On This Instagram Page, People Share Unpopular Opinions And Here Are 50 Of The Most Polarizing Ones (New Posts)
Everyone is entitled to having their own beliefs. Some people keep them to themselves. Some like to blare them out every chance they get. And others have views so unconventional, they completely go against the status quo.
When not every opinion is greeted with open arms, we’re lucky to have the internet where we can spark a discussion with complete strangers. There’s an Instagram account dedicated to sharing some of the best posts from the popular subreddit called Unpopular opinion. From electric vehicles to stuffed animals, members of this community have something to say about virtually any aspect of life.
So get ready to dive into some of the best posts this account had to offer. Upvote the ones you agree with, and, if you want to stir some emotions, share your own disputable views in the comments below. Psst! After you’re done, be sure to check out Part 1 of this post right here.
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I agree, too many times people feel entitled due to their age. You don't owe anyone anything. Congrats on the souvenir and the story you will be able to tell your friends and family.
In Finland, speeding tickets are income based. Just as an example.
Sometimes, we're discouraged from expressing our unpopular opinions because of the adverse reactions we might get from the people around us. Whether we’re talking about politics, religion, or popular culture, sharing our deepest beliefs can make someone feel pretty irritated.
However, while some end up scratching their heads from confusion, others see a like-minded person and gladly show their support in heated discussions. After all, a controversial point of view does not instantly mean that it’s uncommon. When you push your fears of being the odd one to the side, it’s much likely you'll encounter others sharing the same thoughts as you.
Brandwatch, a digital consumer intelligence company, was on a mission to investigate the most popular unpopular opinions on social media. They looked at consumers’ mentions from January 1 to June 30, 2020, excluding news, retweets, and shares. Results showed that 1.6M people shared their controversial beliefs in this period. Also, there were 34% more mentions during the lockdown compared to the four months prior.
Greed and narcissism... it's sad, but it's human nature. The majority of the people out there are fake as heck, and will do things like posting videos of themselves crying on the internet as PR moves, to help promote and enhance their brands, to help them gain those clicks, likes, follows, and subscribes. Even more sad is that there ARE the odd few out there who honestly have no one and no where else to turn to, and are using the internet to reach out. But those odd genuine few are usually buried and overshadowed by all the loud popular influencers out there, with their TikToks and viral videos and their memes.
Harassment is the right word. What happened to Diana and other famous people with the paparazzi actually haunting them, spying and giving no Fu*ks. But here's a thought: Who the hell buys those rag mag's is an accomplice bc if they stop buying that filth then the paparazzi will (nearly) go away or at least be way less.
When it comes to the topics people touch on, the top ones were about characters in pop culture, TV shows, dislike of fandoms, and books. People shared their complaints about some of the bestsellers of the century and aired their grievances about how some shows have become outdated. For example, 34K mentions called out Friends "for being hugely popular, despite some aspects not being acceptable today."
The researchers also looked into Reddit, where 958K users shared their gripes. "It seems like lockdown got to Reddit users, too. Posts to r/UnpopularOpinions increased 105%." They found that many of these mentions touched on things that happened on the platform itself. Most of them were focused on sports players, subreddits, and seeing change as not being good.
I read a quote before, wouldn't it be safer to fire blanks at someone than fire bullets at someone with a bullet proof vest
So while it can be fun to share your controversial views online, they also let others say opposing views, have heated discussions, and see things from different perspectives. Anna Akbari, P.hD., is a sociologist, writer, and speaker who shared her thoughts on why unpopularity isn’t necessarily a bad thing in a piece on The Psychology Today.
She explained that if we want to be happy, successful, and feel of service, we don’t actually need to appeal to the masses. "See, we’re complicated beings, each with our own unique experiences, full of biases and contradictions and, hopefully, a point of view," she wrote. "Having a point of view is a good thing, even when that view isn’t universally embraced."
You ruined it with "sure they're cute" because that's the whole point, they're NOT cute, people have just been trained into thinking they are. People need to realise that inbred dogs with serious health problems are the exact opposite of cute.
100% - the cheater is the one at fault - unless the people they cheated with is also someone who you have a relationship with then it's equal blame as they both owe you loyalty. I've never understood the blame being passed to the person they cheat with, and it's usually women who blame the other woman when their guy cheats - I sure there's a patriarchal link to all that that could be deciphered but seriously, they're just a shitty person if they knew he was involved with someone - if they didn't then they're just as much a victim in it all. This idea that men can't help themselves if offered sex has to stop - you don't accidentally have sex - yeah, you may regret it after but you totally know what you're doing while you're doing it.
While we can wholeheartedly stand by one issue, we can also not see eye to eye on another. "Agreeing to disagree on most things in life is fine—assuming it doesn’t restrict the liberty or human rights of others. It’s when we start to think that we need to agree on everything all the time to merely function together that we get into trouble," Akbari mentioned.
Needless to say, popularity isn’t essentially bad. Lots of things that are commonly and generally accepted by our society are considered as "safe". Akbari explained that we don’t have to immediately or categorically reject the popular stuff but rather "selectively embrace it, or at least occasionally challenge it."
Yes, it really should be free. I have been in therapy on and off for years and it has been free (/paid by taxes). It's due to mental health issues so free healthcare = free mental healthcare. I learned a lot and cope much better. I wish it was available to all who needs it. To hear that people live with anxiety, ptsd, depression etc and can't afford therapy to learn how to cope better is really, REALLY sad.
