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For some, the New Year is a time to reinvent themselves. Flip the script, pivot and become a completely new version of the old you. Whether you’re choosing to be a stay-at-home mom, live a healthier lifestyle, or level up as a "finance bro", someone out there has possibly already formed a stereotypical view of what your life might look like in pictures.
And there’s very likely a “starter pack” doing the rounds, to shame you, on the world wide web. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, a starter pack, or starter kit, is a type of meme made up of a group of photos that describe an experience or thing. In a very stereotypical way.
Online community r/starterpacks is a hugely popular corner of the internet that considers itself the “home of starterpacks”. More than 6.3 million people gather here to share starter pack memes for everything under the sun. Bored Panda has made a list of some of the most hilariously painful ones from the page. Let us know if you recognize yourself in any, and don’t forget to upvote your favorites.
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#1
Teen Who Got Dragged To Lunch With The Family Starter Pack
StretcherBearer 11 months ago
Broccoli hair is this generation's bad mullet like ii had n my sophomore class picture. 🤘😎🤣
vogonpoet 11 months ago
it's not so terrible when you have a natural afro (my kid, PNG, French and Australian Aboriginal heritage) and live under the ozone hole. Kids are horrible. If my son doesn't have his hair cut like this, it gets flattened by his school hat (they are required to wear hats if they want to play outside in the summer months at school) and kids tease him because his hair sticks out like a frickin cauliflower. His hair is so pretty though. Because school is out for the Southern Hemisphere Summer he's got the most amazing hair that looks like he needs pruning shears to keep it from flowering.
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Robert Larson, LPN, JD 11 months ago
The hair and terribly oversized hoodie. How to spot an American in Europe.
Rob D 11 months ago
Maybe for style. But healthcare providers and hospitality workers would disagree.
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#2
Rich Kid In The 90s Starter Pack
Giles McArdell 11 months ago
Accurate, except for the Viennetta, which is what us poor folk bought to try and look posh.
Austzn 11 months ago
It didn't help and it didn't matter from what I remember. 🤣
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Michael None 11 months ago
In the 90's I thought refrigerators with an ice dispenser were rich people stuff.
Angela C 11 months ago
Same. Now my apartment has one and NGL I feel a little fancy getting my ice and water from the fridge dispenser. If I'm in a patient mood I'll even use the fridge water to fill my cats' water fountain. They deserve to be fancy too
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Hoi-Polloi 11 months ago
Nice, but missed just *one* thing... the rich kids back then always had exactly one arcade console (usually Pac Man or Donkey Kong) in their bedrooms.
Tom Nagel 11 months ago
We had two vintage pinball machines. We played them often.
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Child of the Stars 11 months ago
Is the stereo a specific brand? Because my family was lower middle class and we had a very similar stereo system.
#3
The World's Most Dangerous Animal Starter Pack
Penguin Panda Pop 11 months ago
Gotta take issue with the unable to run one. Humans are weak, but have pretty good stamina in comparison to many animals.
Laugh or not 11 months ago
I was going to say the same. Almost no other animal can run as long as humans.
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Janissary35680 11 months ago
"His only weapon is that he is aware of his own misery and has the smarts to do something about it."
Max Fox 11 months ago
A. Humans are NOT weak or small - we are one of the largest and strongest animals. B. We actually have better eyesight than almost all other terrestrial animals. Also, what would spotting a mouse a km away help a person? It will be long gone by the time we get there. C. Few animals have the endurance that humans have - a horse will drop dead before a human on any long distance run. D. Humans have had the capacity to wield weapons far more effectively than the vast majority of predators can wield their claws and teeth, and have done so since the first species of genus Homo.
michael reid 11 months ago
Humans are the best runners on the planet. That's our weapon. Other animals become exhausted before us then we just kill and eat them easy
Janissary35680 11 months ago
You can only outrun a pack of wolves if there are a lot of other humans with you and you can outrun them all. Maybe.😰
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Janos Schumacher 11 months ago
Humans are persistence hunters. Even someone out of shape can run down a deer if you can move fast for a mile or two. We don't need teeth, we have thumbs and can make a pointy stick. We don't need fur, we'll hunt down another creature, kill it with a pointy stick and use it's skin for warmth. Our skin is surprisingly tough compared to other animals, our eyesight is good enough, our smell and hearing are good enough. Remember, what has two thumbs and can make a pointy stick? This guy.
