People Are Sharing Their Unpopular Opinions On This Online Group, And Here Are Their 50 Most Interesting Posts
Some people like to keep it low-key. Others are eager to spark some open-ended conversations. The remaining love diving deep into the burning zone where statements uttered are so controversial they get the discussion sizzling in no time.
And what for? Let’s say if you have a burning unpopular opinion, you’d know why. And there’s a safe corner of the internet known as the UnpopularOpinion subreddit that has had the most disputable points of view flowing since 2012. By disputable, I mean things like water with cereal is better, and clapping for healthcare workers who are only doing their job is cringy.
So let’s see what the community of a whopping 1.9M members is living for right below, and be sure to hit us in the comments in case you have an opinionated bomb to drop that will likely stir some reactions.
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Like come on, people who work their assess off have to struggle more so than people who are good at a sport? It's just like how Doctors are paid less than NBA Players... one saves lives, the other plays basketball competitively.
Agreed. And football athletes shouldn’t have huge stipends compared to track athletes
Yeah sure, it’s futuristic and all, but a lot of them are just becoming a hassle and a hazard. I shouldn’t have to spam tap a screen to change the climate controls, whereas a dial would be so much simpler and easy to use. The screens are basically impossible to use with gloves on if you live in a colder place. And frankly, most automakers just suck at making them. They are super laggy and hard to use. Cars can still look modern with a clean button and dial interior setup, and perhaps a smaller screen to display information. The infotainment system should not have to constantly take the drivers attention off the road.
Yes! I could change the time on the clock in my "old" car by turning one button. On my new car I have to access two menus and press multiple screens. I don't see how that's an improvement.
Like breaking and entering, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, first degree murder, terrorism, etc... the coordinating police chief in charge of the raid should be held responsible for whatever happens.
I deleted Facebook in 2011 and since, never looked back and if anything so glad that I did.
The issue now, FB is so integrated into day to day life people only use that for advertising.
I hate getting emails about "Win this product" then you read how to enter and they say, Like Us/Follow Us and re post Us on Facebook to be entered.
Or a restaurant which is FB only and clicking the link you are greeted with a million log in screens and limited information.
IMO this is a rubbish way to get to your target audience and I avoid companies who solely use FB.
I see a lot of posts on Reddit of people whom have gone through traumatic experiences in their lives; be it war, rape, suicide, depression, that sort of stuff.
Usually, 50% of a comment thread consists of 'man up' and 'X can't happen to men!'. It's annoying as all hell, and yeeah often those comments do get downvoted, but not enough to send them straight to the bottom of the list.
You see it all over the internet these days, people recording themselves giving food or money or whatever to homeless people. All it is for these people is a personal boost, a way to get views on the internet and make themselves feel important. I think these actions should be shot down not praised and receive 10 million video views. If you’re really this good person you claim to be you would give to the homeless, give to shelters, help people and not tell anyone else about it, it’s that simple.
its not a good deed if the reason you do it is to blurt it out on social media
Graduates and school leavers already have an extremely hard time finding work in todays economy, most of which are forced to do jobs that had nothing to do with their fields because companies are too lazy to train and too cheap to offer training, they always want some other company to train them. Also if you require 3-5 years experience then the salary of those jobs should be considerably higher and NOT the basic entry level salary, they just want more for less. So long as your qualifications meet the required job they should be considered.
I will agree to that 100%. Entry level jobs should not require previous experience.
I've been going to baseball games my entire life. I have well over 1,000 games attended. One of my life long dreams is to catch a baseball in the stands. To me that is a chosen from the baseball gods moment. Lately I've been seeing more and more when someone catches the ball a parent will send a kid over to collect their prize. Everyone boos the person who caught the ball for not giving it to the kid. The person who caught the ball has likely been waiting since they were that kid's age to catch one and now they have an entire section if not stadium bullying them to give it to some little kid that will have 0 appreciation for it because they just did what their parents told them and went and asked for it.
Obviously if I ever catch a ball I will break it to the kid that inevitably gets sent over gently that no, I will not give them the ball AND I will take my boos. But to the parents who send their sex trophy over to collect something that they aren't entitled to, you are horrible parents/people and I don't feel bad that your kid is sad now, it's your fault.
Why on earth would ANY adult want to have their ass wiped by their children? I can think of nothing more humiliating or dehumanizing.
I never understood why nursing homes (pre pandemic) were always such an awful thing.
My bfs grandma would get up an wander around the neighborhood and forget where she was. She would trash the house. She would need to be bathed and fed by others because she couldn’t function. His aunt had to quit her job to look after her, all while having kids of her own. What mother would want that for their children?? What person would want their own health and safety in the hands of someone who is trying to juggle their own lives and children and work instead of a person who takes care of others as their chosen career?
There is a HUGE difference between changing a 6 month old’s diaper and an 80 year old’s. And imo there is a HUGE difference between having a medical professional see you naked and clean you than your grown kids seeing you naked and cleaning you.
I would not want my children to remember me as an invalid who needed s*it wiped away from their vagina because of diapers.
As soon as a person is unable to function alone, they should be put in professional care and NOT be shamed for that decision.
Firstly i want to mention that i have worked with both physically and mentally handicapped people and among them were the most lovable, loving and truly inspiring people I've met in my life. Albeit i don't think it's fair for parents to be required to sacrifice their chance of a normal life for their child. To those who do, whether by choice or not, give birth to handicapped children, you have my deepest respect and I don't doubt that parents will do anything in their power to provide the best life for their children and love them the way they are, but i don't think it's wrong to assume that such a life is more emotionally taxing than raising healthy children. As previously mentioned these people often exhibit a love for life most of us couldn't compare to. Still i don't think you should be required to give up your own life and sanity for someone else because of societies morals. Honestly i wouldn't be strong enough to handle such a situation.
