What do football, iPhone and Harry Potter have in common? At first glance, nothing, but if you think about it - each has a colossal army of loyal fans who devote a lot of time to their favorite thing, know everything or almost everything about even the smallest details, and, most importantly, are ready to die on this hill for their beliefs.
In other words, the same characteristics that religion had for the vast majority of mankind just a couple of hundred years ago. Remember the Crusades, religious wars and other "charms" of the Middle Ages? Yes, now religious fanaticism has significantly decreased, but worship of new idols has definitely taken its place.
This was also noticed by the topic starter of one of the threads in the AskReddit community, who just a few days ago asked the question: "What is not a religion, but people treat it with the same attention?" And so, as of today, the thread already has over 34.8K upvotes and around 27.7K different and sometimes extremely pathetic comments.
Bored Panda made a list for you that includes the most interesting and popular elements of the original thread. Sports and brands, music legends and internet traditions - all that make people worship them so devotedly. So feel free to scroll to the very end (literally everything is interesting there!), mark what you definitely agree with and, of course, don't forget to write your point of view straight in the comments!
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elon musk. he’s annoying, he’s not saving the world so please shut up about what a selfless person he is. he exploits his workers. stop being annoying fanboys. don’t worship billionaires
true...... although a bit of a short cut to becoming one is having a dad that owns a emerald mine. It's not like he'd ever have 'zero' investors in whatever route he'd gone down is it?
Load More Replies...This could easily be trump as well. His supporters admire him and read him like a god. He can't do anything wrong on the eyes of his cult members.
I love all the headlines that went around implying that Space X “gave” Starlink satellites to Ukraine to help them stay in the internet. The US government paid for those satellites and Elon gets to look like a philanthropist. Musk is a pr*ck.
Electric cars are f****n' great......... unless the electricity you're charging them with comes from burning fossil fuels anyway.
Electric cars are still better when that's the case. My own city is choking to death on ozone from car exhaust. But yes, if you have an electric car and solar panels you're ahead of the game.
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The way Americans talk about their constitution is very reminiscent of religion.
They worship it, but they haven't read it in a long time. Maybe never.
They insist that you should respect it, even if you're not a member of the cult.
They tend to assume that a justification for every opinion they have is in there somewhere.
They treat the men who wrote it as if they're prophets.
They can become sullen, withdrawn, or even hostile when you say it's wrong and requires serious alteration.
every american i know has never done that and nor do they worship it
I live in the south. I see it every day. Trucks with huge trump and american flags flying off then back playing loud annoying redneck music. There is a church on every corner with a big American and lots of times confederate flags flying. Since the day trump was elected I have felt like the flag makes me uncomfortable. Honestly, I never thought about it until then. But now my eyes are wide open.
Load More Replies...Thomas Jefferson intended for the American Constitution to be reviewed and updated every 19 years. We failed.
Yes. Unfortunately, it also ended up being incredibly hard to amend it. I don't think Jefferson was too thrilled with that.
Load More Replies...I think this could extend beyond just the constitution and encompass American Pride in general. American Patriotism has become almost synonymous with under educated, rascist, homophobic, redneckasshole bible thumper.
As an American I agree- The constitution is c**p and needs to be updated and never worshiped. Not all American are crazy
You're free to leave if you hate this country so much. I hear Canada's a lovely dictatorship by now, headed by mini Castro
Load More Replies...They seriously need to do some upgrades. Ours (South Africa) permits LGTBQ+ marriage, for example, and abolishes death penalty.
i can agree with some of this. i haven't heard of a person thinking the founding fathers were prophetsl if there is fault to be found it is probably the fact that the educational system that is available today didn't teach civics like it was taught when i was in school. being an old fart now i would have to refer to the document for confirmation on some things. the most i ever hear from people is claiming their right to free speech and right to bear arms without knowing the purpose of those rights or their origins.
Pt. III - Do I fly our national flag? Yes, I’m proud of my home and the opportunities it’s afforded me; I used to fly the Gadsden Flag until is was high-jacked by people who don’t understand its true meaning...unfortunately similar to the swastika that traces its roots to Native American and Indian traditions/symbolism. Constitution? I think it’s pretty cool...and dynamically adapted to changing times. Do I know it by heart? Admittedly not...but that doesn’t dismiss my respect for it. Everyone else respect it? That’s not for me to demand or decide... but it does govern our highest levels of government and lays the foundation for many of the mechanisms for how our country works.
Pt. IV - Prophets? Don’t think so, but I’d say it’s fair to say our Founding Fathers and original authors/signers had a level of foresight to anticipate that times, conditions, relevancy would change over time and enabled the ability to modify it as its citizenry deem necessary. Yes, I would agree it could use some tweaks. However it’s also worth pointing out such adjustments take time...by design. It’s not structured to be impulsive, but rather to elicit the overwhelming majority (through multiple measures of adoption) of its citizenry to agree to any changes over time.
Or they e never read it and can't tell the difference between the Constitution or the Declaration of Independence and they only know 2-3 rights from the Bill of Rights. Most of these types couldn't even pass the citizenship test.
"Influencers"
Influencers? Why would I listen to them? When did their opinions become so important that we should listen?
Having a bunch of followers, doesn't constitute any influence; most of those accounts with over a million subscribers...usually have an Only Fans account. Just saying
Kardashians
I only know Kadasan. In my native language 'Kadasan' means 'to get ringworm'.
It's pathetic that people can name all the Kard/Jenners but literally cannot name the VP or know how many states there are or find North America on a f*****g map (I'm being dead serious on all these things! Cannot find the continent, only seven to chose from, where they live and breath!)
I'd rather deal with the Cardassians tbh. Yes, they are Star Trek villains, but much more interesting. They excel in the art of conversation for starters.
Load More Replies...I do like how the Kardashians are listed separately from "famous people" lol.
