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29 Popular Things That Everyone Pretends To Enjoy, As Shared By People In This Online Group
For sure, living in 2021 can be exhausting sometimes. Society requires extra attention as nowadays, we're expected to behave, react and look a certain way. The majority of us are already used to this idea, and we're simply getting on with our days, doing things we might hate.
This article covers what online users have to say about this exact matter but in a more entertaining and relatable way. Things that are not overly personal, but for sure most people hate doing.
More specifically, the Reddit user that goes by the name @DionSinghLanda decided to brighten up our grey days and ask the online community, "what's something you're sure everyone is just pretending to like?" The post itself received over 22,500 upvotes, nearly 16,000 comments and a flaming hot discussion about the things most of us hate doing!
Scroll down to read some of the best answers and comment on your favorite ones. If there's anything else you might want to add to the list of things that we pretend to like, then Bored Panda is strongly encouraging you to share your thoughts and comment down below at the end of the article!
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#1
Influencers.
Seriously. Who the hell cares what the very few chosen/popular people are saying and doing, and what they're shilling?
My life has enough drama with just myself and my family and friends.
Lord Mysticlaw 3 years ago
They're like Greek gods. They only have the power the rest of us give them. Who's watching everything they do and liking and subscribing and whatever? We are. They wouldn't be doing it if there weren't thousands or millions of people hanging on their every word.
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#2
Bars or restaurants where nobody can hear eachother
I can't understand why people put up with that. Also as a foreigner it's 10x worse. Evenings like that just depress me.
Pink Rose 3 years ago
My boyfriend once broke up with me, but I couldn't hear him, then he punched me.
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Ellie Rosser 3 years ago
Nah, it's perfect for when you don't actually like your "friends" or want to talk to them.
John Baker 3 years ago
I don't go out much these days, but in my younger bar-going days back in the Stone Age, we went to the club to hear the band, not to BS with our friends.
Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago
Likewise. We used to go to bars to dance and drink, not talk. That’s what home is for. Or coffee shops.
Load More Replies... Susie Elle 3 years ago
I hate it, I started wearing earplugs to regular bars because the music was so damn loud.
Tenacious Squirrel 3 years ago
I don’t pretend to enjoy them, but sometimes I go somewhere and the noise level is ok and then it goes sky high - usually a noisy group arrives so everyone else ends up shouting etc - and that’s the worst!
Elizabeth Butler 3 years ago
Environment for people who don'r really want to hear what anyone says
LesAnimaux 3 years ago
HSP here. It feels like neverending waves of noise come crashing in, making me unable to follow a conversation, thus unable to interact with anyone. Feeling cut off from the group, panic slowly building in my chest, like I'm drowning in plain sight and nobody sees.
Richard Hunt 3 years ago
All that plastic architecture makes sound waves bounce around !! Go to a restaurant that uses wood as it decor
BluEyedSeoulite 3 years ago
The foreigner thing is true, especially if your voice is higher pitched. I can't pick out my friend's or husband's voice but I'm the only one that is told to be quiet in those extremely noisy circumstances
Charmwashere 3 years ago
One of the main reasons I stopped going to these places. However, with COVID a lot of places started putting up partitions in booths and such. It actually really helped! I had to go restaurant/brewery the other day that I would never normally step and I noticed the partitions really did improve things a lot. I hope they don't ever come down.
Mystery Egg 3 years ago
Where I live there are restaurants where the music is as loud as a nightclub/ It's unbearable. I refuse to go in them.
Jimi Laoshi 3 years ago
They are loud for a purpose; you need to get very close to the person you are with to hear them
MyOpinionHasBeenServed 3 years ago
The only time I enjoyed going to a bar was during karaoke night, and a slow one. Get to sing many songs, it's something to do other than sit and drink and I get to practice my singing. It was hell during busy nights cos everyone is crowding the karaoke area and shouting at one another, and people still try to talk to you. I don't get it.
