What are your random unpopular opinions?

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Anonymous wrote:While COVID was definitely real and bad news, the government and pharma response to it showed us how easy it is to scam entire nations for profit. It’s always profits over people.

I think this is a pretty popular and commonly held opinion, actually! At least in my circles.

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Anonymous wrote:There is nothing wrong with older men dating younger women.

Your "anxiety" is no longer a good excuse for not being a functional adult.

A lot of the Ukraine war feels and looks like overproduced theatre.

Agreed

Why don't both of you go to Ukraine, help them with this supposed theatre production, serve some food to the refugees and then come back and let us know if you still think it's overproduced theatre you whiny little bi^^hes. How mighty of you to have an opinion from your American warm, safe home.

Relax, bro. It's called unpopular opinions thread lol.

You can comfort yourself by admiring Olena's pose in front of this wartime rubble with, coincidentally, all female soldiers.

https://www.vogue.com/article/portrait-of-bravery-ukraines-first-lady-olena-zelenska

No, I will not. Thanks though. It's called unpopular because it's despicable and shoulnd't be said out loud, bro. Be a better human.

I think you're too sensitive for this thread, Bro. You should probably go play elsewhere.

That parts of this conflict are heavy-handedly, overtly stage managed is not incompatible with some real bad stuff going on too. Take a breather.

Again, bro, I will stay. (by the way your use of "bro" should tell everyone exactly who you are )

You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about but your overconfidence based on zero merit makes you think you should have a seat at a grown-ups table. I dare you to look a Ukranian refugee in the eye and tell them how they are being overly dramatic. Or a person who has lost a loved one in this war. How about those who have been living in train stations for months with no facilities. GTFOH. Go away you mindless troll.

Man, PP was right. Take a Xanax and a walk. Your mental health will thank you.

Nah, I'll stay. how about you leave. Nice sockpuppting too, bro.

Please go ask Jeff if I’m a sock puppet. (I’m an NP). If you don’t then GFY. You really can’t handle people disagreeing with you, can you?

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Anonymous wrote:There is nothing wrong with older men dating younger women.

Your "anxiety" is no longer a good excuse for not being a functional adult.

A lot of the Ukraine war feels and looks like overproduced theatre.

Wow, my opinion is that you are a shitty person. Not sure if that’s an unpopular opinion or not, though.

Thanks! That is actually unpopular, so it works for this thread!

Have a great day.

Actually there are quite a few posters calling you out on your stance on Ukraine, so I don’t think it’s as unpopular as you think .

I mean real life, not an unpopular opinions thread on DCUM. Plus, it appears to be one poster frothing at the mouth doing a lot of heavy lifting .

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Anonymous wrote:Everything on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, etc is all manufactured BS to sway the opinion of the nation.

+1

+100

The media has been compromised. Was it ever fair and impartial, in actuality?

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Too many jello salads in the Midwest.

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Anonymous wrote:There is nothing wrong with older men dating younger women.

Your "anxiety" is no longer a good excuse for not being a functional adult.

A lot of the Ukraine war feels and looks like overproduced theatre.

Agreed

Why don't both of you go to Ukraine, help them with this supposed theatre production, serve some food to the refugees and then come back and let us know if you still think it's overproduced theatre you whiny little bi^^hes. How mighty of you to have an opinion from your American warm, safe home.

Relax, bro. It's called unpopular opinions thread lol.

You can comfort yourself by admiring Olena's pose in front of this wartime rubble with, coincidentally, all female soldiers.

https://www.vogue.com/article/portrait-of-bravery-ukraines-first-lady-olena-zelenska

No, I will not. Thanks though. It's called unpopular because it's despicable and shoulnd't be said out loud, bro. Be a better human.

I think you're too sensitive for this thread, Bro. You should probably go play elsewhere.

That parts of this conflict are heavy-handedly, overtly stage managed is not incompatible with some real bad stuff going on too. Take a breather.

Again, bro, I will stay. (by the way your use of "bro" should tell everyone exactly who you are )

You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about but your overconfidence based on zero merit makes you think you should have a seat at a grown-ups table. I dare you to look a Ukranian refugee in the eye and tell them how they are being overly dramatic. Or a person who has lost a loved one in this war. How about those who have been living in train stations for months with no facilities. GTFOH. Go away you mindless troll.

Man, PP was right. Take a Xanax and a walk. Your mental health will thank you.

Nah, I'll stay. how about you leave. Nice sockpuppting too, bro.

Please go ask Jeff if I’m a sock puppet. (I’m an NP). If you don’t then GFY. You really can’t handle people disagreeing with you, can you?

you really are the biggest loser, aren't you. You picked one of the biggest tragedies in modern history to be "smart" about. I bet you won't say this to anyone in real life because you know you're wrong but it's easy to be brave behind the keyboard. GFY.