I don't use those sites anymore. If you want me to subscribe, or permit adverts in my ad blocker, or click a cookie thing every time, I just bounce. Enjoy your bouncerate and zero ad revenue. ALSO. PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD stop with the f*****g animated adverts. They drive my poor ADHD ass crazy. I can't stand it.
However, if your views are not clinging to the mainstream popular or if they tend to stir some unexpected or even rude reactions, "don't despair. You don’t need to bend toward conformity, and you may even be able to cash in—financially and socially—on stepping outside the conventional bounds."
She mentioned two rules that people who tend to lean into unpopularity should remember. The first one is that you should actually believe what you’re saying or doing. "Disagreeing for the sport of it is annoying and, rightfully, no one likes or respects you if you do that. So stop it," the sociologist advised.
In many cases I would agree but in many I would not. For example If an employee of mine turned out to be a KKK member, or they were videoed ridiculing a disabled person I would fire them without hesitation.
Retired teacher here, so let me weigh in on the realities. For elementary school kids, I'd overwhelmingly vote yes. Younger kids want to please the teacher; they want to be around the teacher, around other kids, in class. HOWEVER, as someone who taught middle and high school for 26 years, this does not work at all. By that time, there are a lot of kids who are looking for any way to leave the classroom. Yes, there are times they need to use the bathroom, but quite often they also want to socialize. There have been groups in certain years (not all by any means) that texted and met up in bathrooms and fought, too. It helps if a teacher has a sign in/out pass, or gives a certain number of tickets per month. Other children who don't have to use the bathroom COULD give a classmate a ticket if they felt generous.
"The second rule is to embrace your unpopular opinions with the knowledge and grace that not everyone shares your point of view," she continued. This rule can be quite tough since we humans have a general tendency to want others to agree with us. After all, it makes us feel heard and valued.
However, following this guideline "starts with a promise to both give up convincing other people to buy into your less popular opinions and to stop shaming them for their own thoughts and actions."
My previous boss (who was an absolute jerk!) used to say "there's a line of people waiting to take your place, if you quit." I did quite eventually. Seven years later and... my place is still unoccupied. And not just mine - two other people also quit from that office, and replacements could never be found. Or someone would start and then quit a month later due to the conditions. I guess the line of people for my spot turned out to be a bit too short ;)
Or, stop suing everyone for making mistakes. Yes there are serious negligence cases, but they're a lot less common than the cases where "negligence" is claimed, but it's just an honest mistake. Americans really need to stop that s**t.
We have to get rid of the phrase "unskilled labour". A janitor needs practical skills far above average (at least a good one does), and the working conditions of courier drivers or fastfood workers require a great deal of stamina and resilience. In any job you can go from beginner to master, working your job better or faster. Even more important, the economy absolutely depends on the jobs we tend to call "unskilled". Usually, in any company, if a middle manager is absent for some days, work continues more or less as usual. If the cleaning lady is absent, you notice the problems after a day or two the latest.
After that, it’s all about trusting yourself. If you believe that some things are just not right, don’t be shy and share your views with others because, chances are, there are people out there just like you. According to Akbari, there is value in dissent. "There’s often truth at the fringes and insight in unpopular perspectives. Greatness comes neither from blindly following nor from knee-jerk rejecting."
"Many of our greatest historical figures held really, really unpopular opinions. They did stuff that made people cringe or even retaliate against them. Going against the grain takes guts. And that courage is admirable, even if we disagree with what they’re saying or doing—but only when executed with integrity from a place of personal honesty," she wrote.
If you don't trust your partner, then you don't trust your own choice of partner.
We switched my kid to a Montessori school because they got to 6th grade and there was no AP option so they were just sitting there bored. It costs a good bit, but I have no reason to think public schools will be better for my kid than they were for me.
I'll probably be downvoted, but this also applies to the African American label. Your distant ancestors were from Africa,you were born in the US therefore you are American. You don't hear people of Asian or African ancestrysaying they are Chinese English or Ghanian Scottish,they are English or Scottish or just plain British.
Well this is obvious, it also applies to many of the "50 years of driving and no accidents" type people... Yes Mrs Miggins, but only because everyone has done such a good job of avoiding your ass
Currently laid on my bed, contorting myself around 3 dogs and wouldn't have it any other way.
Bought a bigger bed so my 3 dogs and I had more space. They still took up the whole bed and I agree I wouldn't have it any other way either.
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F**k off. I have a 60 pound pitbull and a 9 pound chiweenie. The pitbull is sweet but stupid, and she has no concept of her size. She's not allowed on the sofa because I don't want her jumping into people's laps, squashing the senior cat/chiweenie or trying to push into people's laps like a rude pig. She has a comfy bed right by my "spot" and other than yearning to be a lap dog, she's very happy. I also take her to the beach/hiking/ long walks and love on her. She was found on the side of the road in a forest, pregnant AF, has the scars from cigarette burns and was heartworm positive. I pulled her from the shelter the day she was going to be euthanized and went through the process of heartworm treatment then spaying, yet somehow *I'm* abusive? Setting boundaries with children and pets isn't abusive, it's responsible.
Yeah, this. We have more doggy-beds than couches in the house, all of varying fluffyness and size. I wouldn't terribly mind my dog to be on my couch with me but she doesn't want to be there and if someone decides their couch is only for human bottoms, that's just fine as long as they don't lock the dog in the basement or outside! And going for long walks with the dogs is more important than having them on the furniture anyway!
