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All things Gen-X. Take a stroll down memory lane, drink from a hose, and ride until the street lights come on. We discuss the past, present, and future of the forgotten generation. Come on slackers, fuck around and find out with us!
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Swatch Your Step GenX
Ever wondered how a simple conversation about a TV show can lead to a deep dive into personal revelations and pop culture reflections? Join us as we kick off with a nostalgic look back at SNL's iconic 50-year special, sparking memories of legendary performances and personal encounters. We recount our unexpected meeting with Tracy Morgan just before his accident and our longing for a surprise appearance from Stefan during the Weekend Update. The emotional tributes to John Belushi and Adam Sandler’s heartfelt song serve as poignant reminders of the show’s rich history.
From the iconic stage of SNL, our dialogue takes a fascinating turn into the world of Swatch watches, where we explore their quirky designs and cultural impact. These vibrant timepieces have been more than just accessories; they've become fashion staples and cultural icons. Whether reminiscing about childhood visits to Swatch stores or contemplating the brand’s evolution with smart technology, we share personal stories that highlight Swatch’s enduring legacy. The conversation even ventures into recent controversies, showcasing the brand's bold stance on global issues and its continued relevance in today's world.
Wrapping up, we shift focus to our own creative ventures, sharing the thrill of expanding our social media presence across platforms like TikTok and YouTube. We invite listeners to join our blossoming community, where we experiment with animated content and foster engagement through our new Facebook group. Whether you're interested in nostalgic TV moments, vibrant watch designs, or connecting with fellow fans, this episode promises a rich tapestry of memories, insights, and community spirit. #genx #90s #snl #swatch #80s #watch
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Speaker 2:Welcome to Like Whatever a podcast for. By and about Gen X. I'm Nicole and this is my BFF, heather. Hello, so I'm going to start with a Saturday Night Live 50-year special.
Speaker 3:Yeah, I watched it too. Did you watch it too? I did, because I knew you were watching it. Did you watch the whole thing? I did All three and a half hours of it. Yes, what was up with that? But wasn't it awesome though? It was very good yes.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I loved, I think, my favorite. I loved all of the music, but I think Miley and Brittany Howard paying homage to Sinead O'Connor, that was amazing, that was, and they did a beautiful job. Yes, they did. And, of course, paul McCartney. That's always kind of cool, but it was so neat to see so many people in one room. I know it was overwhelming and I know we see that at the Oscars and such, but it just was different.
Speaker 3:I think crammed into that studio. I think is what it was.
Speaker 1:Yes.
Speaker 3:Like you don't expect to see nothing but celebrities in there. You expect to see like the actual audience.
Speaker 2:You know what I mean. Like the audience.
Speaker 3:So yeah, it was pretty cool.
Speaker 2:Yeah, it was neat. I think my favorite skit was Black Jeopardy, when Eddie Murphy was playing.
Speaker 3:Tracy Morgan.
Speaker 2:I mean, I've always been a huge Tracy Morgan fan. Actually, a few years back when he had the tour bus accident up on the Jersey Turnpike, he was coming from Dover Downs. I was going to say he's coming from Dover, Yep, and my husband and I were at Dover Downs. That I was going to say he's coming from Dover, Yep, and my husband and I were at Dover Downs that night just to hang out. We went into I don't know Gamble a little bit and we had both previously worked there so sometimes we knew the right people for things. So we got connected with a couple of tickets to the show and we walked through the hotel lobby and he was in there with his entourage so I like have pictures of him like 10 feet away from me oh wow, yeah very, very cool.
Speaker 2:So, yeah, we saw him and then after that night he had that accident which stunk, but still, I was very, very starstruck. I have always loved him. Yeah, I like tracy morgan he's hilarious the scared straight one too.
Speaker 3:Come on, I was that none of them can keep it together.
Speaker 2:Yes, yes, that one.
Speaker 3:But I was. You know what I was disappointed about? No, Stefan.
Speaker 2:We said the same thing. Jay fell asleep last night and the first thing he asked me about it this morning was did Stefan ever make an appearance? And I said he was part of like a clip for a half second, but it wasn't about him no, and I thought, when Seth Meyers came on, I was like oh, on the weekend update.
Speaker 1:I was like, oh, they're gonna bring Stefan in.
Speaker 3:I don't maybe they because it was problematic. I don't know. I can't imagine anybody would be upset about I don't know, stefan, but oh, he was one of my favorites.
Speaker 2:But speaking of problematic, I also loved how they handled. You know like we haven't always been perfect yes, it has been 50 years and and we did make some poor choices. And yes, they showed pictures of R Kelly and P Diddy. Yes, they're like oops, our bad. I enjoyed that part too, yeah yeah, I thought that was neat that they addressed that and didn't just pretend like, yeah, none of that ever happened.
Speaker 2:And then, when they were blurring, out like the black face you know they were just mortified, but they were like, let's just put it out there. Yeah, it was it was good.
Speaker 3:Yeah, um, it made me a little teary with the the john belushi in the graveyard part yes, wasn't that that was so ironic, really was yeah, it really was, and it was very sad and adam samler's song about the past you know dan akroyd wasn't there either. He wasn't, huh, I saw chubby chase on the um the red carpet yeah, but he wasn't in the show. No I wonder if just dan akroyd wasn't there and they just I?
Speaker 2:I don't know, I haven't heard much from him lately. Maybe he's not well.
Speaker 3:I know that he has been very busy. How can I put this nicely? He's big into aliens, Like extremely Like one of the number one alien people, Like conspiracy theory guy.
Speaker 2:Like he is like he was on.
Speaker 3:They interviewed him on last podcast on the left.
Speaker 2:And he is like so is he like a little mental?
Speaker 3:with it. I mean, I guess that depends on your feelings about the whole alien thing.
Speaker 2:Well, speaking of aliens, they did do one of my all-time favorite skits as well, with Kate McKinnon, and they're all getting abducted.
Speaker 3:Oh, yeah, and Meryl Streep.
Speaker 2:Yes, yeah.
Speaker 3:She couldn't keep it together either. Oh my gosh.
Speaker 2:That's always been one of my favorite skits.
Speaker 3:Yeah, that was good it was good.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I thoroughly enjoyed. I stayed awake the whole time, tired today, but I was wide awake the whole time watching.
Speaker 3:I watched it, I didn't realize it was gonna be that long, Mm hmm. So I was like God, this thing's gonna be ending any time. And then I was like, well, I guess it's going to end at 10. And then I was like no it was like 10.30? No. 11? No.
