• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Nobody going to point out the ridiculous key ring? OK, maybe he needs all those keys for his job. Why the hell would you carry that around?!

    This poor man desperately needs to feel important, needs to look important.

    And for those of you not into gun culture, this guy is a wild outlier. There’s nothing practical or sensible being rigged like that. You won’t find anyone teaching or condoning this sort of thing, only as an example of what not to do.

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      8 months ago

      There’s no way that many keys fit into his pocket. So he has no choice but to carry them everywhere. His only other option would be to clip them to his belt, but that would leave less room for guns.

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      8 months ago

      It only takes a few “wild outliers.”

      Also, there should not be a “culture” devoted to an inanimate object.

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        8 months ago

        “drinking” culture, “bicycle” culture, “car” culture. It’s just a way to express society’s attitude towards those in animate object, and how our lives are impacted as a result.

        Drinking culture in the US determines that you shouldn’t drive while intoxicated. Car culture makes it impossible to get out of the bar withot driving, so it means that the most common way to get your drunk friend home is to call them an Uber.

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        8 months ago

        Instead of a “culture,” think of it as a “fandom.”

        He’s the equivalent of a person wearing a ton of anime stuff in public. Or a Trekkie wearing a uniform.

        Nerd!

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          8 months ago

          I legit love this idea and am going to start equating these guys with the guys that have those ahegao faces all over their car.

          “P…p…pull my trigger, senpai?”

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          8 months ago

          Until a gun is able to shoot waifu body pillows at me I’m not taking this as a valid argument.

          Appropriate regulations would allow the responsible carrying of weapons while stripping people like this of the ability to, well…do that. It would also probably help to normalize the culture in the eyes of the people who speak up against it.

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          Until a Trekkie walks into a school or supermarket and kills a bunch of folks with his cosplay tricorder, it’s not fandom. It’s violent insecurity and idiocy masquerading as bravery.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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          8 months ago

          Exactly. It’s a fandom. I love Star Trek, which actually has a moral code attached to it. I wouldn’t call Trekkies a culture.

    • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      8 months ago

      You won’t find anyone teaching or condoning this sort of thing, only as an example of what not to do.

      Well, anyone competent, some bubba probably has a youtube channel…