It would be amazing if this entire family, and the leeches that orbit them, just vanished into thin air and NO ONE ever remembered that they existed. They are scum. Total filth. Waste of oxygen
Antivaxism
Problem in States is when ANYTHING is made mandatory people flip out and think somehow their freedoms are being threatened.
I typed a whole long comment about vaccines and their safety and efficacy, but then realized there’s no point in arguing. You can’t reason with someone who arrived at their position without reason.
I, as an adult, am up to date on every vaccine. Not many adults are. So I think it's safe to say that I'm not "anto-vax". But I also don't have any covid vaccines, because the long term effects are unknown, I had a super mild Rona infection before the vaccine existed and natural immunity is a thing, and I'm not agreeing to an experimental drug that doesn't even stop people from contracting or spreading the virus it's supposed to.
Load More Replies...Funny, considering Fauci himself has now admitted the vaccines didn't help, I was gonna say Pro- Vaxxers
Kill yourself with that chemical if you want, I pump up my immune system.
Convid injectors... "I need a group meeting because I'm addicted to these shots" lol!!
Load More Replies...Vaxism. Get the shots... They won't stop you from getting sick or passing it on, may reduce your miniscule risk of dying... But it take the shot even if you've gotten sick because SCIENCE. Don't you dare let scientists discuss the value in forcing everyone to get this shot.
I honestly don't fully understand antivax, like what it means. Does it relate to stuff like the flu shot and cvd vaccine too or something else?
Apple fandom.
As an Apple 'member,' per se, I will admit that some people can be toxic.
SOME, as an android user, im constantly told how garbage my phone is compared to theirs. But then again, they are high schoolers, so...
Load More Replies...The amount of c**p I've been given from Apple fans because I prefer my Samsung phone is unbelievable, I don't complain about or insult Apple yet get insulted for liking Android.
The amount of c**p I've been given from Android fans, being an iPhone user myself, is unbelievable too. Maybe People just should do their own thing and stop being obnoxious about others phone choices. I would like for that to happen.
Load More Replies...I’m currently typing this on Apple, but I think that all phones are created equal, and people shouldn’t sh*t on other people just because they have a different phone or like a different brand of phone.
I get what you're saying with this but it's a little hard to think that all phones are created equal when a lot of apps are for Apple products only, and that includes the price for them (apps and phones) being kind of expensive too.
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Mommy groups. Started getting completely out of hand when my kids were teenagers. I'm a crunchy mom, I'm this kind of mom, or that kind of mom. Those people get rabid. How DARE YOU listen to advice given to you from a doctor about your individual child, MY group thinks "THIS". Heresy! Blasphemy! We will CRUCIFY you!
They used to helpful, now they are f*****g cults.
I avoided mommy groups like the plague when my kids were little...lol we just hung around with my friends and their kids and created our own little village :)
I tried joining a stepmom group for emotional support (it can get rough) but every post was a bashing to the birth mom. It was horrifically toxic and I left immediately.
I once read some posts on a forum for stepmoms, and I couldn't agree more. We do have our issues with my husband's ex (she's his ex for a reason), but actual helpful advice on how to make it work with my stepdaughter or general positivity is rare on the Internet...
Load More Replies...Yeah I think I have seen the same one she is hilarious
Load More Replies...everything has to be organic and natural, no technology etc
Load More Replies...When they say their child is "47" months instead of three years old .
Scientology
you THINK this gives you religion vibes??? they overtly call themselves a religion.
All religions, they take and take whilst giving next to nothing in return (it's time to revoke tax exemptions for religious groups).
A cult some sci-fi author CREATED with no religious basis, literally only to make money (he said it himself), and people actually believed him, including the several celebrities part of it.
Load More Replies...Technically, it's a recognized religion so this shouldn't be on the list.
I have a friend who had family members in the cult, many of them have died, including his dads siblings.
Obsession with a famous person(s).
harry styles, and honestly? he’s really awesome. he supports the LGBTQ openly and paints his nails and wears dresses without being gay.
Load More Replies...As a BTS fan, I am really embarrassed by those arses who say shitty things under the guise of being an Army (BTS Stan)
Load More Replies...K-pop fandoms: pardon, what did you just say? (I'm talking about some of the *extreme* fans)
Proof: the Eddie Munson simps. Too far. Love the character, but my god, the fandom is awful.
The word fan comes from "fanatic." There are some people who really do become fanatics. Being a fan is fun. We all have actors, singers, athletes we admire. But it can very easily get out of hand. People lose perspective very easily.
Its why I really stopped listening to them. Crazy nirvana fans. Gatekeepers all.
Load More Replies...Panda outs out those posts of celebrities who (Fill in the blank)and I've never heard of most of them.
Workaholism / hustle culture.
I find this so... weird. I mean, it is cool that you work like 60 hours a week and so your boss can say bravo, but i want to work as much as i am payed, do my 8 hours a day and go and spend time with my wife, kids, friends or just by myself
8 hours a day work culture is a scam. That's an hour getting up/ ready, an hour travelling, an hour unpaid lunch, an hour winding down, another hour eating dinner/ chores, suddenly that makes it 13 hours. AT LEAST No time to do ANYTHING but sleep
Load More Replies...Yep, I'm a team leader and let my team make sudden arrangements around their kids, hell be late 10 minutes if you like. You'd think this would result in less productivity but it really doesn't - they work very hard, always make up their time, and they know they can just relax and won't have a boss who will breath down their neck if life happens
I am in management as well. I fully believe that everyone needs a healthy work/life balance. Your agreement with the company is you are to work 8 hours a day. Once your 8 hours are up you have fulfilled your obligation. Also understanding life happens. I agree with you 💯
Load More Replies...I know a few workaholics, I was one myself for a time. They work every hour of the day, and night. Often throughout the weekend and their favorite hobby is to complain how much they work. The sad part is that they are often so tired their work is c**p.
What if you love what you do? I love my work more than I enjoy relaxing on a couch
There are just certain jobs that if you're not committed you're gonna fall behind or get run over if it's a competitive field.
