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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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#1
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.
Grumble O'Pug 3 years ago
Agreed. And football athletes shouldn’t have huge stipends compared to track athletes
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#2
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.
Suzanne Clark 3 years ago
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.
#3
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.
#4
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.
#5
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.
#6
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.
River Webb 3 years ago
its not a good deed if the reason you do it is to blurt it out on social media
#7
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.
Mohsie Supposie 3 years ago
I will agree to that 100%. Entry level jobs should not require previous experience.
#8
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.
#9
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.
#10
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.
#11
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.
#12
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.
#13
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.
#14
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.
#15
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?
#16
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.
Dark Pearl 3 years ago (edited)
I like memes about the USA... Where else should I get my news from?
#17
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.
BorPand8 3 years ago (edited)
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.
#18
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.
#19
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.
Dark Pearl 3 years ago
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!
#20
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.
#21
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’.
Mohsie Supposie 3 years ago
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.
#22
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.
#23
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.
Not Proud British 3 years ago
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.
#24
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.
I'm lay sheep in China 3 years ago
Racism back in time was more worse since they slave u, Lynch u etc
#25
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.
Wyn Williams 3 years ago (edited)
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
#26
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.
#27
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
#28
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?
#29
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.
#30
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.
Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago
Not everyone can comprehend math no matter how it is taught. Numbers literally confuse me, I still have to at least use my fingers to do the basic of sums or I have to write it down coz in my head it is all over the place and often nonsensical.
Juniper 3 years ago
Look into dyscalculia. I recently learnt about it and now my life makes a little bit more sense :D
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Aroace tiger 3 years ago
I like English more. I like writing its more creative and reading is a tv where you can imagine what is happening. 📖📖📖
Andrew Gibb 3 years ago
I was useless at maths at school, but have found interest in it at a later age and it is amazing. Just google the divine proportion or the Fibonacci sequence, maths in nature and in space science. When I was taught Maths it was taught as here is the problem, here is how to solve it, here are problems of ever increasing difficulty for you to solve. There was no teaching of why it was useful or what it actually meant.
Shalini Pabreja 3 years ago
Can I upvote this a million times? Math is so amazing with all the patterns and capability to solve complex problems with a simple step-by-step approach. Teachers and schools tend to make it sound scary cause honestly they might be GREAT at math, but lousy at teaching it!
Lori T Wisconsin 3 years ago
I’ve seen many people who suffer from math anxiety. They fear what they don’t understand and had poor experiences as kids in school. I remember kids being laughed at when they did calculations wrong in front of their classmates.
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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
Math is useful and pervasive in our lives. Embrace it. Also, learning it properly involves learning how to *think* things out and problem-solve, identify variables, etc., which is hugely helpful in life in general. ....
pusheen buttercup 3 years ago
Agreed times a thousand. Remember and regurgitate can be different than understanding... I would ask why, and was told it didn't matter, just to remember the answer
I want cake 3 years ago
Yep, same here. "it's too complicated, you wouldn't understand it anyway so I'm not going to waste everyone's time".
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RoseTheMad 3 years ago
My old Maths teacher was amazing, I'm most likely dyscalculic and struggle with mental maths a lot, but my teacher didn't give up on me and he helped so much, and I did end up getting a C grade in the end. Not the best grade, but it was a pass grade, and at the very least, the lowest grade I did receive in anything xP
kjorn 3 years ago
my last two years in highschool i had a wonderfull teacher in math. he makes me love math and my grade rise from a 65 to a 85 because he was good and fun! i'm 45 and i still consider that man like the one who has the greatest influence on me. he make me realise that if i study i'd have great grade and it's fun to have great grade because you work for it.
Donkey boi 3 years ago
I agree with this. Schools teach Maths one problem at a time (Is that a maths pun?) but the gap between high school and higher learning maths is huge and can be really daunting. it's also too repetitive.
M O'Connell 3 years ago
The other problem is that math taught in primary schools can alienate many students because it's very theoretical "Solve all these problems" type stuff, rather than realistic applications of the skills that you would find in real-life. Whoever writes math textbook word problems really needs to get out more. I'm not saying that it should be made to be fun, but the lessons should have a goal in mind that integrates with learning other skills.
