realistic, fyi.
If your getting rid of sofa. Just break it up with a hammer and saw into small pieces and send it out a bit at a time with the regular trash.
Yeah, just like how Jeffrey Dahmer did it.
I wouldn’t recommend eating the couch tho.
JD Vance recommends impregnating one instead.
why destroy a functional sofa??
Minimalism isn’t the same as laziness or unseriousness, which is what the comic is making fun of, the way a lot of guys especially are so unable to take anything seriously that they don’t know how to even go into a target and pick out a nightstand and a lamp.
You can get by with very few possessions, and should, but you still need to take enough pride in your living space that you are doing it with intentionality and focus on the essentials, which again, isn’t the same as “I can make do.”
Maybe this is a language barrier, I genuinely don’t understand what is “unserious” about not having a bedside table/lamp. I haven’t had nor have I needed or missed a bedside table/lamp in four years. I don’t think that either of those are essentials, honestly! I can take pride in my living space without filling it with things I don’t want, need, or use.
So there is a prevalent attitude in guys growing up and around friend groups where displays of genuine feeling are often made fun of and sincerity is considered “cringe” and this attitude often stays with guys through adulthood. This leads to avoidance of “domestic” interests, from interpersonal issues with displaying affection to people they care about, to becoming entire personas of “cool” men who don’t say much or seem detached. (But in reality just come off as aloof and with hangups.)
This is often reflected in how they live. Again, “minimalism” is not the same as just not giving a fuck. It takes giving a fuck to create a minimalism environment that is also pleasing to the eye. As a species, we do often feel happier living in a space we have personalized with our own expression of comfort and style, whatever that may be, and that takes some level of effort.
If you’re fine with sitting on a lawn-chair and having a cardboard box for a nightstand, that’s FINE. You can do that, you can be whatever you want. But you also have to understand that if you plan on sharing that space with anyone, ever, they WILL make judgements on you based on this aesthetic, whether you deliberately chose it or not.
Oh I see, so it’s “unserious” because they are uncomfortable being serious about what they want?
Sure, that’s accurate, it takes some level of sincerity (sincerity = seriousness) to have preferences like what kind of coffee table you want and having say, the desire to keep said table clean, or getting curtains for your window. It’s domestic habits that many boys are never taught to care about, and there is an idea that it’s “not masculine” to care about your furniture or decor so they feel awkward or silly going through the deliberate process of picking out things like that and then caring for those things.
Ah, I think that’s where I was getting confused - “serious” to me isn’t quite the same as “sincere”, so I understood “unserious” to mean like, “silly” but in a goofy kinda way. I get what you’re saying now!
I appreciate you asking questions! A lot of people just react to things without asking for clarification.
My decorations are too embarrassing to be seen by others. The rest is junk.
I am at a point where I say don’t gift me anything anymore. I don’t want to buy anything either.
I just want to throw half the crap in the cellar. Maybe I will.
you got an active freecycle board in your location? or a thrift store you can call and ask them if they’d pick up a couch because you are not a bicycle?
I’ve put it up on nextdoor! But no takers. The charity places I’ve tried won’t take it, it’s missing a fire safety label and it’s upholstered 😬
That’s a fleshlight by his bed, isn’t it?
Don’t worry, he rinses it off before he uses it each time
Wait. Before?
You heard me.
Fill it with water beforehand and she’s positively gushing for you.
At least not a coconut with a hole in it
The fleshlight in the corner almost escaped my notice
Yeah I didn’t see it until it looked at this picture a third time. I didn’t realize at first that this is actually Adam Ellis cause the art style is so different than his usual stuff.
He should have put this in the box and he would have been golden.
😂🤣
Xbox360 at least he‘s playing good games.
GRRRRRRRRRRRIND
It’s wild how many men were outright offended at this on reddit.
edit: or perhaps AI instances pretending to be men. What kind of world are we leaving to our granddroids? We need to set a better example for the chatbots we’re leaving this world to.
Idk, is computer vision good enough to recognize what the apartment feels like?
GPT-4o mini via DuckDuckGo.
Text C/P
What does the apartment feel like?
