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“What Is Something Considered To Be ‘Normal’ By Society That You Refuse To Do?” (40 Answers)
We tend to go through life accepting a lot from society. We use these pieces of paper to buy things? Got it. I must work somewhere to earn more paper to ensure I can eat and have shelter? Yes sir. We must abide by rules the government decided on even if we disagree with them? Okay, sure. If we questioned everything that society considers normal, we’d go crazy. But recently, Reddit users have been discussing some socially acceptable things that upon further reflection, they decided they’ll never do.
2 months ago, Reddit user fuzziblanket asked, “What is something considered to be ‘normal’ by society that you refuse to do?” We’ve gone through the responses and curated this list of some of the most interesting topics that you may have never even questioned before. Whether you commonly do these activities or not, enjoy reading through them and determining if you still consider them normal. Be sure to upvote the answers you’d like other pandas to see, and let us know in the comments what “normal” things you’d never be caught doing.
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#1
recording yourself doing an act of charity or a good deed in general. completely devalues it the second you hit post
What’s considered “normal” is determined by society, but there are many societies around the globe that have their own quirks. In the United States, for example, it’s totally normal to drive your car anywhere you go, even if it’s just a mile away because there might not be decent sidewalks or crosswalks to get to your destination. In many other countries where roads are built to better accommodate pedestrians, this would be considered bizarre. It’s also normal in many European countries for kids to walk or bike to school by themselves, especially when they’re about 8-years-old or older. This would be very rare in the US. Even when in their own neighborhood, American kids are usually expected to have adult supervision at all times. When paying at a restaurant in the US, patrons typically hand the server their card, the server takes it to their computer, and then they return with the receipt. If a server in a European country tried to walk off with someone’s credit card, the customer might assume they were being robbed. Societal norms vary greatly based on where you are, so there's nothing wrong with questioning them. They might be more arbitrary than you think!
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#2
Forbidding my (straight male) partner to spend time with female friends. He's a grown-a*s man; he should know how to hold healthy boundaries. It shouldn't be on me to keep him from cheating. If he's really gonna fall into the pants of the first girl I leave him alone with, she can have him.
Similarly, blaming someone else for my partner's failings, and/or trying to "win back" someone who doesn't want me. He's a big boy who can make his own choices (even bad ones), and I want a partner who wants to be with me, not someone I had to talk into staying.
(For the record, my dudeman of 20 years is awesome.)
Sarah Spencer 3 years ago
Anyone that enters into a relationship and starts setting the terms and conditions of their new partners interactions is definitely not a healthy person to be with!
#3
I don't know if it's been mentioned already, but I'll throw in my 5 cents.
The need to be available 24/7, i.e. always having your phone on you.
I like going for long walks and leaving my phone at home. I don't feel guilty for missing texts or calls, it's just stressful being expected to be available all hours of the day.
LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago
It's sad times when people are apologizing for not responding within a minute to a text. I have to tell friends to chill out. A text is not going to disappear. We all have other priorities and no one should expect anyone to stop their lives all of a sudden to engage in a conversation out of the blue.
One of the socially acceptable activities mentioned on this list is drinking alcohol. While alcohol has been around for centuries, it’s also the most commonly abused substance. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with having a couple drinks, especially in social settings. Alcohol is linked with many cultures, as sharing a bottle of wine with a loved one or enjoying some beers with your best friends can be great ways to bond. Holidays tend to be filled with booze in many places as well.
But regardless of how socially acceptable drinking is, it’s completely fair to question it too. People who have experience with alcoholics in their families or personal lives may decide that drinking will never be for them. Others decide to refrain from drinking for religious or health reasons. Drinking heavily can lead to developing heart, liver, or kidney issues and can even increase an individual's likelihood of developing cancer. It's completely up to individuals whether or not they decide to drink; no one should ever feel pressured to order a drink because its expected by society.
#4
give a s**t about celebs. Sometimes they're fun to talk about for like 5 minutes but other than that? Aren't they just people? I don't get it.
#5
Work myself to death.
Edit: I commented this, passed out, and now it blew up. Thank you for the awards.
Also please use your vacation days. Your sick days. Take your dog out. Hang out with the family. Even if you're alone like me - Go do something you like.
#6
Talk to toxic family members
Sarah Spencer 3 years ago
This!!! Being related to someone does not grant them permanent space in your life. If they are not good people, you DON'T owe them your time, your forgiveness or your love.
Smoking is another habit that’s considered socially acceptable in some places but more taboo in others. We’re all well aware of cigarettes being carcinogens, and most of us have seen terrifying examples of what smoking can do to the body our entire lives. Yet for some reason, smoking is still incredibly common and accepted in many countries. In Greece, for example, about 38% of the population smokes, including 47% of men. According to cardiologist and tobacco control researcher Konstantinos Farsalinos, “Greeks aren’t highly motivated to quit. There is plenty of education, and we have smoking cessation centers, but they are not popular. There is not a lot of social pressure to quit smoking. Although there are laws prohibiting indoor smoking, those laws are not obeyed. So that reduces the social pressure. So, the smoker tends to forget the reasons why smoking is bad for you. Most Greek smokers only quit when they develop disease.” While the culture around smoking is different everywhere, it’s definitely worth questioning if it’s accepted wherever you live.
#7
Push for the removal of homeless. They need help, not further persecution.
Jiminy 3 years ago (edited)
Honestly, it depends. We have organized beggar clans, which get driven into the country in spring and back home in autumn. They refuse any and all help, they even refuse to use the toilets specifically installed for them only they have a key for, and instead s**t on sidewalks and p**s in parks and bike parking spaces instead. I get persecution.
