Pet Peeves

[Born of Fire]

All podcast-centric peeves this morning.

1. Dynamic Insertion Advertising - Paying for an ad-free podcast service but having to still put up with adverts which are hidden in the shows at random points - not even at a clear break in the conversation. These ads are also targeted at whoever's listening too based on their show preferences. Pricks.

2. The ad for "The Deirdre O' Kane Show" that's dropped into everything. Christ, it's appalling. I can only imagine what the show is like.

3. Blindboy from The Rubberbandits doing the advert for his podcast. Christ, he really is trying to hold himself up as some sort of mental health saint and savior. Self-annointed heir to Flann O'Brien in the 21st Century. What a joke. I used to have a bit of time for him in the past but of late he's just becoming more and more annoying. Something about the tone of his voice drives me spare too. This is a new thing though - he didn't always sound this way.

Advertising on any podcast hosted by Acast is fucking awful. I used to get constant ads for Caroline Forans podcast while listening to the Tommy and Hector podcast. Nothing like interrupting a highly enjoyable podcast with an ad for misery and depression, couldn't be having too much of a good time sure!

Still not as bad as when there used to be ads for that headwrecking cunt Cian Twomey. And then there was that awful nasal sounding bint "Acast recommends podcasts you'll love"..... Couldn't be further from the truth love!

[Giggles]

Acast is the only form of media I use whereby I don't have the luxury of blocking ads. Thankfully, my headphones have a touch sensitive function that lets me skip forward 30 secs with the flick of a finger.

Blindboy has been a bit weird since the pandemic started. I still listen to his podcast, but I'm definitely doing a fair bit more eye rolling than I used to do.

[Caomhaoin]

I have YouTube premium but when I see that 'includes paid promotion' icon on the top left when I'm about to start a sweet vídeo it pulls the arse clean out of the anticipation.

I admire the advertising industry in a way for the sheer brass neck of the cunts, but good Jaysus they wreck heads, nicely illustrated by the above examples.

[Giggles]

I have YouTube premium but when I see that 'includes paid promotion' icon on the top left when I'm about to start a sweet vídeo it pulls the arse clean out of the anticipation.

What do you mean, are you being shown ads anyway? Some videos I watch have that 'includes paid promotion' but I never have to watch any ads, thankfully.

I was in a friends gaf recently, they're inclined to leave the tv on all day every day. Fuck me sideways I'd forgotten how much I hate ads.

[Carnage]

The phrase 'it's been a minute' which means it's been ages. I thought it was just a yank thing 'til I saw it on Nasum's arsebook page earlier.

A hoor of a cough/cold out of nowhere. Lemsip, Benilyn, Halls & Septabene agogo.

[Born of Fire]

I have YouTube premium but when I see that 'includes paid promotion' icon on the top left when I'm about to start a sweet vídeo it pulls the arse clean out of the anticipation.

What do you mean, are you being shown ads anyway? Some videos I watch have that 'includes paid promotion' but I never have to watch any ads, thankfully.

I'd say it's more in the sense that these "includes paid promotion" videos are just one big ad themselves in the sense that someone will talk about some product at some point in the video that they're getting paid to shill.

[Caomhaoin]

Yeah, 'this video is brought to you by Raid Shadow Legends' or whatever. Irritating.

[Eoin McLove]

The phrase 'it's been a minute' which means it's been ages. I thought it was just a yank thing 'til I saw it on Naeum's arsebook page earlier.

A hoor of a cough/cold out of nowhere. Lemsip, Benilyn, Halls & Septabene agogo.

Yeah, it's been a minute is annoying.

[open face surgery]

"Leather" makers making "leather" without using animal skin, in order to make money off of people who otherwise wouldn't buy their product. What a bunch of morans! 

Pet peeve: people who whinge about vegans. I'm not vegan and probably never will be, but I've also never met, nor have I ever had to listen to a vegan trying to force their beliefs on me.
On the other hand, it seems to be "cool" to hate on vegans. I've heard an awful amount of ranting and shite talk from meat eaters, some of who are triggered to the max. Possibly because they have a guilty conscience, who knows.

100%. Not a vegan either but I have no issue with anything anyone eats as long as they're not preachy about it. Have gone out with a few vegans over the years and I just see it as another menu. I love food so happy to try different things.

[Blackout]

Why can't we slag vegans without some know-it-all bleeding heart defending them.

Fuck vegans.

[Carnage]

He did, from the sound of it.

[Eoin McLove]

 

[Blackout]

The heating decides to breakdown today when it's fucking freezing...

[open face surgery]

Why can't we slag vegans without some know-it-all bleeding heart defending them.

Fuck vegans.

A simple answer from a simple man.

[Blackout]

Why can't we slag vegans without some know-it-all bleeding heart defending them.

Fuck vegans.

A simple answer from a simple man.

Good one.