Speaker 2:Well, I watched the red carpet show too, so they were talking about how it was supposed to be 3 to 11, but they were like we're going to be here until 3 in the morning, Like we have so much. They were saying it was going to go way over.
Speaker 3:I didn't see that part of the. I guess I didn't, I wasn't really paying attention to the red carpet.
Speaker 3:I was on TikTok. I was TikTok-ing it up, but what I have to talk about this week is that goddamn anglerfish. Look, here's the thing. You know, but maybe some of you out there don't know I struggle with depression have for my whole life. It's a battle that some days I win, some days I don't, and that I want to call it the Disneyfication of everything. You know, I'm like a huge Disney fan anyway and, like you know, like all of that where they personify inanimate objects and all that Right. So I have an issue with that anyway.
Speaker 3:I like to personify my inanimate objects. But this damn anglerfish, it's just, I mean I get it, she was sick, that's why it's just, I mean I get it she did. Was that she was sick, that's why? But she made it from like 8,000 feet under the ocean all the way to the surface without getting eaten. She just I mean, I know it was like some kind of issue with her Cause down at the depths it's crushing. So you know, the buoyancy is an issue Once they start getting a hot. Get all that, I get all I get she's dying, I get she's a fish she didn't understand, and all that. But the memes and the inspirational sayings going on all over the internet with this goddamn fish. So anyway, now I want an anglerfish tattoo no yeah do you know?
Speaker 2:what I didn't know is how tiny she is, I know, because that picture makes it seem like she's huge well, I thought she was at least like the size of a balloon, yeah, like somewhere in there, but I think three centimeters or something like teeny tiny it fits in the palm of your hand.
Speaker 3:I know, you know what it is for me In that picture. It's her eyes, like the way she's like looking up. I don't know, it's just it's the damn fish got me and she is super cute, I mean yeah. So I think I want that's going to be my next tattoo when I don't know I like it, because I'm running out of room on my arms. I'm going to have to start moving to my legs and I hate getting my legs tattooed. So I guess that's where it's going to have to go, but because I like to see my tattoos, yes.
Speaker 3:And so I put them all on my arms where I can see them, and now I'm running out of arm space. I have to start putting them on my legs, I guess. But yeah, that was my thing this week Also. I was playing around this week with some.
Speaker 2:I found this way to animate your own audio. Exciting, I have seen a little bit of your magic.
Speaker 3:I made two of them. Um, if you're interested, you can check out the. If you check out the youtube, that is where I put my thing on the youtube. Yes, um, I made one with nicole and I made one with myself. So the program that I found to do it, you can only use one audio, one person's audio, so you can't do like a back and forth. I could probably figure out how to do a back and forth, but that is above my pay grade currently.
Speaker 3:So, I will continue to work on that, but the YouTube has the two shorts, the animated shorts, and I frankly think they were pretty cute they are very cute.
Speaker 2:so, uh, let's see what else. I uh, this week was watching me tv on sunday morning. I had the house to myself, I have my coffee and I'm scrolling, and so I just wanted something off for background noise. But I put on on me TV and I caught Happy Days just as it was starting. That was so much fun. The Fonz, of course, was curled up in a recliner. Hey, kissing all over a girl, that's funny. And so the next half hour was Laverne and Shirley, followed by the Andy Griffith show, and then I Love Lucy, so I had two hours of like some of my favorite shows of all time.
Speaker 2:It was really fun, that's nice.
Speaker 3:I was home all day yesterday by myself too. I didn't even turn the TV on. I turned no noise on at all. I do that a lot.
Speaker 2:It was dead ass quiet If I'm home alone a lot of times because my husband, if he's here he has to have the TV on. Yes, and I do like my silence. I do too. I just love.
Speaker 3:I'm sorry I interrupted.
Speaker 2:No, you're okay. I have one last Gen X thing to share before we get into. So I went in for a checkup today and Gen X issues First. I'm waiting in the lobby and it was hilarious because there were like these 80 year old guys in there talking about the weather and I haven't heard old men talk about the weather in a long time and it was. It was really entertaining. Like apparently it thundered at three o'clock in the morning. The other night.
Speaker 2:And the one old man was up to go pee and the other guy was like I didn't hear that, like where do you live? Yeah. We got a nasty storm came through, it was this whole big thing for them. Um, yeah, so anyway, my joints hurt. Um, I had to get a shot. Yuck. So now my left arm feels like somebody punched me. I avoid shots at all costs. I do too, but I've had shingles before and it's not fun.
Speaker 3:I know, I remember that. Oh gosh, I felt so bad for you.
Speaker 2:Yeah, it was a race weekend. I used to work at a casino and they had a racetrack and they had NASCAR twice a year, so it was the very start of race weekend. I mean, you just work 16, 18 hours a day, three days straight, and there's nothing you can do about it. So the very first day I show up and I'm like, oh, I'm so tired, I don't feel good and my back was itching. And by like the end of Friday I showed one of my friends because they had a friend who had just had shingles, and they said sounds like you have shingles. And they looked at my back and they were like, oh, yeah, that's shingles, because I had the rash. And I was like, well, I guess I'll have to wait till Monday. And I proceeded to work the whole weekend, very sick and a lot of pain.
Speaker 3:Yeah, that was terrible, but there's no option.
Speaker 2:I mean plus the money you couldn't miss. No, yeah, so I had to be there, but yeah, so I got my second. It's two shots even, which is the really fun part yeah, because it's one of those that burns when it goes in and then your whole arm hurts. Yeah.
Speaker 3:They keep trying to make me get a pneumonia shot. I'm like, I'm good.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I think I needed to get a flu shot, but I always have symptoms. So I mean, it would have been a great excuse to call it a work tomorrow, but I'm trying to be mature.
Speaker 3:Every time she's like well, you really should get the pneumonia shot, and I'm like I'll just die in my own juices.
Speaker 2:I'm cool.
Speaker 3:Yeah, I don't want to.
Speaker 2:And then the colonoscopy, which I've still never done. And she's like well, what about the ColoGuard? I said you sent me the ColoGuard, I'm just not going to do that. She's like, why? And I said, it's not even the whole. If you don't know what ColoGuard is, it's that little commercial. And they send you the box and it's like easy peasy, just put a little piece of poop in there and mail it back Like no big deal. But then you open it directions, and and oh my gosh, it's overwhelming, and I don't do well with overwhelming. So uh, she was like well, do you want to do the colo guard? I said to be honest, if you keep giving me that thing, I'm never going to do it. So just tell me to go to a doctor I did.
