Minimalism is a ploy by big small to sell more less
Look at the muscles on that man though he has his priorities straight.
XBox 360
Clearly a man of tastes
If I still had the opportunity to meet women, they’d see this
Big mistake, buy them after Halloween when they’re on clearance
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
I make a special type of M&M, like kopi luak coffee. I only harvest the M&Ms that make it out the cat intact. Wanna try?
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
The fleshlight in the corner almost escaped my notice
Incredible, thank you I hadn’t noticed
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.
😂🤣
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.
Nah, if they’re getting offended, it’s probably actual dumbfucks. Makes sense though. The comic is accurate, although someone who looks like Chad there is probably gonna have a lot nicer apartment.
Edit: accidentally miswrote the last sentence.
Granddroids is incredible, I love it
What is the offensive part?
A lot of the young men who frequent larger sites like reddit feel very sensitive to what they perceive as criticism of men broadly, or have spent so much time reading man-o-sphere victimization porn that they see even mild jokes like this as misandry and hate and why women won’t touch their weewee and cook them tendies.
Source: used to mod a large gender-related subreddit, it’s even worse than you can imagine.
I’m a bit flabbergasted just, is the gripe that this guy has hooked up with a girl? That it has the gaul to portray how intersex relations used to be?
Oh, I can guarantee that there is no small share of young incellish guys who have their crippling insecurity triggered every time they see even loosely-drawn cartoon characters hooking up.
I know because I used to have to deal with those fucks while moderating that cursed place.
That’s really sad. I wish I could show them how to get out even though that’s exactly what the manosphere grifters prey on
I used to live like this, but it would never in a million years have occurred to me that criticism of that lifestyle would be the problem rather than the lifestyle itself. I was always fully aware of how fucked-up and indefensible it was.
Welcome to the second quarter of the millenium. The motto here is “You have no need to change as long as there’s a community who supports you.”
I mean, if Asmondgold can be one of the most popular people in the world, I am pretty sure there is no such thing as the word “indefensible” anymore.
I’m willing to get upset about this if anyone needs the comfort Reddit normal brings. I definitely think this if hilarious but I promise I won’t show it if my service is required. 🤣
If you want to give it a go, I’ll give you a rating compared to what I was used to seeing!
Idk, is computer vision good enough to recognize what the apartment feels like?
Copilot via Edge xD
Text
This comic plays with expectations in a clever, visual punchline. The woman expresses her love for minimalism and zen design, setting up an image of sleek, curated interiors. But when they enter the man’s apartment, it’s minimalism in the most literal—and hilariously underwhelming—sense: a bare mattress, a lawn chair, and a single poster of cartoonish musclemen.
The humor hinges on the contrast between aesthetic minimalism and practical minimalism. It’s a wink at how people interpret trends differently, and maybe a gentle roast of bachelor pads everywhere. If you’re into visual storytelling or comic timing, this one nails it with just two panels. Want to explore more comics with this kind of humor or dig into minimalist design tropes?
Woah, that’s surprisingly good and very different from @[email protected]’s results.
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.
I tried Gemini:
This comic strip is a joke based on the contrast between a character’s description of his apartment and what it actually looks like.
In the first panel, a man is inviting a woman into his apartment, claiming he is “super into minimalism” and has a “zen atmosphere.” He is setting up an expectation for a clean, stylish, and uncluttered living space.
The second panel reveals the interior of the apartment, which is sparsely furnished but messy. The room contains a mattress on the floor, a single chair, a television, and a poster of the anime Naruto on the wall. The humor comes from the fact that his apartment is not a curated, minimalist space, but rather a simple room that just happens to have very little furniture. The presence of the Naruto poster is also a visual joke, as it contrasts with the “zen atmosphere” he described. The man is likely misinterpreting being a minimalist with simply having very few possessions.
Not bad but probably burned way more coal in the process>
Huh, none of these AIs picked up on the fleshlight.
Why would a machine see a problem with that
What’s peoples problem with sleeping on the floor. I want to upgrade my futon to a Japanese futon so I can fold it up when I’m not using it. Though I’m definitely weird, my back does not like any support
Problem is humidity under your mattress. Japanese daily move the mattress so they don’t have that problem.
I did that a lot, one advantage of a bedframe is the storage you get underneath.
It’s fine when you’re young.
When you get older, the ability to roll your feet off the bed and easily stand up is clutch.
Most mattresses require ventilation.
That dude doesn’t even own a top sheet. That’s disgusting.
Bet if you lifted it, you’d smell straight ass and see mold.
What’s peoples problem with sleeping on the floor.
Completely fucks my back up, for starters
funny, I grew up hearing that sleeping flat on the floor is good for your back.
likely bs, just funny
My back does so much better on the floor than a fancy mattress. Everyone is different.
Bro if you wanna live like you’re camping in a tent fine but don’t expect people to like it. I mean not even a sheet? Nothing? How does he wash it? If you can’t even wash the top the layer why on earth should anyone want to sleep on it? At least with the Japanese futon, if you do it right, it can look nice and purposeful but even then you should have real sheets for it and it can be rolled up, unlike this thing. I know someone who does the futon thing and their place is actually pretty nice and purposeful, not cobbled together garbage.
Even brand new an Ikea Tarva frame just isn’t that expensive and it’s nice, solid wood. I replaced the legs with $8 of 2x2 from Home depot so it’s nice and tall for me since I’m tall and hate having to get UP out of bed.
The biggest reason, of course, is because it almost always comes with an overarching theme of disgusting living habits. It’s not great on its own but when it brings all its dirty-ass friends you’re in for a bad time.
Lots of assumptions here unless you’re only talking about the guy in the comic.
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
Friendly cuddles without consent? That’s assault, brother!
I’m pretty sure the spider consented.
you know where they wasn’t consent? when they killed that spider
The on-set intimacy coordinator gave me the go ahead! They said, in fact, “squish that spider or so help me you’re going to NEED a paid professional to conduct intimacy in this bedroom”.
I’d rather keep the spider alive than getting laid with someone who demands I kill a spider for sex.
But the spiders eat the bedbugs?
Sounds like something Dear Modern would say XD
look the spiderhomies need their good night kisses
His hands are sexy
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.
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.
Actually, a little hair on the fleshlight makes it more realistic, fyi.
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.
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.
why destroy a functional sofa??
Yeah, just like how Jeffrey Dahmer did it.
I wouldn’t recommend eating the couch tho.
JD Vance recommends impregnating one instead.
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 😬
My decorations are too embarrassing to be seen by others. The rest is junk.
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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
That’s not a flashlight.
It’s flashing me tho?
If it winks you should start running.
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
At least make the bed you heathen.
No that’s inefficient
Xbox360 at least he‘s playing good games.
GRRRRRRRRRRRIND