Attached image 1. GPT-4o mini
The apartment depicted in the comic feels cluttered and chaotic. There’s a strong sense of disorganization, with items scattered everywhere, including snacks, cat toys, and miscellaneous clutter. Atmosphere
- Messy and Chaotic: The floor is covered in wrappers and other things, suggesting neglect in tidiness.
- Casual and Comfortable: The presence of the relaxed man in a worn shirt and surrounded by cats indicates a laid-back environment, perhaps too comfortable to worry about cleaning.
Elements
- Multiple Cats: Indicates that the space is homey, though the presence of several cats might contribute to the mess.
- Dim Lighting: The overall ambiance suggests a lack of bright, inviting colors, creating a more subdued and somewhat gloomy feel.
Overall, the apartment feels lived-in and a bit eccentric, characterized by a blend of comfort and chaos.
If I still had the opportunity to meet women, they’d see this
i only count 9 cats hard pass. get more cats and try again
I see 10 cats, there might be more
oh nevermind i’ll date anyone who’s got ten cats (as long as they don’t mind me dating the cats too)
a cat is fine too
I thought cats cant eat m&ms isn’t this horribly dangerous
Eat these old smarties on the ground before buying new ones. Terrible with money…
Those are M&Ms
Things have different names around the world. They’re m&ms sure but its an understandable mistake
Gotta get the mattress off the floor so the spiders don’t come to cuddle at night.
And maybe a houseplant for atmosphere.
looks like we found the dude who hates friendly cuddles.
Reminds me of a greentext of a dude that didn’t get laid because a spider scared the girl off. He killed the spider, only to later find out the girl had some DST. He mourned spiderbro.
that spider was saving bro.
bro didn’t deserve that spider
look the spiderhomies need their good night kisses
Minimalism would reduce the wires. Push the TV and console against the wall to hide the cords.
The zen atmosphere got so intense he couldn’t spend even thirty seconds tidying
Other than “m’lady,” I fail to see a problem…
Trying to frame his slobbishness as “minimalism”. Prioritizing a games console and immature Naruto poster over bed sheets. Fleshlight just left out on the floor. Boasting about his apartment when there’s less than nothing there.
The lack of bedsheets really gets to me, more than anything else. I’m okay with minimalism, but sleeping on the same fabric all the time without being able to clean it… not great.
Little did you know, he have ten mattresses in a second room, that cycles regularly and are steam cleaned. Maybe.
Spent the entire budget on that.
Silly human, I clearly see more than nothing!
You did notice more detail than I did. My critique was just based on: Mattress on the floor (not bad in any way). TV and game console, if that’s important to you. (I don’t have either, but I don’t hate).
I did not look closely enough to see the cringe.
Mattresses on the floor go mouldy underneath. The main point of a bed frame is air flow, the secondary point of them is to make you not look like a slob.
Depends on the flooring. Never had a mattress go mouldy on wooden floors.
Other than “m’lady,” I fail to see a problem…
It’s lack of care. It’s fine if you don’t actually care about the place you sleep and shower, but you better be putting that care into something else to compensate. People who live like this and are also healthy are typically people who are dedicated to activities outside of their home and spend every waking moment rock climbing or working at their passion job.
Otherwise, it’s not even just about impressing a guest or girl, it’s about nurturing your living space. Even if you’re doing minimalism, you have to do it with pride and joy. You can decorate without clutter and focus on the essentials for comfort and it will make you feel happier and proud of your environment.
The comic here is pointing out and making fun of how many guys are so deeply unserious about anything that they can’t even invest enough care into buying a proper table and chair. Being a man sometimes means you grow up surrounded by people who tease you for liking things, you learn to be cynical or sarcastic about literally everything as a result, and this doesn’t just make you bad at picking out a proper bedframe and nightstand, it also means you’re not going to invest serious feelings into anything and that’s why it’s considered a red-flag.
Where is the weight set?
TV
At least make the bed you heathen.
No lie detected!
What’s the point of that “nightstand” box besides his bed, though? He should use it as a TV stand.
It’s a footlocker.
Ew, he’s poor! /s
Better be running Linux on that Console for the minimalist approach.
Actually, it runs FreeBSD
Not minimalist enough: it actually runs NetBSD.
It just runs on S