Load More Replies...This really depends on the industry. We get paid Over-Time, quite well mind you, so we are all competitive about how many hours of OT we work because it also equates to achieving financial goals in both the near and long term.
But what if someone cares more about spending quality time with their family and friends than about "financial goals?" I live comfortably enough on my salary working 40 hrs a week; I don't feel the need to scratch and claw for every extra penny I might earn.
Load More Replies...So much this! Recent feedback was "All you do is come in, do your job and leave!" Uh.. yeah ... I'm not paid enough to do more than that.
Some MLM schemes.
Right. A colleague of mine invited me over for dinner so she and her husband can talk to me about an "opportunity". Big red flag flopping in the breeze. I asked what sort of opportunity. She said "We can't tell you until you get here." Red flug bursts into flame with streaming rockets and sparklers. I gave her a polite, but definitive Nope. Like most rejected cultists, she stopped speaking to me, even though previously she could barely do her job without my help. So, I guess, yes, it was an opportunity for me.
Load More Replies...What's the name of the documentary and where can I find it? My mom used to be heavily involved in Lularoe, leading me to know a lot about them, so now I'm interested
Load More Replies...My cousin is heavily sucked into one of these. I went on a youtube deep dive of anti-mlm content and it's terrifying.
Wife got talked into going to a presentation for a "coffee company" years ago. They talked for over an hour about recruiting people under you. Not one word about selling product.
ALL! Every. Single. One. They are all cultish and prey on the weak willed and weak minded. How it is legal for any of them to exist is abhorrent
Random guy at Borders (back in the day) asked me out for coffee. Met him at coffee place and then he walks me to the building next door to attend his Amway meeting. Excused myself to the restroom before it started and bee-lined to the closest exit. Sorry, don't know how to build pyramids.
Same as a pyramid scheme. Think Amway or Mary Kay.
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Certain sports
As a runner I say this, but a runner treats it like a religion. Especially if you're on like a cross country team.
This. We are a cult. In the best way, though, I promise!
Load More Replies...Hockey in canada. Got told by an ex-coworker that my husband, who is a canadian veteran, is not a true canadian because he doesnt really like hockey anymore (he's like me, the politics have made us lose enjoyment in sports).
Any fanatism regarding any sport is no different to be member of a gang, at least in my country, people really get nuts and violent if their team looses (only footbal, other sports don't matter) I stopped folowing any team late 90's cause it ashamed me how fed up things went. Btw, football teams in my country are mediocre at best! It's so stupid!
Gender ideology (aka the pseudoscience surrounding transgenderism). I say this as a trans person. If you do not follow a woke belief system to the very letter you are treated like an apostate. The left used to be very areligious but it is all spiritual gender woo woo stuff now.
See, the use of the word "woke" is what concerns me in this one. Their gender identity notwithstanding, cis or trans, anyone who refers to someone as "woke" in order to dismiss them, I can't trust to comment on the issue they're talking about.
I agree. The word "woke" is a placeholder word for when people aren't really sure what they mean.
Load More Replies...I think it's unusual, but not unheard of. Among certain groups referring to, say, a "pregnant woman" (vs. a "pregnant person with a uterus") or saying something like, "women with PCOS" (vs. "ovary havers with PCOS") gets flamed. It's not common, but it has happened.
Load More Replies...Not trans, but why do people diss other people just because they identify as something different?
like, water? or air? or a plant? a dog? Sorry to break it to you but THESE ARE NOT GENDERS
Load More Replies...It's only when you think about the concept of 'gender' in language that you realise what it does. Using 'her' or him' to relate a story is simply telling you the person has a certain set of genitalia. If that's relevant to the story, fine. But it rarely is. Why did we ever need these words anyway??
To me, at least, using he vs. she allows me to identify a character without having to name them at least some of the time. (e.g. "Sarah and Paul walked into the resteraunt. She pulled out his chair for him.") It won't clear matters up 100% of the time, but it can simplify things. (You'd probably see the same sentence differently if it was "Sarah and Paul walked into the restaurant. They pulled out their chair for them.")
Load More Replies...I'm glad more people are talking about this, it's becoming a real problem.
Lumping everybody on the left together is as obnoxious as assuming all transgendered people are the same. I'm a life-long liberal and I assure you I could less about me or anybody else being "woke" and I sure as Hell don't believe any spiritual gender woo. Stereotypes are never a good thing.
People mistake liberal culture for the left. The left is political, it doesn't embrace individualism.
People should just stop using labels anyway, they're inaccurate and cause confusing. Why do we even need them?
Load More Replies...Look i dont understand transgenders, and im not against it. I myself am a gay dude hut i cant stand the LGBTQ community, downvote me if you want but their obnoxious. All i want is for you to be true to yourself. Even if I dont understand it, i dont disrespect it, be you . Please but don't cram it down everyone's throat. (Not you i mean certain individuals)
Being religious and being spiritual are not the same in many cases. But it's still fantasy magic and wishful thinking.
Disney. Especially when you go down to Florida.
Disney adults are weird and you cannot convince me otherwise. I have my fandoms, yes, but I'm not making a yearly trip to a special theme park like it's Mecca.
Especially when the park is designed for kids AND you don't even have kids!
Load More Replies...I live less than an hour from Disneyland and try to never go. It's the cost of a month's mortgage to stand in crazy lines and eat shitty food,
I have friends that work for Disneyland and will sign me in for free, I still wont go.
Load More Replies...As a Floridian, I can assure you that most of us are sick of Disney and avoid it like the plague. Unless they were referring to the tourists and not the locals.
Agreed. Florida appears like it’s Disney obsessed, or heck NASCAR obsessed, but it’s a tourist state so of course the “big” things are always there. Most locals are over it.