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with all respect, i disagree with this. get the animal a doggie bed. i don't want feet or buttholes, human or otherwise, where i rest my face...
Yeah, I don't want a ton of dog or cat hair in my bed or wake up with an ass in my face. As for the furniture, also no. I don't want to sit down and get up with hair stuck all over my clothes and I don't want that for my company either. That's why there's pet beds.
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My cat otherwise has full run of the place, but the kitchen counter is off-limits. She humors me to the extent of not going there when I'm looking. :)
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Hell to the no! I have a cow dog. I love my cow dog, and she has the run of indoors and out. I take her in the car, and when I'm riding my horses in the desert. There is no way I would let a critter that LIVES to roll in mud, cow s**t and the occasional dead sheep, cat, or badger, and thinks Eau de Skunk = Chanel no 5 get on MY bed. There has been the rare occasion that I made her ride back in the horse trailer rather than get in the truck.
This! LOL my beagle is obsessed with fox poo! She's lovely, but also a little stink beast.
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First off, whomever posted this probably doesn't have cats or a husky, second off I don't believe there's anything wrong with having an expectation to sit on a brand new couch that set you back a pretty penny without sitting in dog hair, slobber or cat vomit. But most importantly, barring abusive or neglectful pet parenting, stop being so judgmental.
yep, I have pets and I am nice to them. Not letting them sleep on a couch (or in the case of my cat, vomit on the couch), does not mean I do not care for them. This is just weird obsession.
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I knew someone who's parents didn't even let the dog INSIDE the house...the dog is dead...
My shepherd is my current pillow and my cat is draped across my side watching the snow fall. My pets belong in bed with me
I don't like my dogs on the couch for the same reason I don't like people putting their shoes on the couch. Have you seen the s**t we walk on outside? Then to put that s**t on my couch? Uh uh. Nope.
I understand the thought behind this, but it's personal choice. My Dane's are NOT and will never be allowed on the furniture. . If other's want to have their pets on the couch, go for it!! To me, that's the same as letting them eat directly off my plate at the kitchen table
You've got to have big furniture for a Dane to even think about it!
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I have 3 cats, one a 23 lb. ginger Maine C**n, and when all of them are napping on me I'm warm, cozy, and covered with a weighted blanket of floof!
I have a maine c**n as well they're humongous lol and I have a bengal lying next to me on my bed rn lol
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That s**t never made sense to me. I get that cleaning isn't convenient, but imagine having places in your own home that you're not allowed for reasons you don't understand, when your world is already incredibly small. Furniture can be covered and cleaned, floors can be swept and vacuumed and mopped. The only place my dogs aren't allowed is *in* my bed because of my allergies, but they're still allowed *on* the bed.
Dogs are content enough that there's a clear rule, they don't care if they don't know why the rule exists. When my family had a dog we didn't let him on the furniture (except when he was scared by fireworks he wanted company). He had comfy places that were his and we didn't sit as well, so it goes both ways.
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It's futile. When their hooman is gone, they're going for the good spots.
I don't see the problem with this one -- some people don't like dog hair, or dirty foot prints, or dog slobber, or whatever on the couch and bed. And dogs can live a happy fulfilling life without ever sitting on the couch. My dog doesn't even want to get on most furniture, he sleeps beside the bed, never gets on the couch or other furniture.... except for one chair near a window where we put a comfy blanket and he can sleep on the chair while still keeping an eye out for squirrels in his yard.
My dog is a muddy filthy mess.she rolls in chicken poop.she has her own couch.i visit.
Why have pets if they aren't part of your life? If they scratch or chew your furniture, train them not to and give them plenty of toys and active playtime. Do research before getting an animal so you know how to best care for it.
Not allowing the dogs on the furniture doesn’t mean they’re not part of my life, or that I don’t know how to care for them. It means we set the standards, not them. It means I don’t want to vacuum the furniture every day, or deal with my daughter’s Heeler choking on a throw cushion, or her Collie turning the bedspread from white to grey, or our Pug hiding her treats in a hole in the upholstery, or our Greyhound wrapping himself up in the throw my daughter took so much care to make. Our dogs have upstairs crates at the foot of our bed, downstairs beds on the floor next to the couch, and made to fit beds in the back of our SUV. They go with us everywhere they’re welcome, and if they aren’t welcome, they go to doggie day care, where several well-trained associates supervise them indoors and out. They are obedient, well-trained, and a joy to have around.
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I have 2 cat beds on my desk and my dog takes my seat on the couch the second I get up. Wouldn't have it any other way.
The only reason my dog isn't allowed on the couch is that it's kinda small and that she has 2 doggie-beds and 2 pillows
We got a shelter dog almost ten years ago and we had to *convince* her to get up on the furniture. Now, we can't keep her off and we wouldn't have it any other way.
if they want to be inside on the couch im all for it. but some pets like it better outside especially cold weather breeds.
I have 2 dogs and 3 cats huddled on the sofa with right me right now, the other 2 dogs and cat are sat in a different chair, I love having them at my level.
I don't want my dogs on the table. They are allowed to sit or lie everywhere where humans sit or lie. Couch, bed, chairs... they are not allowed where humans do not sit or lie.
yeah like, if you have a nice piece of furniture like your great grandma's rocking chair then i could understand that but not letting them on your regular sofa? that's just mean.