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They should present math with the idea that it's a different language because that's what it is. Math is fun but a huge problem is that the way it's taught nobody can see any practical use for it. How many kids in your class said, "What will I ever use this for?" Present it in a practical and interesting way and you'll see more interest and less fear of it.
Hermien Greeff 3 years ago (edited)
My high school math teacher was a genius but a terrible teacher. Being able to do math and teaching math is two different things.
Gary French 3 years ago
When you help children realise that when you combine physics and maths you can conquer the world.
Kateryna 3 years ago
Yes! I love watching youtube videos on solving complex equations, and how happy I feel when I solve a complicated proof problem. Math in school is often about memorization because they have to give you a quick overview of all the basic information about math there is to know. But there are much better ways to teach concepts and understand them! To those who say I'm crazy for watching math videos in my spare time, watch Numberphile videos. My cousin recommended them to me a few years ago. If this is what you call being a nerd, then yes, I am a proud nerd
David Retsler 3 years ago
In the US, schools teach everything like s**t because they focus on training the student to fill the right oval on a f*****g test instead of teaching the student to actually think. I don't blame the teachers at all. It's the f*****g bureaucrats who don't know a damn thing about teaching that force their bullshit on to the teachers. Looking at you, federal government.
Thomas Register 3 years ago
Thank FSM I wasn't taught that way, I would have flunked every test, because I'd fall asleep. What I remember is coming up with my own techniques to solve problems. And while I was darned good at it, my teachers were a vital part of it. OTOH, I hated history and the idiot memorizations of dates and names, until, years after school, I discovered Spengler's Decline of the West.
Henry Cheves 3 years ago
I think some of it is people not breaking it down. For example, when I first saw ax^2+bx+c, I freaked out, but it was so easy once I broke it down.
WiTchY_WoMaN 3 years ago
Yesss. I've always hated math just cause I was never able to understand it. Then I get into highschool, and the math teachers are wayyy better. It's kind of fun now :)
Missy Moo Moo 3 years ago
Yes yes yes! I have a few university degrees, but I've just started a maths and stats degree. FYI there's several ways to solve any mathematics problem
Sentinel 3 years ago
Wow u have more than 1 degree? So cool. I saw my previous lecturer with a list of credentials of like 4 or 5 degrees. I was shocked. I didnt know that if it is common. I guess not.
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Blake Ingram 3 years ago
The thing with math taught in schools is that you have to stick to a formula. You should be able to do it the way you are comfortable with it, while still being able to learn new things.
Jessica Bertram 3 years ago
absolutely this. but, i might add, being taught new ways stretches one's ability to think critically, and laterally. i say allowing for the comfort of your way while encouraging new learning is crucial. We might confuse modalities of learning style with a new technique for solving, say, an algebra equation. (graphing vs factoring). as many moalities as possible should be reached while teaching a new technique.
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Rukkia 3 years ago
Both my kids struggled with math. And common core math was a nightmare. When I switched over to teaching them (I love math), they were able to get it and understand it. Its the same with history. I am sorry, but memorizing historical facts is not the way to get kids to engage in learning.
The Harry Potter person 3 years ago
TRUE! Math is amazing, reliable, and important, and so many people disregard this because of the way schools teach us.
Barry Parker 3 years ago
Yep, absolutely. I didn't appreciate math until I was out of high school and college and could get access to better sources from the internet. There are people who can teach math in a proper way that it makes sense, is much easier to digest, and can inspire you to use it and learn it.
Fact Perils 3 years ago
I agree. I always hated math and still don't enjoy it, but in the rare time when something was explained well I found it quite interesting. I just also happen to be a person who can't focus on numbers for a long time so doing something math related as a career would not be feasible.
Batwench 3 years ago
I hated the subject at school as it took me longer to pick things up. Being an undiagnosed dyslexic didn’t help either. But when I got to college and uni in my 30/40’s I changed my mind. Still don’t understand half of it but it it’s fun to do. Frustrating at times, but fun.