#8
Wear makeup. If I can deal with my face, so can everyone else
Similarly to smoking, people around the world have very different views on recreational drugs as well. Marijuana is particularly controversial, as it has been legalized for recreational use in 6 countries, 19 states in the US, and parts of Australia. In places where it is legal, like the state of Oregon for example, it usually is considered socially acceptable. Sure, it’s not for everyone, but it’s legal and harmless, so people tend to mind their own business. However, in other places where it is heavily enforced, like the Philippines where it is considered a "dangerous drug", people are a lot less likely to openly discuss their marijuana use. How socially acceptable recreational drugs are depends greatly on individual cultures, but even in places where marijuana is common, there will always be those who simply have no interest in getting high.
#10
My dad just scolded me because I was unwilling to put in 60+ hrs/week at a new salaried job by saying 'I've worked 70/hr since I was out of college!' Yeah dad, that's probably why you missed every important life event and smoke a juul at age 57
#11
I don’t drink or do illicit drugs. Alcohol messes with my medication, and pot gives me anxiety. I am a sober person and people often give me s**t about it and call me boring.
Mary Rose Kent 3 years ago
I’m sorry to break this to you, but you’re hanging out with the wrong people. Unless everyone is drunk, being with drunk people is really boring!
#12
Hang out in a social setting where the music is so gawdam loud that you have to scream at the person next to you to communicate.
Another thing mentioned on this list that some people swear they’ll never experience is dating apps. Online dating originally began in 1995 when Match.com launched, but as our culture has become increasingly obsessed with the internet since then, finding love online has only become more and more common. In 2020, the Pew Research Center found that 30% of Americans had ever used a dating site or app, including 48% of people between the ages of 18-29. These numbers have likely only gone up since the onset of the pandemic, though, and online dating is even more common among members of the LGBT+ community. Pew found that 55% of LGBT respondents had experience on a dating site or app, with 21% of them saying they had even been in a serious relationship with someone they met online.
#13
Two months ago, my dad died. He had cancer and had had it for like a year. I told my work over and over again that he was really sick. I work in an office and am on a computer all day. I have a company-supplied laptop. I have the ability to work from home, but I was not allowed to do so because I was an hourly employee. I told them that his condition was worsening. I live five hours from my parents. They refused to accommodate me, even when I offered to work every day from my parents house, just so I could be with him. They said 'well maybe when the situation gets more dire.' I tried to apply for FMLA (I think that’s the right acronym) and I wasn’t eligible because I was hourly and hadn’t been there for a year yet, despite the circumstances. A week before he died I told my boss that it was almost time and I might have to take off work. They were not concerned and told me as long as I got my work done and didn’t miss deadlines. I took the day he died off work—I just had a bad feeling, and was packing to go see him when he passed. I told my work and they don’t have bereavement leave. So I offered to work remotely during this period and again they refused. Again, I have a 'good job' working at a huge corporation, in an office; my job requires a degree. I was forced to use all of my sick time and some of my PTO so I could attend his funeral and help my mother with arrangements. And I'm stuck here because I can't afford to quit without something else lined up. I've been looking. They obviously don't see us as humans. You don’t owe your company anything. I would give anything to go back and time and quit, just to spend the last few weeks with my dad. Whatever company you work for doesn’t care about you, only about how much you make them. Don’t worry about screwing them over or anything because at the end of the day, you could die and they would consider it a small inconvenience.
LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago
This. Companies think they're the most important s**t on the planet over humans. Idc if it's business or what. They're run by humans who've forgotten where they came from and the meaning of what's important. We're not slaves to corporations. We're brainwashed into believing we need them.
#14
Have kids.
I'm a 38 year old woman with lots of experience with kids - I like kids! - but people think that is a reason to birth them.
Mary Rose Kent 3 years ago
Being able to opt in or opt out of hanging out with munchkins is great! I love being Aunt Mary Rose and not Mommy!
#15
Ironing. Life is too short. I don't even own an iron and my clothes are just fine.
Jar of Pickles 3 years ago
I may be weird, but I love ironing. The best part is when you watch the transformation of a shirt, from a wrinkled to a smooth one. I love it!
When it comes to apps specifically, they did begin as a way for same-sex couples to meet. Grindr, a location-based app geared towards gay and bisexual men, launched in 2009 and started somewhat of a sexual revolution in the gay community. Since then, dating apps have become the norm for everyone regardless of sexual orientation. Tinder launched in 2012, and now has over 50,000,000 users. But just because dating apps are now socially acceptable doesn’t mean everyone has to use them. In fact, about half of Americans say that online dating has had neither a positive or negative effect on their love lives. If you prefer to meet people the old fashion way, there’s no reason to feel pressured into using the internet.
#16
Don't follow sports
John Smith 3 years ago
I get really annoyed when people don't understand "I don't care it is boring to me" as an excuse to explain it to me in minute detail, as I just don't understand it. My usual response is to start explaining software development to them. Strangely they aren't interested and don't want to talk about it.. and yet don't get the link.
#17
Yes. People are flabbergasted when I’m not informed on the latest celebrity news and honestly I just don’t see a reason to keep up with it
John Smith 3 years ago
Same here too! I often ask "what they they famous for?" and frankly famous because they are famous is utter tripe.
#18
Smoking. I can't stand cigarette smell.
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
I'm a smoker (down from 30/day to 10/day and on my way to quitting completely), and I always ensure I'm well away from everyone when I light up. No one wants to breathe my smoke or even get it on their clothes. It absolutely is a disgusting habit, and I wish my parents hadn't smoked, because I probably would never have started.