Don't Look 3 years ago
My older cousin decided to have 6 of us (all over the age of 30) go to a place like this a couple weeks before Christmas last year. In Chicago. I'm not sure what he was thinking since none of us had a decent time.
#3
Getting absolutely f@#$%^g wasted to the point you pass out and lose all memory of it the next day.
#4
Flat Earth Theory. I don't believe you. You don't really think that. You're pretending for the sake of obstinacy.
Phil Vaive 3 years ago
I thought that until Covid started. There is no way all these protesters and anti-vaxxers are just being obstinate. Not when their own health is on the line. I think these people really are that stupid
#5
Outrage. Social media has turned pretended outrage into a spectator sport, and we don't seem to be able to look away. And yet, if you actually get any two people in a room together, without an audience to play to, just about anyone will get along with anyone. I make exceptions for actual psychopaths, but those are far, far less common than what Twitter would lead us to believe.
Mohammad Ammar 3 years ago
Anonymity. That's the problem.Online, You can yell at people without getting slapped.
#6
Like and share - 1 like = 1 prayer
No Rebecca - you don’t really care about this family/child/person etc.! Stop pretending!
Don't Look 3 years ago
I f*****g hate these. Absolutely hate them. It's about as tacky as you can get.
#7
Hustle culture.
Overworking every day, in every aspect of life, has to burn you out. I think it gets to a point of vindictive “I suffered and so must you”, as well as weird masochism. You can be successful while maintaining boundaries, erasing them just sets a new and unattainable “normal”.
To anyone out there busting your a%@ working three jobs to survive, this isn’t directed at you! I’m talking about people who are relatively comfy, but throw their entire identity into work martyrdom. And bosses who use those people to work the rest of us to death.
Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago
Hustle culture is for entrepreneurs. If you’re just a worker, it doesn’t apply at all to you. If you’re an entrepreneur, there’s really no other way to go about things than this “hustle culture” way. Unless you just suck at making money. I lost my life / identity to running my own business. For now anyway. Once the Ms stack up a little more I’ll get out and just be a normal person again. It’s worth it. Hustle culture isn’t a lifelong thing.
#8
I’ll tell you something that people are pretending to hate, Nickelback.
Someone decided they didn’t care for them, and that’s fine. Others just piled on because they didn’t wanna be the ones who liked Nickelback. But you don’t really hate them, you just do as you’re told.
King Joffrey 3 years ago
I don't pretend to 'hate' (a very strong word) Nickelback, I just think their music is utterly crap. Other people might think the same about music I like...
#9
Pregnancy. In any other context the vast majority of women would hate gaining massive amounts of weight, puking, skin mapped with scars from blowing up so rapidly, feet and face swelling, nipples darkening and expanding, crying spells, etc. Obviously many are excited about the product of it, but I genuinely don’t believe all the women who say “I LOVE pregnancy! I LOVE getting fat and feeling like I have the flu for nine months! I feel so beautiful!”
Natalie Kelsey 3 years ago
I actually did love being pregnant. I didn't feel sick, I felt powerful. I didn't get fat til later. I didn't love labor, of course, but I loved making a new person and what my body could do. I did it in my early 20's though, so it was much easier, I imagine, than for people who waited til they were 40+. I have four kids, and I really did feel beautiful.
#10
Working a corporate job and using phrases like "manage client expectations" and "circle back" and pretending to care about things that are absolutely irrelevant and meaningless to anything that actually matters in life.
Phil Vaive 3 years ago
Nerp. Not feeling this one. Managing client expectations is essential to make sure that there are no miscommunications, and to reduce unhappy customers. Until recently I sold glasses, and had a coworker always tell customers they would be ready in "a few days". Our policy was to book pick up appointments while they were ordering, but this co-worker never did this (or would just randomly schedule them in without actually asking them). This meant we constantly had unhappy customers because their idea of "a few days" was very different from this co-worker's. Also, circling back is just a shorthand for saying "we're clearly not getting anywhere on this right now, let's move on to something else and come back to it later"
#11
Most of the “popular” Netflix original shows…Tiger King wasn’t that great, we were all just bored in quarantine!