You were the adult when they were a child. If their first instinct, as soon as they get out from under your thumb, is to completely ignore you forever, you need to own the fact that you messed up as a parent at several, consistent, points along the road throughout your child's upbringing. They hate you for a good reason, and they're probably better off without you in their lives.
There are a number of forms of abuse that range from over-parenting, to neglect, over-discipline to straight up negative enabling behavior.
I have friends who don't talk to their parents because the strictness was so suffocating, and friends who don't talk to their parents because they were lazy bums who never took an interest in their child's life. There are tons of other reasons kids abandon relationships with their folks, but the one thing that stays true through all of these experiences for me is that it's always the parents fault.
This is mostly about relationships that end as soon as the kid leaves the house, not necessarily relationships that break down during adulthood, although the same reasoning could be applied in a lot of these cases too.
Got a call from the school saying my son punched a girl in his class. I was mad and ready to ground him when he got home when it occurred to me that I should ask why he hit her. The principal told me that the little girl pushed him and took his lunch money and continued to take her folder and smack him with it when he got fed up and punched her in the shoulder. Now, if they knew that the little girl had done all this and was continuing to do it, they should have intervened. They didn't so my son defended himself. Not in trouble.
When I told the principal that it seemed justified, she told me that I shouldn't make it seem okay to hit little girls. I let her know that my children know that it's not okay to hit anybody. But that it's also not okay to stand there and just be hit either. It's totally okay to defend yourself against anybody and everybody that is attacking you.
I don’t understand why it’s illegal in some places and under many circumstances to sleep in your car. Your car is your property and you should have the right to sleep in it without question. For any reason whatsoever. It could be that you can’t afford an apartment or you just decided not to drive home drunk and sleep in your car. Or any other damn reason. I understand if you park your car on someone’s property illegally and try to sleep in it you should be forced to find another spot but sleeping in your car should be legal. It’s property and no one should be telling me that I can’t sleep in it.
No music is worth actively giving a rapist money no matter how much you like his songs. I can't understand the logic of continuing to support an artist that did something so terrible. He admitted to it in a court of law, how people still support this man is beyond me.
Now if you plan on having an open relationship, I don’t care, and disregard my title, but so many monogamous couples see this an opportunity to get their d**k wet one last time or a hot nude man to strip for them. Just saying this is unpopular, because it was on the front page of a relationship. I always thought my Eastern (cannot bring up which one because Bot thinks I’m racist) Wedding Traditions were unnecessarily long and padded out, but it’s better then hiring an escort to pleasure you on the last day your “single”. Why get married if you’re going to miss the life of casual hookups that much?
Every time I open my phone, look at a newspaper, watch TV, or go onto my computer, all I see is news about the United States of America. I don't give a single s*it about that country, its infuriating. I couldn't care less about who is running the USA any more than I care who is running Zimbabwe or Denmark.
I like memes about the USA... Where else should I get my news from?
Watching yourself lose all of your hair and not being able to do anything about it is an agonizing process and no one deserves to be made fun of for it. It is just as bad as any other form of body shaming and people who do it should be called out on it. If you think making fun of people who are fat, skinny, small, big etc etc is bad, but making fun of bald people is okay, then you are a hypocrite.
I've never heard people making fun of bald guys. Now comb-overs, that's another story... Y'know what though, I have heard something similar when he's hitting on a girl who's, like, 20 years younger than him. And in those cases, it's not about being bald, it's about being a pervy creep hitting on women young enough to be your daughter.
Unless you’re adopting them, there’s no reason why you should have 10 kids. Especially if you’re struggling with your other kids.
Just absolutely no fu**ing reason why. Four kids(biological) should be the maximum and even that’s pushing it.
Two should be enough. That way you are replacing yourselves and without increasing the overall population, thus adding to the problem of an overpopulated planet that is struggling to support the life already on it. And yes, I fully expect to get flamed for this!
I agree. Two is enough. Because of overpopulation & the strain on our natural resources. I'm also opposed to fertility treatments that can result in multiples & I think adoption should be made more accessible financially. Yeah, I'm a big hit at parties.
Load More Replies...My step-sis has 7 kids, born over a span of over 20 years. I think she did just fine. Me on the other hand, have none. I think it's good for the planet if we don't keep increasing the population but to tell people there's a fixed number of kids to be had, seems harsh. If you're well off and educated you're less likely to have many kids. So focus on education for women, and the general issue of over population will be resolved. Eventually.
I don't think it's that harsh. It's like telling someone who is littering to stop littering because it is harmful. 10 kids rapidly pushes our overpopulation forward and endangers everyone and everything.
Load More Replies...I don't disagree, but as a 5th child myself, I find this one a bit harsh.... Especially if I had read this not so long ago when I had irrational self-guilt issues. And thanks, I got all the love and attention I need(ed) and I've turned out fine.
But if you hadn't been born, you wouldn't know the difference anyway. The issue is overpopulation is a serious problem and so are oversized families where parents can't attend to them properly emotionally or financially. You were the 5th and of course every family is going to have different circumstances. A 5th child where are the children have been spread out is different than 5 children of similar age, a well off family will have an easier time attending to children's needs, etc. But I think it should be a generally accepted and understood guideline to not get crazy with the number of kids for the wellbeing of everyone.
Load More Replies...One of my ex best friends has 10 kids, the eldest being 13 and the youngest being 2. 2 girls and 8 boys. Both parents do not work and rely on government payments.
I see that here in the US quite a bit. Families with many children that can't afford to feed themselves and rely on welfare to survive. Meaning my tax dollars is paying for them.
Load More Replies...Especially when the world population is over 7 Billion....how long is the planet going to be able to sustain the human race?
No one's business how may children someone has. If they are not being ignored or abused then back off. If they are cared for and loved then who cares. Quite trying to guilt us and tell us we are being selfish and that it's a drain on society.