Der Kommissar 11 months ago
If a bear is chasing me, how fast do I have to run? Faster than your chubby friend
It was a random day in September, just over a decade ago, and everything seemed quite normal (as can be) on that old bluebird app. Then suddenly, someone tweeted three photos: a top knot bun hairstyle, oversized golden hoop rings and a Madonna-style lip piercing. Accompanying the photoset was a short, one-liner caption reading “The ‘I date black guys’ starter pack.”
The floodgates had been opened, Twitter went wild, and soon, people were posting their own versions of stereotypical “starter packs”. Around 12 November 2014, "starter pack" and "starter kit" each received more than 5.4 million and 640,000 mentions - in one week alone.
Years later, the trend is still alive. From dads to moms to dogs, and everything in between, there are starter packs out there to describe them all.
#4
Youth Pastor Starter Pack
Rob D 11 months ago (edited)
Hot wife who condemns herself to being a pious broodmare; as is her choice, but proceeds to vote in ways that limit options and help for her fellow women that may not subjugate themselves to trad wife b******t. Youth pastors can burn in hell. Exposing children to Christianity is child abuse. Period. There is no other construct in the world that leverages adult-level guilt and the threat of eternal suffering on children as soon as they are able to communicate. Its f*****g vile.
Guess Undheit 11 months ago
Youth pederasts, more like, considering how many of them get arrested for sexually abusing teens and kids.
Michael Largey 11 months ago
A a high school freshman, I lost my 14-year-old girlfriend to her twenty-year-old youth pastor. Her cult-ridden mother said "It must be God's will."
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Sara Harvilla 11 months ago
I knew a youth pastor whose name was the same as a well-known gay character on a popular sitcom. He fit this description perfectly. I loved that his name was the same (think CT)!
Apachebathmat 11 months ago
Just missing an incredibly expensive watch and chain, maybe a Lamborghini
Child of the Stars 11 months ago
You're thinking of a televangelist. Every youth pastor I've ever known has had a minivan or mid-range sedan (or, if they were from the rural Midwest, maybe a pickup truck).
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Female English Teacher In Her Late 20’s Starter Pack
Rob D 11 months ago (edited)
Additional pic should be of roommates, cause here in red state US they make s**t. If we actually valued education the above youth pastor would be unemployed with no hot wife.
GlitterPanda 11 months ago
Female theatre teacher in her early 40s? I only ask because this is very much me as well!
She speaks poniards 11 months ago
100% in the 1980s (perfectly sums up my 9th grade English teacher, Ms. Love -- not kidding). Today, though, I'm think Doc Martens...
Hey! 11 months ago
When I went to school, our teachers dressed up - kindergarten included. You would never see a teacher in jeans, leggings, etc., not even in phys. ed. (track suits only). I went to college and university and some of the professors wore jeans but only the younger ones.
Anxious Aardvark 11 months ago
Interesting. Attended schools from 60-80's and, although there were some who dressed formally, e.g. suits & ties or dresses & heels, we had plenty that were much more casual. As a GTA, I wore a blue blazer, black turtleneck, jeans & hiking boots at a university.
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#6
Gaslighter Starter Pack
D. Richard 11 months ago
If you thought they meant something different by gaslighting, that’s on you.
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She speaks poniards 11 months ago
plus a distinctive habit of obfuscating the truth of others' experiences
According to Know Your Meme, starter packs, also known as starter kits, are a series of multi-panel photo sets "meant to illustrate the archetype of a celebrity, company or subculture through a recommended selection of fashion articles, multimedia and other consumer products."
The site likens them to "steal her look fashion guides". And as Vice once reported, "It seems likely that with time and effort, one could find a starter pack for every person in the world."
