Doing only what everyone else tells you to do is no way to go through life. Instead, it’s important to develop the confidence to embrace your true passions—and pursue them without embarrassment or guilt. Just because society tells you something is cool doesn’t make it so.
Jake Okechukwu Effoduh, a Ph.D. candidate at the Osgoode Hall Law School of York University, recently went viral on X (formerly Twitter) when he asked everyone for their thoughts on what they’re convinced people only pretend to enjoy. Camping, situationships, trips to Miami, and oysters are just the tip of the iceberg. Scroll down to see what everyone else had to share.
Bored Panda reached out to Jake and he was kind enough to share a few thoughts with us. Read on for his insights!

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Running feels awesome. Running cross country is physically, emotionally and mentally fulfilling. More so than in a track. Ergo, better than a treadmill. How could someone who likes to run not like doing it outside? Unless they live in New Delhi or a smoggy place.
I love reading, but never thought they were supposed to do all that. Maybe a little wisdom or insight.
I live on an island where we have to watch for falling coconuts all the time. It’s so delicious. Especially if you filter the pulp or meat. How people don’t love coconut I’ll never understand.
This is an excellent example of case: IT DEPENDS. Regular american beer especially "light" varieties are c**p and are meant to be drank at freezing point because they taste awful. Craft american beers and most european beers are ok. And then there are flavoured beers, not so bitter and very refreshing. All in all, there are several hundred if not thousands types of beer, everyone should find some type he/she likes.
So I was thinking of those retractible daggers on cats paws before I realised they meant manicures.
Being "the bigger person" has it's own satisfaction. Also the grimness of allowing someone else to pull you into their drama and get you into absolute s**t situations... not for me. No thanks. 🤢
Nope, not pretending at all. Bought a tub of mountain gorgonzola this week, sharing it with my mother, that's how much I love her
The more I hear this the more I just don’t understand. It’s not blood. It doesn’t taste like blood. It has actual flavor and it’s tender. How do people not understand this? Did somebody just give you a big chunk of 3O/70 chuck ground straight from the butcher and you thought that was rare meat?
I would have gladly eaten it for you. Homemade rice pudding is delicious. I've had a version from Indian (kheer), where it was flavoured with cardamom and rose water-- divine. I've also had a version from Puerto Rico that had bits of coconut.
My mother used to force a vitamin syrup down me when I was little, same colour and taste, I'm afraid I will never warm to it
I’m sure women love getting ready to go out, spending an hour getting ready, only to step outside, immediately have an Afro, makeup running down your face and clothing damp with sweat
Oatmeal raisin cookies are of the devil, but stay away from my pizza with pineapple on it.
Deadly serious. A book, a glass (also with bubbles as it happens) and if the bubbles aren't visible over the top of the bath, it's not bubbly enough
I dare to disagree. I went once on a week long trip to Benelux countries and I actually met more people, wasn't alone at all. I was tired? Went to the hotel to nap. Was hungry? I ate. Felt just like sitting on a bench? Why not. Really great experience
Much like people, it is what is on the inside3 that counts. Some are full of tender, high quality ingredients, and some are just packed with unhealthy awfulness. That goes for the people and the hotdogs both.
What the actual f**k? I don’t like cold potato salad, but you’ve just disturbed me more.
Honestly, I went into this list with very low expectations and came out starving for a beer and raw steak, then wanting drive my manual car to the airport to hop on an airplane for a beach vacation. This list just gave me *ideas* 😂
Load More Replies...Nothing to see here, just a boring list of food items, not surprising some people do not like them, however, most of them are eaten by millions as a native dish. And some activities, which an introvert would like and an extrovert wouldn't.
It's all acquired taste. Eat or drink it long enough and your tastes will adjust
Load More Replies...Nothing to see here. Lots of social/cultural differences that are simply preferences and nothing more.
Honestly, I went into this list with very low expectations and came out starving for a beer and raw steak, then wanting drive my manual car to the airport to hop on an airplane for a beach vacation. This list just gave me *ideas* 😂
Load More Replies...Nothing to see here, just a boring list of food items, not surprising some people do not like them, however, most of them are eaten by millions as a native dish. And some activities, which an introvert would like and an extrovert wouldn't.
It's all acquired taste. Eat or drink it long enough and your tastes will adjust
Load More Replies...Nothing to see here. Lots of social/cultural differences that are simply preferences and nothing more.
