Unpopular Opinions V5: "I still don't like Half Life 2."
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I actually think Nickleback is a pretty good band, they have enjoyable and catchy songs.
[QUOTE=RG4ORDR;49749617]I actually think Nickleback is a pretty good band, they have enjoyable and catchy songs.[/QUOTE]
I will stand by my opinion till the day I die. Hero is a goddamn amazing song.
[QUOTE=RG4ORDR;49749617]I actually think Nickleback is a pretty good band, they have enjoyable and catchy songs.[/QUOTE]
Photograph is actually a really good song :c
If you get past the singing, the lyrics tell a sad but likable story of getting over the past and moving on.
If nude photos or videos of you are in some way stolen or uploaded to the internet without your permission, it is [I]not[/I] your fault and you have every right to be mad. "Don't take them" is bullshit.
[QUOTE=Mister Sandman;49750525]If nude photos or videos of you are in some way stolen or uploaded to the internet without your permission, it is [I]not[/I] your fault and you have every right to be mad. "Don't take them" is bullshit.[/QUOTE]
there should be no expectation of security on the internet
[QUOTE=Sector 7;49750647]there should be no expectation of security on the internet[/QUOTE]
Yes, there should be. Especially since most of the important places on the internet are now run by actual major companies, having them fuck up and have you get hurt as a result is not acceptable. By just going "well it's the internet lol" it does nothing but hurt people and promote this bullshit lazy attitude that allows shit like Valve just fucking up in december just happen and have nothing actually be done about it. The internet will never be made secure for people to use by just being apathetic because "it's the internet"
Either way, if your ex decides to take nude pictures of you and upload them on to the internet, which is more in line with what I'm talking about, that's not your fault and you have every right to be upset. People act like it's some common sense thing and only an idiot would send nude pictures as an excuse to blame the victim, but the fact is that sending naked pictures to other people is one of those things that people just do, as it happens. A shocking number of people actually do send naked pictures, I've heard numbers of up to 70 percent of people polled. But it's like if I'm undressed in my room and someone comes in and I say don't do that and they say well don't be undressed in your room if you don't want me to walk in on you naked, it's like, yeah, I can't argue with that but it's like that's just ridiculous and unreasonable and stupid.
Sending a nude picture to someone shouldn't be the kind of shit that makes people terrified, paranoid, and feel like they could have their lives and careers ruined.
Gay marriage in a nation doesn't have to be legal if most of the people of that nation don't want it.
[QUOTE=Steve Stump;49751431]Gay marriage in a nation doesn't have to be legal if most of the people of that nation don't want it.[/QUOTE]
What are rights
[QUOTE=SebiWarrior;49751440]What are rights[/QUOTE]
It's difficult to enforce a law when most of the population is hostile to it. Depending on how hostile, enforcement might cause more trouble than its worth.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;49751445]It's difficult to enforce a law when most of the population is hostile to it. Depending on how hostile, enforcement might cause more trouble than its worth.[/QUOTE]
That's one of those times people shouldn't be given the right to express their opinion.
If you aren't homosexual then nothing about homosexuality concerns you ever. Get a fucking hobby and don't wish to make their lives worse because you wanna feel privileged
your opinion on whether they deserve or not is irrelevant. the objective fact is that everyone deserves marriage. if you believe otherwise, you're wrong.
[QUOTE=SebiWarrior;49751453]That's one of those times people shouldn't be given the right to express their opinion.
If you aren't homosexual then nothing about homosexuality concerns you ever. Get a fucking hobby and don't wish to make their lives worse because you wanna feel privileged[/QUOTE]
We're talking about democracy here, not freedom of speech necessarily. Wise princes don't go around trying to piss off their subjects.
Also why is their opinion not relevant? Doesn't everyone have the opportunity to express their view on how their nation ought to be run?
there would never be a vote on whether we should genocide the blacks or the jews, and i vehemently believe there shouldnt be a vote on who gets to marry who, either.
[editline]16th February 2016[/editline]
just realized you werent actually talking to me, heh.
[QUOTE=Steve Stump;49751431]Gay marriage in a nation doesn't have to be legal if most of the people of that nation don't want it.[/QUOTE] At the very least the government should push out some sort of way for gay people to have the same legal rights that married straight couples have. Sure, a country's populace may not want to allow marriage, but at least some sort of civil union type shit should be in place.