#7
Travel Influencer/Vlogger Starter Pack
Nosirrow 11 months ago
A woman from Australia, I think, travelled with husband to Afghanistan in recent years. So happy local men let her stay in the room with them and have a meal. Girl, that's not how they treat their women, obviously. Only the Western ones who are filming them. No one wants foreign tourists more than Afghanistan.
Hoi-Polloi 11 months ago
There should also be a scene where the traveler learns 3 words of the local language, and local merchants are so delighted they give him free fruit.
#8
Being An Artistic Kid On Christmas Starter Pack
Hoi-Polloi 11 months ago
New York people run into this problem all the time...
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#9
“I’ve Started Eating Salads” Starter Pack
While the "I date black guys" starter pack was hugely popular, and spawned thousands of spin-offs, it wasn't the first time the term "starter pack" was used. That prize apparently goes to a LOLcat image aimed at the age-old stereotypical Crazy Cat Lady.
As per Know Your Meme, the image featured "a box full of kittens" with a caption reading 'THANK YOU FOR ORDERING THE CRAZY CAT LADY STARTER KIT'.
#10
How To Get Laid According To Reddit Starter Pack
Crouching hippo hidden panda 11 months ago
Surprising how many people still don’t get this though
michael reid 11 months ago (edited)
Don't get it at all. Good hygiene gets you laid? Not surprising
Kirsten Kerkhof 11 months ago
The bar is so low it’s a tripping hazard in hell …
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White “Upper-Middle-Class Stay-At-Home Wife” Starter Pack
ZuriLovesYou 11 months ago (edited)
Is probably involved in an MLM scheme. All her children's names end with "leigh".
Der Kommissar 11 months ago
About right, just don't mix Xanax with alcohol on a plane or you might do a Peter Buck.
#12
Playing The Opposite Gender In A Youtube Comedy Sketch - Starter Pack
Angie May 11 months ago
The faux-woman will also talk in a high-pitched whiney voice and the faux-male will do the "bro" voice.
Willow wolf! 11 months ago
And only brave ones will wear a dress and wig or a fake beard
Load More Replies... Since starter kits are based on stereotypes, it goes without saying that some can be a little less than nice. That's why the online community r/StarterPacks has strict rules about what can and can't be posted by the 6.3 million members.
"No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or any general discrimination towards anyone of any race, ethnicity, religion, gender, or sexuality. You can mention them and discuss anyone you want, but do not turn it into a political argument or be a bigot," reads the page.
The admins also ask everyone to be civil towards each other, and warns against posting about politics: "Incidental political items in a starter pack are okay, but this sub is not an arena for political agenda posts or political arguments."
#13
"Why Are You So Quiet Now? You Used To Be So Talkative" Starter Pack
Max Fox 11 months ago
It's a "self-contradicting narrative" started pack. "I talk too much in public, but I never talk in public, I never had friends, but I always got in trouble for talking with friends, I was always alone, but people were always interrupting me, I never talked as a child, but I said a very large number of embarrassing things as a child"
Philly Bob 11 months ago
The first one is the story of my life. I start to say something and everyone always talks over me.
Nosirrow 11 months ago
I rarely talk to anyone. Family is toxic but are happy with one another, just without me. No friends. I'm a teacher, so used to people being mistaken and wrong, but I cannot stand stupid adults. Why can't people think before they speak? No one has to utter every thought they have.
#14
German Autobahn Starter Pack
Silberwolf 11 months ago
Very much depends on the region and if it's a workday/beginning or end of holidays, how many lanes there are etc.
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Carilyn Beverly 11 months ago
I grew up in Germany, my parents and I are American; I have one of those touristy t-shirts that says "I Survived the German Autobahn" LOL
#15
Food’s People Simply Won’t Let You Enjoy How You Want To Starter Pack
Feathered Dinosaur 11 months ago
I like Starbucks coffee, let me die on that hill. Die broke that is.