Social media is another thing that has become socially acceptable, but still doesn’t appeal to everyone. Since social media began in the early 2000s, it has dominated the internet. In 2004, MySpace was the first site of its kind to reach over 1 million monthly active users, but today, Facebook has 2.89 billion active users. Facebook has been the most popular social media site globally for over a decade now, but Youtube is quickly catching up, with 2.29 billion active users. Among the other most successful sites are Instagram, which currently has 2 billion active users, and TikTok, which has only been around since 2016 and already has 1 billion active monthly users.
#19
Walk in the house with shoes.
Why people want to track all the junk from the outside and smear it over the floors , bed, and couch?! No thanks
Legendteller 3 years ago
Here in Finland that's considered VERY rude and it makes sense to take the shoes off.
#20
Call my coffee something other than small, medium & large.
#21
Bore other people with photos of everyday stuff they see all the time anyway. For example, the meal I am going to eat, the shoes I bought, the place I am at.
LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago
If it's on social media people have the choice to just scroll past it.
Despite how popular social media sites are, it’s understandable why some people would want to avoid them. One of the biggest reasons people cite for staying off these apps is because they can be a huge waste of time. The average global user spends about 2 hours and 27 minutes on social media per day, with average users in Nigeria and the Philippines spending over 4 hours per day. It’s easy to rack up hours on these sites though, as they are typically designed to be addictive. With features like “likes” and feeds designed to constantly show users new content, these websites are aimed at getting users hooked.
#22
Do “lives” on social media. Since when did vanity and narcissism become so acceptable? No one cares about your dining experience or “get ready with me” moments.
#23
Text while hanging with friends, or out to dinner, or driving, or in a movie theater.
Firstname Lastname 3 years ago
I'll text my man to update him on if I plan on being home soon, as a courtesy, but otherwise my phone is out of sight. Texting around others is rude.
#24
One Night Stands
Sex doesn't mean anything to me if I can't build a connection first
Social media is also notorious for causing users to compare themselves to others, which can negatively impact their self esteem. One study from the University of Pennsylvania even found that reducing social media use to only 30 minutes a day resulted in a reduction in anxiety levels, depression, loneliness, sleep problems and FOMO (fear of missing out). Like everything else, there’s nothing wrong with using social media in moderation. But just because it’s considered “normal” to spend hours a day on these sites does not mean you need to create an account today. If your life is perfectly fine without social media, I’m sure it won’t be any better with it.
#25
Going in debt $30k-$70k for a vehicle.
Powerful Katrinka 3 years ago
Which begins to depreciate the minute you drive it out of the lot. I've always bought used cars, and I've never regretted it.
#26
Shave/wax my pubes. I actually really like having pubic hair. It doesn't bother me or my partner, and I find waxing and/or shaving extremely uncomfortable and not at all worth it.
#27
Buy fast fashion (or pretty much any fashion whose supply chain is questionable). I used to. Then I found out not only how and where those clothes begin their lives, but also how and where those clothes end their lives. It was so horrific, I decided I was done. I now buy secondhand, or I save and buy pieces from independent tailors from sites like Etsy. And I research the tailor too. I also took some of the money I saved from clothes shopping and got a sewing machine. I am learning to sew and make my own summer dresses (I'm not good enough yet to take on complex clothing, but I'm learning)
Mary Rose Kent 3 years ago
My grandmother made most of my clothes for me when I was a child, and she had an old treadle machine that she eventually replaced with something more in keeping with the times. After my poor grandfather died after living on without my grandmother for 11 years, my aunt had all of the grandchildren—who were all adults—had each of us walk through my grandparents’ home of 60+ year (a home my grandfather built) and put a Post-It with our name on anything we wanted to take home with us. I chose a small number of things, all of which were made by one or the other of my grandparents, and I took home everything I asked for.
I think this list has taught us that just because something is considered "normal" does not mean we have to go along with it. We all have the right to make our own choices, and what's socially acceptable totally depends on where we end up living. Enjoy the rest of this list, and remember to upvote the answers you most agree with. Then let us know in the comments if you think of any other "normal" activities you would never do that didn't make it onto this list.
#28
My wife and I had a very small wedding on a beach with only our parents there. Then, we drove to a mountain and hiked to the top with our photographer for our first dance. It was incredible and people keep telling us they wish they could’ve done something that simple but social pressures made them spend more. Now, we’ve just had to spend more than the entire cost of our wedding just to buy the plane tickets to attend my sister’s big wedding.
TheReader19 3 years ago
Treat it as a nice holiday, but seriously; I wouldn't go into debt to go to my own wedding much less anyone else. If I couldn't afford it I wouldn't go sister or no sister
#30
Have tons of social media accounts where I'm constantly posting pictures of what I'm doing every day. Remember, if it's not photographed and posted online, it didn't happen.
#31
Didn’t see it here so figured I’d share. Live in a city. I was born in a large city, lived there until I was 11. Then moved to the woods. I’ve lived in the woods since then and although I have visited cities since, I could never live there. Too many people, too much noise and I just don’t feel comfortable. I feel more comfortable taking walks at night in the woods than I would in a city.
Mary Rose Kent 3 years ago
I lived in San Francisco for most of my adult life (40 of my now 66 years), and my last apartment there was the best one I’d ever had, and I wanted to spend the rest of my life there. Alas, once I was no longer working, I had to move, and after a year (minus two days) of living with my favorite brother and his wife on their farm in rural Oregon, I ended up with a job in a small town on the Mendocino coast of Northern California. I have come to love small-town life in a way I would never have anticipated. I just wish I weren’t so far from my dearest friends, who all live in the Bay Area.
