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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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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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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. 

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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Do Your Parents Use This Argument ?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Speaking as someone who was out on their ass at 18... basic parenting, including food, clothing, and sleeping indoors.... isn't nothing. Not when you consider what it's like to do without any of those.

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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. 

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why censor the word murder, not like we all can't figure out what it says, strange BP.

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What Are Your Thoughts On Male Birth Control ?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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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."

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've discovered this trend on the Internet and honestly, I absolutely do not understand it

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As do women, neither gender is blameless when it comes to cheating on their partner.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mixed feelings on this one. People do make mistakes, and some people can be very manipulative and purposely try to take advantage of a couple that is already in the middle of a sressful situation such as sickness, death in the family, or financial hardship. NOTE: I am currently in the middle of this very situation. It is never as cut and dry as it may seem.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes. Every now and then I hear of someone trying to convince the person they're having an affir with to leave their spouse and marry them. And I think, Why? You KNOW this person isn't loyal. He cheated on his wife with you. What makes you think he won't cheat on you with somebody else? If he left his wife for you because you're younger and prettier or whatever, what do you suppose will happen when you get a little older and he meets someone younger and prettier than you?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Friend of mine - she was his secretary. He left his wife and married her. A few years pass and they have children and she gives up work. He then has another affair with, highly original, his secretary.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In all of my six plus decades of life, I can truthfully say I have never seen an example of "The Grass is Greener on the Other Side" to ever once hold true. Exactly the opposite, everyone I've ever talked to that left their mate after cheating said that the grass on the new side ended up tasting even worse than where they were. Work on what you already have, loyalty is worth more than all the beauties in the world dressed in gold.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It has always made no sense to me to see the cheater being treated like some kind of valuable prize, sitting back and enjoying watching their victims—-the ones the cheater cheated on and with—-fight each other. What those victims should be doing is joining TOGETHER to kick that lowlife cheating f****r’s ass out of their lives and into next week!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lost my "partner" a couple of times. Different partners. One was a casual relationship and he got back together with his old girlfriend. They married. Second one was a guy I was really crazy about. He got together with another girl. They married. Apparently I drive them to marry others. It's OK. I wound up with a good guy myself and I never cheated on anybody so no regrets.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So glad there was a happy ending. Not your fault though, definitely them!!

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My partner and I are in our third decade together. We both express gratitude that we are genuinely each other‘s best friend. And that friendship means more to us than any other aspect of our interpersonal relationship, including the intimacy and the exclusivity. Still, every day we both remember that this is not permanent. One of us may die. As a matter fact, both of us will eventually die. In the meantime, one of us may decide we don’t want what we currently have for ourselves or with each other or we may come to the conclusion that we want something or someone altogether different. As painful, life altering and cataclysmic as that may seem, I worry more about him being happy in all of his choices than I do about losing him. I never want him to feel trapped or tied down, nor do I ever want him to develop any resentment because he chose to stick with me and what we currently have. I wouldn’t be happy and he wouldn’t be happy in that situation.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nobody steals a partner because I person is a person and not an object. They are an adult who made their choices and they alone are too blame.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I mean, it takes two to tango. You can't just solely blame the other person or the cheating partner/spouse. It is the other person's job to stay away if they know said person is in a relationship. And it's also the partner/ spouse's job to stay loyal.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cheaters and honewreckers who know their lover's relationship status are equally to blame

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This! And it’s not like the person they’re endearing on you with knows what’s going on, I mean like yeah sometimes they do but other times they just think it’s a single person they want to have a relationship with! OR maybe they think it’s an open relationship. Who knows? But it is always the person who is cheating on you’s fault because they l KNOW WHAT THEYRE DOING.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If a divorce is based on cheating, the cheater should get 0% of anything.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even better if it causes trust issues when it sinks in that their relationship was built on a lie.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Always blame the cheater, not the person they cheated with.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am always confused when people get angry about the third party... I mean it was your spouse who cheated, the third party was just that third party. Sure if they deliberately tried to break relationship then sure, but sometimes the third party didnt even know the other one was taken.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It astounds me, the number of Women who blame “ the other woman” when their partner cheats, getting angry with the woman instead of directing their anger exactly where it belongs, at their cheating traitor of a partner

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don’t blame the other woman (or man). The cheater probably lied about being single.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know a cheater who cheated multiple times on his partner of 30+ years. It would be so easy to let her know. They say ignorance is bliss, and she doesn't deserve to have her heart broken. But he deserves to be kicked out. Decisions, decisions...

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Agree, its nit Joleenes foult to steal her man, its his. I would not want a man who rather is with someone else. I thung thus would be the same for my husband

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My ex actually blamed me for his cheating because he said if only I had acted like I “cared”. I replied with, I get up everyday to drive you to work, make you breakfast, made your lunch, if I could, cooked dinner, did laundry, kept our place clean, all while working and going to school AND, I work with all men and have never cheated on YOU. How much more could I “care” ? It was at that point that I knew he would always be a cheat and it would always be my fault. Lucky for me, I made good money and it was my place first, so out he went. I guess he finally figured out that I did care when he came groveling back asking me to forgive and give it another try. Once a cheater always a cheater tho…..so uuuuhh….NO!!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep! Agreed. Say thank you for showing me what I'm missing - as in a lifetime of pain and worry, distrust and self-doubt. Bye Bye Birdie!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You aren't doing yourself any favours by staying with a cheater. Once a cheater!...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