I don't understand the people that don't want their dogs sleeping in bed with them 🤣
I don't mind my cat on my bed, what I mind is when I get up to go to the bathroom and he sneaks over to sit in my "warm" spot and then doesn't want to move when I get back!
Tell my dog that rule and she will bark at you and probably bite you as well.
When people foolishly ask Where does 'daisy dog' sleep? In the bed of course.
my dog has her own furniture she weighs 110 pounds if i let her on the couch or sleep in my bed where is my husband going to sit or sleep
In my house, he sleeps in another room.
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Definitely agree. I grew up in a household with pets and they would always be allowed on the couch, chair or beds. that's just how it is. One memory I have is of my Black Lab taking up the entire couch so my Step dad just sat on the floor to watch tv lol. Didn't want to wake up a sleeping dog
I've always welcomed my cats to snuggle in the bed with me. Current one is not a snuggler. I'd be happy if she'd jump up on the couch for pets.
When we got our rescue, we had to coax her into getting on the furniture. Now we can't keep her off and there have been plenty of times I've woken up with her at the bottom of the bed on my side, restricting me to roughly one quarter of a queen size bed. I have zero problems with this.
I grew up with a dog who wasn't allowed on the couch, but was provided comfy provisions of their own, we also weren't allowed to put shoes on the couch, because they're dirty from walking outside
Cat isn’t allowed on the dining table or any kitchen counters, or upstairs when people have gone to bed. He’s got the run of the house the rest of the time though.
So true my cats can go anywhere they want in the house on any bit of furniture and they do. Happy cats happy me
OH, BS! I don't let my dogs on the furniture after they've been outside playing all day. I don't want that poop butt on my furniture. A "pet animal" does lie on the floor while the "adult human" enjoys the couches. Don't try to shame people with outdoor dogs.
I've lost count the number of times my husband and I have sat on the floor while our 2 dogs sleep on the couch, ( both under 25 lbs - the dogs, not us ). They look so comfy, we don't have the heart to move them.
Pets are Family! You don’t like them on my couch, you are free to leave. No outfit is complete without per hair!!
And DO NOT DECLAW YOUR CATS!!! Get a ratty sofa, get scratching poles, get cheaper things at home, but DO NOT, DO NOT, DECLAW your cat's paws!! It's like chopping off the sensitive parts of your own fingertips, and it must stop NOW!!!
The one question I could not answer when getting a rescue dog was "Where will the dog sleep". How should I know? Under my duvet, on the duvet, in one of many dog beds around the flat, on the sofa, etc. They just wanted to know if I was going to use a crate.
I went so far as redesign my interior, plus added a room, specifically for all my cats. It's their home, too.
My dog Maisie is allowed anywhere in the house and on any of the furniture. She sleeps in my bed as well. She has a crate in the living room with a bed and blankets in it if she decides she needs to get away from the humans for awhile. She’s my baby.
Yeah, I (kind of tried) keeping my cats off my bed when I had a job that required me getting up super early. They just waited until I fell asleep and crawled on top of me. I gave up pretty quickly after day 2.
I disagree. Taking in stray cats which I refuse to have declawed. They are NOT allowed on my leather couch because I dont want it ruined. They have a whole farm to run around on and lots of things to claw. Just not my couch.
Nope! My dog goes outside to play every single day. We take her to the woods, to the beach, to other dogs gardens, to the dog playground. She loves to be outside when it rains. She loves to jump in mud puddles. I cannot shower her every day!! It wouldn’t even be good for her skin. So, nope. She is not allowed to be on my bed. But I do lay down on the floor to hug her and pet her.
I don’t allow one of our two dogs into my room but that’s just so he doesn’t steal my stuffed animals. None of the pets are allowed in my room unless I give them permission just so they don’t steal or ruin anything. But I still let them on my bed. And honestly the cats have been on every single piece of furniture in our house. Our dog has even been on the kitchen table before
I usually agree, but my family has a huge white couch (mom insisted), and both my dogs love to play in the mud so we don't let them on. We DO however have them sleep on our beds with us and let them get up on chairs, just not the couch. I can't get on the couch when I'm muddy either.
My husband wants dogs, but says they have to stay OUTSIDE! I told him he can’t have dogs unless they are inside, with the rest of their family. So we don’t have dogs.
No. I’m the master. Pet is lucky to live here, with quality food, heat and a/c, cuddles and play time. If I don’t want my dog on my couch it’s okay. Doesn’t mean I shouldn’t be a pet owner. That’s not abuse, it’s training.
I agree! Unless it's a cat we are talking about. Then they need to be outside so they can't report your habits and movements to the King of Darkness.
My dogs stay outside because they insist on it. Bring them in when it's bad and they throw a fit and charge back out as soon as they can regardless of the conditions.
How do you get any enjoyment out of your dogs if you don't interact with them for any significant amount of time? If they are outside all the time, and I assume you are not outside all the time yourself, why bother even having them?
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Some people have a choice? I have to ask the doggos permission to have place to sit/lie down.
I don't mind my cat lying on chairs or beds. But I don't like him on my computer. It's been a long time since he pressed the reset button to but it's always a possibility.