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Anonymous wrote:The private adoption market is corrupt and the foster to adopt isn't much better. People spend tens of thousands to adopt from many people whose life would largely be changed and most likely able to support their child if they had the same money. Adoption should NEVER be a for profit industry.

Also, second chance adoptions should be illegal. Those parents should be charge with neglect. I can't just give up my bio kid without consequence. And it's disgusting that Facebook allows children to be posted on these second chance adoptions pages with profiles that sound made for shelter animals and often describing children of color as strong hard hardworking.

We as a nation don't acknowledge enough that adoption is also the destruction of a bio family, and this often causes trauma for the child even if "it's the best option"' We should provide more mental health support for all parties involved.

Agreed on all of this. I also think surrogacy should be illegal in the US. We’re one of the few developed nations that permits it.

Yes! Especially US surrogacy with international parents.

Which I guess isn't as bad as US parents using surrogates from developing countries.

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Anonymous wrote:Too many jello salads in the Midwest.

Ha! Hilarious to see all the Midwesterners frothing at the mouth about that. And I am a Midwesterner.

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People forget how unpopular Zelensky was. The former TV star has a lot of parallels to Trump. No one is excusing the Russian atrocities, but Zel was vastly underqualified to handle what is going on now.

Note the date of publication:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/21/opinion/ukraine-russia-zelensky-putin.html

The president’s tense relationship with the press doesn’t help, either. A former actor used to the sound of applause, Mr. Zelensky is notoriously thin-skinned when it comes to criticism and challenging questions. He is visibly irritated by traditional journalists: In November, this fractious approach led to unseemly confrontations at a news conference.

It’s not just the media Mr. Zelensky struggles to work with. His first year in charge was chaotic. His hastily assembled team quickly fell apart, and yesterday’s allies turned into some of his harshest critics. There were constant reshuffles. New ministers were given very little time to prove themselves and were kicked out if they didn’t.

The churn eventually stopped, but at a cost. Mr. Zelensky, stung by the fallout, came to largely rely on the loyal rather than the qualified. A former movie producer and longtime friend was made chief of staff, joining other friends and confidants of Mr. Zelensky in wielding outsize power. The security service is overseen by a childhood friend, a former corporate lawyer, and the president’s party in Parliament is run by a loyal former I.T. businessman. The circle around the president has become an echo chamber.

In the process, Mr. Zelensky has turned into a version of the politician he campaigned against: insular, closed off, surrounded by yes men. In normal circumstances, that would be bad enough. But now, when Ukraine is menaced by Russia, it may be affecting Mr. Zelensky’s judgment.
That’s become ever clearer since in recent weeks. As the West pursued megaphone diplomacy to discourage an invasion, Mr. Zelensky tried to downplay the threat. But this understandable effort to project calm and steady skittish markets was undermined by his showy style.

In a tone-deaf address in January, for example, a patronizing Mr. Zelensky effectively mocked Ukrainians for their proneness to panic and laughed off a possible invasion. The very next day, he claimed Russia might invade Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city. Instead of being comforted, the country was confused. No wonder 53 percent of Ukrainians think Mr. Zelensky won’t be able to defend the country if there is an invasion.

There are a lot of people in this country either not aware or have memories of a goldfish that heap praise on this man, when a lot of the world didn’t and does not think very highly of him at all.

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Anonymous wrote:The private adoption market is corrupt and the foster to adopt isn't much better. People spend tens of thousands to adopt from many people whose life would largely be changed and most likely able to support their child if they had the same money. Adoption should NEVER be a for profit industry.

Also, second chance adoptions should be illegal. Those parents should be charge with neglect. I can't just give up my bio kid without consequence. And it's disgusting that Facebook allows children to be posted on these second chance adoptions pages with profiles that sound made for shelter animals and often describing children of color as strong hard hardworking.

We as a nation don't acknowledge enough that adoption is also the destruction of a bio family, and this often causes trauma for the child even if "it's the best option"' We should provide more mental health support for all parties involved.

Agreed on all of this. I also think surrogacy should be illegal in the US. We’re one of the few developed nations that permits it.

Yes! Especially US surrogacy with international parents.

Which I guess isn't as bad as US parents using surrogates from developing countries.

It’s all rich people exploiting poor women, whichever direction.

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That although people want diversity at work they really don’t want it in their kids schools

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Anonymous wrote:There is nothing wrong with older men dating younger women.

Your "anxiety" is no longer a good excuse for not being a functional adult.

A lot of the Ukraine war feels and looks like overproduced theatre.

Agreed

Why don't both of you go to Ukraine, help them with this supposed theatre production, serve some food to the refugees and then come back and let us know if you still think it's overproduced theatre you whiny little bi^^hes. How mighty of you to have an opinion from your American warm, safe home.

Relax, bro. It's called unpopular opinions thread lol.