Honestly I'm of the opinion that the term "marriage" should be detached from government, with the government only managing these unions, and if you want a "marriage" you have to go to a church. But I'm quite in the minority of that.
Also there's a reason we rarely participate in direct democracy in the western world, it's often a bad idea.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;49751470]We're talking about democracy here, not freedom of speech necessarily. Wise princes don't go around trying to piss off their subjects.
Also why is their opinion not relevant? Doesn't everyone have the opportunity to express their view on how their nation ought to be run?[/QUOTE]
Everyone should have the right to express themselves but you can't tolerate intolerance for sure, that's why there are laws in Europe against hate speech.
And tbh marrying your loved one shouldn't be a privilege for the heteros or for the majority of the population. They don't like it? They should suck it up
[QUOTE=RG4ORDR;49749617]I actually think Nickleback is a pretty good band, they have enjoyable and catchy songs.[/QUOTE]
Are you referring to their one and only song?
[video=youtube;pvujgcbaCF8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvujgcbaCF8[/video]
[editline]16th February 2016[/editline]
[QUOTE=Sector 7;49750647]there should be no expectation of security on the internet[/QUOTE]
"Hey, you logged into your bank account? Silly you, you should never expect security on the internet."
[QUOTE=wauterboi;49751632]"Hey, you logged into your bank account? Silly you, you should never expect security on the internet."[/QUOTE]
...yes, that is what I'm saying. There's a reason why massive data breaches are a monthly occurrence; every bit of your data is handled by faceless corporations with underfunded IT departments using infrastructures with millions of points of failure. The only reason that the average person should feel safe making transactions over the internet is because they're just one person in a huge crowd of targets.
[QUOTE=RG4ORDR;49749617]I actually think Nickleback is a pretty good band, they have enjoyable and catchy songs.[/QUOTE]
They aren't good by any stretch of the word but for a band that's basically a pariah in its genre, I expect something borderline unlistenable. At worst, I would call them insanely bland and generic, which still doesn't have to be a bad thing.
In fact, lemme one-up that unpopular opinion: Photograph is actually okay and I really, [I]really[/I] don't get why it's so reviled. Unimpressive, sure. Generic, I can see. But the absolute horror and piece of trash it apparently is?
[QUOTE=greeley;49745909]I don't believe someone is "born gay" but i do believe we are grown up and some sort of memorable event in our minds or personality which made us gay over a really long period of time. Its hard to explain but it believe that when i was younger, i would constantly watch dragon ball z and other shows where men would be muscular which i thought was super cool back then and gave me the idea where super-masculine muscle men were pinnacle of manhood!
This soon made me develop some sort of manliness complex where i needed to be more manly when i was a teenager, and as a slightly flamboyant teenager who hit puberty late, it was a massive bummer to me. So i spent hours upon hours of dreaming about being more manly. Which later led me to being 18 and i worked out that i was gay.
Now i don't know if i was gay BECAUSE of this complex i had to be manly. Or i was substituting this thought that "Manly men are cool" was infact really "Im attracted to manly men"
So yeah.
TLDR: I dont think people are born gay but i believe its a memory or thought "seed" that is planted and grew over many years.[/QUOTE]
I understand why people disagree with this since its just an odd opinion, but i dont get why 3 people have dumbed it... (well... i understand why a certain someone has dumbed it, because they havesomething against me)
There has been no scientific proof that people are "born gay" but my theory of people having something happen in their lives which made them turn towards homosexuality does make sense. The brain is complex and can "latch" onto certain aspects more than others, which is what i think makes gay people gay. Thats why you hear about some familes where all their children are gay, or big families where one of their kids are gay. There is no "gay gene" in these studies.
[QUOTE=Sector 7;49751676]...yes, that is what I'm saying. There's a reason why massive data breaches are a monthly occurrence; every bit of your data is handled by faceless corporations with underfunded IT departments using infrastructures with millions of points of failure. The only reason that the average person should feel safe making transactions over the internet is because they're just one person in a huge crowd of targets.[/QUOTE]
Cool, so what's the alternative to managing your finances online? You want people to reverse back to checkbooks, calculators, handling cash, and visiting banks directly? Does the inconvenience justify the chance of being hijacked? I, personally, have never had fraudulent stuff done with my money managed online, and the two times I have seen it come up with other people it's been with stealing credit card numbers in person.