I disagree completely. I love my dog, but she is a dog not a baby. She needs a firm bed to sleep on, not a soft sofa. And I need to have some "human only" spaces in my house and a dog that lives me and my family - but is also trained to understand some basic ground rules.
How about no. My pets aren't allowed to sit on the kitchen counter or anywhere else with human food and hot stuff. That does not make me a bad owner, quite the opposite actually.
I recently got the Cats and Dogs pack for Sims. Apart from a cat who won't stop waking up his mom when she's trying to get respite from her newborn, I don't much discipline the animals. Voyd is on the fridge? Good for him. Butch is on the couch? Cool.
I have had dogs who would NOT stay inside. In the summer I left the door open for them. After about ten minutes, they would go back out. I had an acre of land for them and they were big dogs. In winter they got too hot in the house, so wouldn't stay in.
Sorry but no. I love my dog but he is epileptic and he doesn't need to be falling off the couch when he has a seizure - they happen from time to time despite his medication. My bed is a total no go because I sleep in an adjustable, hospital-style bed due to disability and it is actively dangerous for him to sleep there given I often wake and need to adjust positions. Also, it's a smaller bed than most adults sleep in and the lack of space would also result in a fall were he to have a seizure there. He deserves to be safe as well as loved and staying on the floor on a nice bed is safer for him. I do not love him less because I put his safety before allowing him on the furniture, where he could potentially be seriously injured by a fall. This opinion is misinformed and judgemental AF. Every pet owner has their own circumstances that dictate how they care for their animals. Just because someone does it different to you does not mean they love or value their pet less.
Yes, with caveats. I don’t let pet birds sit on my shoulders because of potential injuries and behavioral problems, and I’m not a fan of just automatically allowing dogs on all furniture or cats on all surfaces, either. But! When I’ve had pets I’ve gone out of my way to make sure they have as rich a life as possible. Trustworthy animals get to sit with or on me (depending on size) and are routinely invited to be on appropriate furniture. I also don’t just routinely “maul” them with kisses, pets or hugs without making sure they are ok with it. Animals are not stuffies or slaves. They are individuals with their own boundaries and needs, just like our human friends.
If they feed the pet, keep it healthy, care for it, keep it safe, then anything else would qualify as personal preference. Those who wouldn’t do those things for a pet are the ones who shouldn’t have one
And then your dog lies on the bare floor, avoiding his nice bed, the rug, what have you. Vacuuming the endless corgi hair off the floor is hard enough for me. Vacuuming the couch is way too difficult. Our dog stays on the floor and nobody, including him, is unhappy about it.
A pet is already restricted to one house/ Don't even get me started on people who leave their pets outside. 😳 Dude make up your mind. In my opinion just treat your pets like you would treat yourself. Your pets love you; so love them back.
"Leave their pet outside" as in, the pet isn't allowed inside the house. Like a dog permanently chained up in the backyard.
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My parents are the ones who don't allow our dog on the couch and things like that, but mostly because of her hair. Heck, we treat her like royalty.
Nope. Besides the obvious and previously mentioned hair, drips and smears, it's better for the dynamic if the dog is physically lower than the humans. That said my Lab has an impressive variety of beds in the house, from high end flat ones, to hammock style. No room we use is without one. (And he needs different type of bed for warm vs. cold weather.)
It's incredibly unlikely that the pet doesn't have a bed or pillow on the floor. Don't leave your pet outside, but I would not have a pet on the furniture either.
Pets are family, and we have rules for how family should behave as well?? It seems this one was a popular post, not an unpopular one!
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As long as they are not exposed to the elements or chained down, I do not see the problem, that is how it is in nature. feel free to vote down. There's nothing cruel about it unless you live in a country with snow.
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Treating animals as family in the US is not relegated to whiteness here. We see suffering and want to help bc they need our help. They've evolved over 20,000 to 40,000 years as purely companion animals for people. There are fossils in South Africa of dogs buried w their owners from 1000s of years ago. So finding them repulsive would be fairly new to the story of humans. I guess it's the way your raised and what your taught. In the US were taught to take care of animals bc they can't fend for themselves. That's how they become like family for a lot of people. Plus they brighten your lives and it's been proven they help w stress, illness and loneliness.
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I swear a lot, but it's very very rarely AT someone. I'm not doing it to offend people, it just comes out :P
Jeans and hoodies get washed maybe once a month (or three) unless something has got on them. You don't need to smell like washing powder, and constantly washing everything is bad for you, your clothes, your bank account, and the planet. End of discussion, downvote me all you like I think you know by now I don't give a s**t.
My husband and I have slept in separate rooms for over 10 years (due to his loud snoring keeping me awake). We are very happy together and have no real problems in our relationship - we just both like a decent night sleep. People assume that we aren’t intimate and/or that our whole relationship is falling apart, which couldn’t be further from the truth.
It's not brave it's natural. This if my face. Don't like it. Screw off
Yup. I've been a passenger while the driver just drove around and around waiting for one of the "good" spots to become available. Finally I said, "If we had just parked in one of the far spots right away, we would have been inside the store by now."
Urgh. My ex-husband used to say that all the time especially during arguments. "No one cares" or "no one feel that way". Well, I do. You can't decide on what to care about or feel based on your feelings and use that as the only truth. Blah.
They say money doesn't buy happiness, but I think this is it...this is the happiness money can buy.
