In c/unpopularopinion, people just upvote the opinions the like, making them popular. There are barely any unpopular opinions there.


Person in the video - Kangna Ranaut - Wikipedia

Song - Chiggy Wiggy from Blue - YouTube

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    7 days ago

    We need less beauty pageants and drag races.

    Drag queens and Trans people are a way of life, and some of the talented, quirky and elegant individuals I’ve ever seen

    RuPaul is a diva

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    Rap music is the least aesthetically appealing music genre in general. I simply can’t stand rap songs with a lot of swear words in lyrics, supporting street chaos and sex activity in lyrics, fast and high pitched vocals. Just not my style at all.

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    Rap music is the least aesthetically appealing music genre in general. I simply can’t stand rap songs with a lot of swear words in lyrics, supporting street chaos and sex activity in lyrics, fast and high pitched vocals. Just not my style at all.

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    I feel like deep down we all know this:

    The Devil’s fiddle solo in “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” was actually better than Johnny’s.

    Edit: thanks to these responses I’m gaining a whole new appreciation for the musical and spiritual symbolism in this song.

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      10 days ago

      I mean he absolutely cheated by having a band to assist. Of course it was going to sound better. Thankfully, he realized it wasn’t as good without the band included.

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        I’m pretty sure that CDB meant for the Devil’s solo to sound discordant and unmemorable. What I hear though sounds aggressive, passionate, and daring compared to Johnny’s “safe” catchy, melodic solo. Also they gave Johnny a call-and-response with vocalists so I’m not gonna hold the Devil’s backup band against him. Either way the Devil gave up that contest way to easily.

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          10 days ago

          Given the Devil’s history, he really should have had him sign a legally binding (and easily misinterpreted) contract in blood and he would have had it easy.

    • MrQuallzin@pie.eyeofthestorm.place
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      On a technical level sure, but it was a fiddle contest not a technical contest. Johnny is the better fiddler since he knows the music the people like and dance to (a bunch of the lyrics are references to other songs). If the devil played his music to a barn full of dancers, the whole event would likely crumble.

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        If the devil played his music to a barn full of dancers, the whole event would likely crumble

        devil: mission accomplished

    • square@lemmy.zip
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      The devil won because he led him down the path of pride and claimed his soul in the end.

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        Debatable at best. The sequel takes place a decade later with the devil still furious that he lost the duel, and deciding to challenge Johnny again.

        It isn’t pride if you’re actually the best there’s ever been

  • DigDoug@lemmy.world
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    There’s a sweet spot. Unpopular opinions that get upvoted need to be trivial enough to not make anybody uncomfortable or angry.

    Something like “Toilet paper orientation doesn’t matter” is far more likely to be upvoted by somebody who disagrees with it than “Everything bad that happens to your children is your fault because you knew it was a possibility and had them anyway”.

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    9 days ago

    Human euthanasia should be legalized and normalized, both medically assisted suicide and euthanasia when the person is suffering but unable to make decisions for themselves. If it’s an act of mercy to euthanize a pet who is suffering, then we should be able to have the same compassion for our fellow humans.

  • cRazi_man@europe.pub
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    Are you ready for a super unpopular opinion? No holds barred? You asked for it:

    Dogs suck. I don’t like them. Glad if you do, please enjoy. But they slobber, shed, smell and are generally mostly a nuisence. They can be fun for brief periods, but they’re way more work and hassle than they’re worth. My brother is thinking of getting a big dog and I hope he doesn’t because it would make me reluctant to spend a weekend at his place. I can’t believe the number of people who seriously admit to loving their dogs more than their kids. I can’t believe people consider themselves their pet’s “parent”. I can’t believe how forcefully the online community backlashes to the idea of kids or judgemental of “ill-mannered” and neurodiverse kids, yet will happily say “it is never a dog’s” fault, no matter how “bad” the dog is.

    Cats can sometimes be ok, if they’re not noisy and don’t shed too much. But generally having animals in the house isn’t great at all.

    Thank you for your attention. Future Lemmings will look back at my comment history from unrelated threads and judge me for this, even though I’ve posted in the context of the current thread.

  • Dicska@lemmy.world
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    Creating ANY kind of smoke should be banned in public. By public I don’t mean just bus stops and trains and shit. Literally anywhere but maybe your house. And smoking indoors is even more disgusting. Smoking in your garden? Is there anyone living within ~20 feet? Forbidden. Smoke machines on concerts may have an exemption.