[editline]16th February 2016[/editline]
[QUOTE=greeley;49751754]I understand why people disagree with this since its just an odd opinion, but i dont get why 3 people have dumbed it... (well... i understand why a certain someone has dumbed it, because they have something against me)
There has been no scientific proof that people are "born gay" but my theory of people having something happen in their lives which made them turn towards homosexuality does make sense. The brain is complex and can "latch" onto certain aspects more than others, which is what i think makes gay people gay. Thats why you hear about some familes where all their children are gay, or big families where one of their kids are gay. There is no "gay gene" in these studies.[/QUOTE]
It's the inverse. People are told not to be gay, or pushed to evaluate their sexuality at a young age, which then influences them to not step out of line, make changes, or invalidate their false certainty.
As someone who's feeling weird about their sexuality at the moment (and potential pansexuality), I'm noticing that my initial impulses are to feel attracted regardless of gender whatsoever and then race to cancel those thoughts out. This is also not unique to me, and it pairs nicely with the fact that people were totally fine and embracing of homosexuality in early human societies.
I think that people who aren't gay have the potential to have simply never allowed themselves the opportunity to be gay with mental barriers placed their by society. It isn't their fault, and it isn't a "weakness", but instead a byproduct of our current circumstances.
Yes, there are people who are attracted to only women just like there are people who are attracted to only men just like there are people who are only attracted to younger women. I would argue that these are all heavily influenced by barriers - just look at the last part. Pedophilia is consistently rallied against, yet there's no real solid definition of when age becomes a factor, and civilizations have existed before us with sexually active younger age ranges. Nevertheless, people are trained to be grossed out with even getting with someone in their later teens. It's weird.
[QUOTE=Anti Christ;49751497]there would never be a vote on whether we should genocide the blacks or the jews, and i vehemently believe there shouldnt be a vote on who gets to marry who, either.
[editline]16th February 2016[/editline]
just realized you werent actually talking to me, heh.[/QUOTE]
genocide is slightly different from introducing some minor legislative change to marriage law
Don't tell the guys in the Dark Souls series thread, but difficulty in a videogame, especially if mostly artificial, isn't a substitute for good design
deadmau5 is a narcissistic prick
[editline]16th February 2016[/editline]
his musics good but hes a prick
[QUOTE=EliaMoroes;49752046]Don't tell the guys in the Dark Souls series thread, but difficulty in a videogame, especially if mostly artificial, isn't a substitute for good design[/QUOTE]
Fucking thank you.
Just randomly making bosses needlessly difficult and drawing the fights out "because difficulty :^)" is just shitty game design.
[QUOTE=EliaMoroes;49752046]Don't tell the guys in the Dark Souls series thread, but difficulty in a videogame, especially if mostly artificial, isn't a substitute for good design[/QUOTE]
Difficulty and good design aren't mutually exclusive
The Dark Souls games arent even that difficult and the whole mindset some people have of "OMG BRO THESE GAMES ARE SO HARD AND ONLY FOR THE ELITE AND YOU WILL DIE AND DIE AND DIE" or "WOOOOW MAN THOSE GAMES ARE SO IMPOSSIBLY HARD THEY SIMPLY HAVE TO BE POORLY MADE" are both equally stupid.
[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;49752519]Fucking thank you.
Just randomly making bosses needlessly difficult and drawing the fights out "because difficulty :^)" is just shitty game design.[/QUOTE]
what the does "randomly making bosses needlessly difficult" even mean. are you saying the games would be better without the thing that's 70% of why they're uniquely satisfying in the first place? excessive difficulty is Silver Surfer because it's impossible to get past the first screen and so it becomes self-defeating. literally anyone can beat any souls game.
like if you don't derive satisfaction from ds then just accept that shit instead of calling it bad game design like a schmuck
[editline]16th February[/editline]
fucking DSP beat dark souls while doing literally everything wrong. you could not be in safer hands
I got a lot of my satisfaction from doing the Dark Souls bosses, especially solo.
Oh for fuck's sake, I apologize
I didn't want to open a rift even inside this thread
[QUOTE=Skyward;49752617]The Dark Souls games arent even that difficult and the whole mindset some people have of "OMG BRO THESE GAMES ARE SO HARD AND ONLY FOR THE ELITE AND YOU WILL DIE AND DIE AND DIE" or "WOOOOW MAN THOSE GAMES ARE SO IMPOSSIBLY HARD THEY SIMPLY HAVE TO BE POORLY MADE" are both equally stupid.[/QUOTE]
As is the circlejerk of "you must be a scrub" if you think they're not fun
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