Pretty much everybody has the ability to court controversy with their opinions if they really want to. There is always somebody who will disagree with even the most anodyne of viewpoints, and it is also surprisingly doable to come out with a controversial opinion without tying it to some form of party politics. This is …
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20+ Unpopular food opinions that are controversial yet brave: ‘Having a burger at 6-7 AM is alright!’
Everyone has their weird little food quirk, though some are less common than others. I’m the type of person who prefers cold pizza to reheated pizza almost 100% of the time. I also proudly inherited my father’s tradition of eating peanut butter with tortilla chips. And I’m a vocal champion of the snack-as-meal (aka charcuterie …
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‘4 hours at the end of the day is miserable’: Unpopular opinions about working 9-5
The 9-5 pace is one of the cruel realities for the contemporary worker. Though in some ways it has become less relevant than ever (with the advent of remote work and other technological advances offering more flexibility), it remains the core around which most folks revolve. And it seems arbitrary in some ways. It’s just …
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‘Most people I’ve known peaked somewhere between 25 and 30’: Youngsters debate whether your 20s or 30s are your true prime
Ever since I was a teenager, I’ve been afraid of «peaking.» The idea of reaching a point where you feel like «everything’s downhill from here» was and still is terrifying. I remember being in the car with my high school girlfriend’s dad, and we talked about peaking in high school. I mentioned not wanting to …
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‘You should never get children pets’: 20+ unpopular opinions about pet ownership
There is no getting around the fact that having an animal or several is a commitment. It might not be quite the same level as having a baby (most of the time), but it still means that you have a living thing depending on you for its every want or need. Of course, us animal …
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‘As adults, we don’t share our personal items’: Controversial mom rejects the idea that ‘sharing is caring’
Like many kids, I grew up on the idea that «Sharing is caring.» As an only child, that was hard to grasp sometimes. Still is. Since there wasn’t anyone around to share things with, I kept my stuff to myself. But I’ve learned to compensate as an adult. My friends and roommates are constantly borrowing …
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‘Suspensions are absolutely a vacation’: Teachers reveal their hot takes about the profession
Teaching is not a profession for the weak. The hours are long, the pay isn’t enough, and the rewards can sometimes seem nonexistent. Do you know what this does make the job good for, though? Complaining! After spending enough time around those thankless kids, you start to have some pretty strong opinions on the whole …
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The Wildest Unpopular Opinions of the Week (February 11, 2024)
Unpopular opinions: everybody has them, but some people are better at gauging whether their opinions are actually unpopular than others. Let’s play a little game; I’ll share one of my unpopular opinions, and you get to tell me whether it’s actually unpopular or not! Here we go: I don’t think going to therapy inherently makes …
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Unpopular Opinions That Are Actually Unpopular
People claim to have «unpopular opinions» all the time, but just because you say an opinion is unpopular doesn’t make it so. One of my unpopular opinions is that, barring an actual emergency, people should not be more than 5 minutes late for anything. Most of y’all probably find that unreasonable, and it likely is, …
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Twitter Dweeb Gets Clowned for Claiming That Having 130 IQ is «The greatest tragedy»
I don’t think I’ve ever done an actual IQ test. As somebody who has always had a vendetta against exam results and other supposedly objective units of knowledge measurement, I could never be tempted by all those online quizzes that claim to rank you in the grand scheme of human intelligence. Because of this, I’ve …
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