I feel like the human approach to "what to do with the waste/recycling of electric vehicles" will (and probably is) treated similar to the problem of what to do with nuclear waste, and unfortunately, our approach seems to be to sweep it under the rug and let future generations figure it out.
With tweens looking and acting like 20-somethings these days, it's just plain safe to ask.
I went to France twice. One time through the Christmas and New Year's holidays and then again in Summer for rock climbing and rappelling. Both times I and the people I was with were all treated like crap by every French national we crossed paths with even though we were always discrete and polite. Had the same experience later in Quebec. It's left a lasting distaste with me for French Culture.
Normalise being left in read! If you don't want to get left on read don't send me long messages don't send me messages at night and don't send statements like what am I supposed to send ok then you will get mad at me
You’re assuming the lying is about the degrees, not the capabilities (which come with them).
Oh yeah, when I was a kid I got yelled at for "backchatting", and standing up for myself never got me anywhere. And then one day it suddenly became "You need to put yourself forward more! Stop being so timid!" and I had no idea how to do that.
Somebody clearly has met vegetables, and possibly some kids, but not at the same time.
Where do you stop though? Football, rugby and cricket pitches are dotted across my city. Should all organised sport be outlawed? Bottom line is people are paying to use that greenspace so it maintains itself. Parkland needs maintaining and with no income stream, that can end up costing the local authority quite a bit. That said, there is a place for parks and everybody should have access to greenspace, it's just how do we do it and keep everybody happy whilst balancing the books?
Homework turns learning into a dreaded chore, or worse, a big fight. And honestly, to the people who say "well just wait til you're an adult"...it's not my fault you hate your life, Don't try to make your kids hate their lives too. Like what the hell is even that?
I used to work with several women who drove huge feckin range rovers. Exactly one of them knew how to a) drive it properly and safely and b) got it in a parking space the first time. She lived on a farm. It was an appropriate vehicle for her. The others? Wanted to make sure their precious six year old Joaquin made it the half mile to school "safely"
I think if it's done correctly you don't notice that it's there - it's the crappy and overdone ones we notice and then judge everyone by that standard. My ex Co-worker used to get it done every 6months or so and you really wouldn't know if she hadn't told you, it was done in a way that stopped her forehead wrinkling up, crows feet etc but still had plenty of movement and expression - if I ever want it done I'll be going where she did. She looked awesome and at most looked like early 30's when she was twenty years older. Making it readily available via people who have short term courses to qualify is what makes it look horrific
It's partly the fault of Hollywood, and the media in general. Most of us are convinced that once we found "the one" they will complete us, compliment us and fill in all the gaps and cracks in our lives, in our hearts. Not sure that is healthy to be honest - it hypes them up to an unrealistic degree in our minds, and makes relationships more "magical" and unobtainable than they might actually be.
I worked with EMI (elderly mentally ill) predominantly Dementia and honestly, I would take cancer over it. Forgetting my friends, family, loved ones and having to be cared for 24/7 is hell. I had to do it for my grandfather too and watching a strong independent man waste to nothing destroyed me.
It happens in Canada, too. I used to work odd hours, sleeping into the early afternoon, then work in the evenings. When maintenance would come by I'd get weird looks and questioned if I was sleeping or why I'm sleeping. Seriously?! Not everyone works 9-5p, and this is my space to rest when I want. Don't need anyone permission.
Former teacher here. There are three reasons you go to school (at least in the US): 1) To learn a base set of knowledge so you don't look stupid in conversations ("I thought Africa was a country!") 2) To learn HOW to learn. Your style of learning is unique to you, and you need to learn what that is. It's probably not going to be spot on with what the education system has to offer, but you'll be learning how to handle things in that type of environment. 3) To learn what you want to learn. My son is getting a PhD in Spanish Language Arts right now. If he hadn't been forced to take a language in middle school he would never have known that he like languages and had an affinity for them. It's not about learning the right structure for an essay, it's about learning how to organize your thoughts so when you go to write that grant proposal, you do it so well you get the grant!
Clearly you’ve never lived near apple or plum trees. Plums make a mess and w/o pesticides every apple will have a hole in it.
I think 90% (minimum!) of TikTok is a blight on human reasoning and intelligence.
you can't expect teachers to create brand new quizzes for every class. There is such a thing as validity of the quizzes and that can't be calculated if you use new ones all the time. If you're trying to be fair, then you need to know that the same score on a test will actually mean the same thing.
I didn't enjoy New York at all - I found it pretty awful to be honest. It's not my thing, Glasgow is big enough for me
Tipping as a requirement is stupid and shitty management if they aren't paying properly, if tipping is mandatory then just change your menu prices...oh wait, that costs you a tiny bit more in tax. Delivery drivers being tipped? That's stupid, again just charge (more) for delivery. I get good service, I tip, but wages are the responsibility of the management, not the customer.
Huh? I don't think you're spoiled. Why do you need to be punished because your mother can't get you to school on time?
My mom used to go through all of my stuff about every 6 months, always when it was at school or camping or what not. She would throw away almost everything. I learned not to bother trying to have anything and if a friend wanted to give me a gift I'd ask if I could keep it at their house, otherwise I wouldn't have it long. It's probably because of this I'm not materialistic at all and the total opposite of a hoarder. My place is very spartan. No my mother isn't spartan. She's not a hoarder but has a house full of stuff and many storage units full of stuff.
