GMMore 2127: When Will These Products End?

Welcome to Good Mythical More. Culture is constantly changing. Okay. And if you can identify when something is on its way out before it’s out, well then, you’ve got a head start. That’s right. You should have a magazine. We’re gonna give you that head start today. The cultural relevance- You need- In order to- Did you say relevance? Yeah. To be cool and on the edge of the future. That’s great. That was great. I give you a B plus. You know what you can give me? A Pez dispenser. You know if you open up its head and a little candy comes out and could put it right in my mouth. That’s what you could give me. That would be productive. Well, I could give you a Pez dispenser, but you’ve gotta dispense it yourself. I’m not gonna do it right in your mouth. Deal. List Them All. Pizza toppings. Olives. Onions. Mushrooms. Sausage. Pepperoni. Italian sausages. Hamburger. Canadian bacon. Green peppers. Bacon. Anchovies. Mozzarella. Oh, man, I was gonna say cheese and you got me. Got you. There were some long pauses in there. I could’ve DQ’d you, but I wanted to hear more pizza toppings. I was going at the speed of my brain. Well, that was evident. That was normal for me. That was expected. It sounded like you ordering pizza. I’ve heard you do that, back when you had to call somebody and order pizza. I’d say sausage and I’ll take Italian sausage. I’ll take- Canadian bacon. That’s my favorite. Can I just? One more thing. Please. That’s my favorite thing about ordering pizza from one of the chains on their app. I think I’ve talked about this before, but you pick it and it populates a picture of a pizza. Oh, you’re actually making a virtual pizza. I love it! You know what? That’s going away. No, it’s not going away! Yeah, I don’t mean to segway. Why would that go away? That’s not going away. Into what we’re doing, but two years down the road, there will be no virtual pizza. What’s it gonna be replaced with, a real pizza? Yes. Domino’s is gonna send you a little plastic pizza? No, it’s gonna be AR pizza. You’ll build a pizza on table. You know what? They’re working on this right now at Domino’s. I guarantee you. It’s a projection. It’s a AR pizza and what your pizza looks like on your table to size! People be like, how big is it? So you go through the actions of building your pizza before you get it? How many slices? Got it. How many slices? How many people does a medium feed? If you wanna see what your pizza will look like, exactly what it will look like on your table before it comes, you know they’re working on that tech right now! And you know what else, Rhett? There will be a button that you can press and when you press it, it’s like, how am I gonna feel when I’m done eating this? No, no. Be like, oh. That’s too late. That’s too far into the future. No, that’s just a dumb idea. No one wants to tell you how bad you’re gonna feel after you eat pizza or dumb. But that’s gonna happen on those apps, man. It is gonna happen. Visualize the pizza right here. Augmented reality. That’s what he’s referring to. And then you’re gonna have a little thing where you can put your hand out and go like this and it’ll come up and the cheese will stretch. And you push the button and you’ll feel- Good. Full. Yeah. Too full. Stevie, you still there? Hi. Stevie, you still there? I gotta say, I have never had the experience that’s currently out, apparently, where it virtually builds your pizza. Is this like a Domino’s thing? It’s definitely on Domino’s. Okay, yeah. I think they do it on other ones. It’s on Shaq, too. Can’t say Papa John’s. It’s on what? It’s on Shaq. It’s on Shaq’s pizza. You know the pizza that Shaq sponsors. What? Shaq’s pizza. Papa John’s. Oh, okay. It’s okay to like Papa John’s now because Papa John doesn’t like Papa John’s now. Papa John has his own TikTok where he just talks trash about the current Papa John’s. Great. So you can like it now and it’s cool to like it now because he doesn’t like it, okay? And that’ll never change. So you can be okay with liking Papa John because he doesn’t benefit from it anymore. If you don’t like Papa John’s right now as a person, you never will. If you don’t like Papa John or Papa- The person. You said Papa John’s as a person. His name is John. Because when you say don’t like Papa John’s as a person, it sounds like me making a judgment about the restaurant. You’re talking about me making a judgment of the person. No, I’m talking about me. Stevie, are you still there? I think so. I’m trying to be. I know. I’m sorry. So the game we’re gonna play is we have polled- I told you, I won the bet! We got five minutes into this and we hadn’t started yet. I told you I could do it! You owe me $1. There it is. Stevie. Okay. You still there? We polled the Mythical crew. We’ve given them a brand, a product, something cultural. Is polling the Mythical crew kinda like caning them? Yeah. No! We’ve caned the Mythical crew. Despite the rumors. That’s not what we do here. You didn’t wear your N-95 with your other 95 over it, so you got caned. Listen! Safety first, okay? Yikes. It’s important. Yikes! We got it good, man. I haven’t even told you what we’ve done. We’re sitting here not wearing masks. Everybody around here wearing masks. