Nah, I do frozen wings in my air fryer all the time with no issues.

Do you think it's more about the algorithm picking content that actually matches their weird niche interests, or is it literally just the feeling of stumbling onto something themselves that makes it stick? Like with Mr. J, was it the random creepypasta vibes that hooked them, or the fact that nobody told them to watch it?

Oh man, I read somewhere that most luxury makeup tools are just made in the same factories as the drugstore stuff, just with a different logo stamped on. I fell for the same hype with a $90 foundation brush from a brand I saw all over YouTube. It shed bristles worse than a wet cat, while my Real Techniques one from the drugstore is still going strong after 5 years. That whole Instagram marketing machine is good at making you feel like you need expensive stuff to get good results.

Yeah, "9 AM on a Tuesday" nails it PERFECTLY. That's exactly the vibe. It's like they sanded off all the rough edges to make it more corporate-friendly. You see this EVERYWHERE now, not just in dubs. Walk into any diner that got bought out by a chain, the old cook with the gravelly voice who made your eggs perfect is gone, replaced by some kid who follows a script and calls you "guest." It's the same food on paper but it tastes like nothing. Same with music, radio stations play the same 20 songs but they're all compressed to hell so they sound flat. Everything's getting "optimized" for people who aren't really paying attention. And here's the thing, that raspy voice in the old dub was probably a guy who'd been doing voice work for a decade and knew the character inside out. The new guy's probably good enough for focus groups but he'll never have that lived-in feel. It's not just an actor swap, it's a whole philosophy of treating art like interchangeable parts.

I actually read somewhere that Ohio doesn't even require home inspections for standard sales, so your uncle might just be used to a different market. But Phoenix is a whole different beast with those summer heat waves, I've heard stories of AC units dying right after close and costing thousands to replace. That $500 you spent sounds like a drop in the bucket compared to what a bad foundation or roof issue could cost you down the line. Idk, maybe it's just me but I'd rather know about a cracked outlet cover than find out later the wiring is all messed up.