Speaker 3:I had to do the. I did. They wanted me to do a. I got serious stomach trouble um, because, again, I didn't think I would be alive this long. So all the ibuprofen that I took in my 20s is now catching up to me and I have pretty much removed the lining of my stomach.
Speaker 2:All the Vibrin we took in college probably didn't help me either.
Speaker 3:No, None of the things I do in life has helped that situation. So I wanted to do a scope to see what was going on and she was like, well, well, I mean you're doing the scope, they got you out, you might as well. And I was like, all right, but when I had to do the, the prep for it I really honestly, I thought I was going to die because, see, I'm terrified of that.
Speaker 3:Well, it's probably not so bad if you're somebody other than me, because it really it's not what it used to be. So you don't have to drink whatever juice they used to make now. You just mix up like mucinex or whatever not the snot stuff, but right, you just mix it up into whatever beverage of choice you want. That's clear or not?
Speaker 3:red, um, so that's fine because, then at least it tastes like whatever it is you want. But then they give you, um, they give you pills, so on. I had my prep was for like three days. Two days oh yeah, it was two days before my right thing. So on my first day I had to drink the juice, all starting at like 2 pm and and then straight through, and then the the next day. So the day before I had to do these little pills and you had to take like five of them at once and they were just one of the I don't remember what they were called but it's over the counter.
Speaker 3:Yeah, and so I had to take like five of them, and then, like a couple hours later, you take like three more. So I had to take like five of them and then, like a couple hours later, you take like three more. So I went and I took the first five and I don't know what in the world happened, but my system was like no we're not and I started puking. When I mean everywhere, I mean I couldn't even get up off the sofa.
Speaker 3:I was just I would be like I think I have to and then just throw up. So I kind of ended up calling the doctor and I was like I and after I took those I literally could not drink anything, water, nothing. Yeah, it was bad.
Speaker 2:I've heard it's bad, but not that bad.
Speaker 3:That's the last time I ever do that. Yeah, I'll die of colon cancer.
Speaker 2:I'm cool with that all right, I think I'm all caught up on all my stuff for the week okay.
Speaker 3:Well then, how about if we fuck around and find out about my favorite swatch? I have always loved swatch. I have had a million of them. Probably not a million, but I have had a good number of them. Um, so my sources are swatchcom, swatchgroupcom, the swatch book which who knew there was a book by arlette kolinsky, and uh, swatch, the story of the Reinvention of the Swiss Watch Industry, by Nicholas Hayek.
Speaker 2:Alrighty.
Speaker 3:Swatch, the brand that revolutionized the world of watches, has a rich and fascinating history. I can't wait. Launched in the early 80s, which I have it in here somewhere oh yeah, it was March 1st 1983. Okay, it quickly became a symbol of innovation, creativity and affordability, although I don't really remember it being ever being that affordable yeah, because I got one.
Speaker 2:Yeah, they were not, it was a christmas present, and that was that when I was a kid.
Speaker 3:Anyway, march 1st 1983 by nicholas hayek, a visionary entrepreneur with a passion for revitalizing the Swiss watch industry. At the time, the industry was facing immense challenges due to the quartz crisis, which had led to a significant decline in demand for traditional mechanical watches. Now, I've always been a watch. I don't have one on today, but I feel naked without a watch. I always have, I've always had a watch.
Speaker 3:I always like watches. I don't like digital watches, although now I have a smart watch, so I really hate that. But but I need the smart watch I don't need it, but right, right it lets me know when things are happening on my phone that I should be aware of and when I don't have to look at my phone.
Speaker 2:I'm'm a big fan of wearing a watch. I had a lot through like. I remember watches being something I liked, like I really like getting a nice watch for Christmas, or I have some of my mom's old watches from when she was a teen. So I have always been and I'm the same. I'm not down with digital too much.
Speaker 3:I my mom, is it my? No, it's my dad. My dad has. Oh, oh man, it's a very special watch and now I don't remember what it is because it's in a little it comes. It was one of the cartoons from when they were kids, like not howdy doody, but some cowboy. I don't remember what it is, but it's on like a he has. It's in like like when these people die, the shit that they have kept. Like my mom has an original barbie. Oh yes, wow, yes, I think it's still in the box. I mean, it's been played with, but I'm pretty sure she still has the box. And then he has this. It's not. She has a sally starr doll too. Um, sundance kid butch cassidy oh okay, yeah, watch and it's on like a little saddle.
Speaker 3:Oh so he has all that. So you know, yeah, that's going on ebay immediately. They won't even be cold yet and I'll be like we're getting that watch up. Um. So I've always liked, I've always worn watches, and I do not like digital because I don't like numbers. You know how I am about numbers I like to be able to see the time and not have to do math.
Speaker 3:So, back to Swatch. Okay, Hayek's vision was to create a watch that combined the precision of Swiss. This is going to be real hard for me to say Swiss watchmaking and innovativeative Design and Affordability. He collaborated with the two major Swiss watchmakers facing financial difficulties to bring his vision to life. The early years of Swatch were marked by challenges and skepticism. The idea of using plastic for watches was revolutionary but met with resistance. However, hayek's determination and belief in his vision drove the company forward. Thank goodness, yes. The Quartz Crisis, the Quartz.
Speaker 2:Crisis. I don't even remember the Quartz Crisis. Well, it began in the late 70s.
Speaker 3:Okay, that's why you probably didn't know. You probably weren't watching the news, or nor did we probably care I probably didn't know what quartz was, it was a period of significant upheaval in the watch industry.
Speaker 3:The introduction of quartz technology by Japanese companies led to a dramatic shift in consumer preferences. Traditional mechanical watches were perceived as outdated and expensive, leading to a decline in demand. Swatch emerged as a response to this crisis. By embracing quartz technology and offering stylish, affordable watches, swatch was able to capture the attention of consumers and revive the Swiss watch I swear to.
Speaker 2:God.