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Must suck for them. We’re sitting here. We’re not wearing masks. We win again! Look at us! Deal! Whoa! Stevie. Are you there? What was I saying? We polled the Mythical crew. We gave them a brand, a product, something that could be discontinued, and we asked between a few different dates, or maybe a couple dates, when they thought it was going to be discontinued. Okay. And we’re gonna say how wrong they are. Yeah and I figure we’ll do this like we do the states game we played, maybe, where I’m gonna give you the thing without the options. We could talk about it for a bit, then we’ll do the options. Just go for it. You don’t need to ask permission. When will Google cease to exist? Wow. You specifically mean the company, not the technology of search engines. Yeah, not searching, yeah. Man, that is tough. That is tough. I got a lot of irons in that fire. You know what I’m saying? Well, you gotta separate yourself from that for a second. I hope it doesn’t go down anytime soon, you know? This is a really good question because- People are gonna stop searching? Are we talking about the searching? I think we’re just talking about the company itself, which is now way beyond just a search engine, but I guess primarily a search engine. Yeah. But the company, you’ve got these companies. Have you ever? You probably have because you go on Reddit. You’ll see one of these infographics, like on DataIsBeautiful, which is one of the subreddits that I will frequent from time to time. And it’ll be like a thing that shows the most valuable companies in the world by month and year and it starts in like, 1995 and it shows and they’re all racing and which one makes more money? It’s like, Facebook, Google, Amazon. It’s crazy. Oh. I love watching that kind of thing and you’re just like- Line graphs moving. There’s really just a few companies that have been the biggest companies in the world for a decade or so. Obviously, Google has been one of those. It’s really tough to break into that bunch and I think at this point, it’s harder to fall out of it, too. Google is forever. I think that’s maybe what I’m saying. Okay, well, that’s one of the options. It’s forever. I don’t think it’s going away in 25 years. So our options were 2080. 2080? 2080, 2100. Yeah, we said never. C. Wait, I’m having. Well, you know how you don’t like the way that I say certain years because I say, what don’t you like? I say, “Two thousand eighty?” You say, “Two thousand eighty,” instead of, “20-80.” Yeah, yeah. You need to stop doing that. Oh, man. Never. We’re going to poll you if you. Yeah, okay so the majority of the Mythical crew said said never. We have a spokesperson here for the majority. Mikayla, please. Mikayla has, okay. What’s your perspective on this? Well, at first, I was gonna go capitalism route and being like Google is forever because they make so much money, but then I saw my One Direction shirt today and I decided that as long as my bloodline continues, they’ll need to know who One Direction is and so Google will be the catalyst for that. So as long as you’re alive? As long as you have- My bloodline. Your bloodline? Yeah. So you’re tying. You’re saying that knowledge about- As long as Mikayla has a surviving relative. Knowledge about One Direction only can be found via Google? Or me, but I’m not gonna be here. Well, I would love to be here forever. What about Yahoo? I totally agree with Mikayla’s logic. I understand every step in her logical ladder. Yeah. We were already on the same page, though. It will never cease to exist. Forever. Yeah, which means I wasn’t- Your line will never die. Ever. Right. As long as. Maybe I’ll procreate with one of the One Direction members. We don’t know. Wait, yeah. Right, okay. Gonna procreate with a One Direction member. She’s going to procreate with one of the members of One Direction. And that bloodline will continue, too. Anyway. Then it’ll just be family history. Yeah. Right, yeah. Even the one your far right? Which one is right? This one? The least good looking. No, the one to his left. Upper lefthand corner. Who’s that guy? Yeah, yeah, yeah, could you come? Okay. You’re gonna procreate with that guy? This guy. Niall’s