J. Normal 3 years ago
Sorry to disagree, for some like you and my son math is LIFE. But I have a very difficult time with it. Algebra was a breeze (40yrs ago), but ANYTHING else ... headaches and tears. Yes I can do it, with calculators and reference books, but fun? NOPE.
Barry Parker 3 years ago
If you found algebra a breeze then it's really about who and how they are teaching, not the math. Some people find math fun, but even if it's not the level of fun and passion, I assure you the right teacher can make it not be headaches and tears.
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Rain WhiteBuffalo 3 years ago
I have dyscalculia. Basically, number dyslexia. I sucked at math in school and still do. I hate math because it makes me feel defeated. I hate that feeling. My brother, on the other hand, is a math whiz!!!
Caroline Seguin 3 years ago
This is very true. I had many math teacher in my like but one I remember especially, I understood everything with her.
Baby Panda 3 years ago
I can agree to this. I used to HATE math but when I met my math teacher this year that changed an now I love it.
Radek Suski 3 years ago
I was really good at math before the high school. Then I got a terrible teacher. She wouldn't accept any solution that wasn't literally exactly the same as in her teacher book. I lost any interest in math after that
Jessica Bertram 3 years ago
please, from a teacher who works with students crippled by math anxiety, don't let one ossified teacher ruin your love of a subject. too often that happens. She needs to realize that rigidity has its place, but only in very specific courses. some 'educators' need to retire.
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Cybele Spanjaard 3 years ago
I still get blinded by math..yet most of my chosen work positions were based round design and accuracy of measurements.
Anne Mitchell 3 years ago
With some people numbers appear almost as Egyptian hieroglyphics no matter how good the teacher is.
Jackie Nettleton 3 years ago
I could never get my head around the more difficult parts, what is considered basic maths I’m ok with but anything to do the Pythagoras or similar is just not something that I could get
Eglė Bukauskaitė 3 years ago
Math was my favorite curriculum at school! I opted for computer sciences and math at uni killed my fondness completely (vector math was reasonable, 4 tiered integrals - gtfo, never used them ever since)
Jonathan Hsieh 3 years ago
Math is awesome. But it's boring because school is BORING AS F*CK. (My science teacher, however, was the best teacher ever).
SirWriteALot 3 years ago
It's awesome if you like to play that game. Not everyone wants to play that game. For math to be fun you need to be wired to see where the fun in it is. Good teaching can probably help but do not expect everyone to like it. Like not everyone liking music or arts or languages.
James Doe 3 years ago
100%! What I found to be the most important statement about math is: "Math is the language of logic"! Learning the principles of math helps you know the logical* best choices through your whole life. It's not at all only about being able to calculate them, but to teach your brain how to explore problems and choices. Example: Very few people will regularly deduce equations on a day to day basis, but everyone needs to understand that there are situations in which you trade in one parameter (e.g. Money) with another parameter (e.g. Quality) and there is a relation between them. Math view: divide the two, solve for x, deduce, find optima = real life: what the optimal price-performance ratio.
James Doe 3 years ago
But it also let's you identify the situations that don't have a mathematical optimal solution, so you can stop trying to find and and either wing-it or approach it iteratively (trial and error). *You don't need to choose the logical best choice, but you should know it. Emotional aspects should be taken "into the equation"
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Bloxmakesgames2019 3 years ago (edited)
I like math and I’m great at it but all my math teachers are like, Here is the basics and here Is your worksheet. It’s not fun at all.
Autumn 3 years ago
I get this but I also don't get it. There are different ways and different situations involving math. It can be an incredible thing that help us find how close a star is or how to explore but it can also be fractions in a word problem or multiplying decimals. It goes both ways.
Dragon Kitty 3 years ago (edited)
This is 100% true. I HATED math until 6th grade. Then, I got a teacher who showed us that math is useful, and how to use it in life, and how amazing it it. He opened my eyes. It was amazing. Now I love math. It just takes the right teacher.