#12
Church on Sunday.
Everyone is always like, "I'm filled with joy, i love Church!". You look at the faces, no ones body language says joy.
I think everyone is lying to everyone else, no one enjoys it like that. They're all just to afraid to be the first one to say, 'No im not happy today my house burned down we got issues Jesus...'
Yes, I'm Catholic.
Sarah 3 years ago
I think this needs to be corrected to "Church on Sunday for people who don't really want to be there". There are many that feel very fulfilled including this in their life. The people that only go because they are "supposed to" or have been thought they should, yeah, I don't get why they go. Do what makes you happy! If that's church, great! If it isn't...don't do it.
#13
Stringskip said:
Waking up early in the morning to work out.
MungoJennie replied:
Waking up early, full stop.
#14
bubbles2pop said:
Employer's holiday parties
adventuresquirtle replied:
My office tried to be “trendy” and appeal to millennials so we had cold Chipotle catering and White Claws in trash cans full of ice.
#15
"Share or bad luck" type s@#t.
You could be my closest friend if you put something like that on my page I lose some level of respect for you, grow up.
"I don't usually do these things but I have a job interview coming up!!!" Falling for s@#$%y reshare bait haphazardly thrown together in MsPaint isn't going to help you.
Horoscopes too but those kinda fall under spiritualistic(?) stuff which is none of my business.
Robert Bailey 3 years ago
Every single astrological sign is off by a month. We've moved through space in the 2000 years since that crap was created. This sends people who believed it in the 60s/70s into a headspin.
#16
missjett97 said:
Getting roasted on r/roastme
Sincerely, I’m too sensitive for that
MeropeRedpath replied:
I absolutely agree. That sub is full of posters engaging in self harm and I find it really unhealthy.
Friends roasting you don’t press on the buttons they know will hurt (if they do - they’re not your friends), and they know you enough that if you allow it it can be all in good fun.
Complete strangers on the internet are not going to have the knowledge to not hurt you and you cannot trust them to not have malicious intent.
That sub is bad news all around.
#17
DreamQueen710 said:
Their health insurance policies.
Pokabrows replied:
In America I think it's just because they're grateful to have something, anything, to help deal with healthcare costs and allow them to afford to get treated when something goes wrong.
When plenty of people sleep on the floor even a mattress made out of straw seems like an amazing thing.
Taylor Carroll 3 years ago
This. I'm just grateful I have it because I can't move to another country right now so
#18
Not everyone but those people who keep saying they want everyone to stop working from home and return to the office. I just can’t believe that they’re not just shilling for some sort of profit.
#19
Turquoise1720 said:
Shows like masked singer and the like.
ChainsawPlankton replied:
it might be fun if there was like a condensed version or something. they just spend too long blabbing on about who it might be and just name dropping countless celebs inbetween performances.
Erika Jones 3 years ago
The show has a fun concert, but it's so overproduced I can't watch it.
#20
Watching golf on TV
Like playing golf is fine and I believe exhausted dads like having a reason to sit inside and zone out on the weekends but outside of its role as a socially acceptable white noise delivery system I refuse to believe anyone enjoys it.
#21
EvitaPuppy said:
Facebook. Everyone who has quit it is happier.
ProlongedMaintenance replied:
I think I must use Facebook differently than everyone who says they're life was better after they quit FB. I feel like it doesn't affect my life much.
I see my friend post fun stuff about their lives and I see my community complain about stuff in the community group. I also found out why the police are down the road etc.
Besides news comments, it's pretty tame.
Kevin Wright 3 years ago
Convenient for local community stuff and being able to log into my oculus quest. The trick is to just ignore all the useless random groups they keep trying to push on people.
#22
Big celebs when they get bad plastic surgery. They're like "I love my new face" and I just don't buy it.