so cute! That guy? Niall? Yes! No, the one up top. Oh, he’s into NFT and stuff. I don’t know. What’s his name? That’s Liam. Oh, that’s Liam. Yeah, that’s Liam. Okay. Do you need an introduction to all of them? He’s the only one I don’t know. Mikayla, we have to move on. We’ve got other things. Okay, all right. Next question. I feel like this is easier. When will crocs go back to being uncool? I think they got cool, got uncool, then got cool again. Have they gotten cool twice? And I’m not even talking about when they first got popular. They were popular, but then they got cool, but did that happen twice? I feel what you’re talking about, but Chase is chasing his head, like absolutely not. Okay, Chase, the modicum of coolness. Zack has worn Crocs for a long time and he thinks they’re cool. He just went right through cool and uncool, just as if it didn’t exist. Yeah. Right. So will they stay around? Crocs is not gonna go out of business as a company, but that’s not the question. I think they- No, they definitely could. I disagree. They’ll be uncool in 36 months. Two years. 48 months. Okay, so your options are 2025, 2050, or 2082. 2025. Well, we were saying. You all think? Something can’t be cool, guys, for 60 years. No. Really, I mean. Well, like Converse. 2025 overshoots it. Converse have always been cool for a very long time. Yeah and like BluBlocker sunglasses. Is that what you call them? No. These are more trendy. The sunglasses, the classic Ray Bans. They wore those in the 50s. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You could pretty much wear. Aviators. No. Not aviators. You’re talking about Wayfarers. Wayfarers. Wayfarers. They’ve been cool since the 50s, right? They kinda went out. They went out. They went out. They weren’t in. But that is one example of something that’s kind of a distinct style choice that. And Converse is a really good example, as well. Crocs do not have that staying power. They don’t have Converse staying power. Pre-2025. No way. Yeah, majority of the crew chose 2025. Two people voted for 2082. Christian is one of those voters and he is here to talk about it. Okay, Christian. Hey, how’s it going? Well, it better be going. It’s gonna be going real good when you convince me that Crocs are gonna be in style in like, 2082. There’s no way, man. I don’t know, man. Comfort is cool. No, it’s not. They are comfortable. I’ve hated these things. I’ve never been willing to try them on and then I was gifted a pair over the holiday. I actually think it was- I think it was Google. No, it was The Streamy Awards. The Streamy Awards had a swag bag they sent out. But aren’t the Streamys sponsored by YouTube? No. None of that is pertinent. To my point, which is- I think that Google is in control of it all. Streamed on YouTube. They were red Crocs and I was like, not only will I never wear Crocs, I’ll never wear red ones and then I was walking around my house one day in socks and I had to take the dogs out and I slipped into those Crocs and I’ve been slipping into them every day since. That’s how they get you, man. That’s how they get you. We got some applause from Zack. I wore them to a get together. I noticed that. One time. I was apologizing when I showed up. Yeah, I appreciate that. You just have to try these Crocs. Yeah, you were comfortable. Do they say Streamys on them? No, they’re red, though. No, they had a Streamys pin. Bright red. And he took all the pins out. There’s probably somebody around here because I just brought them. I gave them to Jenna and said, “Whoever wants these.” So somebody in the Mythical Entertainment- Took your Crocs. Has a size 12 red Crocs. Who is that? Anybody here? Jenna, do you know who took them? I have a guess. It’s probably was David Hill. David Hill. Yeah. He’s got a big foot. I know he’s that size. Yeah, you need to have a size 12. So yeah, I’m agreeing with you, in spite of myself, but there’s no way. They’re too cookie looking. Unless you’re in the medical field, I think it’ll stay there. Fair enough. Nurses. I feel like Crocs, for some reason, have that celebrity staying power. Every once in awhile, a celebrity will come out and be like, “Hey, these are comfortable.” Yeah. Picture. It’s kinda a, I know these look dumb. Oh, yeah. Bless you. Sorry. But the irony will only last so long because more people will bandwagon and it won’t be cool. Won’t be cool. We’ll see. You’re not wearing them right now. I was watching Rhett’s face when Christian was saying that and I thought you we’re really taking it seriously, but it was like, your pre-sneeze face. Yeah, you know what? That’ll never go out of style. Rockstar energy drink. When will that be discontinued, is the question. It will be. I feel like Bang has already taken