Load More Replies...Ok ok. I am absolutely obsessed with Disney, but I’m not annoying about it. I don’t talk about it 24/7 and Everything I own isn’t Disney themed. But I am still a massive Disney fan. Granted I’m not an adult yet, but I’ll prob be a Disney adult. Please no shaming- it’s just what I like :) and yes I live in Florida
Lol at least she us in total control of the situation and you don't have to do anything except show up with payment.
Load More Replies...Amen, lol. I really like Disney World Resort and parks, but the group we recently went with took full control ruining my trip. Can't stand all the got to do's and must haves.
I'm gonna say this as a grown woman who used to have an annual pass ( and wishes i still did). I don't like disney adults. I love theme parks in general and Disney World is my favorite. I want to visit all the parks at some point, I own a good chunk of merchandise, etc. However, I would never make my hobby my identity. Plain and simple. I don't want to get married at Disney, I don't want to deck my house/ wardrobe in Disney junk, or any other nonsense. It's a hobby, not who I am and too many people choose to make a brand their entire personality.
Brands in general.
People praising Adidas, Apple, Hugo Boss, etc.
Companies don't want customers, they want fans who will buy anything that company sells
I never got why people buy ads to wear, i.e. a t-shirt with Adidas all printed out. Like, are they paying you to be a walking bilboard?
Why did they put a picture of storm trooper and Darth Vader on it? Star wars is awesome in almost every way (not the last three movies, those suck so much because of Rey, she is the absolute worst jedi in the history of the star wars fandom).
Because there were Nazi Stormtroopers in WWII, and Hugo Boss designed the SS officers’ uniforms (interesting fact, I don’t know if they designed uniforms for all branches)
Load More Replies...Lol the funny thing is that the best products are made by companies that aren't mainstream (in advertising) at all. They let the quality of their product speak for itself.
The worst is places like Cabellas outdoors(?) Everything has their name on it, even bumper stickers they expect you to pay them to advertise for them. Nope.
If you've not been a true believer of apple for decades like me, you won't understand it. There is definitely technical superiority of the solutions. Whether it's enough of a difference to warrant the weird religious vibes is another question. Also, you are now on our list of witches.
Adidas......responsible for the boots the Wehrmacht wore in WW2. Hugo Boss......designed the uniforms for the SS.
This is so weird. "I'm rich enough to buy Guchi slippers" - this tells me you bought overpriced mass produced Chinese product. If you want to flex with clothes, get a bespoke article of clothing from a tailor - it WILL be unique and truly personal.
Politics
Definitely. "THEY" are wrong, the blasphemers. WE are the true ones. etc.
Even worse is how much one politician will lie about another just because they belong to different parties.
Load More Replies...I wholeheartedly agree with Billy Connolly when he said anybody that shows an interest in Politics should be automatically banned from being a politician.
I am so over all the finger pointing. I would say they all act like two year-ols but 2 year-olds act better! Donny pointed his finger at me, well Nancy wants this! Mitchell wet his pants, so did so-and-so! WTF?! Just get along and do what the country needs. Less crime, better economy and for God's sake, please help Ukraine keep Bully Putin from recreating the USSR!! DON'T GIVE UP ON THEM!! Please!
I work in retail. I hate having to stand there and listen to everyone talk their politics. Makes me long for anarchy...
Fraternities and Sororities. Down to the recruitment/shunning culture
They also can't even pronounce Greek the right way. "GGGGGAMMA", "BETA", "PHYYYYY", "DDDDELTA" (γβφδ). I may be exaggerating but still.
Has anyone noticed that almost all of the young men who died during hazing had red hair?
Amen!! Although, I played sports in college. So, not sure I can really say anything about them! Just was one of the part-goers, just didn't drink the kool-aid!
Crypto
No dude, crypto is as scammy and religiony as the stockmarket. Sure, some people are obsessed with it, yep. But so are stockbrokers.
Is the stockmarket not on this list? The way the markets fluctuate according to rumour and hearsay is very much reminiscent of certain religions.
Load More Replies...This is a funny one because it started decades (yes I said decades) ago as just something bored programmers would do for fun. It wasn't meant to blow up like this at all. When it started they were worth nothing more than monopoly money because it really was just an underground game. Weird how something that people who would get bullied for doing has now exploded lol.
It's made some rich and many poor. The poor are overpowered by the rich, and we never hear from them again; creating the false illusion of big money.
Me right here! I wasn't made poor per say but I lost more than I put it!
Load More Replies...I was into crypto until this last go round. Now I'm trying to focus on different aspects of my life besides money. It was fun and exciting while it lasted.
astrology zodiac signs
let's see. Unscientific. Check. Magic. Check. Unfalsifiable. Check. Irrational beliefs, check. PS why are there jiggleballs there?
The balls all have wires coming out from them, so I assume they’re lights, the kind on a string
Load More Replies...I do tarot and stuff because I like it. It's a fun side hustle, and it makes me feel like I matter.
Yes, I like the introspection if it and, yes, it's fun!
Load More Replies...Annoying misuse of Tarot cards, which are not the same as astrology. Bad Panda! Moreover, the Tarot deck has a different origin than what is ascribed in pop culture.
Why can’t we stop looking at this as a kind of “fortune telling nonsense” and “magic” and realize it’s about taking a moment to connect with the earth, the universe, and realize you’re only a tiny microscopic piece of the story and of the fabric - of course all this s**t can be applied to everyone. You’re not special for realizing that. That’s the point. You’re also really not special for missing the point entirely.
I use Tinder, and if a profile says "I'm a Taurus" or something like that, swipe left immediately. After all, I'm a Libra, so we will not match well.
i find it just fun at leasst the zodiac signs i get into them when im bored but never anytime else
Money
I'm surprised this is so far down the list. Treated like a religion? It's printed right on there!
Load More Replies..."Our country" wanted/was bult on the idea of freedom from a pre-determined way of life. "We" went right out and kidnapped a race to do to the next person what was done to them to make them leave England and every other country...oh and when that wasn't enough, we did it to the people who were already here! I mean... I have no idea what you are talking about!