Speaker 3:We're just going to pretend like I didn't fuck that up. So one of the most revolutionary aspects of swatch was its use of plastic. This material allowed for vibrant and diverse designs that appealed to a wide audience. Oh yes, swatch watches were not just timekeepers they were fashion accessories that reflected individual personalities. Were not just timekeepers they were fashion accessories that reflected individual personalities. The concept of affordable luxury resonated with consumers and set Swatch apart from traditional watchmakers. Swatch's designs were distinctive and bold, characterized by bright colors, playful patterns and innovative shapes. The brand collaborated with artists and designers to create limited edition collections that became highly sought after by collectors. As Swatch evolved, so did its designs. The brand continued to push the boundaries of creativity, experimenting with new materials and styles, from the classic plastic to the introduction of bioceramic watches, swatch has consistently been at the forefront of design innovation, although I did hear that they were supposed to be coming out with a smartwatch and they have not yet, that was like rumors, like when the iWatch first came out.
Speaker 2:Oh.
Speaker 3:Yeah, and I've been waiting for it because you bet your girl will be number one on the smart Swatch, although because I have a Samsung, so there it is called the s watch. It's already a swatch. Oh yeah, okay they're. They're super sneaky that way nice and maybe that's what swatch was talking about. So swatch quickly became a cultural phenomenon. It Its bold designs and collaborations. They were wearable art. They really were.
Speaker 2:Yeah, definitely.
Speaker 3:Limited edition releases created a sense of exclusivity and collectability. The cultural impact of Swatch extended beyond the world of fashion. Swatch watches appeared in movies, TV shows and music videos, becoming a staple of pop culture. Celebrities and influencers embraced the brand, further cementing its status as a fashion icon. Swatch's collaboration with artists have resulted in some of the most memorable and unique watch designs, From Keith Haring to Jeremy Scott. These collaborations have allowed Swatch to tap into different artistic styles and create watches that resonate with a diverse audience. Swatch protectors swatching out the band. Oh, that's my note. So do you remember? They invented the little jelly thing that went over so you could protect your Swatch? Yes, and they broke literally every time you try and put them on. Yes, but they came in like the little packs.
Speaker 3:So you had like four of them. And then the reason I liked swatch. I mean A I really just liked the swatch, but because I worked in restaurants, the plastic is what sold me on swatch. Because it didn't get stinky, because it didn't get that restaurant stench that every other watch I had ever had. Plus, it was completely waterproof, so I could keep it on all the time and the only problem with it was on the back, where the battery was.
Speaker 3:It would get gunk, oh, like crud in there, so you'd have to like take a pair of tweezers or pull the egg crap out of it.
Speaker 3:But I mean, it didn't smell, that's what I like. And then the bands would peel, like the plastic part would peel up on the side. But you could just replace the bands, you could just they had a million different kinds of bands that you could just replace the the bands, right, you could just. They had a million different kinds of bands that you could. Yeah, um, so I looked up the best what, what they say are the best swatches. Okay, and I put that in air quotes because I don't know who decided these were the yeah, they.
Speaker 3:They did um the google did um so the number one one was this hot stuff from 1995. It has devil horns and one strap ends in a devil tail. There's no numbers on it, just like little flames, and I found it on Poshmark and I bought it. I don't know how in the hell I missed, because it was. It was a Halloween one. Oh, from 1995. Okay, so how I missed that? I don't know, because that was the point. The Early 90s, I guess. Once I started making my own money, my mom would get me one for Christmas every year, and then after that I was like, well, I'm just going to start buying my own.
Speaker 1:And then the internet.
Speaker 3:you could find them on the internet after a while, so I could just order them on there.
Speaker 1:Anyway.
Speaker 3:I would get one every year, so how I miss the devil I don't know.
Speaker 2:There must have been another one that year that really caught your eye.
Speaker 3:I guess I don't know I'd have to look because I don't know how I missed that. I mean, it is so fucking cool, it does the one? Oh, it's so cool, so I found one. The site's a little. I'm not sure they haven't sent me a thing that says I can have it, but we'll see. Hopefully it gets here and I will fucking wear it. I'll take the damn ass. Watch off for that. Yeah, the second one was it was called Pudi 1992. And it was the work of artist Jean-Honor Fragonard. I took French.
Speaker 2:I was going to say Frenchie.
Speaker 3:Yeah, that was 30 some odd years ago. True that I took French, it's not like I use it. It paid tribute to the winged babes of the Renaissance art. It was a fabric strap and it was the Renaissance babies.
Speaker 2:Yeah, the little cherubs.
Speaker 3:Yeah, it was that all over the dial and it was the, the renaissance babies you know. Yeah, the little cherubs, yeah, it was that all over the dial and on it was very muted colors. It was pretty. It sounds pretty, yeah, um, the hundred millionth swatch was a 92 celebrating the hundred million swatch. The face is a bunch of people like it is probably no offense swatch, but that fucker was ugly it was just hideous.
Speaker 3:It was like a whole bunch of people on the front of it and then the bands were like probably a centimeter of different patterns all the way up like clouds and houses and checkers. It was a lot Like I get what they were trying to do. Put 100 million watches into one watch.
Speaker 2:But it was a lot.
Speaker 3:It was a lot Carmelissima and it looked like candy. It was like the candy necklaces. Yeah, it looked like a candy bracelet.
Speaker 3:It was really pretty. 90 Years of mickey mouse watch. You'll never guess what's on that. It's mickey mouse, yes, and it was the 90th anniversary of mickey's magnificence. It was limited to 19,999 pieces. It had a red one, band with red, one was yellow and then mickey was on the face, like it was kind of an abstract not abstract Mickey, but it was all circles, right. So it wasn't like your typical Mickey, right, but it was pretty cool. But it was definitely like if you saw it from, you'd be like, oh, that's Mickey Mouse the red colors.
Speaker 3:Sweet Baby was a 1996 and it had a bunch of babies decorating both on the dial and on the strap. They were babies crying. It was the second ugliest watch I've ever seen. Yeah, that sounds really strange. It was just as bad as the one with all the people on it Like stop putting people on there.
Speaker 3:Tone in Blue was a musical swatch which I did not know. They had these either. The musical series consisted of some of the oddest watches swatch ever released. They would play a tiny little tune by a famous musician. This one played a song by jean-michael jarret. What, yeah, I didn't. I never knew they had. I didn't look to see if you could find those, because the one they had in the picture looked like it had been beat up pretty good so I'm assuming that they were probably heavily played.
Speaker 3:Uh, swatch paparazzi spot was the first. Oh, it was. Oh, this one was ugly too. It was the first. The swatch was the first company to work with microsoft on their spot technology, and it died on the vine. It didn't get anywhere. It was really ugly. It looked like you remember those robots Like with the weird heads. That was like Like a. It had bolts on the side and like a thing on the top of it yeah Like blue and gray.