so true. I also wonder why so many women whose partner cheated on their previous gf with them complain that he's doing exactly the same thing to them - do they really think that they are so special that the guy just HAD to cheat with them so they could be come a happy couple and he'd never ever look at another woman again? Sure, it happens that someone is in an unhappy relationship, cheats, starts a new bond with that person and they're happy, but that is not the norm.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i had this guy years ago who i met on a dating site, i'd been chatting and flirting with him for a while, then he mentioned he had a girlfriend, then asked me for nudes and wanted to hang out. when i told him no, i'm not interested, he got angry with me and didn't understand why i didn't want to talk to him any more. i had to explain that a) i didn't want to be his bit on the side and b) if you would cheat on your current girlfriend with me, if you ever left her to be with me, what's to stop you doing the same to me? he still didn't get it. never spoke to him again.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Agree completely. People who get angry at the "other person" are in really denial. That person had NO commitment is responsibility to you, while your partner? Well...should be your ex-partner--because if they do it once, 999 times out of 1000, they'll do it again. They'll just likely get better at hiding it.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I seriously considered sending her a thank you card. I knew he wouldn't leave without someone else to go to and stay with. He had to go, and I didn't ever want him back. She took care of that for me. Still grateful and they are still together. Wonderful. ;>)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’ve never understood why people go after the person their partner cheated WITH, instead of dumping the partner. If they did it once, they’ll do it again. Move on.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I dont care what anyone says, when anyone chases or pursues a person that they know is in a relationship, that person is a total piece of $hit and no one will convince me otherwise. Some women brag about doing this because they like breaking up couples because they are obviously jealous they dont have a relationship, and they think its "fun" and it makes them feel powerful and important. Sick society we live in.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So many people these days seem to faunt sex as no big deal. Fine. I respect your opinion, after all it's not against the law to have sexual relations outside of marriage. I demand respecting my opinion that it is not acceptable to me. Been flat out lied to too many times. Just pack your bags and don't come back if you decide you want more than I give you. Never think it's okay with me. Sex is the biggest deal of marriage. Mistake, my ass.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On the other hand, if you have a home wrecker that's been told "No" several times by your partner and hasn't taken "Drop Dead" for an answer...it might be time to step in and put a line in the sand.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

u can not "steal" someones partner, thats not how relationships work. if they go with u... they go with u of their own free will.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've always felt that way. It involved 2 people. They both should be held accountable.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

also a lot of the time the person they are cheating with don't even know that you are in the picture. for all some of them know your so is single.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cheating in a relationship is the worse sin one can do. If you cheat on me, you are history!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That depends on who they cheated with and what that person knew because if that person knew that the cheater was in a relationship then technically both party's are at fault also if the person they cheated with was in a relationship then try to tell their partner maybe?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This. I have been "the other woman" though I was completely unaware the person I was dating was already with someone. We met online, and all seemed perfectly normal. He came clean after 18 months - because they had just bought a house together and he didn't know how to keep up the act. Somehow, in that scenario, as I was recovering from getting hurt, I ended up being vilified as the "bad person". So much hate - for a choice I DIDN'T MAKE and a relationship HE PUSHED FOR, acting as though he was single and describing her as "his ex". I actually ended up having a nervous breakdown.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People are not property. You don't own anyone. Just let them go if they want to move on. Always keep that door open for them to go when they want and accept that's what they want when they leave. Let them know it's open. If they go behind your back, then they've left when your back was turned. Tell them the door swings both ways but it's not a revolving door, and once they leave the door is locked until you say it's open.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I actually become friends with my ex-husbands AP. We are a lot of like. I can see why he was attracted to her. But she didn't make vows to me; he did. And he lied to her just like he lied to me.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree 100%. They did you a favor and took out the trash, sooner, rather than later...

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Thomas Sweda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hey bro, not when you’re married to her, and you’ve got 4 kids, and she doesn’t want them !

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would just beat both of them and make them go to the hospital for a cast and burn down their houses :)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The saying goes: 'it takes two to tango'. Also, they need to be aware that if the partner is unfaithful once they will be unfaithful again.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All the good single men are always taken by nasty do nothing women....I can't even steal one of them even if i wanted to.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you. I've been the biggest red ass in the room for expressing that, especially during my divorce period. No one wanted me to be ok with it. The trust was broken, that was that. I was walking away after a serious breach of trust, and I restructured my life to fit my new situation. Riding jeeps, hunting antlers and artifacts, spending massive time in remote places. Living out of my jeep and backpack with an awesome dog to watch over me. She got a house she likes, a boyfriend she likes, a decent life. All in all, fair trade. Sorrynshit.

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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. 

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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."

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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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. 

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As someone who breaks up spaghetti before boiling them - I agree. Now give me those judgemental looks :P

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree completely. The world will always need woodworkers, metal workers, plumbers, electricians etc, not young people with huge financial debt and very little practical skills.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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"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." 

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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 ;)

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love my cats and would do anything for them, but they ARE little assholes.

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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.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you don't trust your partner, then you don't trust your own choice of partner.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some establishments also bombarding one with promotional messages after using their service once...like damn, now you giving me a reason not to use your product again...

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Currently laid on my bed, contorting myself around 3 dogs and wouldn't have it any other way.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is probably the reason why Adblockers are a necessity nowadays

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And accessable. Don't forget, these tech companies are potentially alienating swathes of their target market who are missing limbs, have neurological issues that preclude motion detection, etc.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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."

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They say money doesn't buy happiness, but I think this is it...this is the happiness money can buy.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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