#32
Have never and will never use a dating app.
Slytherin_4_LYF 3 years ago
Sometimes that is the only way people can get to know new people. Haven't used one in a while, but i def would again if i needed to.
Hubert Martin 3 years ago
This one is a bit shortsighted. Speaking as a married man who met his wife on OkCupid. We're celebrating our 1 year in August and have been together a total of 5 years. We both work jobs which require more than 40 hours a week. The online option was just so convenient for like-minded individuals. If your work 50-70 hours a week and have interests outside of a bottle, you really don't have the time to go bar crawling or whatever. Why limit yourself to a village when the countryside awaits? Be an adventurer, not just the blacksmith.
Michelle Krugh 3 years ago
Agreed! I met my husband on Match and had similar reasons. Online dating isn't always the horror fest the news makes it out to be, and can prevent some of us being forever lonely.
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Megan_Trys 3 years ago
I think this is dependent on where you live, age, and specific app. I tried many during my dating days and some were by far worse than others. If I ever met someone off of the apps I always made sure at least one person i could trust knew where I was going and with whom (name photos and number is I had it). In the end I actually met my husband on bumble and we have been happily married for almost a year now!
Bethany Tomchick 3 years ago
If you're part of a minority that has difficulty finding each other it is really helpful. I'm on the spectrum and so grateful for Autistic dating apps or I'd never fit in naturally.
Becca Claire 3 years ago
The thing with “dating” apps is you need to be discerning. Tinder is not a dating app, it’s an online booty call; the Uber Eats of human interaction.
Wintermute 3 years ago
I refused to do this for years (still never have). I even looked down on friends that did - until I realized they were having more luck with the ladies than I ever did by being aloof and snobby. Do what works for you. Meeting people is a gamble no matter how you do it. Why take away options?
LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago
I used one once for a month on and off. Always the same dudes I saw. The few ones I thought looked decent and hot turned out to be just like the jerks in school. Completely shallow, impatient and void of any likeable personality, and just wanted a hook up. They don't even read your profile to see you're looking for long term.
UpQuarkDownQuark 3 years ago
Met my wife through a dating app. As a 42-year-old introvert, there really wasn’t any other way I going to meet anybody. And thoroughly filling out the profile weeded out the partiers, smokers, politically conservative and religious. I’ve been happily married to my amazing, animal-loving, utterly hilarious and lovely wife for just over eight years now. 💗
Brian Garcia 3 years ago
I'll echo that. My wife and I met on a dating app; albeit not like the ones that are out there now. Met in '99, four dates over four days in a row, and pretty much decided no use looking anymore. Been married coming up on 18 years with a 15 year old son...couldn't be happier! I knew I wasn't the person that's going to strike up a conversation at a bar or club. For anyone out there considering using an app I'd only pass along this advice...be honest; my experience had been you get out of it what you put into it (e.g., profile, likes, etc.). It can really cut through a lot of the B.S.
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Ian Reynolds 3 years ago
I have never either, I don't think my wife would appreciate it if I did.
Alana Voeks 3 years ago (edited)
Might I, instead, recommend a common interest website? You'll meet someone more naturally there and be more likely to hit it off better. General dating sites make it just seem like you both are interested in one thing, and that's why it tends to not work out too much.
Kamie Jones 3 years ago
The horrors my friends have shared (men and women) keep me far from these apps. Ironically it keeps the people who tell me the stories balls deep in it still 🤣🤣
BetterBitterButter 3 years ago
There are matrimonial apps too. I just can't wrap my head around this idea.But I guess to each their own.
Boris Long-Johnson 3 years ago
Do I dare google what a matrimonial app is?
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Andreas Kähler 3 years ago
For me with social anxiety it was pretty much the only way to find someone. We are now married for 6 years
Dav Carro-Ripalda 3 years ago (edited)
I have three friends who have found their actual partners on dating apps. When your social life lack places to meet new people, I find this apps useful.
Tiffany Head 3 years ago
There's a lot to not like about dating apps but for people who don't like going out to bars and stuff dating apps are so much easier to deal with. If you're talking to someone who is annoying you you can just stop talking to them or block them if needed. Harder to do in real life. Met my husband on Match. Been together for almost 5 years, married for 1.
NV Mama 3 years ago
I was new to an area, not into church, not into bars, remote office, an avid runner/hiker, and the few people I knew were married... tried eHarmony one weekend and ended up meeting my future spouse. Our 15-year anniversary is next week. It kind of depends on what you're looking for...
Liam Lowenthal 3 years ago
Glad you're in a position where you don't need to. Once again, you are you, you are not everyone else.
Scourge McCloud 3 years ago (edited)
I was on IMVU but that was just a hangout site mostly (that people were using for other reasons I found out). I met my boyfriend on there from random chat and while I'm happy with him, I can understand why people are wanting to avoid dating Apps.
Glynn Reid 3 years ago
Dating app people....."I'm totally desperate, have no social skills, can't approach people in real life. Have no self confidence, can't be bothered putting in real effort and am basically here because even misfits need random sex, sometimes. Looking for similar...or a stalker/predator" Weirdos
Jonathan Adamczewski 3 years ago
I felt the same but it's become required as I can't find any single women out in the wild.
Tmartin105 3 years ago
Me neither... but I don't think my wife would appreciate it very much if I did
somnomania 3 years ago
i tried one as a personal experiment. chatted with one guy a bit, hit the point where it was getting a little more personal and flirty, immediately panicked, cut the conversation, logged out, and have never been back since. dating confuses me anyway.
kybourbonpearls 3 years ago
The internet is scary for sure. I met my husband on Farmers Only and we have been together 14 years and married almost 11. I think most dating apps now are used for hookups unfortunately.
martin734 3 years ago
I have used them, with varying results. I have met some really nice people through them, and also some not so nice people, It depends what you are looking for. I have found that Grindr and Tinder have more than their share of nutters and are more geared towards casual hookups than actual dating but sometimes casual fun is exactly what I am looking for.
