The Unpopular Opinions thread

[trashpedia]

Social media and the internet were a mistake

I recently just disabled my Instagram account today because I reached my limit when I saw a post of one of my friends hanging out with a toxic ex-friend of mine.......Also this same friend continues to talk to this person daily.........

Social media really can be toxic. Heck, I think Twitter is going to be Tumblr 2.0 but much much worse.

 

[Mezzanine]

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[Alienfish]

Most, if not all, social media age limits are 13, the only problem is it takes 0 effort to bypass and kids DO bypass it.
The fact we just dump children on the internet into the same spaces where adults are and cross our fingers they don't encounter anything horrible is pure lunacy.
The only real solution would be to require birth certificate verification, but social media already horribly invades your privacy and I wouldn't trust them with anything of that caliber

Yeah, you should definitely require social security/personal number if anything but yeah a lot doesn't care about that either cause sensitive info and people can sell it etc. so yeah sadly.

I just think you should not expose like 4 year olds to tiktok, instagram etc. and don't let them touch **** until they actually are 13 in real life. parents are way too sloppy an you shouldn't give them phones when they are 3. if you need to reach them when they are older there are non-smart phones that work as good.

 

[Corrie]

I recently just disabled my Instagram account today because I reached my limit when I saw a post of one of my friends hanging out with a toxic ex-friend of mine.......Also this same friend continues to talk to this person daily.........

Social media really can be toxic. Heck, I think Twitter is going to be Tumblr 2.0 but much much worse.

I think that Twitter is far worse than Tumblr right now and that's saying something.

 

[-Apples-]

I think that Twitter is far worse than Tumblr right now and that's saying something.

No social media network is better than The Bell Tree. Even GameFAQs is better than these larger social media networks.

 

[Corrie]

No social media network is better than The Bell Tree. Even GameFAQs is better than these larger social media networks.

The Bell Tree is the most positive community I've seen. It's awesome!

I miss the fansite days where everyone had a website they created to share their love of whatever series they liked. Doing it via social media just isn't the same. I was part of the Pokemon one back in the day and I don't know, the attitude back then seemed less... aggressive than today? Everyone seems to be at each other's throats. There are loads of nice people nowadays, don't get me wrong, and back then there were a fair share of bad people too. I just feel like there's more negativity and harshness these days. People attack people over the silliest things.

 

[k e r f u f f l e]

I think that Twitter is far worse than Tumblr right now and that's saying something.

As someone who's tried quite a few social media platforms and quickly dropped them, I can second this.

 

[tumut]

Dragon Quest>Final Fantasy. Consistency is key

Spoiler

 

[trashpedia]

The Bell Tree is the most positive community I've seen. It's awesome!

I miss the fansite days where everyone had a website they created to share their love of whatever series they liked. Doing it via social media just isn't the same. I was part of the Pokemon one back in the day and I don't know, the attitude back then seemed less... aggressive than today? Everyone seems to be at each other's throats. There are loads of nice people nowadays, don't get me wrong, and back then there were a fair share of bad people too. I just feel like there's more negativity and harshness these days. People attack people over the silliest things.

Omg that reminded me of Neocities, which is a revival of Geocities. I used to use it a crapton a couple months ago but I’ve been too lazy to update my website lmaoooo

Same thing for Dreamwidth. I have a blog on there but I rarely use it nowadays due to laziness.

Just be aware that the communities on those two sites are super tiny and it’s extremely hard to be noticed on Dreamwidth though.

 

[Alienfish]

The Bell Tree is the most positive community I've seen. It's awesome!

I miss the fansite days where everyone had a website they created to share their love of whatever series they liked. Doing it via social media just isn't the same. I was part of the Pokemon one back in the day and I don't know, the attitude back then seemed less... aggressive than today? Everyone seems to be at each other's throats. There are loads of nice people nowadays, don't get me wrong, and back then there were a fair share of bad people too. I just feel like there's more negativity and harshness these days. People attack people over the silliest things.

Oh yeah, especially those blogs for japanese music that I used to follow in the mid-late 2000s or just spaces for people who liked certain idols and stuff. But yeah social media aside from like some Japanese former and current idols are just.. lol show off the best you can and make people jelly and show pointless ****. can i go back lol

 

[rianne]

"Flex" culture is so cringey. There's nothing admirable about spending money to impress people; can saving money be ""trendy"" again?

 

[Ghost Of Autumn]

• Prince was a mediocre "artist", and his music makes me feel ill.

• Sports are just absolutely boring (to watch, at least. In other words, I'd very much rather physically play them myself than watch a bunch of grown men get paid to play with a ball).

• Rainy days are better than sunny days.

• Led Zeppelin also stinks.

• Nothing else comes to mind at the present moment.

 

[DinosaurDumpster]

I seem to like "little kids shows" more than your typical Anime or Stranger Things... etc.
(if you can't tell i have an unhealthy Disney channel obsession lol)

Anyways, I think that the shows I am into are far more superior than what you see most people watch.

 

[Manah]

I hate the smell of lavender.

 

[Alienfish]

I hate the smell of lavender.

Same, it's way too chemical to be able to smell good.

Honestly I hate a lot of "fresh" smells because I get allergic and I don't see the point, just like, open the windows or spray something lighter.

 

[-Apples-]

I think college students should dress more professionally when attending class. I’m getting tired of this sporty look (i.e. leggings as pants with a t-shirt, oversized t-shirt with short shorts (not the denim kind, but what’s more associated with sports)). Remember when I criticized leggings as pants? I’m targeting an even bigger picture.

I tend to wear comfy clothing too, but only for bed, not as casual wear for professions or shopping.

 

[Alienfish]

I think college students should dress more professionally when attending class. I’m getting tired of this sporty look (i.e. leggings as pants with a t-shirt, oversized t-shirt with short shorts (not the denim kind, but what’s more associated with sports)). Remember when I criticized leggings as pants? I’m targeting an even bigger picture.

I tend to wear comfy clothing too, but only for bed, not as casual wear for professions or shopping.

Yeah that or hoodies with legging/baggy pants is pretty awful. Like one can wear it if one wants but I'd rather dress up in an expensive dress than that. And yep leggings are like #1 no-no on my list.

 

[-Apples-]

Yeah that or hoodies with legging/baggy pants is pretty awful. Like one can wear it if one wants but I'd rather dress up in an expensive dress than that. And yep leggings are like #1 no-no on my list.

I don’t wear leggings because I’m a male. And when I do make female characters, I don’t even make them wear leggings (even when leggings as pants isn’t optional in games).

Pokémon Sword/Shield brought attention to an even worse fashion - shorts under skirts. Not that it’s a problem, but the problem in Pokémon Sword is that the skirt options are way too short (even shorter than the shorter skirt options in Pokémon Sun/Moon) and that they contain shorts that are slightly longer than the skirts.

 

[Alienfish]

I don’t wear leggings because I’m a male. And when I do make female characters, I don’t even make them wear leggings (even when leggings as pants isn’t optional in games).

Uh, wow I just agreed to your post lol? Yeah I wouldn't wear them regardless what I am. Sadly I have to wear them in splatoon 2 because most pants look really bad as is lol, though they look more like sports pants.

 

[tumut]

Vodka is hella nasty, so is fireball. Y'all drinking battery acid.