Speaker 3:And it looked like that, it was real and it was digital and I don't like. And gray, and it looked like that it was real and it was digital and I don't like. No, yeah, I don't like it, it was ugly the serpent. Gz 102 was done by keith herring in 85, but that was the first one that art and commerce mix into lifeaways. His whimsical watch now cost about a thousand dollars online. I don't remember what that one looked like. I looked at it, but I don't remember what it looked like a swatch urine double dot. It's not a watch, but a movement. In 99, hayek and nicholas negrofonte created internet time, a universal time standard, popular for a few years and that fad died out recently, but it is still hanging on in some corners of the nerd community, nice. So I guess it's. I guess it was universal time, right, which is what gretchen greenwich meantime. So it is still hanging on in the nerd community. I guess it. It's Greenwich Mean Time, yes, which I always called it Gretchen Bean Time.
Speaker 3:That's why I was getting caught up there because it's Gretchen Bean Time to me, but it's Greenwich Mean Time. And then the last one that Google had is the jelly, and this one we all have seen. It is the one that is clear and you can see straight through it, and it is one of the oldest styles in the Swatch playbook, completely transparent, and it defined the playful lines and odd styling of the Swatch world. Swatch was also at the forefront of technology advancements in the watch industry. The use of quartz technology ensured precise timekeeping, while continuous experimentation with materials led to innovations like the bioceramic swatch. The introduction of bioceramic watches marked a significant milestone for Swatch. The innovative material combined the durability of ceramics with the lightweight properties of plastic, resulting in watches that were both stylish and functional.
Speaker 3:I did not. I did not. I don't know that. I've ever seen them. That's weird. I don't know. I'm trying to think All mine were always just plastic. Well, I did have. I lied. I had one that was. I had my fancy swatch that was chain. Yeah, it looked like a bracelet. That was for my going out.
Speaker 2:Swatch. That was your going to church, swatch, yeah.
Speaker 3:Swatch has also embraced digital innovations, incorporating smart technology into its watches. The brand's commitment to staying ahead of the curve has allowed it to remain relevant in an ever-changing market. They do have some, um, because I was on the website they do have some. It's not a smart watch really, but, um, they're getting closer. I don't know if they just gave up on that, or I mean, there's like I don't know, maybe it just wasn't worth it. There's probably just too many of them and it's probably just too hard to compete in that market with Apple and Samsung Right Running that show and they don't need it Like they have their thing.
Speaker 3:They don't because, like you know, I don't know Right. Swatch's success in the Swiss market paved the way for its expansion into international markets. It paved the way for its expansion into international markets. The brand's global reach was further solidified with the formation of the Swatch Group, which brought people together several prestigious watch brands under one umbrella. The diversification allowed Swatch to influence and shape the global watchmaking industry. True, I know Definitely. True, I know Definitely. It established a strong presence in key regions, including North America.
Speaker 1:Europe and.
Speaker 3:Asia.
Speaker 2:Each market presented unique challenges and opportunities, and Swatch's ability to adapt ensured its success. It was probably so fun to work at Swatch, like as a designer.
Speaker 3:Oh my gosh, they probably just gave you carte blanche and was just like go ahead, here you go.
Speaker 2:You want to?
Speaker 3:make a crazy watch. Have at it.
Speaker 2:Right.
Speaker 3:The Swatch Group's acquisition of other watch brands allowed the company to diversify its offerings and cater to different segments of the markets. The strategic move further solidified Swatch's position as a leader in the watch industry. Because I know now they have and I think they always did too I never leaned that way because those watches were too Like. I like a big watch.
Speaker 1:But those watch.
Speaker 3:The scuba watches were just too. They were huge.
Speaker 1:Yes.
Speaker 3:But they still have those. Yeah, they are huge, they're like your whole arm. I know I just bought huge, they're like your whole arm. I know I just bought one. Are they like flavorful? Yeah, they're not much smaller. No, I just got one for Joe for Christmas. It's you can see through it. You can see through it and it is probably like I don't know, but it takes up. It's probably almost the size of my palm.
Speaker 1:Wow.
Speaker 3:It is. It's probably like you can't see, but it's like that big, it's huge. It's all black and then the well, it's depth, it's got depth. So it's black on the top, black underneath, and then it's got like an orange rim in there and then the bands are orange and black. It's really pretty. Sounds like it, but it's just huge. He loves a big watch and it was freaking huge. So effective marketing and branding were crucial to Swatch's success. The company's advertising campaigns were creative and memorable, establishing a strong brand identity.
Speaker 3:Swatch's ability to stay relevant and adapt to changing consumer preferences ensured its continued popularity. It focused on creating an emotional connection with consumers. The brand's campaigns often featured themes of individuality, creativity and self-expression. So it was when I posted this on the Facebook page, didn't I actually got a lot of opposition? Apparently, I'm like the only one that likes this watch.
Speaker 2:I love swatch.
Speaker 3:I got a lot because I asked if anybody had right, you know, and a lot of people were like, oh no, I would never have bought that and it was like I know, I don't know if it was controversial. I don't remember, I don't know. No, I guess maybe because of time, I don't know. I just got controversial. I don't remember, I don't know. No, I guess maybe because of time, I don't know.
Speaker 2:I just got a new one for Christmas last year.
Speaker 3:I got like this. This one person like went at me about the swatch and then it said, oh, and then you know what he said here we go. Here's where this pissed me off.
Speaker 1:So I had to go back.
Speaker 3:But it was like. He was like obviously you don't care about other people, and I was like, because I had fucking swatches, I don't even. I didn't really understand. And then I can tell you live within two hours of an ocean what I mean. And I said I live a block from the ocean, that helps, and I don't know.
Speaker 2:It's just fucking weird Like I didn't. That is very weird. And speaking of weird, when I was in the waiting room today listening to the old people, you want to know why the one guy thinks the weather is being crazy.
Speaker 3:Oh, let me guess Weather machine.
Speaker 2:All the stuff we put out in space.
Speaker 3:Yeah, well, I mean he should talk to Elon about that, Because half of it's his.
Speaker 2:No, he thinks it's a big waste of money to be spending to go up in space. Yeah, I know I thought of you Okay. Yeah but I was putting too many rockets in space is why the weather is the way it is now Not global warming Correct?
Speaker 3:No, yes, not that. Yeah, that, yeah, yes, that makes sense.