Bob Cakin 3 years ago
Dating apps are the commodification of relationships. They are apps made by people whose only care is figuring out how best to profit off of your love life. They also very rarely work because they aren't designed to actually work. If we think about dating apps from a capitalist perspective, there is very little financial incentive to make a dating app that actually works and sets people up with successful relationships. Because the second that happens, that is 2 users who are no longer using the app and therefore no longer crearing profits for the company. So they don't focus on making the app actually effective. They focus on monetization. Making it addictive. Sure there will be a lucky few who do manage to find good partners.... but those are a minority of users and the developers are aware of that. This is a great video diving deeper into this analysis of dating apps if anyone is interested: https://youtu.be/_iLnZ4HCrfo
Evi Grimes 3 years ago
Met my fiance on OkCupid. So glad I was open minded about trying a dating app. It was convenient for me because I'm extremely strange and I was able to find someone who compliments my strangeness, without having to get to know them before they can see something about me that puts them off, and then having to start over again. Like, I can be upfront about my interest in making art from animal bones.
#34
This might be oddly specific, it's wearing flip flops.
I grew up in a tourist beach town, I have never owned a pair of flip flops in my life. I find them wildly uncomfortable and people in my hometown look at me like a crazy person when I tell them I don't own a pair.
#36
brushing before breakfast:
doing that is basically wiping before you s**t and i refuse to do that
#37
Buy copious amounts of dishes, Why the f**k do you need 27 plates for the two people in your household. Im looking at you mom.
Random Panda 3 years ago (edited)
Do you never have guests over? I also have a dumber reason for it - so I can use my dishwasher. I wouldn't run it for just two or three plates (it's wasting water and energy) and I hate washing dishes, so I have enough to use until the dishwasher is full.
#38
The Hustle Culture. Although I like the idea of bettering your life but always thinking of doing something or the other will leave you with burnout. Taking a break regularly is nessecary Edit: It's good if you are in a bad place. But it's not always about working your a*s off. What's important is taking a break and keep it from becoming toxic
Yeah, you heard 3 years ago
What does this even mean? To me, hustling means coercing or tricking people into doing something or buying something. I don't think that's generally accepted though is it?
#40
Play wordle
#41
Vaping
Bill Evs 3 years ago
Depends which way you look at it. Don't get me wrong I don't think anyone should just take up vaping for the sake of it. However vaping was the one thing that helped me quit cigarettes after many other failed attempts and has done for many other ex-smokers I know. Yes it could be argued that I swapped one addiction for another but weaning myself off the vape was easier than cigarettes by a county mile. Again if you've never smoked then don't start vaping just cos but as a tool to help people quit cigarettes it can be useful.
#42
Sleep around. Meaningless physical touch just grosses me out.
Zedrapazia 3 years ago
Non native speaker here, what's "sleep around"? I know what sleeping is, but how do you sleep around something or someone?
#43
Making my husband have a man cave. It’s his house too. He shouldn’t just be banished to one room
#44
Upload pictures of yourself online
Jo Johannsen 3 years ago
I dislike having my picture taken. Posting one online is totally out of the question.
#45
I refuse to pay for an autograph of any kind. I've been a book signing or two, but that was because I liked the author. Every famous person I've met has been by total accident.
#46
Eating a*s! I remember when everyone thought it was f*****g disgusting and now people are turned on by eating literal s**t and have their a*s eaten. Can't understand how our evolution has come to this.
#47
Use literally when I mean figuratively.
#48
Credit card debt… like… why?!?! Nah, just kidding, I’m American, I have cc debt
Jo Johannsen 3 years ago
The sole reason I use my CC is to get "rewards". The balance is paid monthly. Hopefully, I never have an emergency that will change that.
#49
Climb up the ladder and be the boss. I could but why.
LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago
I'll admit I have no interest in getting promoted at work. I experience firsthand how they treat their employees. I could never be the one to beg someone who's in the hospital very sick to "try to make an effort to come in. You're health is not as important as our client's money." F**k that.
#50
sex. the idea makes me uncomfortable and weirded out but if u dont do it then ur weird for being a virgin
Mary Rose Kent 3 years ago
You have to make decisions based on your own feelings and values. Nobody—and I really mean zero people—should have sex because of peer-group pressure.
#51
Stand for the national anthem it’s not a political statement. I just don’t like group programmed things just because everyone is doing it I have to. Plus I know the contributions my family has made for the USA.
Sandra Libertad 3 years ago
I hate hymns and flags. I don't and never had this patriotic feeling, to be born in one country or another is an accident and doesn't define me as a person.
#52
Lie out of politeness If i have to, I would rather just say nothing, point out a separate positive(deflect), or find the best way to not hurt their feelings Sparing someone the brunt of the truth does not only hurt their development, but its hugely patronizing
#54
I felt this way for a long time, but my partner is the youngest of 5 siblings and the family has never had a wedding or proper family function (outside of casual holidays). Even his parents eloped! Our initial plan for a small backyard wedding kept growing and growing as logistics got more difficult: renting a tent, tables, chairs, tablecloths, place settings, port-o-potties, building a viable dance floor for the backyard. With 2 big families, our minimum headcount was higher than we'd like. Annnnd with a bigger headcount, you either pay for a venue or save a mere grand for the stress of building your own venue and dealing with thrice as many vendors 😅 We've still had a ton of reservations about the cost (wedding is in June), but recently learned that some family members on his side are in very poor health and not long for this world. Soon as we learned that, the cost didn't seem as important as having the first formal family reunion in 75 years. We've joked straight through that a wedding is not about the couple getting married, and it seems truer than ever. Humbled to provide the opportunity to celebrate with everyone and to get real family portraits. It definitely isn't the choice for everyone.