Lia Hamilton 3 years ago
I always thought I was horrible at maths but then I had a really good geometry teacher named mr king and I loved geometry ever since. It’s so satisfying to solve a problem
Grady'sRaider 3 years ago
Good teachers inspire and help you succeed. Bad teachers confuse and keep you back. My math teachers were excellent, my language teachers bad.
Iusedtobecute 3 years ago
Nope I disagree. People have talents in different areas and that's why they enjoy them. It explains why 20 people can be in an art class, and 10 love it and10 don't. We all have different affinities.
Debby Hartinger 3 years ago
You could be right. I think part of the problem is that math builds on itself, so if you don't understand something and go to the next level you just fall more and more behind.
Bonnie Harris 3 years ago
OR, it just doesn't interest them. There is such a thing, you know. But you are correct that it isn't taught well. I know because I had ONE teacher in Jr High that taught it very well and i really got it that year, algebra and all.
Luisa Vasconcelos 3 years ago
My 5 years old kid seems to like math and games to think, but I was 0 at math all my life.
Margie Kelley 3 years ago
Everyone has a unique gift and we need them all ( math included ) if our culture is to be rich and growing.
Carol Emory 3 years ago
The problem is not only the teacher, but the parents. You read to your kids to give them an early start...teach them games that makes them unwittingly use math..and they will thrive. My aunt taught me to play cribbage when I was 7 yo. Now I'm a Accountant.
Bama Belle 3 years ago
I was a pretty smart kid, but when it came to math I felt learning disabled & very insecure. My teachers couldn't help. My dad, who was very good at math, couldn't help me. The only person that was ever able to make me understand was an older girl on my school bus. Some people just have a knack for teaching.
Xylle Flora 3 years ago
I've always wondered why people dislike math. Fifth-graders complain about multiplying fractions because their teachers go on this huge ginormous confusing journey and finally get to the answer. It's in reality one of the simplest things.
Don't Look 3 years ago
Actually, it's a stigma. What started decades ago has evolved into a trend that has carried. It used to be back in the 70s and 80s that knowing any subject - particularly math - was uncool (thanks tv shows) and now those young people are the ones teaching it... and they don't. Granted this is only one tiny part of the world....
Music Mania 3 years ago
Math is great if your brain works that way, just like reading is great if your brain works that way. Not everyone gets a thrill out of the puzzle that is solving an equation.
Melanie King 3 years ago
I agree 100,000,000%. I love math, always have, but my teachers aren't really that good at teaching it (until this year, i have the most awesome math teacher this year!!)
Boredzzz 3 years ago
No! Math is great and useful and all should know some basics. But also, math is hard and frustrating if your brain is one of those that just can not deal with math. I'm ok with numbers, I have friends that are completely powerless against math, I have a daughter who could out-calculate me at the age of nine (867-551=?, just give her 4 seconds). "Real math" that is not about memorization comes after you've studied and studied and understood the basics and don't have to google when needing to figure out how many % is A of B
Noez 🇸🇪 3 years ago
I had terrible math teachers, they all demanded memorization which I could never master because I wanted other stuff in my brain. I even had teachers telling me I would never become anything "with that attitude" they claimed I had. Since when is not understanding an attitude?
Jessica Bertram 3 years ago
i am a firm believer (university math instructor here) that every person who dislikes math had trauma relating to one or more of the 3 Ps: peers, professors, or parents. peers can make you feel stupid if they get it faster than you. profs and early childhood educators can be great at their material but lousy teachers, or great teachers but themselves hate math. and one negative moment can have profound impact on a child. And parents who also hated math can inadvertently let their attitudes rub off on their kids, with profound and long lasting impact. Any of this sound familiar?
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René Studer 3 years ago
Nope. Not true at all. I don‘t like it because I‘m not good at it, at all. I had good teachers. It didn‘t help.
Agnes Jekyll 3 years ago
This is absolutely true. Schools and teachers make children afraid of math and transmit the idea that it's difficult. Everyone should have math literacy.