Speaker 2:Yeah, sure, we're seeding weather poking holes in the atmosphere with all these rockets that's exactly what happens every time a rocket goes up.
Speaker 3:There's a big hole there now that's's what the ozone? That's how they take them out. They have to wait for the hole in the ozone to come around before they shoot it off so that they can get out Right. Stop punching holes in the Sir.
Speaker 2:Yeah, okay, yeah, okay.
Speaker 3:Yeah. So the role of Swatch stores and pop-up shops in promoting the brand cannot be overlooked. No, these retail spaces provide consumers with an immersive experience, allowing them to explore swatches, diverse collections and learn about the brand's history.
Speaker 2:So I don't remember a lot about a swatch store, but I remember I was madly in love with watches as a kid and I posted the exact one that I had. Not the exact one, but the style that I had. Lot about a swatch store, but I remember I was madly in love with watches as a kid and I posted the exact one that I had. Not the exact one, but the style that I had. Yeah, on our socials and it was the uh, the band almost looked like it was supposed to be white but it looked dirty, but that's how it came right.
Speaker 2:Um, and then, uh, the face had, uh was white, with the green polka dots oh yeah, and then the red coca-cola, just small on top at the top, and then the red uh hands. Yes, um, so, and I love that thing, like it was my pride and joy and I used to go into cities. I'm gonna have to guess I must have been in a city if I went to a swatch store. We didn't have one around here, right, but I don't remember a lot of specifics. But I do remember walking in and just being like jaw to the floor the first time I went was in the early 2000s.
Speaker 3:Um, actually I know exactly when it was. It was in 2000,. And it was in Las Vegas, because it was my first time in Vegas, okay, and I was taking a break from gambling and I went down to their mall, the fashion show mall.
Speaker 2:Right.
Speaker 3:And they had a swatch, or it was Caesars, one of them. They had a swatch store in there and I was like, oh my God, it's the swatch store and I remember it so well. It was such a beautiful store, it was so modern and like bright lights glass shelves cases just cases and the walls were covered with swatches.
Speaker 2:That's how I remember it too.
Speaker 3:Oh my god it was the most beautiful place on earth. So then when I got married, then I had to stay out of the swap Every time I went to Vegas which I have been to Vegas far too many times for one person should be going to Vegas who lives this far away from Vegas. I had to stop going because then I had to start making decisions on whether I was going to gamble or buy a swatch, and it was a very hard decision. So I thought you know what? We're just going to eliminate one of these and don't go to the swatch store. So I didn't. I don't think I ever bought one. But then when I got married, there is one. It's still there, but I think they moved it. It's in the New York.
Speaker 1:New York now, or it was almost six years ago, when I got married.
Speaker 3:We went in there and they have this book in the middle where you can look through it and see every swatch ever made, and it was, I'm pretty sure. I spent like an hour and a half in there just looking through that book like oh, I remember that one wanted that one, I had that one.
Speaker 1:It was just it was amazing.
Speaker 3:Yeah, it's still glass shelves and very modern and very bright and very. I love it. Swatchtastic in the modern era. Swatch has embraced digital innovations and the rise of the smartwatches. Despite technological advances, swatch has managed to maintain its cultural relevance, the brand's commitment to creativity, quality and affordability. No.
Speaker 1:Sorry.
Speaker 2:That's just not.
Speaker 3:I just recently bought one and it was way more than I would have normally spent on a. It was $200. Wow yeah, mm was $200. Wow yeah, mm-hmm. Shoot. Yeah, it was ridiculous, mm-hmm. Swatch's legacy is built on its ability to innovate and adapt. The brand has consistently pushed the boundaries of design and technology, setting trends and influencing the watch industry. So right now they have. Because I came real close to spending more than 200, because I wanted they have the simpsons line on there now oh yes, and I wanted one because one is just a donut, wow, yeah.
Speaker 3:So I was like, no, you don't need one, you don't need a swatch. And then I did end up buying one, but but it is from 95, so that doesn't count yeah, that was an investment sure it better be I might have just wasted money?
Speaker 2:I don't know it wouldn't be the first time.
Speaker 3:No, it certainly won't be the last swatch faces new challenges and opportunities the rise of smartwatch Like I said, they were supposed to come out, but their commitment to sustainability and eco-friendly practices will also play a crucial role in the future of success. Also, I'm sorry Swatch Again I'm going to call you out for this, because the package that his watch came in was like 400 levels to get into, like it was like trying to get into fort knox getting into this damn thing.
Speaker 3:Not very sustainable it was not, it was like a box in a box. In a box in a box, it was a lot of boxes. Um, the future of swatch will be defined by its ability to continue innovating while staying true to its core value. So I talked about the simpsons and joe trump, so let's. I found a list of the most highly valued the swatches. The swatch kiki picasso twenty thousand dollars. What for a plastic watch, what?
Speaker 3:The watch was launched on March 20th 1985 during an art exhibition in Paris. It was part of the Swatch Springs Summer Collection and was a limited edition piece with only 120 watches made Damn. All 120 watches were given away to the VIPs of the exhibition, so you could never even purchase one from a store. The dial of the design of this watch was designed by French artist Christian Chaperon, going by the alias Kiki Picasso, hence the name of the watch. What makes this watch special is that each of the 120 dials is unique, featuring different colorways of the art. It looks like a Picassoso, but it's done in different colors. All 120 of them are. I did not look where you could get that, because I don't have 20 g's to throw away on a plastic watch I know from 1985.
Speaker 2:Man with 20 g's. You could buy so many, I can buy the whole damn store.
Speaker 3:Yeah, the swatch diaphony one turning gold watch is worth 8 000 plus. In 2006, swatch surprised everyone by launching a slightly upgraded version of their diaphony one watch. This one was called diaphony turning gold and featured an 18 carat pink gold bezel and crown which indicated that it's not your ordinary, ordinary swatch. It was what was called a skeleton watch, because you can see the movements through the transparent case and I love that.
Speaker 3:Yeah, that's, I love the gears of any clock when I think of even though I have actually never had the one that you can see the gears through, up until this christmas, when I bought one um that is when what I think of, when I think of Swatch, I think of the ability to see through to the gears. Oh, it also had 25 hand wound rubies, so you think it would be more than worth $8,000.
Speaker 2:For real.