#55
Go to bed early like f**k you I still get my 8 hours
troufaki13 3 years ago
It depends on your schedule the morning after. And also, if I'm not mistaken the sleep hormones are released during the night
#56
Do dishes! If it brakes in the dish washer it goes in the trash. (also I dont buy things that dont go in the dish washer)
Final score:
8points
#57
Register my vehicle on time. The tiniest of tiny protests.
Vanessa Richardson 3 years ago
So you’d rather (potentially) be pulled over by the police and/or fined? This one is weird to me.
What do you think ?
Cactuar Jon 3 years ago
Businesses bending to please customers no matter what. This whole 'the customer is always right' mentality. It is soul destroying for the workers that have to deal with these kinds of customers and it's about time businesses start standing up for themselves against entitled baby adults who act like it's the end of the world when they have to cover their own return postage costs. Humans should not be treat so badly by other humans while trying to provide them with a service!
Lisa Swager 3 years ago
Agreed. Be the customer who gets awesome service because you are polite, respectful, and worth helping to have a good outcome.
Load More Replies... Bill Evs 3 years ago
Smart phone obsession. I know people who seemingly can't put their phone down for more than a few minutes at a time.
Monday 3 years ago
My mother is like that. I have the tendency to forget about the existence of my phone for days at a time though, which isn't really great for communication either.
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Debbie 3 years ago
Didn't read the entire list, but to me it seems many were just "getting older and more relaxed and less caring about what other thinks" things. Could also be titled "Things you stop worrying about when you are growing older".
Phil Vaive 3 years ago
Some of them were definitely like that, others were just pretentious (like the ones that refuse to say "grande" or "venti")
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John Baker 3 years ago
Use Alexa. Not only are there privacy issues, I do not talk to inanimate objects.
Tamra 3 years ago
I'd like to say I'm the same, although I did cuss a tree limb when I tripped over it yesterday. Falling, at my age, is not funny. F*****g tree limb.
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magpookie1133 3 years ago
Why is wearing tall heels not on this list? I refuse to wear things that causes pain in my feet and cause disfigurement in toes over time. I just don't get it.
Jennifer Lee 3 years ago
I can't believe that wearing high heels is still a thing. They feel horrible and they deform your toes. I haven't worn heels in years and my toes are all perfectly straight and smooth.
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Elissa H 3 years ago
Thinking my way is the only way... I'm so tired of people thinking that what is right to them/for them is right for everyone. Especially now that the government is making decisions for everyone based on their own private/religious beliefs.
Phil Vaive 3 years ago
I'm of two minds on this. I can see your point of view, for sure, but humans wouldn't have succeeded as a species without cooperation, and without thinking of the group as a whole. We're social animals because alone, we're not that great. We're fragile, we're weak (compared to other animals that are similarly sized), we're slow...if a human and a chimp had a fight, the chimp would eat the human's face off. If 50 humans fought the chimp, they would win. If 49 humans sat back and did nothing while one fought it, then the chimp would win and move on to the next person. And the next. And the next. Now imagine that chimp is covid and you can see why vaccines and masking and social distancing are so important
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SoloDadof3 3 years ago
People downvoting your comments when they are on subject, then getting a ban because BP refuses to even have a person check first!
Phil Vaive 3 years ago
Yeah, getting your comments hidden because it's an unpopular opinion is a bummer
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Karen Barker 3 years ago
The obsession with hero worshipping the military. It's overdone and ridiculous.
Ruby 3 years ago
Always having your phone out during concerts. Live in the moment people, why do you need to record a whole darn song and block the view for others?! The amount of phones in the air filming nowadays when the band gets on stage, it's crazy.
Phil Vaive 3 years ago
That one seems weird to me too - like, you aren't doing a better job of recording the concert than the professional videographers are doing (probably at that same concert), all you'll hear on the phone is the screaming of the people around you (because phone microphones work different than human ears), and all you'll see is a distant blur of lights because the camera can't pick out what the human eye focuses on...it's really just a waste of time
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Phil Vaive 3 years ago
For me, it's watching gory movies. Like the Saw franchise, or Final Destination, or any other movies where they viscerally show people getting killed. There's something really wrong with a culture that has movie theatres full of people watching human bodies being torn apart, but showing people having sex is still considered to be pretty taboo.
Ein Steinbeck 3 years ago
Fvck late-stage capitalism and all of its fans. I refuse to put corporations over humans.
I've been watching you since 3 years ago
Acting like the customer is always right. Not true AT ALL. The saying is just a way for rude people to manipulate employees and get what they want most times.
Noel Benavente 3 years ago
Celebrating my birthday or congratulate people on theirs... i absolutelly see no reason.
Charlie Glass 3 years ago
I don't understand why there are paragraphs on not drinking and not smoking and about dating apps between the numbered points. This website is hard to read.
PixelatedPeach 3 years ago
I never had any interest in downloading TikTok, but my mom always likes sending me TikToks she likes, so I finally downloaded the app just so I can watch what my mom sends me but I just don’t bother with it otherwise 🤷🏼♀️
Linda Tisue 3 years ago
Taking a cruise ferry. More over taking a car in the ferry so one can drive around. I live in Sweden.for all the ecofriendly people, somehow Swedes think it is their birthright to take those polluting cruises.