a lot of that market, hasn’t it? So many of them. We talk more about Bang on this show, but I’ve never even seen it outside of this interaction. I think the real problem here is the fact that just the idea of even the word “rockstar” is probably. It’s been around for 40 years or so, but I think that Bang is an example. You gotta have a word that isn’t gonna take on a different meaning and there’s a lot riding on that whole Rockstar element. Google doesn’t suffer from that because Google is only Google. Nobody talks about Google outside of Googling. I don’t think Rockstar is cool right now and I think you might think it’s gonna go away soon, but it’s gonna have a resurgence, that ironic, “I’m drinking Rockstar because it’s not cool.” But then it will go away in 15 years. It isn’t about cool. This question’s not about cool. It’s about discontinued. When will they close down? yeah. 15 years. Okay so the options are 2023, 2040, and 2075. 2040. 2040. 2040. Yeah. What kind of animations are you doing here? The Mythical crew said 2040. Nobody voted for 2023, which makes sense. Yeah because that’s not gonna happen. Could you imagine what would happen if just a year from now, Rockstar goes out of business? That means the world has ended. That means an astroid finally hit us. Well, it could happen. Okay. I’m giving you a choice here. You can talk about when Instagram will disappear, when movie theaters will end, or when gas powered cars will become a thing of the past. Gas powered cars are not gonna go away- Hold on, we have to choose one. Okay. Can we promote our comic book? Show them the comic book because I do wanna remind you. If you want the latest quarterly collectible item, it’s only available to Mythical Society members. You gotta join Third Degree Quarterly or Annual by March 31st to get this, okay? You can hold any edge of it. mythicalsociety.com. I feel like my voice is lower. Why is my voice lower? It’s your promo voice. I feel like my voice is lower. I think it’s because I was- Spraying that gun and messing up my voice. Yeah, get this. It’s awesome. I’m gonna comment about each thing or just one thing real quick because gas powered cars are gonna go away for the average consumer. Yeah. But they’re not gonna go away for the enthusiasts. As a boutique item. There’s gonna be people who are like, “Yeah, I got a gas powered car in the back. You wanna take it for a spin?” But it won’t be the general mode of transportation, so the carbon emissions from it, collectively, are not gonna be an issue. It’ll just be people who really wanna feel that thing. They’re never going away. They’re going away as the main source, but not as a source. There will be electric cars with speakers that make it sound like mufflers. There probably already are that. But that’s not the one you’re choosing, of course. No, no, no, no. Instagram? Instagram, wow. 10 years max. You heard it here. 10 years max. I kinda, I can see that. Yeah. It’s not an option. Well, no, I guess it is because I’ve forgotten what year it is. The options were 2030, 2060, or never. It’ll go away. It will definitely go away. Even the name. Because Google, there’s a utility aspect to it that- Instagram is already facing the pressure. Right. Instagram, their CEO made a video on Instagram that was talking about how they were really gonna prioritize video. So all the platforms are becoming the same and the moment that you just become another thing, like, “Oh, we just do video like TikTok.” You’re basically signaling that you’re not gonna be around in 10 years. Okay, well- Just a fact. The majority of the crew chose 2060, but Greg didn’t vote. He decided to leave a comment saying, “Where’s the it’s already on its leg option?” Hey, there we go, Greg! This is coming from a guy who it’s integral to your job. I mean, part of it. Yeah, right. Yeah. There’ll always be something like Instagram, but I wanna hear your reasoning here. You pretty much said it, but from our perspective, once up-and-coming creators stop creating for a platform, it’s reach its audience. It’s not gonna grow much more and it’s gonna go the way of Snapchat for the- Yeah, you’ve seen people creating for TikTok. You see people, I mean. Or people creating for shorts because there’s more money in it right now, right? Can you say it will go the way of the dodo bird, just so I can hear you say that? It’ll go the way of the dodo bird. Yeah, that’s my favorite one. Greg-alus. You heard it right here. Instagram’s gonna go the way of the dodo bird. It will be replaced by an app called Dodo. Join Third Degree Quarterly or Annual by March 31st to get Mythical’s first ever comic book. Visit mythicalsociety.com for details.

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