The problem though, is that more often than not, kids are not getting all their emotional needs met. There's no abuse or physical neglect but there's just not enough of the parents love, connection, and support to go around. Older kids are often given duties that the parents should have, and that has a huge impact on kids. Kids should be allowed to kids, not substitute parents. Kids can develop attachment disorders in non abusive homes too.
Load More Replies...A cousin took in everyone else's children--neighbours, relatives--her children's friends.. She said that after five, the numbers could grow exponentially without a huge difference to her life. Granted, there were very few babies. People assume they should have children because that's what society says you should do but there are many who are not equipped. I guess, if you don't want a child, don't have one, and don't feel pressured to and in the meantime, I'm thankful for people like my cousin.
What gets me is when people have loads of kids while knowing they can neither afford it or form wholesome bonds with every kid as an individual. Also, it makes me so mad to see these ultra religious groups that force/brainwash their women into having all these kids and expect her to do all the work alone.
My parent planned to stop at four, and then had an unintended pregnancy which ended in a miscarriage. Then they decided to have me. I think that that's reasonable. (Also, regarding love and attention, there haven't been any issues. My family is incredibly happy.)
There is absolutely no reason why you should regulate how many children other people have.
There are plenty of reasons. First welfare for the children. A child needs a lot of attention and care and you cannot provide it if you have too many. Second economy, children are very expensive and you should have them only if you can give them a good life. Third thw environment, we are overpopulated and we need to reduce our population as soon as posaible.
Load More Replies...I strongly prefer not to set limits on perfectly legal human behavior. I also prefer to let human beings be responsible for the results of their own behavior.
Unfortunately, they're not though. Just by having more than two kids they're not taking responsiblity for their part in the overpopulation of the planet.
Load More Replies...It's not a matter of numbers it's a matter of "if you can provide for them".
I agree if your not able to support them. If you can give them a good life then that’s your decision I guess but ten is a lot.
Problem is bad parents, not too many kids. Wife had 11 aunts and uncles growing up, they were broke but all awesome people. I don't want someone telling me how many kids is acceptable to have the same I don't need them telling me who I can marry or how much money I'm allowed to make. If the family is happy and taken care of mind your own business.
But this isn't 50 years ago. The population has exploded and with overpopulation comes serious issues that affect us all. There was a time having 10 kids wasn't a problem and kind of a requirement because early deaths were more common. Today, with advancements people are all living longer and we are reaching limits on safe levels of population in areas. Nature can't keep supporting massive growth of human populations.
Load More Replies...I am one of five kids, we manage perfectly fine? we are not high income family either. (Family of 7)
Yes. You cannot give them the attention than they needed. One or two are the reasonable amount and three and four are still ok. But you cannot give the love, time or oportunities that they deserve to 7 kids.
I'm #6 out of 7 children and my parents raised us just fine. We were never rich but we always had enough and never ever got on the welfare dime. We all did well in school and were as close if not closer than all the two or three children families out there. My parents were never divorced we never experienced any type of abuse or neglect like we saw in a lot of other families. So mind your business if you've never been there. Just because you and your family didn't have what it takes to love and raise seven kids don't act like me and mine can't either. We didn't do just fine, we all did great. Feel free to stop by the reunion this December we have one every year and none of us would miss it for the world.
Load More Replies...I know plenty of families who have upwards of 6, to 10 children, and they are the sweetest and most well behaved kids I know. It all has to do with the parents. If you have parents who care for and nurture their children, then it’s up to them how many they want to have. I really don’t like this “family shaming” nonsense unless the parents are trashy and don’t care about their kids. That’s a different story.
Determining how many children a person can or may have for them is no okay period. For you maybe it is 4, how many children a person has or does not have is not up to anybody but themselves.
If they can afford and care for 10, 15, 20 kids, that's their choice. They don't need your approval
My Mom is one of 9 kids. All were cared and loved for equally. The oldest was 24 and out of the house when the youngest was born. So they didn't have all 9 under the roof at one time.
I think that is up to the person, but I agree in the sense that if you are already struggling with 4, you shouldn't have more.
If a school teacher is expected to look after a class of 30+ students, then a full time parent should be allowed that same expectation. I think a limit should be based on how many you can provide and care for.
Or maybe how this affects a planet that is already incredibly overpopulated and struggling to feed everyone
Load More Replies...if people can afford to have ten kids then you're wrong they can have as many children as they want, as long as they give all the children a good life and equal love. but if they cannot afford it then they shouldn't have that many children
I dont think that you can give them enough attention if you have that many.
Load More Replies...I absolutely agreed with you: there is no reason why a person should have ten children. I also believe there is no reason for a person to have even one child. This is a case of personal choice.
I don't think anyone should have control over anyone's reproductive system. Period.
Not your body, not your f*****g choice. You have NO opinion on how many kids a female pops out of her vagina. NONE. If you have a LEGIT concern about child abuse or neglect, call your local CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES agency. But don't abuse the hotline just because someone has a child and you don't agree with it.
This is a very unpopular opinion as I don't think anyone should have control over anyone's reproductive system. Period.
There is Absolutely No Goddamn Reason Why You Should be telling other people how many kids they are allowed to have. Get over yourself.
In our family, we have five biological kids (Im the forth) and two foster kids. My cousin has nine and i hate this post.
No one should tell anyone how many kids they should or shouldn’t have unless the parent is abusive or unable to afford them . Leave people alone and let them make the best decisions for their lives . Some of us came from big families and love having 70 cousins and also had dreams about our own eventual big families . As long as the kids are well taken care of mind your own business . I would never presume to tell someone who doesn’t have kids that they should have kids so don’t tell me how many I should have
obviously not the smartest person, people can have whatever amount they want but hopefully can afford it, wish i had more money to have more kids.
No one should tell anyone they should have children and no one should tell anyone to have fewer. You and your partner decide how many you want, and mind your damn business.
There's nothing wrong with ten kids as long as they are happy and healthy and can receive what they need, other than that it really is nobody elses business.