I do feel really bad when they over-do it due to all the pressure and then they're just trying to save face (pun intended) and make things feel okay... I guess I just hate when they get this hype and media support like "yes, their face is great! THIS IS WHAT IS HOT NOW!"
It makes me feel so crazy. Like what am I not understanding?
Robert Bailey 3 years ago
Hey great surgery. Let me get you a yarn wig and you can be a muppet.
#23
anon_a-miss said:
Vacationing with extended family.
Lumber-Jacked replied:
My wife's sister is getting married in Mexico and invited us all to her resort wedding. Now I like my SIL and her future husband, but the rest of my in-laws are terrible and all I can think is it's going to be the most money I've ever spent to not have fun.
Me and my wife either need to stay in the hotel room the entire time or pay for as many off-resort activities as we can to keep away from the rest of the family.
#24
As a teen, I was so gay that I thought all men were pretending to like women to fit in. I could not even fathom how anyone couldn't be so horny over men that your knees tremble. Women did nothing for me. And my feelings were so overwhelming that it was hard to imagine the other guys feeling any other way.
King Joffrey 3 years ago
This cuts both ways, I'm afraid, and is probably the reason why so many people are anti-gay. They must think exactly like this guy but in reverse...
#25
No_Yesterday_3344 said:
The taste of hard liqour that is not in a mixed drink.
pickles_and_ketchup replied:
I'll admit liking whiskey on the rocks or neat, but it has to be a high quality one.
I'll also admit it was an acquired taste.
May 3 years ago
I have the tastebuds of a 4 year old - all alcohol tastes disgusting to me - with whiskey being the worst I've tasted. I rarely drink, but when I do, it's a mixed drink with a ton of sugar in it. Circumstances (other people) have brought me to Jameson in Dublin and Highland Park on the Orkney Islands where I have been offered trays of different vintages and types of whiskey. Completely wasted on me. As was the port wine cellar in Porto. I don't know why people bring me to these things.
#26
AmberinAZ said:
Small talk.
Chicero replied:
The difference in energy of trying to force small talk, or just give me something to do is crazy. I can talk with the best of them, but if I don’t have a reason to you might as well give up because I will state at a walk for an hour rather than talk.
#27
EntrepreneurCandid92 said:
Children’s art
friz_CHAMP replied:
My 4 year old son drew a picture of me and him. It's horrible, but I love it. The fact he likes me enough to draw us together makes it worth framing his garage quality art.
King Joffrey 3 years ago
Children's art is only ever amazing if it's your children who made it.
#28
CorporateDeathBurger said:
Mumble rap. There's just no way....
Snuff_Film_At_Eleven replied:
I'm an English major word snob who loves Aesop Rock and all that other s@#t but you are damn right I zone out to mumble rap. The beats are fun and the performance tends to be energetic and that's all you need. I don't give a s@#t if it's not blowing my mind with layered meanings and metaphors.
Sometimes you just want to chill out and drink Miller Lite. You can't ONLY sit and sip Pliny the Elders and Dark Lord stouts.
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
It's probably weird for a 56yo white woman, but I actually like quite a bit of rap (Ice Cube, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, et alia). For me, the entire point of rap is the lyrics, the social commentary, the varying rhyme schemes and rhythmic way of speaking the lyrics. Mumble rap seems to be the anti-rap.
#29
Ok so I keep having this thought that what if nobody was actually religious. Like there’s people that pretend to be religious to avoid being made fun of and stuff right? But what if everyone was like that. And please don’t take this as disrespect for any religion.
What do you think ?
Vicky Z 3 years ago
Christmas can be very depressing for many people! I'm one of them
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Bobbie Meyers 3 years ago
There is literally only one brand I like and it has to be in the plastic bottle, no cans...and mostly frozen. Other than that, ick!
Load More Replies... Blarrg 3 years ago
A pretty solid percentage of these are "Things I don't like, so I refuse to believe anyone else likes them." People like to fancy themselves as the little boy in the Emperor's New Clothes, like they are the only one wise and brave enough to tell the truth. Maybe, or maybe some people genuinely like the thing you don't.
