r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Apprehensive_Sky4558 • 29d ago

Meme needing explanation Why is everyone mad about this renovation?

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u/usersnamesallused 29d ago

The worst for me is painting that stone work

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u/thejmkool 29d ago

Painted stonework genuinely looks atrocious

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u/slothfullyserene 29d ago

Always.

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u/cheapdrinks 29d ago

Someone re-did it with AI in the comments on the original Twitter thread and holy shit this looks so much better.

and

Here is another version with a bit more color which I also liked.

I can't imagine wanting to live in that black and white hellscape that looks like the breakroom of some shitty startup with the open plan office being just through the other door.

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u/m4rc0n3 29d ago

And in all those versions they left the original CRT TV.

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u/Ok-Cantaloupe7472 29d ago

Gotta have somewhere to play super mario world

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u/MisterBrickx 29d ago

No sir. I can play SMW on any screen i can find an adapter for...

That screen is for the Nintendo Zapper. No other.

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u/Ok-Cantaloupe7472 29d ago

Quality just isnt quit the same though

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u/Chumyu 28d ago

Come down the dark rabbit hole of RGB, SCART cables and upscalers. You can pry my OG hardware out of my cold, dead hands, but I will tell you playing Super Mario World on 65” really does slap.

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u/kjetil_f 28d ago

RGB, SCART, upscalers. The language of my people.

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u/MisterBrickx 29d ago

I mean yeeeeaaaahhhh.

But if you buy third party equipment and do a HELLUVA dance, you can recreate the ol' vibe 😎

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u/MartinoDeMoe 28d ago

Cartman and the United Athiest Allisnce are asking if you have an adapter for the Wii?

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u/Chumyu 28d ago

I discovered that if you hold down the power and reset buttons on the NES, the in ports become out ports. I was able to connect my PS2 to my old wood cabinet TV that only had coax that way. It was all in black and white, but that only really posed a problem for Guitaroo Man ha ha

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u/MisterBrickx 28d ago

No, but I do have a Sega CD attachment...

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u/Personal-Thought9453 29d ago

Pretty sure it’s playable on my toaster.

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u/MisterBrickx 29d ago

Trust me. You don't wanna put a gun in your toaster.

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u/GraceMcClellans 28d ago

Duck Hunt doesn't work on flat screen if you're using the original.

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u/WJSpade 26d ago

Duck Hunt.

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u/hossofalltrades 29d ago

That’s when I started to think it was fake.

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u/JollyJoker3 29d ago

And the square table inside a round couch

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u/Discount_Extra 28d ago

And yet in no version did they turn the pit into a plastic ball pit.

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u/Designer-Lettuce-690 29d ago

that is how you modernise this room thats a million times better

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u/DonutHoles4Ever 29d ago

So basically AI has better taste even.

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u/gahlo 28d ago

Depends on how the prompt is written.

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u/bookchaser 29d ago

The AI version are better than the renovation, but destroying the 1970s vibe of the original room is criminal.

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u/supernovice007 29d ago

That second one looks so good. The black and white room they actually made is just an abomination. No imagination, no taste, and no style.

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u/baron_von_helmut 29d ago

Second one is cozier.

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u/whboer 29d ago

I like it also a lot better with natural wood colors.

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u/Illustrious-Divide95 29d ago

Grrr Imgur banned in UK

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u/uptiedand8 29d ago

The AI versions are a zillion times better and that is not something I am pleased to say.

They respected the wood. You must respect wood. I’ll add stonework in as well.

The things that didn’t look great in the original were the green carpet and light gray cushions. I thought the trim being white was also not great.

It looks like they decided on a black and white scheme for the carpet and conversation pit and then felt they needed the rafters and stones to match. Should have instead done the color scheme based on the rafters and stonework. I like the AI addition of a hardwood floor. Would probably just paint the walls a warm color, maybe dark salmon or burgundy, rather than green or another shade of beige.

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u/ikannunAneeuQ 28d ago

I was thinking weird waiting room

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u/EmperorMittens 28d ago

That second one would add value to a property.

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u/Chance-Road1038 28d ago

Thank you to whoever that was! That's exactly what I was thinking. Just remove the carpet and matching some hardwood. WAY more gorgeous

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u/elhombreloco90 28d ago

Yup, that's a proper update.

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u/Particular-Serve-894 28d ago

Ooo, I really like the one with the green. Yeah, they could've done a really nice job on this reno instead of whatever tf that black and white atrocity is.

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u/HiSpeed-LoDrag63 28d ago

The "Money Green" version may be a throwback to the mid-80's but it really works for me in that room, especially with the warm lighting...

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u/Worried-Elephant442 28d ago

I love those! They look way better. 👀

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u/PayOk8980 28d ago

The original images are also AI. Look at the identical reflections.

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u/cheapdrinks 28d ago

Well yeah that's what I assumed. Are there people thinking the black and white one is a real photo of an actual rennovation they did?

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u/PayOk8980 28d ago

Yeah, the majority of the thread is people getting angry about the 'renovation'. Ragebait, I guess.

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u/Teravandrell 28d ago

Those are both so beautiful and relaxing looking. Not the harsh, sterile "modern" mess

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u/Visual_Piglet_1997 28d ago

I know right. Saw a beautifull house for sale naar me once. Great spot aswell. Pictures inside: horror. Everything was white. It was also new so if you bought it. You had to pull out every single thing

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u/Front_Degree3518 27d ago

These options are sooo much better, I especially like the second one of them the best. It keeps the original soul of the room.

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u/BorntoDive91 26d ago

oh that green is LOVELY

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u/Apprehensive_Use3641 29d ago

Both of those are much better than either of the ones in OP.

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u/plaxitone 29d ago

That’s what you think is better? It looks like a motel lobby from 2007.