All I care about is being able to live a comfortable life with the occasional luxury, I don't care about money but society deems it so...
... get away... get a good job with more pay and you're okay!
College football
I think it's Alabama's state college that has an adorable pug for a mascot. I don't like football, but I love dogs.
Especially where I live in Alabama, it is literally one of the only things people talk about
Yup. My family drives crimson color cars and give crimson tide theme gifts for christmas. I married an auburn fan which was pretty much sacrilegious in their eyes. I never really cared about sports. At all. My husband has a few auburn shirts but that is as far as it goes.
Load More Replies...The only sport I watch is TN Football. Volunteers, not Titans. Knoxville is a college football town and I love them, win or lose.
Oh no! College football pays for a lot of non-athletic scholarships! It's a means to an end for many, many, MANY college graduates!! But, I very much bleed burnt orange!! Go Horns!!
I'm so tired of hearing about college sports here in Alabama, even professional sports😮💨
Homoeopathy
Also a potentially dangerous religion when the believer relies on it instead of science based medicine
Yes, Granny, but we can't really get science based medicine, just the McMedicine run by corporate. I don't know much about homeopathy, but I thought is was a form of Headology?
Load More Replies...Many don't even contain over a few molecules of the original substance.
Don't you know? It just needs to interact with that one quark in your body to give you imortality ~•
Load More Replies...I will say, as an almost 40 year old, who suffers from chronic strep throat and was tired of constantly seeing doctors/being on antibiotics.... Some things do work. I started using oregano oil capsules over a decade ago and have not had to spend money on a doctor or medication for strep throat since. No one jump down my throat, lol. I very much believe in science, medication and doctors... I just found an alternate, much cheaper means of treating something.
Oregano oil is herbal medicine, often called naturopathy, not homeopathy. Homeopathy is the belief that water carries a memory and having just a tiny amount in high dilution has an effect on the body. It also preaches that like cures like. So their remedy would be made with a substance they believe causes the symptom your experiencing. Homeopathic remedies for sore throat include things like aconite, belladonna, and mercury. These are highly diluted, of course, so they're not going to kill you or make you sick the way taking these substances straight would.
Load More Replies...Homeopathic preparations are placebos at best, dangerous nonsense at worst.
Homoeopathy is definitely different than naturopathic medicine. Homeopathy has a whole belief system to it that's spiritual, but Naturopathy is literally just using plant medicine. Works perfectly for non serious issues and a good side aid when you're already taking prescribed medicine from a doctor. Plants and Herbs are easily strong enough to help with Panic Attacks, Headaches, minor injuries, colds and flus etc, but if you have something more serious like Cancer, it'll certainly help to ingest immune boosting and energy boosting plants, but you still need to see a doctor and get chemo etc
Garbage. Absolute, complete dumbf*ck garbage. The only time I have any patience with someone who thinks homeopathy works is when I find out that they don’t even actually know what it is, and are confusing it with naturopathy.
Kpop
Korean Popmusic - while there is a great range of bands & styles, the most popular ones often are disturbing. More often than not the members (mostly women) are styled to look wa~y younger than they are (for example 12y/o than 20+y/o) and dressed up like fancy flittering, overs☆xualised dolls. And as far as I know the poor women often are worked down to burnouts really fast, while they need to look flirty and happy everytime they are seen. ||| pls don't read it as a generalisation, just as I said & like in any other direction of music, there is a wide range of styles. ||| pls correct me if/when I'm wrong
Load More Replies...I'm convinced that the weebs, those who take wanting to be Korean when they are not Korean to a level that is cult-like, are the ones who make liking/loving Kpop cringy. Personally, I like Kpop, but I have seen "fans" pull members off stage, stalk them obsessively online, rip them apart in forums when a dance move wasn't to their liking, it's a lot. Getting to Kpop star status is hard, the levels of training they go through is insane, so watching fans treat them like a toy is horrible.
Weebs are people who love Japanese culture so much till they wish they are Japanese
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Load More Replies...I posted this in a reply downthread, but I want to make sure that it doesn't get lost in the replies: In our community spaces (ARMY, the name for the BTS fandom community), we frequently discuss that it is very much not okay to objectify and/or infantilize our artists. We talk a lot about how our artist are fully autonomous and highly competent adult men who have a right to privacy when they are not at work. We have frequent conversations about Knowing Your Place as a Fan. Our artist's role is to create art. Our role is to support their art and to support our other fandom members. We do our best to self-regulate inappropriate behavior. When we catch other fans violating the fan Code of Conduct (found on the label's Weverse app) by doing things like sharing photos of our artists when they are off work or at the airport, we report their screen names (and real name if known) to the label, where they are blacklisted from all future concerns and other official fan events.
For many people, Coffee.
Don’t deny it.
I don't drink coffee (or tea) and when I tell someone that they act like I just ran over their grandmother.
BLASPHEMY!!! WE WILL UNALIVE YOU!! /jk oh wait what was this thread about again? oh yes, religion vibes.
Starbucks "culture" is annoying as **ck. The freaking lines, the can't be pleased customers, the "baristas" and their whole thing.
Coffee is fine and if someone enjoys it then great. Even though I'm not a big drinker of it I do have the occasional one. I do find it weird though with some people who act like they can't function without imbibing this, lets be honest, very mild stimulant.
Some good examples of these people in this comment sections too F01006E7-1...0-jpeg.jpg
I'm the only person in my circle of friends who doesn't like coffee. I wish I did, it seems like an enjoyable activity, and it does smell nice.
Ironically I feel the same way about Christianity. Seems like the teachings of Jesus is a great thing, I just don't believe the mythology around it.
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Football! Biggest sport in the world, stadiums are genuinely awe-inspiring and the atmosphere created during a game is crazy.
(Edit) Okay okay... guys, I do mean FOOTBALL as that's what the vast majority of the world calls it but to allow other cultures to understand... yes, "soccer" is the biggest sport in the world.