Bella Dragneva 3 years ago
Office work- sorry hate me but homeoffice for me is the best thing ever. My pc is in the bedroom, so when I want to chill I go to the kitchen or in the living room. I am able to fart, eat or just to be grumpy in my pajama and still to work normal. I am able to work when my period comes without concern that I will make everything like one big mess . I love homeoffice
Marnie 3 years ago
You're saying you like working at home. Why would someone hate you for that. Are you actually saying you think everyone pretends to like working in the office but no one actually does?
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Joyce Blodgett 1 year ago
Silly posts, such as this one. BP seems to like to generate controversy lately, so one has to do a lot of eye rolling and move on. Also, the man-made "holidays" of Christmas, Halloween, etc., all but Thanksgiving. My entire family (sibling, parents, in-laws) called a halt to all but T-giving 25 years ago, and it's such a huge relief to never have to spend or pretend again. We all hated it, but thought everyone else in the fam liked it---nope, none of us did.
Shoshana Sherrington 3 years ago
Food trends like charcoal. Any crazy food trend on the internet or social networks that everyone is like wow that is so amazing and I'm so adventurous for eating it give me likes
Robert Thompson 3 years ago
Being sad when some one dies. This is just a personal thing. I am not saying that anyone else is fake except me, and then, only out of respect for the survivors. To me, death is just part of life.
Marnie 3 years ago
So, then you are not saying "Being sad when some one dies" is just something that everyone pretends to do? I'm confused as to your point and how it relates to this article.
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Effin Fred 3 years ago
Stupid threads like this! Asdf said and asdf2 said and asdf3 said. What a stupid fn thread!
Vicky Z 3 years ago
Christmas can be very depressing for many people! I'm one of them
Load More Replies... Bobbie Meyers 3 years ago
There is literally only one brand I like and it has to be in the plastic bottle, no cans...and mostly frozen. Other than that, ick!
Load More Replies... Blarrg 3 years ago
A pretty solid percentage of these are "Things I don't like, so I refuse to believe anyone else likes them." People like to fancy themselves as the little boy in the Emperor's New Clothes, like they are the only one wise and brave enough to tell the truth. Maybe, or maybe some people genuinely like the thing you don't.
Bella Dragneva 3 years ago
Office work- sorry hate me but homeoffice for me is the best thing ever. My pc is in the bedroom, so when I want to chill I go to the kitchen or in the living room. I am able to fart, eat or just to be grumpy in my pajama and still to work normal. I am able to work when my period comes without concern that I will make everything like one big mess . I love homeoffice
Marnie 3 years ago
You're saying you like working at home. Why would someone hate you for that. Are you actually saying you think everyone pretends to like working in the office but no one actually does?
Load More Replies... Joyce Blodgett 1 year ago
Silly posts, such as this one. BP seems to like to generate controversy lately, so one has to do a lot of eye rolling and move on. Also, the man-made "holidays" of Christmas, Halloween, etc., all but Thanksgiving. My entire family (sibling, parents, in-laws) called a halt to all but T-giving 25 years ago, and it's such a huge relief to never have to spend or pretend again. We all hated it, but thought everyone else in the fam liked it---nope, none of us did.
Shoshana Sherrington 3 years ago
Food trends like charcoal. Any crazy food trend on the internet or social networks that everyone is like wow that is so amazing and I'm so adventurous for eating it give me likes
Robert Thompson 3 years ago
Being sad when some one dies. This is just a personal thing. I am not saying that anyone else is fake except me, and then, only out of respect for the survivors. To me, death is just part of life.
Marnie 3 years ago
So, then you are not saying "Being sad when some one dies" is just something that everyone pretends to do? I'm confused as to your point and how it relates to this article.
Load More Replies... Effin Fred 3 years ago
Stupid threads like this! Asdf said and asdf2 said and asdf3 said. What a stupid fn thread!
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