Speaker 3:So then there's the Andrew Logan Jellyfish, and it is $10,000. It's the most unique watch by Swatch ever. It was designed by Andrew Logan to accompany his Alternative Miss World contest that was sponsored by Swatch. The watch is called Jellyfish because its strap was fish-shaped to accompany the theme of that year's contest. The theme was under the sea, and what else could suit better than a watch that looks like a fish? Only 50 watches were made and this Google site could not find any at auction. Oh yeah, somebody did repurpose one and it went for $10,000. The Swatch O'Lago Oreo Watch is $8,500. It was part of the 89 Swatch Spring Summer Collection that featured a minimalistic art of Mephistopheles, a trickster figure originating in German folklore. It was no ordinary piece. It was limited edition, which came from the Design your Own Swatch contest, which I remember. The Design your Own Swatch.
Speaker 2:That sounds familiar. I remember when they did that.
Speaker 3:It was won by Italian artist, mimo Palladino, and only 140 were ever made, and they were only gifted to famous people, including Tom Cruise, princess Caroline of Monaco, prince Charles who now King Charles and Mikhail Gorbachev, so it's very exclusive. Yeah, in an 89 auction it sold for $16,500. There is one on eBay for $8,500. There is one on eBay for $8,500. Okay, but it doesn't work. Now, I wanted that's about swatch. Blah, blah, blah. We're going to talk about me and my swatches because that's what I really care about.
Speaker 3:Mm-hmm. Me and my swatches. So I had I have current. Before Joe and I met, I had one swatch I still had. I know I don't know why I still had this one and I never wore it. I don't think I particularly liked it. I think somebody got it for me and I didn't. I think my mom got it for me and didn't like it.
Speaker 2:So what happened to all your swatches?
Speaker 3:I don't know. They're just lost to history. Well, a lot of them might ended up throwing away, um, unfortunately, because their bands were all fucked up and because they had, and then, over time, the battery would stop working from working in restaurant. I mean restaurant right even though they did hold up, not over time yeah you did wear them hard.
Speaker 3:I did wear them. I mean, yeah, I won't. Yeah, I wore them every day. I worked seven days a week through the. I wore the fuck out of them, yeah. So I don't have all I don't have. I have one still and it's multi-colored band and mine is the female, so it's small. So when we were moving in together, he was packing up his shit and he was like, oh look, I still have a swatch and we have the exact same swatch. What his is the male version and mine's the female.
Speaker 3:It was meant to be his is bigger, but on his I don't even know why I have the female version, because I don't like a small watch. Yeah, so we do have the same watch. So now they sit in the corner. And there's another one there that I don't like a small watch. Yeah, so we do have the same watch. So now they sit in the corner. And there's another one there that I don't remember. I meant to look at it today and I don't remember what it was. But my favorite was I did have a Halloween one, now that I was thinking about. It would glow in the dark and it had bats on the hand, okay.
Speaker 3:And then I had a Las Vegas one that had strippers on the side and it had slot machines and then the inside was a roulette wheel and then the hands were the roulette ball. Yeah, and then I had my favorite. One was a space one and it glowed in the dark also and it was just. It was the constellations on the band and it had a couple constellations on the face. It was all blue and then it. But it came and I hate myself at this point for not keeping that fucker in its thing and I knew then I should have left it in there, but I like to wear things right and and couldn't help myself. But it came, the package was like flat on the bottom and then it had a globe over top of it.
Speaker 2:And it was the moon.
Speaker 3:Wow.
Speaker 1:Yeah.
Speaker 3:And when I did look in that book at the swatch thing it was worth more money than I cared to admit that I threw in the trash. Or in a restaurant for a year and a half.
Speaker 2:Yeah Well, if we only knew back, then we'd all be millionaires.
Speaker 3:I'm trying to think of what other ones. Those are the ones that really stood out to me. The Vegas one I loved, and the Halloween one had the face, was a pumpkin and then had a bat for on the hands. I don't remember what the band was. I think it had like a black cat on it and I'd have to look it up and I don't know what year it was. So I'm sure they have a Halloween one every year.
Speaker 2:Right.
Speaker 3:Which how I missed again the 95 devil, I don't know.
Speaker 2:So that was my brief history of swatch. Yes, and I did go and look while you were talking. I looked up um swatch controversy oh and the first thing that popped up is actually in swatch's favor. Um, in malaysia they um officials came in and raided the store because they were selling lgbtq watches. Um, and uh, swatch sued the malaysian government. One nice, yeah, so that was good, um, but the only obscure thing I could find um on like a uh, what is it a? A board chat board.
Speaker 3:Yes.
Speaker 2:Okay, that's what the kids. A technician who goes by the name the watch regulator on Tik TOK claimed he was fired from swatch group for disclosing that swatch watches, like Omega, use parts from China. Among other allegations, he also claimed that the company has a toxic work culture and that the annual yearly turnover at Swatch Group is six times the national average for the Swiss companies. The allegations were made on social media, so it's the usual caveat to apply. The question of Chinese parts and Omega or other Swiss watches is not a new discussion. The law in Switzerland maintains that 60% of the total value of the watch parts and labor must be made in country, which obviously leaves room for manufacturers to outsource the balance. So I don't know if you're a little hater, know somebody that worked for swatch and didn't like it there I mean.
Speaker 3:So I always figured that they were more inclusive just because of what they had right.
Speaker 2:I always but it could be um, everybody's got a hater, yeah, and I don't care no they're not made in a sweatshop in china.
Speaker 3:So I mean, maybe they're dial. But come on. First of all, of course, shit was made in China.
Speaker 1:Everything is made in fucking China, everything.
Speaker 3:Yeah, there's nothing. You don't own a goddamn thing that doesn't have a piece of it. That came from China, you just don't.
Speaker 2:My, my friend was telling me the other day her mom was know the worry stones you can hold and rub. So she had ordered a couple of little crosses, um, and she wanted to send one to her friend who's sick and they said they were handcrafted and she was very upset when it got to her and said made in china. It was handcrafted by very tiny little child, baby hand.
Speaker 3:Yes, that's the thing. Like everything you own, has a piece of it from everything that these america, american-made cars come on all the parts are made overseas and they just put it together here.
Speaker 2:I mean it's just ridiculous exactly okay, so whatever, I'm sorry.
Speaker 3:I'm sorry if you're at my love, of swatch offends people, I don't fucking care, because, guess what, I'm still gonna wear my swatches. Yeah, I don't give a shit. Exactly, I don't care, because, guess what, I'm still going to wear my swatches. Yeah, I don't give a shit. Exactly, I don't care. If they commit genocide, I don't care about other people. Well, other people, yeah, I know, and they're dying. Just get rid of the whole planet. It would be good with me, I know.
