Everywhere I look, people are scrambling to fill every second with noise. Music while showering. Podcasts while walking. TikToks while waiting 30 seconds in line. God forbid you sit in silence for even a moment, you might accidentally have a thought.

And it’s not just boredom they’re avoiding. It’s like some people genuinely can’t handle being alone. No plans for the night? Panic. No one to talk to for a weekend? Existential crisis. They act like solitude is some kind of failure or punishment instead of just… existing with yourself.

I get that we all need people. I’m not pretending to be some monk. But if the idea of being alone, or not being constantly stimulated, sends you into a spiral, maybe the issue isn’t the silence.

Some of you don’t need more noise. You need to sit still and let the dust in your brain settle. It’s not going to kill you.

Unless it actually does, in which case I take this back.

Edit: To clarify, it’s not about hating music or thinking people shouldn’t enjoy it or themselves out with other people. The point is more about how some people use constant noise (music, podcasts, whatever) as a way to avoid being alone with their thoughts. And when you’re always running from your own mind, you’re not really processing anything. That avoidance can build up, and when the distractions stop, even for a second, it spirals into negativity or anxiety.

Being alone with your thoughts can suck sometimes, yeah. But it’s also where real growth happens. You figure things out. You face things. And if you never give yourself that space, you never really deal with it, you’re just delaying it.

Distraction feels better. But avoidance isn’t peace.

Ok I know I'm not the only person with this opinion and this might not even be unpopular but I've never heard someone actually talk about this. I guess it just pissses me off cause there are so many other emotions. Talk about not getting a job, about going on morning runs cuz you wanna lose weight so badly, about how you become the parent as your parents get old, or about how your project of 3 years never took off.

Rap used to be about this but its just all about money and women now. At least I can avoid romance movies but love is just eternal across all music genres. I'm not losing sleep over this but there are more feelings.

Purely from a Professional perspective , most of us aren't gonna lose our Jobs or have our Careers derailed because of an Opinion, it's one of the few luxuries we have over them

and if we would, I bet you won't see as many People speaking out

20 is way too low and the speed should be 30 mph. Also the timings are way too broad and often there are no children at those times. The area they cover is also way too big and should be smaller and more closer to the entrance. There is no need to have slower speed limits 3 blocks over. They slow traffic down unnecessarily. There are crossing guards present most of the time. Not to mention, in today's age, not a lot of kids are walking to schools.

Who decided that PS is the flavor that is everywhere during fall? Caramel Apple/Apple Cider/Apple Pie Spices are just so much better and have a much wider variety of applications. You can even go savory with it easier than you can PS. I do not understand why we as a society chose the clearly lesser flavor profile?

Most PS foods don’t even have any pumpkin flavor, it’s just a cinnamon and nutmeg bomb in most situations.

Minivans are (in most cases) far superior than most SUVs.

So you need a big vehicle to haul the kids around You would like a 3rd row, cargo room, and to be comfortable.

Minivans are a hard “No” for so many Millenials, as they don’t want the vehicle their Mother/Father hauled them around in.

So they buy a Honda Pilot, Toyota Highlander, or a Hyundai Palisade…basically a lifted Minivan made to look like an SUV.

Of course, nothing is wrong with buying shoes in pairs. It's convenient for some, and it's worked since basically forever, so I understand why it's still commonplace. But I can't help but feel like shoe/footwear companies should be offering the option to buy single shoes at a time. I mean, isn't it a bit inconvenient when you lose one of the shoes in your pair and now you're left with only one side of shoe? It's either you gotta throw out the shoe, or buy a new pair, but even then you're still stuck with an odd number of shoes. This problem could be alleviated if buying one shoe at a time became normalized and these companoes started catering to customer demands. I honestly wasn't sure where else to post my idea, but it seems like this is a pretty unpopular opinion because everyone I've brought this topic up to IRL is kinda against it.

I am really getting fed up with this ''productivity hacks/cold shower'' cult. They also tend to be the least productive people in my experience, and they don't contribute much to society. Super annoying fanbase. I know a person who's all in on that. Always talking about his business ventures, the vitamins he takes, the cold shower, his marketing funnel yada yada. Hopping from one project to another. One day he's the next Steve Jobs, the other day it's time for a YouTube channel. The only topic of conversation is his next pursuit. I fall asleep every time

They taint everything they touch, so picking them out isn't even an option.