Not sure not showering is "shameful and might be harmful", I think that's the whole point they were trying to get across. There's a difference between never showing and assaulting peoples' noses, and not showering daily while still smelling fine.
As adults, our trick or treating is going to the store Nov. 1 and seeing all the big ass bags of candy %50 off 😋
I'm thinking you are meaning asides from true Native Americans, the ones who were here thousands of years before all the rest of us?
Well that means the parents are somehow affording three different places to live
God forbid people use the range of the English language they so desire. You really found a loser, Bored Panda.
There's also emotional work. I'm a homeless shelter manager. It's not physical labor - there's no heavy lifting or anything - but a lot of new hires don't last because the job can be really hard emotionally.
It's my f*****g house, I'll wear what the f**k I want. Don't like it? Don't visit me.
I work in retail & people are losing jobs because of all the self-service machines. Sometimes the people that want serving at a counter just want someone to interact with. I think there should be both options personally
Totally agree with the first part of your post, completely disagree with the second. Trophy hunting does not play the slightest part in sustaining the lion or rhino population, and both are not that big in numbers that the populations would have to be controlled or decimated (, which is the usual reason for hunting in most western countries).
This makes me think of Grandpa Simpson talking about his "walking bird". Every generation has new slang.
There is no way this would be very helpful, how would they get the ages? The only way I can think of is if the kids enter it, and most kids would lie. And the ones that don't lie would be a target for pedos. The idea is just flawed.
I don't think guys get as much flak for not having kids as women do. Hence him thinking it's ridiculous. Once you hit 30 and you haven't had a fertile egg, it's open season from the mommies.
Caring about how other people drink water is childish. She might have a taste sensitivity. I wonder if there were other issues here. Sounds like Op doesn't like this person for how they act, too.
Now there's a right way to eat ice cream?! Eat YOUR ice cream any way you want. Keep your teeth, tongue, and lips away from mine.
I assume this person is a morning person, and doesn't have kids.
Unpopular opinion: almost none of these posts are unpopular opinions or controversial in any way
Yep, kinda signing off most of them. Basic common sense of human decency.
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Unpopular opinion: people are getting so trigger-happy about calling people Karens that it's making more docile people afraid to speak up, especially women. I've never heard the word 'entitled' get thrown around like it has until recently. It's getting to the point that people are saying someone is entitled just because they did something that was a slight inconvenience to them. If that's not entitled, I don't know what is.
I agree. Some people (men and women) act "like a Karen". But nowadays its used mostly to harass women everytime that they are assertive
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Nah I think a lot of these are pretty uncontroversial and some are really arbitrary. I think the person is targeting more conservative people, or just trolling (like the one about juice).
I have an unpopular opinion. I don't think anyone should be able to have pets or babies until they have passed significant psychological testing. I don't care about rich or poor. Some people should never be allowed to have responsibility for other living beings. If I ran the world, I'd be very unpopular, because I would be a terrible dictator and not tolerate most of the s**t that goes down in the world.
Well, we do license for driving but not parenting...
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Unpopular opinion: BoredPanda reposting Instagram that is reposting/stealing Reddit. How deep can we go?
I don't understand why these are considered unpopular opinions I agree with almost everyone
You want something unpopular? I love human much more than I like animals. And pets. It doesn't mean that I dont like animals, or that I will harm them. But if I have to chose between a human an an animal, human will always come first. And I'll strongly judge you if you don't do the same.
Well, the top part of the list were again not unpopular opinions. The extended list was pretty lame. Not sure why I read to the end.
Unopoular opinion: men and women being half naked/in tiny outfits and dancing “sexy” on TikTok shouldn’t be allowed. Want likes and maybe money for looking like that and doing sexy things? Fine. Make an OnlyFans account. TikTok is used by SO many kids and they should not be watching that. I’m so afraid of my bf’s 8 yearold niece seeing a - way too - skinny girl in a bikini dancing sexy and getting thousands of likes, and thinking “that’s what I need to look like. But I don’t, so I wont ever get that many likes and nobody will ever like me!” And the same for young boys, for that matter. Both the “girls should look like that or nothing will do!” or “I don’t have a six-pack like him, so no woman will ever like me!”
Calling out a brand, business or company on something they are doing that is fraud, like for example, randomly adding extra data and thus money onto your internet bill, gets people called as Karens all the time. And these scammers get off scot free. They don't cancel your plan, when they were the ones calling you every week when you weren't a subscriber. They don't cancel or change your plan back to what it was unless you call them five times.
People commend Poland for taking in so many Ukranian refugees - yet African, Indian and literally any non-white students in Ukraine were restrained at the border, some were even beaten and abused. Poland doesn't need to be glorified for doing what is expected of them as human decency.
So this time BP copied an instagram account that copied reddit instead of copying reddit directly
I’m smiling and shaking my head at the fact that the hockey puck post was upvoted the most (of all topics discussed). Does this means that’s it’s the least polarizing of all the polarizing posts? Maybe the one thing we can all stand united on is that if we witness someone catch a ball or hockey puck at a game, we celebrate their win and let them keep it, guilt-free? 😁
Ieva ... been a fan of Bored Panda for many years. This is one of the best posts I've ever read! Thanks for sharing. - Ed Kelb -
Unpopulair opinion: Bubble tea is a waste of space and only popular because people say it's popular.