You can comfort yourself by admiring Olena's pose in front of this wartime rubble with, coincidentally, all female soldiers.

https://www.vogue.com/article/portrait-of-bravery-ukraines-first-lady-olena-zelenska

No, I will not. Thanks though. It's called unpopular because it's despicable and shoulnd't be said out loud, bro. Be a better human.

I think you're too sensitive for this thread, Bro. You should probably go play elsewhere.

That parts of this conflict are heavy-handedly, overtly stage managed is not incompatible with some real bad stuff going on too. Take a breather.

Again, bro, I will stay. (by the way your use of "bro" should tell everyone exactly who you are )

You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about but your overconfidence based on zero merit makes you think you should have a seat at a grown-ups table. I dare you to look a Ukranian refugee in the eye and tell them how they are being overly dramatic. Or a person who has lost a loved one in this war. How about those who have been living in train stations for months with no facilities. GTFOH. Go away you mindless troll.

Man, PP was right. Take a Xanax and a walk. Your mental health will thank you.

Nah, I'll stay. how about you leave. Nice sockpuppting too, bro.

Please go ask Jeff if I’m a sock puppet. (I’m an NP). If you don’t then GFY. You really can’t handle people disagreeing with you, can you?

So what did Jeff say?

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Anonymous wrote:There is nothing wrong with older men dating younger women.

Your "anxiety" is no longer a good excuse for not being a functional adult.

A lot of the Ukraine war feels and looks like overproduced theatre.

Agreed

Why don't both of you go to Ukraine, help them with this supposed theatre production, serve some food to the refugees and then come back and let us know if you still think it's overproduced theatre you whiny little bi^^hes. How mighty of you to have an opinion from your American warm, safe home.

Relax, bro. It's called unpopular opinions thread lol.

You can comfort yourself by admiring Olena's pose in front of this wartime rubble with, coincidentally, all female soldiers.

https://www.vogue.com/article/portrait-of-bravery-ukraines-first-lady-olena-zelenska

No, I will not. Thanks though. It's called unpopular because it's despicable and shoulnd't be said out loud, bro. Be a better human.

I think you're too sensitive for this thread, Bro. You should probably go play elsewhere.

That parts of this conflict are heavy-handedly, overtly stage managed is not incompatible with some real bad stuff going on too. Take a breather.

Again, bro, I will stay. (by the way your use of "bro" should tell everyone exactly who you are )

You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about but your overconfidence based on zero merit makes you think you should have a seat at a grown-ups table. I dare you to look a Ukranian refugee in the eye and tell them how they are being overly dramatic. Or a person who has lost a loved one in this war. How about those who have been living in train stations for months with no facilities. GTFOH. Go away you mindless troll.

Man, PP was right. Take a Xanax and a walk. Your mental health will thank you.

Nah, I'll stay. how about you leave. Nice sockpuppting too, bro.

Please go ask Jeff if I’m a sock puppet. (I’m an NP). If you don’t then GFY. You really can’t handle people disagreeing with you, can you?

you really are the biggest loser, aren't you. You picked one of the biggest tragedies in modern history to be "smart" about. I bet you won't say this to anyone in real life because you know you're wrong but it's easy to be brave behind the keyboard. GFY.

Man, not to go all Kendrick Lamar, but you are really killin the vibe up in here.

Should everyone run their unpopular opinions by you before posting them?

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Anonymous wrote:critical race theory (as defined by those who developed the concept) should be taught in schools.

Schools are not *nearly* as rigorous as they should be, with the exception of math which we put too much emphasis on in the later grades (kids going into the humanities shouldn't be pressured to take multi-variable calculus).

Most parents are not good parents.

Being not a good parent doesn't make you a bad person and is forgivable.

Laziness does not exist.

Can we delve into this more? Because I am super lazy. If you don’t think laziness exists, how do you explain me?

I'm actually terrible at explaining it! But there is a book about it by Devon Price called "Laziness Does Not Exist." I think the basic gist is that fundamentally everyone does wants to work and achieve things, and everything we call laziness is actually a normal response to circumstances like burnout or depression. Plus our society just has sort of toxic ideas about the value of work; we sort of worship business.

Something my therapist told me that I thought was fascinating is that maybe up until a few generations ago, people who didn't work because they were physically disabled--like, maybe missing a limb--were called lazy. We have now given those people a pass but we still haven't examined our perceptions of laziness from a psychological perspective.

Okay, lastly: sometimes we call and workers "lazy" because they aren't doing something we think they should because of weird societal standards. Like people often fat people who don't go to the gym are lazy, regardless of what else they are doing with their lives.

Of course this all depends on how you define lazy, but there is no such thing as "lazy" in the sense that not doing something is a moral flaw.

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Anonymous wrote:That although people want diversity at work they really don’t want it in their kids schools

OMG this. Although this opinion is starting to get very popular, I think.