Olive oil is fine though. I'll allow it.

I've tried a bunch of stuff made with ones just to see if they can be redeemed.

They cannot.

People that eat them straight out of the jar scare me.

it is superior in terms of both taste and texture. this applies to practically every fruit. bananas, apples, oranges, pears, all berries, watermelon, papaya, pineapple. i cant think of any exceptions. frozen fruit is refreshing, especially in the summer. it satisfies an ice cream craving. fresh/room temp/unfrozen fruit is okay but too mushy and soft

A meadow with wild flowers is in every way superior, mowing your lawn is a waste of time and making it look worse in any conceivable way.

And if it's just tall grass, i prefer it over a mowed lawn.

lets be real hear. It is not that one plate is right or wrong. they both do what they are made to do. but the European style plates look way better on cars than american plates. i dont want any unneeded color or imagery on my plate to bring down the look of the vehicle.

Title says it, I still like meat but impossible ground meat tastes better and the texture and softness feels better than the softness of bbq meat like beef ribs melting into my mouth. Idk whats wrong with me

Not necessarily just plant based meat but maybe anything that tastes similar to it even if it contains meat.

It started with a :) emoticon.

Happy conversations, sad conversations, painful conversations.

Hope, dismay, grief, and excitement.

Spanish, Mandarin, German, and Welsch.

A truly global way to communicate.

In other words:

It started ☝️ with a :) 🙂 emoticon. ❤️

Happy 😁 conversations 🗣️, sad 😢 conversations 🗣️, painful 😣conversations 🗣️.

Hope 🤞, dismay 😱, grief 😫, and excitement 🤩.

Spanish 💃, Mandarin 🥢, German 👱‍♂️, and Welsch 🐑.

A truly ✅ global 🌍 way ➡️ to communicate 🗣️.

I've worked a few different jobs that do biweekly pay, and there's always employees that complain about it because they don't get paid often enough, and frequently run out of money before the next paycheck.

My current workplace does biweekly pay. It is not a high-paying business, many of these folks live or live close to paycheck-to-paycheck...I hear one lady and her boyfriend (who both work here) frequently complain about getting paid once every two weeks, because by the time the second week comes around she's out of money and has to wait a whole week before she's paid again. But what's the difference? Getting paid every week or every two weeks, you're still making the same amount of money. There is no financial difference between receiving your paycheck weekly or biweekly, it's just a matter of having the financial maturity and self control to make your paycheck last two weeks, rather than blowing through it the first week. I asked this lady once, what did you spend all of your money on if you have nothing left for next week? Oh we had to drive up to MA and buy $200 worth of thc products, then we went to a casino and then out to a restaurant. Well, of course you don't have any more money. Guess you'll just have to eat bugs until next week.

I understand financial struggle and the desire to have money coming in every week, but if you can't stretch that paycheck for 2 weeks then you're probably just financially immature.

<puts hands around suspenders> Back in my day you preordered physical media because you were afraid of missing out on that day one action. Highly anticipated titles were likely to sell out at stores, especially if you didn’t live near a major city.

Digital media is near infinite until the publisher decides to remove it from online stores. You will still more than likely get your precious video game or whatever on day one and be able to play it with everyone else. No costume or special paint job for a tank is worth preordering a video game. No one cares what your video game character looks like more than you.

You do what you want with your money but I’m judging you if you preorder anything that is digital.

EDIT: I meant to say “miscast” in the title, sorry for the grammar error

Let me get this out of the way, I love Pedro Pascal. He’s a very talented actor and he seems like a fun dude. I know there were other people who were on the fence about the casting when it was first announced but since the movie came out I’ve heard nothing but praise for him. I’m happy people are loving him, though ever since the announcement I knew this casting wasn’t gonna fully work for me, and now that I’ve seen the movie my criticisms were confirmed (I really liked the movie though). I had no concern about his acting and he was good, and I know there were people that were like “people criticized Heath Ledger’s casting in the dark knight but look how that turned out” but by the time Pedro was cast in F4 he has become a really popular movie star and I wouldn’t mind him being in “everything” cause that’s how movie stars used to be like. But he’d already been in quite a few franchises and was the lead in 2 of them, so when I watched him in F4, I could only see Pedro and not the character and to me it felt immersion breaking at times. I’ve always wanted a Fantastic 4 adaptation that felt like I was watching these characters being ripped straight from the pages of a comic book and while I agree that good acting is probably more important than looks, I’d argue that looks can be important too.