This s**t is nothing new. The hard reality is that people have been highlighting and pointing out and attempting to make better some of these issues for decades but the younger generation is just into calling them “boomers” and thinking that their revelations are new if unique snd the world needs to bend to their will. I get why customers are pissed office, some have good reason to be pissed off. Hell, how difficult is it to do your job with integrity?? BP is loaded with threads on what doesn’t work, what’s wrong and how things “should be”. It’s a hard lesson to learn that the world works for the ultra wealthy, not the little guy, yes it’s been getting worse, thank the GOP (the party of fear, gaslighting and greed). You want to make a difference, then invest in the work its going to take instead of being a huge part of the problem. Whining and bitching without learning what it takes to change things, just dismissing a whole generation IS A HUGE PART OFTHE PROBLEM!!!
If the gop is so greedy why is it liberals spending all the money?
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Right? From misogyny to contradiction s, to plain old lack of critical though, what a waste of time.
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No it isn't. Most of us appreciate other cultures. They aren't the same thing.
Load More Replies... Unpopular opinion: almost none of these posts are unpopular opinions or controversial in any way
Yep, kinda signing off most of them. Basic common sense of human decency.
Load More Replies... Unpopular opinion: people are getting so trigger-happy about calling people Karens that it's making more docile people afraid to speak up, especially women. I've never heard the word 'entitled' get thrown around like it has until recently. It's getting to the point that people are saying someone is entitled just because they did something that was a slight inconvenience to them. If that's not entitled, I don't know what is.
I agree. Some people (men and women) act "like a Karen". But nowadays its used mostly to harass women everytime that they are assertive
Load More Replies... Nah I think a lot of these are pretty uncontroversial and some are really arbitrary. I think the person is targeting more conservative people, or just trolling (like the one about juice).
I have an unpopular opinion. I don't think anyone should be able to have pets or babies until they have passed significant psychological testing. I don't care about rich or poor. Some people should never be allowed to have responsibility for other living beings. If I ran the world, I'd be very unpopular, because I would be a terrible dictator and not tolerate most of the s**t that goes down in the world.
Well, we do license for driving but not parenting...
Load More Replies... Unpopular opinion: BoredPanda reposting Instagram that is reposting/stealing Reddit. How deep can we go?
I don't understand why these are considered unpopular opinions I agree with almost everyone
You want something unpopular? I love human much more than I like animals. And pets. It doesn't mean that I dont like animals, or that I will harm them. But if I have to chose between a human an an animal, human will always come first. And I'll strongly judge you if you don't do the same.
Well, the top part of the list were again not unpopular opinions. The extended list was pretty lame. Not sure why I read to the end.
Unopoular opinion: men and women being half naked/in tiny outfits and dancing “sexy” on TikTok shouldn’t be allowed. Want likes and maybe money for looking like that and doing sexy things? Fine. Make an OnlyFans account. TikTok is used by SO many kids and they should not be watching that. I’m so afraid of my bf’s 8 yearold niece seeing a - way too - skinny girl in a bikini dancing sexy and getting thousands of likes, and thinking “that’s what I need to look like. But I don’t, so I wont ever get that many likes and nobody will ever like me!” And the same for young boys, for that matter. Both the “girls should look like that or nothing will do!” or “I don’t have a six-pack like him, so no woman will ever like me!”
Calling out a brand, business or company on something they are doing that is fraud, like for example, randomly adding extra data and thus money onto your internet bill, gets people called as Karens all the time. And these scammers get off scot free. They don't cancel your plan, when they were the ones calling you every week when you weren't a subscriber. They don't cancel or change your plan back to what it was unless you call them five times.
People commend Poland for taking in so many Ukranian refugees - yet African, Indian and literally any non-white students in Ukraine were restrained at the border, some were even beaten and abused. Poland doesn't need to be glorified for doing what is expected of them as human decency.
So this time BP copied an instagram account that copied reddit instead of copying reddit directly
I’m smiling and shaking my head at the fact that the hockey puck post was upvoted the most (of all topics discussed). Does this means that’s it’s the least polarizing of all the polarizing posts? Maybe the one thing we can all stand united on is that if we witness someone catch a ball or hockey puck at a game, we celebrate their win and let them keep it, guilt-free? 😁
Ieva ... been a fan of Bored Panda for many years. This is one of the best posts I've ever read! Thanks for sharing. - Ed Kelb -
Unpopulair opinion: Bubble tea is a waste of space and only popular because people say it's popular.
This s**t is nothing new. The hard reality is that people have been highlighting and pointing out and attempting to make better some of these issues for decades but the younger generation is just into calling them “boomers” and thinking that their revelations are new if unique snd the world needs to bend to their will. I get why customers are pissed office, some have good reason to be pissed off. Hell, how difficult is it to do your job with integrity?? BP is loaded with threads on what doesn’t work, what’s wrong and how things “should be”. It’s a hard lesson to learn that the world works for the ultra wealthy, not the little guy, yes it’s been getting worse, thank the GOP (the party of fear, gaslighting and greed). You want to make a difference, then invest in the work its going to take instead of being a huge part of the problem. Whining and bitching without learning what it takes to change things, just dismissing a whole generation IS A HUGE PART OFTHE PROBLEM!!!
If the gop is so greedy why is it liberals spending all the money?
Load More Replies... Right? From misogyny to contradiction s, to plain old lack of critical though, what a waste of time.
Load More Replies... No it isn't. Most of us appreciate other cultures. They aren't the same thing.
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