Except that it’s a very selfish thing to do in today’s world. Extremely selfish.
Load More Replies...If you can't even afford to pay your own bills, you sure as hell should not be popping out a baby.
People should be allowed to have as many kids as they f*****g want as long as they can take care of them
Who are you to judge? Do you pay the bills? wash the cloths? nurse the colds? hug the necks? sing the songs? laugh and cuddle? Who are you to judge how many is too many? If you come from a family of one and your parents are never around that's one story. If you come from a family of 15 and your parents are always there and there is laughter in the air that's another story. Who are you to judge?
I agree, but I also have to throw in there that my mom had three kids. Was not planning on more. Got pregnant on birth control. And then had twins. So there is five of us. I have two myself and I'm done, birthing them at least.
I believe in zero population growth. People should limit the number of children they have. The world is already over-populated.
Back that up for a minute. There's no reason for you to have 10 kids if you can't take care of them without relying on government assistance from the first one. If you are struggling financially with the first few kids, it might be time to abstain from having any more until you can get your financial feet underneath you. But if you have the money, time and patience to raise 10+ kids..so be it.
If you can afford it, and the parents want to, and will be there, by all means do. There's enough love to go around. I come from a happy, stable family of six kids, and 12 of my cousins were raised under one roof. All thriving. Whatever reasons you may have, they do not apply to us. And by being so sweeping, you sound petty.
It’s entirely Every persons right to decide how Many children they want out of the number they can provide for. If you can provide for 10 and you want 10, why shouldn’t you have them.
im fine with people having many kids, as long as they can afford to feed them, clothe them, and give them an education.
I think it should be each person's choice how many children they want to have. Some people don't want any children and some want as many as possible. As long as the children are all happy and cared for I really don't think it's anyone else's business
It is no ones business how many children someone has as long as they are not being neglected or abused. No on should be allowed to guilt someone or tell them they are being selfish or causing a drain on society. I would have had 4 or more if it wasn't for health issues and would have been just fine.
but why should there be a limit? in the parents are not struggling with other kids and want to have 10 kids why not? Heck, My friend has 12 kids and he's doing fine. yeah, some of his kids are grown up and married. he and his wife spaced them out a little bit.
Great. He’s contributed to an already overpopulated world.
Load More Replies...Even with adoption I think 10 is way too much. How can you provide them with enough attention to raise them properly?
How many couples have 10 kids in our Western Society world now anyhow? It has never been a criteria, more nature's choice!
The only times I will disagree with this if they can support each child without any government support or if they have a surprise multiples when trying fertility treatments like IVF as w have all heard the stories about couples wanting a child and ending up with triplets or more. But to plan to have more than you can manage is so messed
Even adopting 10 kids is on par with animal hoarding. There's simply no way to take care of them all with the same quality of life as seen in smaller households. I've known people who do this, and I know I'm the unpopular one for thinking this way. It seems everyone who knows them sing their praises for their self sacrifice, yadda yadda. To me, it almost looks like an addiction. Their houses become small time institutions with bare walls and little furniture, and more often then not, the children grow up and turn to drugs as adults, or at least become unstable. Maybe there are people out there who have grown up like this and had a positive experience, but I just haven't seen it turn out that way.
Bitches like octo whore craps out 8 kids. The you get the duggars who keep sh*tting out their crotch fruit. One of the kids turns out to be a pervert and finally the show is cancelled. These bitches take fertility drugs or purposely have an unnatural number of kids implated. Octo whore has to resort to doing porn because no one would dare do a reality piece of crap show with her.
People can have as many kids as they want. As long as they can love and provide for them, there is no issue. You are a judgmental m**********r.
I mean, have as many kids as you want, but make sure you can educate them, provide for them and give them healthy lives. If you can't, then there's no literal point.
Facts. I want to have kids but just one honestly. My niece is a lot on her own😂😂
If every couple only had one child for a couple of generations, almost all of our problems would go away. Capitalism would suffer because capitalism relies on growth to work properly. You can't grow forever on a finite planet.
Right on! Most people shouldn’t own a fish leg alone be a parent. It’s negligent to have a baseball team of kids. The Duggar’s son was molesting 3 of his umpteen sisters yet they wouldn’t know since they’re too busy making more gross useless religious freaks. He should be in jail but he has 2 daughters of his own (to molest no doubt)
EXCEPT those very few couples who are beyond amazing parents raising their children with love, ethics, morals, inspiration and guidance. Please, those people; have more kids just to offset the morally bankrupt drug-using 'parents' who produce tragically damaged children.
I'm an antinatalist, so I don't believe anyone should have kids, but 10 kids is ludicrous
I honestly don't think there's a good good reason to have one, but that's just me.
Effective birth control is still a privilege for people in developed Western countries. For billions of people around the world the only effective contraception method they have is abstinence. I get if you live in a wealthy country and you want to limit how many kids you have, go ahead, but many people don't have that option. This was also true for pretty much all of history. We are very unusual today in that we can have an active sex life and also have safe ways of controlling how many children we have. Also, while this argument does make sense, I think how many kids one has is one's own choice and, let's be honest here, how many people do you know with ten kids? Ultimately what matters is the overall size of the generation and given that a lot of people can't or don't have kids, for a some to have a lot of kids is not the end of the world.
I do agree with this and always wonder why these parents think it's ok or think that they can give enough attention and love to all of them. Usually, the older kids end up parenting the youngest to help the parents and that, that is very unfair to these older kids
I'm the oldest of 5 and I can tell you that I don't "parent." There nothing wrong with helping out because your older, can handle responsibilities, and want to help your parent so that they can accomplish work or have free time. It's really not unfair. Everyone gets more responsibilities as they get older. It's part of life. And as my other siblings get older they help too. And my parents also don't expect me to be perfect and don't expect too much from me.Not saying that it always works out but big families are great too.