What I don't understand is why, when someone grabbed the ball and ran, the people who turned it into a new sport chose "FOOTball." Was it just that it came from football/soccer? Why didn't they call it handsball or something like that?
It's because American Football is a form of the game Rugby which has the full name 'Rugby Football' Invented by a student at Rugby School in England who DID pick the ball up and run with it..
Load More Replies...I'm from the American south and I can tell you it's God then Football. Sometimes the other way around. It's a cult.
Soccer is helping my kid through college in the form of a scholarship so I LOVE soccer!
Sports. I have said for over 30 years that Sports is the national religion of Texas! And, one could even say the national religion of the world as it crosses political, religion, ethnic, racial, and other spectrums.
It's a version of RUGBY, what you americans call "football". FOOTBALL is what you americans call "soccer".
Agree, see what is happening in Qatar right now and no one is boycotting it...
Crossfit
This is the only thing that came to mind. But I think it's ok if it's treated that way, you get a community and you stay fit. Win win.
Don't ask someone if they do crossfit, they'll tell you within 5 minutes of meeting them.
Why is it bad? Everyone has their own preference for getting fit. Find something that suits you.
My husband has struggled with his weight for years, he has a very much "all or nothing" approach to the gym/dieting which is always unsustainable. Since he started crossfit his attitude has changed, even when he has periods where he can't go for weeks he's always motivated to go back, they've even reached out to him to check he's okay - which a gym would never do, they'll happily take money foe a service you aren't using! I don't exercise really but from my experience crossfit is worth the extra cost over the gym if it keeps you going back because you enjoy it and you're surrounded by good people.
iPhones, Tesla, Marvel
Why are these grouped together? I don't see Marvel fitting with Tesla.
Marvel is amazing (except for doctor strange multiverse of madness and morbius).
Just repeating yourselves here and get over yourselves with what phones people want to use, cars they enjoy or movies for that matter. Why does it affect you if it’s just not for you.
The idea of a nation.
Nationalism, aka. the idea that you're superior because you were randomly born inside a certain set of nonexistent lines on the map.
This is going to get me downloaded for sure, and before I say anything else I am an american. I don't believe the concept of the United States works in our modern world. Made a lot more sense when the population was small and spread out, a way to unify many different people in many different places. Now we just hop on the internet, maybe it's time to break this country up into regionalities. As many things in the world today don't relate back 200 plus years ago, we made me in need of a reevaluation. No other country in the world seems to look back to the start of their country in relation to how we should be living today. Granted those countries are generally much older, but the concept is the same. Okay, see you guys in a few days when I'm able to comment again haha
Absolutely! I wish everyone wasn't so stuck on the idea that the United States has to stay united. There are so many issues that we just fundamentally don't agree on, let's just separate and do our own things.
Load More Replies...I love my country and I'm proud to be Scottish, but it in no way makes me better than anyone else and I genuinely believe people need to get over the whole "greatest nation" or "most powerful nation" gsrbage
This!!! Needs to be higher. Absolutely not a fan of nations and borders. I'm a citizen of the world
Hot take: owning dogs EDIT: owning specific breeds of dogs
The very concept of "pure-breed" dogs is a genetic disaster waiting to happen. As soon as you restrict the genetic diversity in this way, the extinction of the breed becomes inevitable. As much as people don't want to hear it, this is scientific fact. Don't even get me started on the ethics of deliberately breeding deformed animals that suffer throughout their lives in search of an aesthetic. And now we've moved on to doing the same thing to other species, like cats, rats, mice and guinea pigs. Even reptiles aren't immune to the greed and selfishness of the humans who breed them for "pretty colors".
And now too fish! There are ‘Glowfish,’ which are White Skirt Tetras which are patented btw, same as Clownfish, eg. Davinchi, Flurry, etc…. Frankenstein is clearly a modern fable unfolding in our time! *Line breeding is breeding the offspring with one of the parents. Perhaps outwardly there might be Dominant, Dominant, but inwardly if both parents carry a recessive gene for an illness, genetic disease or a dominant gene for another illness, the offspring have a far greater risk genetically of either presenting at birth or as an adult…. These things become more ‘amplified,’ within a breed, and then we have breed specific genetic illness/disease becoming more and more prevalent. Our animals are getting sicker, just like we are. Ok. Going to go and sit in the garden and try to enjoy the birds and the dwindling bee populations….
Load More Replies...Thank you. And you are also called a monster if you don't like them. It's almost as if they are so elevated in western society that event to suggest dogs aren't wonderful is to be burnt at the stake.
Well you should be😉. Everyone has their own special loves when it comes to animals/reptiles/insects/fish etc. Everyone is entitled to their own without being criticized for it.
Load More Replies...Years ago my ex SIL went nearly halfway across the country to pick up a dog. Why? At the time it was the rarest breed in the US. With so many dogs dying because they don't meet the proper social status, how can someone do this?
A friend's wife flew to Denver in a snowstorm to pick up their $1000 puppy she bought. All of ours have been rescues so we were definitely WTF.
Load More Replies...I am a cat person myself, and love all cats regardless of what breed they are.