Auntriarch 11 months ago
I'm definitely going to die on the chocolate hill (actually that doesn't sound so bad)
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Skitty Young 11 months ago
“I only eat dark meat because it’s so much more flavorful. Chicken breast can’t possibly taste good”
Angela C 11 months ago
My take on this one is that chicken breast can taste good if it's cooked properly... and I have never successfully cooked chicken breast to where it tastes good. There's such a a narrow margin of error with it, and getting it "just right" is super challenging. Dark meat is a lot more forgiving. I've never once overcooked chicken thighs, but breasts.... every time they come out over done and dry and tough
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MrsFettesVette 10 months ago
they forgot about how much people love to tell you that Diet Coke will kill you
Lilly Rapson 11 months ago
I like my chicken grilled, love vanilla, only like sugary coffie, i dont realy like salad and do like the dressing, dont like spice, like pinapple on pizza, and like well welll wellllllll done
This panda says ur worth it 11 months ago
Vanilla is a flavor and milk chocolate is also good. Starbucks coffee is good bc it doesn't taste like coffee. That's why I like it.
The Britannica Dictionary defines stereotyping as "an often unfair and untrue belief that many people have about all people or things with a particular characteristic." Sometimes, stereotyping can be subtle, other times it's unashamedly in your face.
The Unstereotype Alliance is an industry-led coalition convened by UN Women. It recently found that three in four people globally regularly see or hear stereotyping. But only one in three will frequently say something to object to it. Half of those polled said they believe people keep quiet when they see someone using a negative stereotype "because they do not want to escalate the situation."
#17
Black, Female Superhero Starter Pack
#18
Young Hippie Girl Starter Pack
Rattus Norvegicus 10 months ago
Tbh wish more ppl knew the difference between liberals and leftists
General Stukov 11 months ago
That 18-26 year old range is just gross. Wtf cig filter with weed? Do people do this?
Rob D 11 months ago
I hate that I'm getting old eough for 18-26 to be gross. And not a filter, a cardboard tube so you don't burn your fingers; I've always called it a crutch.
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What's the difference between a liberal and a leftist? (For reference, I'm American so I know they sometimes mean something different in different countries.)
According to the Unstereotype Alliance, the most common stereotypes people experience relate to gender (57%), race and ethnicity (52%), sexual orientation (45%) and disability (45%). And close to two thirds of people surveyed said it's become a bigger problem in recent years.
“Shattering stereotypes requires defiance. It isn't always easy for people to speak out but, without change, damaging perspectives remain unchecked. We must all have the courage to stand up for what is right, and say something," said actress and activist Danai Gurira, who is spearheading the Unstereotype Alliance's 'Say Nothing, Change Nothing' campaign.
#19
"AI Art Is The Future" Starter Pack
Elwood Schwartz (it/that) 11 months ago
You are clearly AI. You messed up text.
Load More Replies... General Stukov 11 months ago
Ai is getting better in the ai art scene but it still can't invent new art.
Bored Potato 11 months ago
i mean it wouldn't really be personalised though would it?
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Comedian Who Hasn't Been Funny For 20 Years Starter Pack
Sailing Leprechaun 11 months ago
They are sometimes right though. You couldn't make Blazing Saddles today for instance. The actors would read the script and go "Wait this is Blazing Saddles! It's already a movie!"
Phantom Phoenix 11 months ago (edited)
"Already a movie" has never been an obstacle...
Load More Replies... Panda Panda Bo Banda 11 months ago
I saw a joke recently that said you could never make Blazing Saddles today. It would be a copyright violation. 😁
Guess Undheit 11 months ago
"Hasn't been funny in 20 years"? You're generous in assuming they ever were. The ones that lose popularity quickly were always bigots, but the targets of their hate stopped being hated by society. Those who punch down were never funny. [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsxMirHcG9k ]
Hoi-Polloi 11 months ago
To be fair, I'd love to see the reaction if they tried to make "Married, with Children" today.