Load More Replies...If you can afford it timewise and financially to give them ALL a healthy upbringing... sure... but uhh... I think we've all heard about how expensive ONE kid is.... sooo if you're y'know... a multi-millionaire... who never works... so you can divvy up all your time with your kids... and...y'know... can clone yourself... and your partner....
Well, if you are married and have sex a lot and don't believe in murdering babies, there is a good reason.
Considering so many of these large families are religious weirdos who isolate and emotionally and physically abuse their kids I'm inclined to agree. If you can afford to care for that many children and have them involved in the wider world I'm all for it. This mostly counts only for western cultures. High mortality areas have other stuff going on.
My poor grandmother, born in 1930, was the oldest of 10. She was nothing more to her parents than a nanny and a field hand. Unfortunately, when there are a bunch of children, too much responsibility is put on the older siblings.
As one of my friend says, "After 6 kids, you're not having them, you're HOARDING them"
And why would you adopt ten kids? There is no reason why five of them couldn't go to another loving family.
Over two should be banned. With two you are not increasing the world population.
If every couple only had one kid, in 2 generations we would have solved the overpopulation problem. Money, business, a booming economy based on cheap, youthful labour is nothing compared to running out of land, air and water soon.
Heck, 3 should be the limit. Then you'd have a spare in case one dies, and the population is still being maintained.
A spare one? Child number 3, you're the back-up kid.
Load More Replies...Agreed. Especially if you're struggling and relying on the government to subsidize feeding and housing them.
Any more than 3 is wrong. If you *have* to have kids around you all the time, adopt.
I think having even 4 kids in today’s over populated world is a selfish act.
No. In europe, for example, having large families is beneficial to the country, because that means that it will pay less money to educate and integrate immigrants.
Load More Replies...If there's a 'reason' to have kids at all then how can that reason be nullified by an upper limit? I agree if you can't cope with more than x number for any reason then you probably shouldn't have more, but that's not really the same thing.
James, have you heard of the environmental catastrophe going on?
Load More Replies...It's no one's business how many children someone has unless they are not being cared for properly or are being abused. Just one more way society is trying to control us, trying to ingrain in us that having more than one child is selfish, irresponsible and a drain on society. Mind your business.
The reason is that the mommy and daddy, took off their clothes and they engaged in.... ok nevermind.
I blame religion for much of this nonsense. When people were originally exhorted to “go forth and multiply” it was at a time of high infant mortality (where 4 out of 5 children wouldn’t make it to adulthood) as well as an attempt to outbreed competing religions. Uncritically following such “divine commands” ignores the politics surrounding their origin.
I never answer my phone if its caller unknown and that could be a problem in an emergency. At the same time I can get up to 10 unknown calls a day from two separate numbers attached to a single device. If your calling me I should have a right to know who you are and yes that should influence if I will answer or not.
IKR. I keep getting a call from the most evil human being in the world, and she hides behind 'Private Number'. What a b***h!
I am not American, but my country's tv channels play a lot of American shows and all these kids always complain about how utterly disgusting they find broccoli and how they would rather die than eat it.
Well if you're gonna salt and boil it, what else do you expect? Add some spices, red chilli powder, olive oil, turmeric or some sauces, and it tastes absolutely godly. Even without too much spice, it still tastes so good and I love gorging on them.
Wikipedia is a practically unlimited source of free knowledge which is constantly being monitored by an army of nerds.
The fact that we do not have to pay for access is a miracle.
(Near enough) every article has a full and reliable list of references at the bottom.
I understand that students should be encouraged use the references at the bottom for true research but this is not taught. Students are simply told ‘Stay away from Wikipedia, anyone can change it, it’s completely unreliable’.
I do use it sometimes to get factual information that would generally be undisputed. However, I agree that everything should be double-checked if using the information for anything serious.
As of right now I am 18 years old and looking into the future is depressing. I figure I’m gonna have to work 8 hours a day, sleep 8 hours a day and then have 8 hours a day to myself. This does not include things like getting ready for work, commute or shopping/cooking. At the end of the day I’m only going to have a few hours to do what I want... for over 40 years. It seems like my entire life is just preparing me to follow directions and then putting me into a factory where I’m a brick in a wall (reference intended). When I tell other people this, I get a response along the lines of: “That’s what everyone has to do,” or “That’s how its always been.” Why? Even if it is how life works. How it has to be to maintain quality for everyone. What is the point in living? This is existential crisis material. Thanks for reading.
tl;dr - People think I’m crazy for thinking working 1/3rd of your life is crazy.
The last war that was really about “our rights” was the civil war. Vietnam, WWI, II, Korea, Iraq and Afghanistan were really about global power dynamics. The soldiers that fought in these wars were not defending our rights, because our rights were not really being threatened.
They are usually fighting against an army that were once financed and backed by their government anyway. And if that war is won, the side the soldiers fought for, risked their lives for, could easily become the new enemy and they end up going back and fighting them again. It's pointless.
Even with all this stuff going on. I don't believe that Racism is as bad as the early 1900s.
With the way technology is advancing today, we're able to see people for who they really are and called them out. Say what you want but atleast people from other races are fighting together. It isn't perfect, but I can say, atleast we're trying.
Racism back in time was more worse since they slave u, Lynch u etc
The only exception is if you cannot donate an organ for medical reasons, I've heard people say that they would accept a donated organ (but they wouldn't be happy to donate one) which is the height of selfishness in my opinion, letting people die so that a dead religious person can keep their organs (which will be cremated or buried) is insane.
Fully agree, where I live in Finland it's 'presumed consent' so you have to opt out, relatives may be consulted in certain circumstances but can't object because they don't like the idea. 90/95% of those needing transplants get them
I've found people with less social media presence tend to be less narcissistic and worlds more interesting. It seems like everyone wants to be an influencer nowadays or needs to feel validated for whatever reason. Don't even get me started on influencing. You can be a catch and not put yourself out there so much. Idk, maybe I just enjoy my privacy. I don't like having selfies of my spouse and I posted every day and to have my personal life plastered across the internet. I doubt I'm alone with this opinion.