Sabrina Bowen 3 years ago
Having friends. I don't have friends, I don't want friends. I have my husband a d that's often more social interaction than I can handle or want.
Amo Mazzuchelli 3 years ago
This is a "just do you" post, I like it people shouldn't feel pressured to do thing they just don't want to do
Lorie Shewbridge 3 years ago (edited)
This may not be totally the norm, but using the insanely hard-to-read cApItAl AnD sMaLl letter typing. I HATE it. Please stop it, people!!! I know, I did it there, just for effect so you could see what I meant. 🤬
Phil Vaive 3 years ago
I get the reasoning for it though - it's meant to denote mockery and sarcasm, which is inherently VERY tricky to get across with the written word. It's meant to be read the way a kid would repeat back something you said to make fun of you: "I said to go clean your room!" "I sAid tO go cLeAn YoUr rOoooOmM"
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Iga Błażejewska 3 years ago
I will never drink coffee. I find it equal to alcohol and cigarettes and pot, it's addictive and it irks me that caffeine addiction is so normalized.
RaroaRaroa 3 years ago
I gave up by #7. Nothing on that list is stuff I consider people are "normally" doing anyway. Except the posting their good deeds, which is fine by me. It does no harm, and if it's the only reason someone does a good deed, who cares. The recipient of the deed still receives.
Bryan With A Why 3 years ago
It's the only reason I read this article because it's 100% on the dot. Nobody cares about your pride or your mental illnesses. Just fix yourself and work on building a better family and stop caring what the world thinks.
Load More Replies... Alana Voeks 3 years ago
The idea that you NEED to respect your parents. They brought you into this world, but you can take yourself out. Not only that, but don't you think the ones WITH EXPERIENCE should be working for the respect, not the other way around? Doing the bare minimum is not earning respect. That's doing your due diligence for bringing a life into this world.
Lisa Swager 3 years ago
I hate the media-centric displays of who is gay today. I dont care who you do, you do you! I just dont need it taking my news feed. Not my business.
Phil Vaive 3 years ago
Down voted for SURE. This is SUCH a hetero-centric point of view. Nobody asked for your input. But you know who does care about celebrities coming out? Gay people. People who are still in the closet. People who still have to fear for their LIVES when they consider coming out. People who worry about being attacked, having their lives on the line, for walking or talking "too gay". When gay is normalized, people like me won't have to worry as much. When people like Lil Nas X, Elliott Page, and Kristen Stewart come out, and talk about it, and share it, they are making life immeasurably better for people like them. But sure, they should STFU because it annoys your breeder a*s.
Load More Replies... Stefan 3 years ago
Having a pet. For me, it doesn't make any sense. Why would you breed and slave an animal, remove all their wild instinct for absolute no use other than serve humans' lack of affection.
ThePlantMoss 3 years ago
Dogs have been domesticated for thousands and thousands of years, humans love companionship - and animals are nonjudgemental and loyal
Load More Replies... Phil Vaive 3 years ago
Out of all the topics that are glamourized in pop culture and music, you chose to make polygamy your example? Not like, rape, child molestation, murder? Polygamy is your hill to die on? Weird.
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Cactuar Jon 3 years ago
Businesses bending to please customers no matter what. This whole 'the customer is always right' mentality. It is soul destroying for the workers that have to deal with these kinds of customers and it's about time businesses start standing up for themselves against entitled baby adults who act like it's the end of the world when they have to cover their own return postage costs. Humans should not be treat so badly by other humans while trying to provide them with a service!
Lisa Swager 3 years ago
Agreed. Be the customer who gets awesome service because you are polite, respectful, and worth helping to have a good outcome.
Load More Replies... Bill Evs 3 years ago
Smart phone obsession. I know people who seemingly can't put their phone down for more than a few minutes at a time.
Monday 3 years ago
My mother is like that. I have the tendency to forget about the existence of my phone for days at a time though, which isn't really great for communication either.
Load More Replies... Debbie 3 years ago
Didn't read the entire list, but to me it seems many were just "getting older and more relaxed and less caring about what other thinks" things. Could also be titled "Things you stop worrying about when you are growing older".
Phil Vaive 3 years ago
Some of them were definitely like that, others were just pretentious (like the ones that refuse to say "grande" or "venti")
Load More Replies... John Baker 3 years ago
Use Alexa. Not only are there privacy issues, I do not talk to inanimate objects.
Tamra 3 years ago
I'd like to say I'm the same, although I did cuss a tree limb when I tripped over it yesterday. Falling, at my age, is not funny. F*****g tree limb.
Load More Replies... magpookie1133 3 years ago
Why is wearing tall heels not on this list? I refuse to wear things that causes pain in my feet and cause disfigurement in toes over time. I just don't get it.
Jennifer Lee 3 years ago
I can't believe that wearing high heels is still a thing. They feel horrible and they deform your toes. I haven't worn heels in years and my toes are all perfectly straight and smooth.
Load More Replies... Elissa H 3 years ago
Thinking my way is the only way... I'm so tired of people thinking that what is right to them/for them is right for everyone. Especially now that the government is making decisions for everyone based on their own private/religious beliefs.