#21
"Do You Have Time For A Quick Chat?" Starter Pack
General Stukov 11 months ago
Never be disrespectful to others and sheryl from hr joining wouldn't worry me in the slightest
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Weird Kid In 3023 Starter Pack
Silberwolf 11 months ago
WW VII...So only 5 more world wars in the next 1000 years? Sounds relatively peaceful.
Helen Rohrlach 11 months ago
Well, humans had to get their population back up after they nearly went extinct after WWV.
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_-DungeonKeeper-_ 11 months ago
What's that symbol? I know it's a letter of the Greek alphabet but I'm bad with generations and don't know what it means
ginshun 11 months ago
A sphere that encloses a star, at a distance similar to Earths orbit. This allows the entire energy output of the start to be harnessed and allows for living space on the entire internal surface of the sphere. It's a theory about how far future civilizations might live.
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#23
Job Hunting As A Disabled Person Starter Pack
#24
"Metal Is The Future" Starter Pack
Janissary35680 11 months ago (edited)
If anyone has missed the joke, compare "AI art is the future" starter pack. 🤫
Alex Boyd 11 months ago
I like explaining jokes, too, but I try to wait for someone to ask.
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#25
First Ten Minutes Of The Zombie Movie Starter Pack
#26
Dad Pays For Dinner Starter Pack
Ryan Mercer 11 months ago (edited)
I'm that dad with a flip phone that barely texts, so no convenient calculator handy. How do I figure out 15%? On the tip line, I write: 15%. You want the money? You do the maths.
#27
Lesbian Chef On Food Network Starter Pack
_-DungeonKeeper-_ 11 months ago
Facts. I was watching The great British baking show abt a week ago and the lesbian was every single one of those
VNES101 11 months ago
Not the "first one sent home". LMAO. They do get chopped first though and their wife is always pregnant or they are trying for a baby RIGHT NOW.
She speaks poniards 11 months ago
I love the phrase "trying for a baby" ~ ... I imagine folks frequenting the arcade for hopeful would-be parents that has a "Win a Baby!" claw machine, lining up with their pockets stuffed with quarters, fighting over who goes next & arguing over "strategy," certain they'll be the one to snag a tot this time...
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#28
Older Tradwife Starter Pack
#29
Gen Z Gymrat Starter Pack
#30
2008-2012 Pop Hit Starter Pack
Penguin Panda Pop 11 months ago
David Guetta's "DJ Tonight (We're Gonna) Party All Night feat. Pitbull" was a choon though.
#31
Attending A College Graduation Starter Pack
#33
R/Twosentencehorror Starter Pack
Hoi-Polloi 11 months ago
Amateurs, all of 'em. The true two-sentence horror story goes like this: "We're auditing your tax return. This audit could change the tax you owe."
#34
The Bada*s Priest Character Starter Pack
#35
"Msg Gives Me A Headache" Starter Pack
Lee Gilliland 11 months ago
MSG is generally made of cassava in the US. It is always a vegetable compound. Beyond me where you got the chicken.
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#36
The “How Open Mic Nights Actually Are” Starter Pack
#37
People Who Disagree With Me Starter Pack
#38
People Offended By Black Woman Dating White Man Starter Pack
#39
The Self-Proclaimed Norwegian American Starter Pack
Der Kommissar 11 months ago
Unless you have an Arabic name and just ran over dozens of people. According to Donnie, the perp was an illegal immigrant.
Load More Replies... Hoi-Polloi 11 months ago
Are ... we also supposed to make fun of Mexican-Americans who feel a connection with the Old Country, or just European-Americans?
Remi (He/Him) 11 months ago
I think the point is that these people have zero idea about what Norway is like and just have some ancestry there. If you meet an American with some Mexican ancestry and just as out of touch, feel free to do the same
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#42
Older Gen-Z Stay At Home Mom Starter Pack
Skitty Young 11 months ago
It’s great that cattle dogs are even more popular. It’s less great that small children fling themselves at my dog while screaming in his face.
#43
Large Us City Starter Pack
This panda says ur worth it 11 months ago
Columbus is different! We have no stupid landmark! We have no defining features! 😠😐😭 Lol yeah we're the basic b***h city basically.