Staying up late feeling like you got all the time in the world the night before a day off is 10x better than the actual day off where you need to be asleep by a certain time to get up for work the next day
Now i know that this is a REALLY unpopular opinion because Elon Musk is a poster boy for zoomers because he posts and likes memes on twitter. Right at the start of the world pandemic he was posting on twitter how the panic is stupid and that people are panicking without a reason, even though people were falling and dying like flies into thousands of numbers, he belittled the virus and said how it was not that bad, and even compared it to a common flu, now he posts tweets to free the country and that people have lost their freedom, other than that he is praizing Texas on twitter for openning up stores and businesses, this is a great example of a billionaire that doesn't care about people and only cares about his money, i don't know how i feel about him at the moment, i am sad because he was one of the billionaires that were doing good for earth.. but this is just a big disappointment, i wonder where will he take this. What are your thoughts on this?
If true gender equality comes to fruition, then what it will mean is that people will stop giving a f*ck about one another's gender. Everyone would have equal opportunity, treatment, respect and appreciation, while being judged based on character, ability, personality and other proper grounds based on the situation. There would be no need for gender-based celebrations, since all related hurdles would have already been crossed.
What will be celebrated though, is mankind coming one step closer to overall human equality.
In my opinion, math is the most beautiful of any "traditional school subject," but the thing is schools are set up in a way that encourages teaching math as a bunch of formulas to memorize. And real math is seldom about memorization. I heard a friend describe math as "the most useful game humanity has ever created" and I have to say I agree with that. Math is like a game, it's a playground where you try to extrapolate truths from a set of rules. I will now spend the rest of this post explaining parts of math that are ignored in schools but are super interesting to me. My explanations don't use any technical math terms, but some of the videos linked will require some thinking.
This one makes me rage sometimes. So there you are, having made some sort of mistake.
For hypotheticals lets pretend you forgot to put your mask on before going into Walmart. (This isn't about masks dont make it about masks, just using an example).
"Sir you need to have a mask on." (Acceptable)
"Why yes here it is, I'm so sorry I forgot. You're right." (Puts on mask)
We are officially done here.
"Well you see theres a pandemic going on....." (wrong. The conversation is over)
"Yeah, you're right I'm sorry man." (Acknowledged twice now, problem corrected! We are done now.)
"When you dont have a mask on you can infect other people...." (why the hell are you still talking)
My words might be all over the place, just trying to gather my thoughts.
It’s crazy to me how in this day and age we advocate for women’s mental health, we advocate for people to be understanding of women’s needs. But i noticed with the whole Will smith debacle (His wife jada was sleeping with someone while they were still married but taking a break) anyways in the video he looks really sad and like he’d been crying - might’ve just been tired but nevertheless, the internet wouldn’t stop with the jokes. If the shoe were on the other foot it would be people banding together calling others insensitive. I know that it’s popular right now to say “men are trash” and i just think if people went around saying “women are trash” everyone would be up in arms. We should be advocating for good mental health for ALL people. I know statistically speaking men commit more crimes and stuff like that, and it’s more of a reason to lift men up and advocate for their mental health.
Double standards due to sexism are a loss for all sexes, no matter who seems to profit at first glance
This is something I seriously want people's opinions on. I saw a post of Leo DiCaprio taking a selfie with a young fangirl (looked like 12yo or something) at the US Open and just sitting there chatting to her. The first comment I see is "Idk this makes me uncomfortable"
I can't tell you how much it pissed me off. Someone in my eyes doing something so fu**ing cool as giving a fan the time of day and chatting to them can INSTANTLY be associated with pedophilia. It makes me sick. And then we call out celebrities when they don't want to take a selfie with us?
I love kids. I love listening to them, I love escaping reality with them, I love teaching them, I love watching them grow. How does someone see that and think "Well then you must love having sex with them too"
How fu**ing disturbed are you as a person for your mind to take that route? In this picture Leo isn't touching the girl, he's not sniffing the girl or doing some other creepy ass s*it. How is talking to a young person instantly associated with pedophilia?
We desperately need to change this attitude, because the people protecting and making young kids feel comfortable are being shamed and wrongfully accused of pedophilia.
By all means, at all times be wary. But don't just jump to pedophilia. That is f**ked up and we need to change that mindset.
I agree! I have a soccer play field in front of my house and sometimes i see old men watching the kids (all ages) play soccer. I always melt, thinking of my father who loved soccer when he was Young and played in the street he grew up in. He also loves to watch the kids play and make a chat. I know the men that are watching the kids are remeniscing their fond memories, but i can't help to think that i hope the kids know that too and that it's not a Creep watching them.. hate it that it always Comes to mind.
I think backstories influences the judges' decision unfairly. Who would you rather choose, a kid who got cancer or an actually talented person but has had a good life. It's called America's Got Talent for a reason. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not some sympathy-less person. I certainly feel bad for them and do hope they have a better life in the future. I just feel like talent shows should be judged on actual talent.
It's so hard to find a news outlet that will just present the information without spin. Without trying to push you one way or another. I just want to know what happened so I can decide whether I like it or not. Why is that so hard to find? Quit telling me what to think.
Especially visible in the US. In most European countries we don't have this problem - at least not to the same dramatic extent. At least there are some strict regulations and guidelines. Luckily. Also the more parties in a country the bigger the spectrum of information. Checking international media also helps to get a broader understanding.
Don’t find fulfillment in your career. Find fulfillment in the hobbies you have, adventures you go on, and people you help because you have the financial freedom to do so. If you love your job that’s awesome, but this isn’t realistic for many people.
Pretty much, I had a well paid career I was not particularly happy in but it paid the bills and allowed me to support family and friends
I’m just one guy. I try to be a good person; I try to treat everyone equally; I try to be kind and compassionate; I try to be a force of good.