Jessica Bertram 3 years ago
i am a firm believer (university math instructor here) that every person who dislikes math had trauma relating to one or more of the 3 Ps: peers, professors, or parents. peers can make you feel stupid if they get it faster than you. profs and early childhood educators can be great at their material but lousy teachers, or great teachers but themselves hate math. and one negative moment can have profound impact on a child. And parents who also hated math can inadvertently let their attitudes rub off on their kids, with profound and long lasting impact. Any of this sound familiar?
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OrangeChicken 3 years ago
My brain just can't comprehend numbers as well as words. People always say that math is thier favorite subject, but with my werid attention span and stupid brain that can't focus, math has become the bane of my existance unfortunately :(
Lorelai Purvis 3 years ago
out of the classes you're taught k-5, math is really the only useful one...
Charlotte A. 3 years ago
I hated history in school because it was utterly boring. These days I think it's mostly very interesting. Never cared much for wars, though, and wars and kings was just about all they taught us about in school. At least that's how I perceived it.
Bill 3 years ago
"Math perpetuates white supremacy. It teaches there is only 1 way" this is coming from educators in the Teachers'Union.
Jessica Bertram 3 years ago
it can perpetuate the norms of white supremacy, because learning does not occur the same way in everyone's brain. Being taught conformity to one way of doing things DOES perpetuate discomfort with one's own skin, one's own learning modalities. context matters here, Bill and you are obv some kind of angry gop mouthpiece. you can piss right off.
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NaruTheCollective 3 years ago
Some people have what's called a "learning disability" where their brains cannot literally process math. STFU.
#31
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)
#32
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.
Isolde Leeuwen 3 years ago
Double standards due to sexism are a loss for all sexes, no matter who seems to profit at first glance
#33
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.
Cynner 3 years ago (edited)
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.
#34
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.
#35
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.
Margot Piasecka 3 years ago (edited)
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.
#36
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.
Wyn Williams 3 years ago
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
#37
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.
Dark Pearl 3 years ago
IKR. It is so annoying when people expect you to give a flying duck about their nonsense.
#38
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.
#39
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.
#40
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.
#41
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.
#42
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.
#43
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.
Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
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.
#44
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
Pamela24 3 years ago
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.
#45
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.
Suzanne Clark 3 years ago
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.
#46
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.
#47
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.
Víctor Alfonso García Olmo 3 years ago
And, the today-us-citizens don´t remember don Bernardo de Galvez. Check the Wikipedia ;-D
#48
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?
#49
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.
Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
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.
#50
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!!
What do you think ?
Carrot dude 3 years ago
"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.
Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago
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.
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Computernaut 3 years ago
I can't either. Maybe it has to do with the whole "unpopular opinion" thing?
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brukernavn340 3 years ago
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.
Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago
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
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uber mensch 3 years ago
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.
John Louis 3 years ago
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.
d bradley 3 years ago
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"
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Fiercepelt 3 years ago
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
NaruTheCollective 3 years ago
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.
Chodz 3 years ago (edited)
Unpopular: Gay rights and lgbtqi+ are very different. They should go separate ways and drop the lgb.
Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago
That’s unpopular. Therefore shouldn’t be downvoted. Pandas are kind of idiots.
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Owen Salmon2028 3 years ago
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
Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago (edited)
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.
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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
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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Carrot dude 3 years ago
"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.
Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago
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... Computernaut 3 years ago
I can't either. Maybe it has to do with the whole "unpopular opinion" thing?
Load More Replies... brukernavn340 3 years ago
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.
Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago
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... uber mensch 3 years ago
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.
John Louis 3 years ago
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.
d bradley 3 years ago
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... Fiercepelt 3 years ago
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
NaruTheCollective 3 years ago
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.
Chodz 3 years ago (edited)
Unpopular: Gay rights and lgbtqi+ are very different. They should go separate ways and drop the lgb.
Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago
That’s unpopular. Therefore shouldn’t be downvoted. Pandas are kind of idiots.
Load More Replies... Owen Salmon2028 3 years ago
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
Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago (edited)
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... Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
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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