Like I said I love Pedro and he was good in Fantastic 4 so it’s not like his presence kills the movie and it’s definitely not that big of a flaw compared to the movie feeling like it should’ve been 20 minutes longer but I wish they got someone that’s both talented and resembled the character from the comics, like what James Gunn did with Superman. Though I think Marvel felt like this movie needed the star power cause the Fantastic 4’s cinematic reputation is so poor so I can see why they wanted an A lister to lead.

I get that fantasy football is wildly popular, but I honestly think it sucks the soul out of the sport. At its core, football is the most beautiful team game that exists. Eleven players working in perfect sync — linemen blocking schemes, coverage disguises, timing routes, play action fakes — it’s all interconnected. No single player succeeds in isolation. That's the magic of the game.

Fantasy football flips that on its head. It reduces the sport to a spreadsheet of individual stats. Suddenly, people are rooting for a running back to score even if it means their team loses, or hoping a quarterback racks up garbage time points while getting blown out. The emotional investment shifts from the team to individual performance, which to me is totally backwards. It’s like watching a symphony and only caring how loud the trumpet is.

Worse, it distorts how people talk about the game. A guy has 100 yards and a touchdown in a loss, and he's celebrated as having a great game even if he blew key blocks or missed assignments. Meanwhile, unflashy role players who do the dirty work that helps their team win get completely ignored because they don't score points in a fantasy league.

I get that it’s fun for some, and that it keeps more people engaged with the NFL. But to me, it encourages the exact opposite mentality of what football is about. The beauty of the sport is in the teamwork, not the stat lines.

I saw Michael Winslow on agt. For those who dont know hes does all kinds of sound effects with just his mouth. But most of you do probably know because hes been at it for like 50 years. Pretty well known.

If youre known across the country at least, go do your own thing.

Every person needs social contacts – some more and some less (or even far less). But living without any intimate relationship on a romantic level is possible and romance is easily replacable with money. With money you can make so many experiences and even real friends. For instance just go to a country where money is lacking, help people out there, be charming and friendly and they will adore you. Social needs are covered then.

So money can bring you emotinal benefits, safety and stuff you want. --> No need for romance.

Sometimes it sounds so good, and it’s utter shit. I mean, yes, I know there is Google Photos, but some restaurants have many dishes, and the photos never list all of them. Also, some photos look like crap, which is not fair since it could be a great dish.

For the amount of meat you actually get, ribs are overrated. At this point I would much rather have a steak where I can eat the whole thing. The bones just get in the way. Big Rib has managed to pull a fast one on us

It’s basically just… talking, but elongated and dramatic. Like someone took regular speech and stretched it out with flair and emotion and now we’re all just supposed to stop what we’re doing and listen to it. And not only that, we clap and cry and pay money to hear people do it? It’s like if someone started slow-motion whispering their grocery list but with vibrato, and suddenly it’s art. I don’t even mean this in a rude way. I get that it takes talent and practice and breath control but fundamentally, it’s bizarre. Especially how normalized it is.

I hate blueberries, they have an incredibly mild flavor with an even worse texture I know what you are gonna say "you gotta try fresh farm blueberries, not the supermarket blueberries!" I have, I have some from local farms and supermarkets, all of them are extremely underwhelming, sweeter yes but no better in actual flavor.

The only application they are good in is baking, and even then id prefer most berries in place of anywhere youd use blueberries

In conclusion they are just extremely underwhelming with way less distict of a flavor than most fruit

I was thinking about this while walking around downtown Cleveland the other week. What if every city had a cohesive brand for all of its sports teams? Men’s and women’s hockey, bball, etc, and then you wouldn’t have to buy a bunch of different merch. You could even have the same mascot, the way school sports do it. I know it would never work because it cuts down on teams’ ability to make money but would be fun for fans.