Speaker 2:There's the cranky pants I love, it's just it's a fucking watch. Yeah.
Speaker 3:And guess what? I work in a toxic work environment also. Yes, there's not a single workplace If you work for a company that you don't have a toxic work environment, where you don't have that one bitch who tattletales on every fucking thing you do, or that one bully, or it's like being in high school or a micromanager, yeah this one doesn't like me and this one talks about me and this one hasn't had a tip.
Speaker 3:Okay, well, just you know what I do. I keep to myself, I hide in my little corner and I put my little earbuds in. Yeah, yes, everywhere.
Speaker 2:I mind my own business as well.
Speaker 3:I mean if they're whipping people. I feel like we would have heard about that by now I mean okay, all right whatever, this guy came at me and I didn't like it, so he can fuck her all the way off.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 3:I agree, you just didn't you know whatever. Oh, do you know what else I forgot to put in there? Do you remember who had one? I had a friend who had one. It was a wall clock. It was a swatch wall clock, yes.
Speaker 2:And the band like the whole watch, the whole watch. Yes, it was like the length of the wall.
Speaker 3:Yes, or the height of the wall.
Speaker 2:It was like four and a half feet tall.
Speaker 3:Yes, yep, I do remember that, I do know somebody who had that and I want to say, like one of the TV, like maybe Clarissa Explains it All, or one of them had it in there, like there was one in a TV show.
Speaker 2:I'm going to look it up. I was always really fascinated with all the Coca-Cola ones.
Speaker 3:I don't know why I like the.
Speaker 2:Coca-Cola one, but they all really always caught my eye, which is why that's the one I picked. When I got one, the one I just recently got for Christmas was it's a plastic band, but it's like silvery, glittery, so it looks like a shiny wristband.
Speaker 3:I had, mine had like it was black and silver, the fancy one and it had like every other bead was like silver and then black and then silver and then black. And it had like a regular little clasp.
Speaker 2:Yeah, there's a really elegant like silver banded one that I think is a metal band. Actually that I've looked at they do have a lot of metal ones.
Speaker 3:Now I can't find it. I know there was one that had one on TV and I don looked at. They do have a lot of metal ones. Now I can't find it. I know there was one that had one on TV and I don't remember. Oh man, sometimes you should Google swatch wall clocks because they're pretty awesome. Look at that one. Whoa, oh shit. My mom actually likes swatches too. She's had a ton Pretty much. Every time she'd buy me one she'd buy herself one. So we have a lot of swatch.
Speaker 2:I've given a lot of money. Maybe she saved all her packaging. You don't have expensive ones, I don't know.
Speaker 3:She did or not. She probably didn't save the packaging. She probably still has them all.
Speaker 2:I don't know though, because they moved, they got rid of we made her get rid of so you don't have to do it later that's what I fucking said to her.
Speaker 3:I was like lady, because she was like, oh no, she had shit from my from when I was like in elementary school, like a report card from like fourth grade and all this, and I was like I'm throwing this away. And she was like, no, don't throw it.
Speaker 1:And I was like it's my report card if I want to throw it in the trash, I'm gonna throw it in the trash.
Speaker 3:She was all kinds and I was like mom, nobody and I mean nobody wants this anymore. Who, who was gonna take it? You think my niece and nephew care what grades I got in the fourth grade? They don't. They don't. Trust me, no one does. So we did end up getting rid of a lot of her. She's a hoarder yeah, patty, hoarder head. So that's Swatch. I love that. So if you wanted to look up Swatches and you wanted to tell us about, about your swatch that you had, or how much you hate me for loving swatches, you can go right on ahead.
Speaker 2:I don't care, come at me, come at me, bro, you're so aggressive today I'm aggressive because I don't know why you even had off work today for the holidays I had off yesterday and today, and I'm just very you know what it is.
Speaker 3:I do not want to go back to work tomorrow.
Speaker 2:Tomorrow is going to suck.
Speaker 3:And it's going to start snowing tomorrow at some point and we're supposed to get anywhere from like two inches to 27,000 inches.
Speaker 2:They can't decide what's happening.
Speaker 3:It is literally like you're either going to get no snow or three feet of snow. Yes, yes and I'm not kidding, it's two feet.
Speaker 2:And it's been weird the whole time, Like when it was going to be real big, nobody was even talking about it. And then they're like, oh, it looks like it might pass us. Oh well, let's just wait and see yeah.
Speaker 3:Now we're going to today. They came out with it and they were like't it supposed to start tomorrow. At some point, I don't know when.
Speaker 2:Yes.
Speaker 3:So I'm already stressed out about this week. Okay, so I'm aggressive.
Speaker 2:Well, we recorded the podcast today early. Yeah, it's only.
Speaker 3:Monday, and that's part of the issue too. So, yeah, anyway, anyway, we're trying to keep them shorter now, guys, we're trying to we get long winded. We don't mean to, we got long winded in the beginning of this, so if you just wanted to skip through, don't skip through. That's mean anyway you can like share rate, review the little five stars. You can follow us on all of our socials and we have a new, uh, facebook group.
Speaker 2:Oh, that's right. Like whatever pod, it is a group, not just a page. We have both, but I don't know what that means.
Speaker 3:I don't really either, but somebody wanted it, so there it is. Yeah, um, definitely go to youtube like whatever pod on there. I know some have had trouble finding it, I don't know why. Anyway, it's on there.
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Speaker 3:Yeah, that's on. Um, oh, and tiktok. I have been posting a lot on tiktok. If you're on tiktok, um, there's this new thing called, uh, mass following, where, like everybody, gen x is is mass following each other for whatever reason oh, that's just something that randomly started.
Speaker 3:Yeah, oh, okay, yeah it's just like you just go on to other people's and you comment and then, like, everybody follows everybody in all of the comments. Some of these people who gain like six, seven thousand followers, because if you have a certain amount of followers then you can get money right you can monetize right. So if you, if someone watches your video for longer than like five seconds or something, I don't I don't know, really know, how it works.
Speaker 3:But um, so if you're on the tickety talk, we are. I have been posting a lot on there recently, nice, so any of those places, uh, anywhere you can find podcasts, we are and the email is like whateverpod at gmailcom. So you can send us an email or don't like whatever. Bye, bye.