It’s the people who act like their dogs are literal children that I hate. No, your dog doesn’t need to go grocery shopping with you. No, they don’t need to be pushed in a stroller when you go for a walk. Unless they have severe separation anxiety they are perfectly fine if you leave them home alone. I used to have a friend that literally thought she knew how to be a non cuz she has dogs
There is actually a study currently running in the United States following the health, medical issues and lifespans of Golden Retrievers. In the 1970’s, or early 80’s these dogs lived to be 15 years of age, often a bit older. In the decades since, the average lifespan is now 8/9 years. Possible theories are working breed dogs live longer because they are bred for strength, health, stamina as opposed to practising ‘line breeding,’* the prized Turkish Breed Kangal, bred for centuries to protect livestock. It is a very large breed dog, 120-160lbs is not uncommon. Dispelling the myth that larger dogs hearts are too small in ratio to their body size, ( true for breeds that have been bred to become gigantic). Typically working breeds like Collies have long lifespans, but inbreeding for ‘desirable,’ characteristics like a very long narrow head, ( too small for the brain), or pugs, ( or any of the Brachycephalic breeds have difficulty breathing, esp. in the heat and even the eyes can po…
…German Sheppards, Great Danes, Rotwielers, Golden Retrievers are prone to hip dysplasia. Poodles, Bouviers de Flanders, Irish Wolfhounds, among many others are prone to cancer. All popular breeds have become more and more altered from the breed standard 100 or more years ago. As the gene pool becomes smaller, genetic illnesses, aka breed specific illnesses are becoming more pronounced. Eg. The Neopolitan Mastino, decimated in the last World War was resuscitated as a breed from a handful of the last remaining dogs, an ancient breed going back to Sumeria!!! Also, dogs, like most of the populations in the turn of the 20th century routinely worked for at least a few hours per day and were much leaner. There are obviously not any clear answers but dogs are getting sicker! Environmental factors likely contribute to shortened lifespans, eg. chemicals about the home, in the environment. Did you know that there is no place in the world where rainwater is safe to drink?!? Get a mutt!
Load More Replies...You'll find that people who own certain types of dogs are bigger bastards than the rest.
The only "nutty" dog people I know are the adopt don't shop crowd, ie pit bulls are the best breed for everyone.
Harry Potter
The fandom in terrible, and I say this as a Harry Potter fan. A person can't even ask a question before the crybabies yell "just read the book" at them. Not everyone can afford the books or want to read them. Asking a simple question is valid.
Load More Replies...Facts. There was this one friend group back in middle school consisting of a few girls and this was literally their only interest. All they would talk about. If you tried to steer a conversation to anything else, they’d steer it back/tie it in to Harry Potter.
Idm if people like Harry Potter (I’m not much of a fan) but if you make it or any other movie/show your entire identity maybe you have an issue.
Load More Replies...Boo to this post. If it gets kids excited about reading I fully support it at all costs. I don’t even have kids but I would rather see a kid reading and getting excited about it then see another damn kid glued to their ipad 🙄
Star Wars, Marvel, DC, Lord of the Rings fans have proved themselves to be far more toxic.
It only goes overboard when I have people freak out when I don't claim to be a die hard fan. I was when it first came out but nowadays I am a little burnt out on the movies. It's still fun but my days of talking about it endlessly are far behind (I'll ask a friend or two questions we'll discuss but nothing too serious).
And before you Liberal idiots throw a fit, the MAN reference in scripture refers to Mankind. Of course, nowadays, that could mean man, woman, or some version of either. Ridiculous!
Be not deceived; God is not mocked. Whatsoever a man reaps, he shall sow.. GALATIANS 6:7.
Some people treat atheism like a religion. They on here trying to get converts
Meh, I'm atheist, but I have no desire to change anyone's mind about what they believe. As long as they extend the same courtesy to me.
fr, i’m a christian and i’d much rather hang out with chill atheists than rabid christian’s
Load More Replies...True as long as you don't go around telling people they should stop collecting stamps or else they're stupid and naive (and I say this as an atheist).
Load More Replies...I'm 63 years old, and I have never, never encountered a proselytizing atheist. I can't even imagine what that would look like.
People bashing others with their own beliefs are usually too busy to live by them.
Here's how it works, according to my own experience. Most in-your-face "proselytizing atheists" are often former christians that recently deconverted. They are usually among the most militant as they have spent a lifetime trying to convert other people to their faith and their atheism is just a continuation of a lifelong habit. Annoying as it can be, it's understandable. Becoming an atheist is not a magic reset. I have always been an atheist. The only times I bring it up is either if someone is trying to convert me or if someone is trying to legislate religious morality in public life. Marriage, schools, mandated prayers, abortion, etc.. At that point I will protest, but otherwise I care little what god someone worships. Most of those ex-religious militant atheists eventually realize how obnoxious they are and stop, but given how many christians there are, there is always a fresh batch ready to make fools of themselves.
That's the beauty of atheism: no one is trying to convert you. It's religion that is constantly trying to convert everyone! Religion judges people (even tho it's not supposed to). Atheism doesn't give a s**t what you do unless it is forcing itself on others (like through politics). It's religion that gets in everyone's business. Explain that if atheism wants converts.
This is accurate. it's why I no longer announce my position to people because it seems like proselytising. What I now do is wait for someone to say or do some religious stuff then I say by the way not all of us are into that, do you mind keeping it to yourself??
I'm an atheist but I think it's all emotional anyway. I can give you plenty of intellectual reasons why there is no god, but the fact is that one day I realised I just didn't believe it. I imagine people who do believe do so because they feel it, not because they're persuaded. To the best of my knowledge Pascal's Wager has never converted anyone.
Owning a jeep wrangler
Edit to add, I own a jeep wrangler and do 4x4 SAR for my state.
this must be an american thing. Here people are obsessed with BMW.
It's more of a demographic thing. Certain Americans are also obsessed with BMW
Load More Replies...Or any vehicle designed/modified for offroad purposes that never leaves the pavement.
Upvoting just for the OP doing SAR. That's an incredibly tough and expensive, yet important thing to do.
The console wars
I am a fan of games, not consoles. I will buy a console if I feel like there are enough games offered on it to be worth it. I have a Switch, XBox 360, Playstation 4 2 and 1, GameCube, Wii, PSP and Vita. I don't play much on PC because I don't have good place to set up and I'm not very ambidextrous (wish I could play piano and guitar, but I broke a finger when I was younger and I don't think it ever healed right). Only bought any of this when I was financially sound.
In India, cricket
I challenge every cricket worshipper (not fans, but fanatics) to try and hit a sixer alone, no help, nothing.
You can't hit a six alone because you need someone to bowl.