    I also fucking had enough of people making fires every fucking time the weather gets too hot for me to keep my windows closed. Then my bedroom smells like the great fire of London and good luck having a good night’s sleep like that.

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        10 days ago

        Well, this is an unpopular opinion discussion. It does.

        I knew BBQ would be a touchy one, especially among US users. I think it should be possible to have them, but preferably at places that can organise them in parks, or something.

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            9 days ago

            I guess you just offended a BBQ lover. There’s 8 billion of us, I don’t see why one would downvote someone for having different preferences. Claiming it overrated was a bold move, though.

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              9 days ago

              Oh I enjoy a good BBQ, but the sheer emphasis many put on them is… really weird.

              I think many who would downvote me conflate the social aspects with the “BBQ” part. Just throw a damn party! I don’t care what you cook but the point is it doesn’t NEED to include one of the most wasteful and silly forms of cooking.

              Again, not bashing BBQ as an actual cooking practice: A BBQ house restaurant is a beautiful thing if they’re not fucking it up. Though that doesn’t mean every John Doe needs a BBQ in their back yard for a party! It’s about how weirdly popular they are in the US.

              Not about how viable or tasty they are.

    • Beacon@fedia.io
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      9 days ago

      iirc smoke machines actually produce water as fog, not smoke. But i could be misremembering

      • Dicska@lemmy.world
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        I don’t get the downvote, it’s in fact an interesting question. However, sorry, I’m keeping it unpopular: healthy or not (research has shown it has antimicrobial effects), it’s still an annoyance for everyone else.

        I can walk around with a water pistol filled with vitamin water, shooting people in the face. Just because it contains vitamins (IT’S GOT ELECTROLYTES!) it doesn’t magically make it non-annoying.

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          I have literally never met anyone who was annoyed by the smoke from smoking ceremonies. I’ve seen headlines in the news about racist people angry that smoking ceremonies were held at football games, but that was because the white people objected to the political meaning of the ceremony. Smoking ceremonies are held at special events, advertised ahead of time, and I’ve never seen the smoke go beyond the boundaries of the event to a visible degree. I’ve attended and been blessed at two smoking ceremonies, and they were both really positive experiences.

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      Omg please ban camp fires at national parks. I came here to breath the fresh air of the mountains and the forest, not to feel like I’m a coal miner in West Virginia.

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        8 days ago

        I wish such a price existed… Unlike parking violations which are just parking fees for the rich.

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          This is one of the things that the Netherlands is doing well. There’s a huge extra tax on cigarettes. I think one cigarette costs about 50-75 euro cents. It should be more imo but it’s in the right direction.

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      9 days ago
      CW suicide

      Still a big fan of Wynn Bruce. Would have done the same thing if I hadn’t been able to beg for enough money for bottom surgery. I’d rather live a happy and visible life in defiance of transphobia and capitalism, but I’ll throw an angry and memorable death over a sad and private one.

      And the desire to make My death mean something has saved My life a few times. A private meaningless suicide is easy. A suicide with a message and media attention takes planning.

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    Veganism is a morally correct choice despite it not being perfect but many online vegans are insufferable

    Most people here don’t know shit about China

    America deserves Donald Trump

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        I’m a former vegan that tries to eat mostly veg. It was so much easier when I lived on my own but when you live with your Asian parents, as an adult, things are tougher :/

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          I’m a former vegan

          The dangers of the vegan diet far outweigh any purported societal benefits. The best examples are people who essentially starve their children and pets to death (or near death) because they are so hell bent on promoting the vegan agenda.

          Im fine with a reasonably informed adult making whatever choice they like for themselves, but leave kids and animals out of it.

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      Veganism is a morally correct

      It may be morally virtuous, but we have no moral obligation to not eat meat. And most of the vegan talking points are either factually vacuous or flat out lying which is a bad sign for that movement.

      (example 1: Feeding all the people on earth without meat would actually be impossible, we do not have anywhere near enough viable farmland for that to happen.)

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    Pedofiles, those that think and do not act, deserve more compassion by society. They can’t help the way they feel. Acting on it is obviously extremely harmful but they can’t even talk about it, even to therapists, for fear of persecution. The current methods of suppression are harmful and akin to conversion therapy for lgbt folks. We need to allow them to have a voice and access to non harmful animated CP with all consenting adult voice actors or AI. In out current society they are akin to trans people in the 1950s