White Sauce Hot Sauce 11 months ago
Columbus is basically an OSU Support Facility.
Load More Replies... Janissary35680 11 months ago
The key word is "average". Nothing "average" about NYC. 🤗
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#44
Fat Characters In Fiction Starter Pack
#45
Snacks Growing Up In An “Ingredient Household” Starter Pack
General Stukov 11 months ago
My family did this, my grandmother passed who always cooked for us and my mom always buys "ingredients" for meals but in the 20+ years since my grandmother's passing my mother has cooked maybe 4-5 times a year since but there's always ingredients instead of meals so my father and i picked up the slack cause she was dealing with mental and physical issues.
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Montanavanna 11 months ago
You guys got pepperoni and chocolate chips? Fancy. We had baked potato for after-school snack. That or PBJ in a tortilla roll up. Or my personal favorite cinnamon toast.
Lee Gilliland 11 months ago
Movement back in the '80s or '90s that you shouldn't feed kids stuff with more than five ingredients. Disappeared when the parents couldn't find tasty snacks at home. It was funny.
#46
Absolute Legend Starter Pack
michael reid 11 months ago
From northern England but his swagger terrifies Europeans? Right ok
Panda Panda Bo Banda 11 months ago
Wait until he learns what continent England is in
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#47
Girl "Finding Herself" In Thailand Starter Pack
Der Kommissar 11 months ago
" yeah, but I found some paht thai around the corner that was 10 baht cheaper than this. "
#49
“Japan Is Living In The Future!” Starter Pack
#50
When You Wake Up To A Noise In The Middle Of The Night Starter Pack
#51
Italian-American Starter Pack
#53
“Patrick Warburton Character” Starter Pack
#54
"Wanna Hear My British Accent?" Starter Pack
White Sauce Hot Sauce 11 months ago
Apparently I'm the only one that gets this. It's about Americans imitating the posh British accent.
Maples Dad 11 months ago
It's not even a posh 'British ' accent as there are like 60 different accents here.
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#55
Born In 2002 Starter Pack
Phantom Phoenix 11 months ago
No. Just no. This about people turning 23 this year? Who, over 12, is deciding that 23 is old?
ZuriLovesYou 11 months ago
It's a joke about how 2003 was such a long time ago.
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Working Full-Time In The Us Starter Pack
#58
“Am I Even In The Friend Group”? Starter Pack
#60
English Person Who Thinks They're American Starter Pack
Anonymous Fox 11 months ago
Well, most trucks and SUV in the USA don't get taken offroad either.
#62
Kid Who Brags About Watching Kurzgesagt Starter Pack
Hoi-Polloi 11 months ago
Charitable me wants to think that Kurzgesagt is a "gateway channel' that can lead kids into better science media!
#65
Bored Westerner Who Desperately Wants Something To Happen Starter Pack
Hoi-Polloi 11 months ago
Rudyard Lynch to the white courtesy phone... To be fair, some of these analyst guys have interesting theories, which (to my relief) have all failed to pan out so far.
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General Stukov 11 months ago
Not one of those i laughed at. Gotta love the "were gonna destroy your eyes unless you pay for the comfort of dark mode" msg i get every single second on bp. This is one of those instances where i believe the conspiracy theories that the internet was killed in the early 2000's and everyone and everything are bots. BP you legit get your users to do 90% of the work but you get 90% of the money.
Paul Sloan 11 months ago
Walmart starter pack; 350lbs women (in tights), 5 kids, basket full of diet soda and potato chips.
General Stukov 11 months ago
Not one of those i laughed at. Gotta love the "were gonna destroy your eyes unless you pay for the comfort of dark mode" msg i get every single second on bp. This is one of those instances where i believe the conspiracy theories that the internet was killed in the early 2000's and everyone and everything are bots. BP you legit get your users to do 90% of the work but you get 90% of the money.
Paul Sloan 11 months ago
Walmart starter pack; 350lbs women (in tights), 5 kids, basket full of diet soda and potato chips.
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