Load More Replies...The Raj. The English subjugation of India. An outlet for the upper caste. I am not a huge sports person. Baseball is my favorite and basketball. I can follow most of the rules of American football but I cannot understand Cricket at all. Soccer and Rugby are fun to watch.
There's a documentary somewhere (sorry, can't remember the name), that talks about how it was important for the people of India to beat an oppressor at their own game and reclaim it as their own.
And they are also structures built on certain parts of roofs
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"I trust the science"
We trust science because there is tangible evidence we can see, from years of scientists researching. Crystals have word of mouth, even then, not even trustworthy word of mouth
Science doesn't involve trust. It relies on facts, demonstrable facts.
And what about Cindy from insta? She can't be wrong! She has almost 1000 followers!
Load More Replies...There is a wrong understanding of science among all kinds of so called sceptics. They demand 100% certainness from scientist but that's not how science works. There is still ongoing arguments on even the most common theories like evolution and gravity which is good because otherwise it wouldn't be a scientific discussion. Only religion claims 100% true facts and these people expects to see same attitude from scientists. If it's not "totally true" it must be b******t.
More like people cherry pick the science they want to support their own confirmation bias. (Seems to happen a lot nowadays from both sides).
Right? I've seen people literally call him The Messiah. Literal worship of a false godking.
Load More Replies...Trump should Definitely be on this list! Why his Idiot Supporters Deify him, defeats me! He's a Cretin
Even if I supported his politics and thought he was worthy to lead the country, I think it's downright dangerous to worship a politician. They're fallible human beings.
Load More Replies...Well in my country at the moment it's 'royalty'.... so many people living in poverty that'll still go out and line the streets waiting for a coffin to pass by. I get that bit, what I don't get is all the doffing of caps and about how wonderful our queen was..... when she lived all her life absolutely cushioned from all the shite the rest of us normally have to deal with. I view her passing away with thoughts to her immediate family......... but i'm not going to go out of my way to idolise her or even give her death any more personal attention than she gave my daughter's........ which was none. I vowed when I volunteered for armed service that i'd serve her and her heirs.... but that vow ran out the moment I retired from service,. and it was tainted very much from several encounters with 'royalty' from her family whilst serving where theyen were just f*****g entitled pricks. Andrew used to 'work' just down the corridor from me the old war office...
when he wasn't out playing golf and passing it off as 'duty'....... I used to think of him as just a lazy f**k until it all came out about his association with sex offenders.. now it's not 'just' that I think bout him.
Load More Replies...i loved seeing the generational difference in the comments as well as the stereotypical millennial things: harry potter and ‘i can’t live without my coffee’ lmao
The coffee thing is way older than millennials. My grandmother had all these old posters, tees, pretty much any merchandise with coffee addict on them
Load More Replies...I feel like these can be broken into three categories: things that are genuinely formulated in a manner that mimics religious thinking, cultural/societal pressures that aren't necessarily religious in terms of the way they work but trigger similar levels of devotion/jackassery/personal parasocial /stuff/, and the inevitable results of leaving people alone with either an intentionally contrived point of contention or a single topic to talk about.
This often is rooted in religion, tho, ie Buddhism, Hinduism, etc
Load More Replies...Skin-care routines. I'm sorry but I refuse to believe that plastering your face with make-up and the need for a deep cleanse everyday because otherwise you develop severe skin irritations aren't directly correlated. I'm all for taking care of yourself and people being free to do with make-up whatever they want even though I don't wear any myself - but the sheer amount of skin products available these days is insane. I see youtubers dragging BOXES of bottles around just to get that perfect, Barbie-like skin.
Right? I've seen people literally call him The Messiah. Literal worship of a false godking.
Load More Replies...Trump should Definitely be on this list! Why his Idiot Supporters Deify him, defeats me! He's a Cretin
Even if I supported his politics and thought he was worthy to lead the country, I think it's downright dangerous to worship a politician. They're fallible human beings.
Load More Replies...Well in my country at the moment it's 'royalty'.... so many people living in poverty that'll still go out and line the streets waiting for a coffin to pass by. I get that bit, what I don't get is all the doffing of caps and about how wonderful our queen was..... when she lived all her life absolutely cushioned from all the shite the rest of us normally have to deal with. I view her passing away with thoughts to her immediate family......... but i'm not going to go out of my way to idolise her or even give her death any more personal attention than she gave my daughter's........ which was none. I vowed when I volunteered for armed service that i'd serve her and her heirs.... but that vow ran out the moment I retired from service,. and it was tainted very much from several encounters with 'royalty' from her family whilst serving where theyen were just f*****g entitled pricks. Andrew used to 'work' just down the corridor from me the old war office...
when he wasn't out playing golf and passing it off as 'duty'....... I used to think of him as just a lazy f**k until it all came out about his association with sex offenders.. now it's not 'just' that I think bout him.
Load More Replies...i loved seeing the generational difference in the comments as well as the stereotypical millennial things: harry potter and ‘i can’t live without my coffee’ lmao
The coffee thing is way older than millennials. My grandmother had all these old posters, tees, pretty much any merchandise with coffee addict on them
Load More Replies...I feel like these can be broken into three categories: things that are genuinely formulated in a manner that mimics religious thinking, cultural/societal pressures that aren't necessarily religious in terms of the way they work but trigger similar levels of devotion/jackassery/personal parasocial /stuff/, and the inevitable results of leaving people alone with either an intentionally contrived point of contention or a single topic to talk about.
This often is rooted in religion, tho, ie Buddhism, Hinduism, etc
Load More Replies...Skin-care routines. I'm sorry but I refuse to believe that plastering your face with make-up and the need for a deep cleanse everyday because otherwise you develop severe skin irritations aren't directly correlated. I'm all for taking care of yourself and people being free to do with make-up whatever they want even though I don't wear any myself - but the sheer amount of skin products available these days is insane. I see youtubers dragging BOXES of bottles around just to get that perfect, Barbie-like skin.