Phil Vaive 3 years ago
I'm of two minds on this. I can see your point of view, for sure, but humans wouldn't have succeeded as a species without cooperation, and without thinking of the group as a whole. We're social animals because alone, we're not that great. We're fragile, we're weak (compared to other animals that are similarly sized), we're slow...if a human and a chimp had a fight, the chimp would eat the human's face off. If 50 humans fought the chimp, they would win. If 49 humans sat back and did nothing while one fought it, then the chimp would win and move on to the next person. And the next. And the next. Now imagine that chimp is covid and you can see why vaccines and masking and social distancing are so important
Load More Replies... SoloDadof3 3 years ago
People downvoting your comments when they are on subject, then getting a ban because BP refuses to even have a person check first!
Phil Vaive 3 years ago
Yeah, getting your comments hidden because it's an unpopular opinion is a bummer
Load More Replies... Karen Barker 3 years ago
The obsession with hero worshipping the military. It's overdone and ridiculous.
Ruby 3 years ago
Always having your phone out during concerts. Live in the moment people, why do you need to record a whole darn song and block the view for others?! The amount of phones in the air filming nowadays when the band gets on stage, it's crazy.
Phil Vaive 3 years ago
That one seems weird to me too - like, you aren't doing a better job of recording the concert than the professional videographers are doing (probably at that same concert), all you'll hear on the phone is the screaming of the people around you (because phone microphones work different than human ears), and all you'll see is a distant blur of lights because the camera can't pick out what the human eye focuses on...it's really just a waste of time
Load More Replies... Phil Vaive 3 years ago
For me, it's watching gory movies. Like the Saw franchise, or Final Destination, or any other movies where they viscerally show people getting killed. There's something really wrong with a culture that has movie theatres full of people watching human bodies being torn apart, but showing people having sex is still considered to be pretty taboo.
Ein Steinbeck 3 years ago
Fvck late-stage capitalism and all of its fans. I refuse to put corporations over humans.
I've been watching you since 3 years ago
Acting like the customer is always right. Not true AT ALL. The saying is just a way for rude people to manipulate employees and get what they want most times.
Noel Benavente 3 years ago
Celebrating my birthday or congratulate people on theirs... i absolutelly see no reason.
Charlie Glass 3 years ago
I don't understand why there are paragraphs on not drinking and not smoking and about dating apps between the numbered points. This website is hard to read.
PixelatedPeach 3 years ago
I never had any interest in downloading TikTok, but my mom always likes sending me TikToks she likes, so I finally downloaded the app just so I can watch what my mom sends me but I just don’t bother with it otherwise 🤷🏼♀️
Linda Tisue 3 years ago
Taking a cruise ferry. More over taking a car in the ferry so one can drive around. I live in Sweden.for all the ecofriendly people, somehow Swedes think it is their birthright to take those polluting cruises.
Sabrina Bowen 3 years ago
Having friends. I don't have friends, I don't want friends. I have my husband a d that's often more social interaction than I can handle or want.
Amo Mazzuchelli 3 years ago
This is a "just do you" post, I like it people shouldn't feel pressured to do thing they just don't want to do
Lorie Shewbridge 3 years ago (edited)
This may not be totally the norm, but using the insanely hard-to-read cApItAl AnD sMaLl letter typing. I HATE it. Please stop it, people!!! I know, I did it there, just for effect so you could see what I meant. 🤬
Phil Vaive 3 years ago
I get the reasoning for it though - it's meant to denote mockery and sarcasm, which is inherently VERY tricky to get across with the written word. It's meant to be read the way a kid would repeat back something you said to make fun of you: "I said to go clean your room!" "I sAid tO go cLeAn YoUr rOoooOmM"
Load More Replies... Iga Błażejewska 3 years ago
I will never drink coffee. I find it equal to alcohol and cigarettes and pot, it's addictive and it irks me that caffeine addiction is so normalized.
RaroaRaroa 3 years ago
I gave up by #7. Nothing on that list is stuff I consider people are "normally" doing anyway. Except the posting their good deeds, which is fine by me. It does no harm, and if it's the only reason someone does a good deed, who cares. The recipient of the deed still receives.
Bryan With A Why 3 years ago
It's the only reason I read this article because it's 100% on the dot. Nobody cares about your pride or your mental illnesses. Just fix yourself and work on building a better family and stop caring what the world thinks.
Load More Replies... Alana Voeks 3 years ago
The idea that you NEED to respect your parents. They brought you into this world, but you can take yourself out. Not only that, but don't you think the ones WITH EXPERIENCE should be working for the respect, not the other way around? Doing the bare minimum is not earning respect. That's doing your due diligence for bringing a life into this world.
Lisa Swager 3 years ago
I hate the media-centric displays of who is gay today. I dont care who you do, you do you! I just dont need it taking my news feed. Not my business.
Phil Vaive 3 years ago
Down voted for SURE. This is SUCH a hetero-centric point of view. Nobody asked for your input. But you know who does care about celebrities coming out? Gay people. People who are still in the closet. People who still have to fear for their LIVES when they consider coming out. People who worry about being attacked, having their lives on the line, for walking or talking "too gay". When gay is normalized, people like me won't have to worry as much. When people like Lil Nas X, Elliott Page, and Kristen Stewart come out, and talk about it, and share it, they are making life immeasurably better for people like them. But sure, they should STFU because it annoys your breeder a*s.
Load More Replies... Stefan 3 years ago
Having a pet. For me, it doesn't make any sense. Why would you breed and slave an animal, remove all their wild instinct for absolute no use other than serve humans' lack of affection.
ThePlantMoss 3 years ago
Dogs have been domesticated for thousands and thousands of years, humans love companionship - and animals are nonjudgemental and loyal
Load More Replies... Phil Vaive 3 years ago
Out of all the topics that are glamourized in pop culture and music, you chose to make polygamy your example? Not like, rape, child molestation, murder? Polygamy is your hill to die on? Weird.
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