But I’m just one guy. I have problems of my own. I have a life of my own. I shouldn’t be expected to constantly wade through the s*it that is the political and societal hellscape of 2020. I’m not a racist because you don’t think I’m angry enough. I’m not uneducated because I don’t pour through hours of toxic political commentary. I’m not privileged for wanting to distance myself from hatred.
I’m so sick of being alternatively mocked and hated for not living up to other people’s freedom fighter fantasy. I’m trying my best but I’m just one guy.
IKR. It is so annoying when people expect you to give a flying duck about their nonsense.
It is so frustrating to shop on Amazon with the Chinese sellers and manufacturers on the site.
The fake reviews are overwhelming (think 50-90% fake reviews on FakeSpot or ReviewMeta), plus the products are cheap and break and when you go back to the manufacturer, most of them don't exist after 1-2 years. I would assume it's the same group of people making crappy merchandise and cycling their names over and over again and buying the same fake reviews.
Beyond this, I'm always worried that they've put some pollutant or carcinogen into the manufacturing process because their regulations are so lax. The examples in the media are countless--toothpaste with diethylene glycol, pet food that kills our dogs and cats, toys with lead paint, make up with lead, beryllium, bacterial contamination, cheap hardware that self destructs after a year.
And it can be so hard to tell because they often manufacture for companies like Mattel and Nestle so you think you're getting American or European.
This has been going on for decades and we just turn a blind eye to it because they're cheaper. Business ethics wise, they're about where the US was in the 1920s. This is an example of how capitalism can result in deadly consequences without strong governmental regulation.
Please feel free to downvote me into oblivion, whatever, I don't care, I'm just sick of the nonsense.
Swimming is like walking, but for water. It's part of the few basic means of movement we, humans, have at our disposal, along with running, crawling and climbing. Not knowing how to swim puts you at a HUGE disadvantage, as you pretty much can't avoid water. Any mildly interesting / fun activity might turn into a potentially lethal one, should you not know how to swim. Going fishing? Better not fall into the water... It's like permadeath for video games: instead of ending up wet, and maybe slightly (or very) cold, you just friggin' die if you fall into deep water. I know, swimmers can drown too, but if you can't swim, you're guaranteed to have to be rescued.
On another note, it's so weird to see healthy people being incapable of performing the most basic human activities: I've seen grown men injure themselves trying to climb over a 3 feet fence (not drunk), women twisting their ankles and tearing tendons when running towards a bus stop, etc. Now, I'm not saying that everybody needs to be a world-class climber like Adam Ondra or swimmer, like Michael Phelps. But learning how to... I don't know, not die when navigating anything but flat terrain seems like it should be part of being a grown human.
The company is avoiding the following costs by selling digitally:
Sourcing materials
Manufacturing
Shipping
Shelf space
Employee wages
YET IT STILL costs the same price as a digital copy. Anyone who buys digital is absolutely being scammed.
It is disgusting. If Will had cheated on Jada the entire internet would turn on him and crucify him. Except because he is a man he is the one being mocked and memed.
Firstly, we don't have a reason to be involved in their relationship, and if they choose to make it work then good on them.
However, that doesn't mean Jada should be proud of her actions. She abused the trust of a great man. I'm kinda surprised the internet isn't backing Will on this to be honest.
I hate always being teased for ordering vanilla ice cream or buying a vanilla cake. No, vanilla is not plain. It is a flavor, and there is such thing as plain ice cream (nasty btw). If anything, chocolate is more plain than vanilla since literally everything can be chocolate.
Most people I've talked to say they avoid giving money to homeless folks because they think they will use it for beer, cigarettes, and/or drugs. They would rather give them food or some other tangible item to help them out. While I understand the thinking behind it I'm also not naive enough to think that my $5 is going to magically get this person off the streets and back on their feet. These people are already down on their luck and have enough to worry about. If my $5 helps get them a pack of cigarettes or a beer and that's what they need to get through another day with the sh**ty hand they've been dealt then i'm OK with that.
Thank you. I am, at his moment, doing an overnight shift at a homeless shelter. Most of our guests are alcoholics or addicts. Right now, it is 25 F outside. Maybe some of our guests will get clean/sober someday; maybe they won't. Either way, they aren't freezing on the street tonight.
As the title says. I’m so sick of this virtue signaling on social media and cities where everyone is clapping and praising us. When you apply to medical school you apply to these terms and it’a just our job. Sure, it’s tiresome and the situation isn’t really great but still. A lot of my coworkers are pumping their ego with this and enjoy the attention. I don’t
I can understand why you don't want it but I think in this case, the pumped-up egos might help your coworkers with the motivation and strength that they need for working (especially nowadays with the pandemic) and I don't see anything wrong with that. If they enjoy the attention and it gives them more energy...? What's the harm.
It’s impossible to watch something nowadays that’s aimed towards teens without these portrayals. This is creating massive delusions for young teenagers in terms of what they think they will look like or should look like and it’s terrible. It should be banned. They are designed to be idolised or even sexualised and displayed as desired so what do think it does to a person who doesn’t look like that.
Very irritating. The worst example I've seen of that was in "The Birdcage" (one of my favorite movies) where Robin Williams son was supposed to be 19 and he looked 30.
Every single day we are getting away from being human, what we've learned in thousands of years..... We are getting more and more just materialistic beings........ I don't see a bright future here ....... Well, not too optimistic.
I get that they are historically important, but some people think these guys from 200 years ago were incredible at predicting the future. As a non American, this always seems weird to me.
And, the today-us-citizens don´t remember don Bernardo de Galvez. Check the Wikipedia ;-D
I have been getting so much grief from my gamer friends for playing games on easy mode. They are calling me “not a true gamer” because I don’t play on hard mode. I just want to enjoy a game for the story line and not get frustrated dying endless times not being able to defeat a boss or making a simple mistake. Does that make me less of a gamer?
It takes a lot of balls to admit that you're attracted to children. If they are trying to get help, they shouldn't be attacked by people for being a bad person. A pedophile is not a bad person until they actually commit an offence.
This is spot on. People experience attraction before they act on it. It is possible for a person to experience attraction to children and seek treatment. Shame and stigma prevent people from getting help.
Whenever I hear someone talk about a restaurant where the menus have pictures of the food on them, they talk about it as if it’s a red flag. Bullsh*t!! I want to see pictures of what the food I am going to order looks like!! It’s so much easier to decide what you want to eat that way. Oh and I don’t understand how people can think it’s tacky then look at the food at the table next to them and be like “oh that looks good”, then ask the other table what they ordered so they can order the same thing. I don’t care if it makes me seem like a dumb small minded person. I wanna see more pictures of food. It rules!!
"unpopular opinions" This entire post is just chock-full of popular opinions. If you're going to take the most upvoted comments, they're going to be popular.
Yeah I gave up. They were all popular opinions and all the comments are “yes I so agree! Here’s a long explanation of why!” And then we can’t even vote down the popular ones for some reason.
Load More Replies...I can't either. Maybe it has to do with the whole "unpopular opinion" thing?
Load More Replies...This article (or whatever you call it), should be flipped on its head, so that the most unpopular opinions came first. Most of the (upper) entries seems in fact to be popular opinions.
You can’t even vote on the items in this list. It’s just a sounding board for people to agree with each other lol
Load More Replies...A college degree is NOT the answer for everyone. Many, many kids would be better off going to a trade school. Colleges are dispensing so many degrees that the degrees have lost most of their value.
The ones about what food tastes good or better are ridiculous. If you like a particular food then you do. If you don't you don't. Respect other's personal opinions in the same way you would want them to respect your own opinion. No one needs to post that chocolate icecream tastes better than vanilla.
i was continually surprised by the big hoo-rahs for cilantro in everything. IT TATSES LIKE DISH SOAP. then i found out it is in your genes whether you like it or not. now i think i was right when i told my mom "i don't like those, or those or that"
Load More Replies...I have quite a few unpopular opinions... heres my best one: Men should not ever be shamed for liking dancing. For some reason, dancing is seen as a "girls" thing and most choreographers put dance moves that are "for girls" in their dances. Bullsh*t. Boys can dance if they want to, and if it makes them happy, then go for it! I watch dance routines on YouTube and just watched a group of men dance to "RPG" and WOW they were amazing. I'm a girl and I couldn;t dance to save my life. STOP BEING RUDE TO MEN FOR DANCING FOR GODS SAKE
I saw a lot of "my opinion should be common opinion" and a lot of "my opinion of a country's residents is based off of what I saw in a movie or t.v. show, therefore it is FACT". Kinda pissed me off.
Unpopular: Gay rights and lgbtqi+ are very different. They should go separate ways and drop the lgb.
That’s unpopular. Therefore shouldn’t be downvoted. Pandas are kind of idiots.
Load More Replies...does anyone want to start a revilosion against socail media since i do after readin this and i have mental sadness at 11 but screw it REVILOION TIME
Go play with your toys, kid. You can’t even spell revolution yet. I’ll give it to you though, social media is garbage as a whole.
Load More Replies...It's not canceling. It's ignoring. There is a difference. They're not out of existence, simply removed from awareness due to personal preferences.
Load More Replies..."unpopular opinions" This entire post is just chock-full of popular opinions. If you're going to take the most upvoted comments, they're going to be popular.
Yeah I gave up. They were all popular opinions and all the comments are “yes I so agree! Here’s a long explanation of why!” And then we can’t even vote down the popular ones for some reason.
Load More Replies...I can't either. Maybe it has to do with the whole "unpopular opinion" thing?
Load More Replies...This article (or whatever you call it), should be flipped on its head, so that the most unpopular opinions came first. Most of the (upper) entries seems in fact to be popular opinions.
You can’t even vote on the items in this list. It’s just a sounding board for people to agree with each other lol
Load More Replies...A college degree is NOT the answer for everyone. Many, many kids would be better off going to a trade school. Colleges are dispensing so many degrees that the degrees have lost most of their value.
The ones about what food tastes good or better are ridiculous. If you like a particular food then you do. If you don't you don't. Respect other's personal opinions in the same way you would want them to respect your own opinion. No one needs to post that chocolate icecream tastes better than vanilla.
i was continually surprised by the big hoo-rahs for cilantro in everything. IT TATSES LIKE DISH SOAP. then i found out it is in your genes whether you like it or not. now i think i was right when i told my mom "i don't like those, or those or that"
Load More Replies...I have quite a few unpopular opinions... heres my best one: Men should not ever be shamed for liking dancing. For some reason, dancing is seen as a "girls" thing and most choreographers put dance moves that are "for girls" in their dances. Bullsh*t. Boys can dance if they want to, and if it makes them happy, then go for it! I watch dance routines on YouTube and just watched a group of men dance to "RPG" and WOW they were amazing. I'm a girl and I couldn;t dance to save my life. STOP BEING RUDE TO MEN FOR DANCING FOR GODS SAKE
I saw a lot of "my opinion should be common opinion" and a lot of "my opinion of a country's residents is based off of what I saw in a movie or t.v. show, therefore it is FACT". Kinda pissed me off.
Unpopular: Gay rights and lgbtqi+ are very different. They should go separate ways and drop the lgb.
That’s unpopular. Therefore shouldn’t be downvoted. Pandas are kind of idiots.
Load More Replies...does anyone want to start a revilosion against socail media since i do after readin this and i have mental sadness at 11 but screw it REVILOION TIME
Go play with your toys, kid. You can’t even spell revolution yet. I’ll give it to you though, social media is garbage as a whole.
Load More Replies...It's not canceling. It's ignoring. There is a difference. They're not out of existence, simply removed from awareness due to personal preferences.
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