Unpopular Opinions V5: "I still don't like Half Life 2." - General

[QUOTE=wauterboi;49254923]While I think it's possible to 100% dislike a genre, I consider it a personal failing to not find at least [I]one[/I] song from a generally disliked genre enjoyable.[/QUOTE] There is one and only one song that I have actually got into in the Rap world and it was a track from the Scarface game. [video=youtube;Q_YCoCCU9DY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_YCoCCU9DY[/video] The rest of it I can't stand.

the only objectively bad genre is dubstep

[QUOTE=Sector 7;49255284]the only objectively bad genre is dubstep[/QUOTE] [video=youtube;yBv4kWsi4TE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBv4kWsi4TE[/video]

[QUOTE=Sector 7;49255284]the only objectively bad genre is dubstep[/QUOTE] You can't say any genre is objectively good or bad. Everyone has different tastes. One man's trash is another man's treasure. And if you're being ironic in your usage of objectivity, you're no better than the people who say "literally" when they don't actually mean something literally.

If you don't wear you're seatbelt you really are kind of dumb, they're only uncomfortable if you wear them like a goddamn moron [editline]5th December 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=Sector 7;49255284]the only objectively bad genre is dubstep[/QUOTE] I'd say brostep is more appropriate

[QUOTE=Paxton;49254855]Rap should be classified as a mental disorder, not a music genre.[/QUOTE] I'm sure you have the most refined taste in music.

[QUOTE=Sector 7;49255284]the only objectively bad genre is nightcore[/QUOTE] ftfy

[QUOTE=ImpSnob;49255301][video=youtube;yBv4kWsi4TE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBv4kWsi4TE[/video][/QUOTE] if you played it over a single crappy speaker it would sound like an elevator-music cover of a ska band [QUOTE=Lordgeorge16;49255319]You can't say any genre is objectively good or bad.[/QUOTE] what do you mean? I can say literally anything. I already even did it. You can't tell me that an action is impossible right after I demonstrated it. [sp]pedant[/sp]

[QUOTE=RichyZ;49255411]the only good genre of music is memerap[/QUOTE] memerap isn't real

[QUOTE=ImpSnob;49255419]memerap isn't real[/QUOTE] found the denier

[QUOTE=Sector 7;49255284]the only objectively bad genre is dubstep[/QUOTE] I used to believe that more simpler music (stuff like less time signature changes, simpler chord progressions, etc.) was objectively worse than more complex music. So by my logic things like orchestral music would be objectively best and modern pop music objectively worst, but most people enjoy pop and I kinda like pop sometimes so I had to throw out that idea.

[QUOTE=Paxton;49254855]Rap should be classified as a mental disorder, not a music genre.[/QUOTE] I don't like rap either but you don't have to be a fucking child about it

[QUOTE=Paxton;49254855]Rap should be classified as a mental disorder, not a music genre.[/QUOTE] People who say this never seem to actually know anything about rap at all it's the same thing as when someone's like "Wrestling is fake" and you can't roll your eyes harder

You know what rap I can't stand? Dan Bull and any of those gamer-culture rappers. You can't be cool or "tough" when you're talking about how you'll "pwn" me in a video game. Also, the absolute worst verse of any gamer rap: [quote]So let me tell you what the deal is When you deal with me and Black Ops You're in for a tough time on the front line Like Ferguson's black cops [/quote]

paradoxically, nobody who talks about being cool or tough ever is

[QUOTE=Sector 7;49256044]paradoxically, nobody who talks about being cool or tough ever is[/QUOTE] Generally I'll appreciate people until they can't stop telling me I should appreciate them. It's why I find a lot of rap to be inaccessible, however there is still rap I enjoy.

I don't think something is inherently bad because it's dark/edgy. It's entirely possible for it to be done poorly or be completely over done but it's not inherently bad.

I don't understand religion. I mean, I'm not going to hate you if you are religious but the whole concept confuses me. Of course I'm talking about large-scale religions because for all I know, there's a religion where people worship Inside Out and you can bet your ass I'd get behind that. But in all seriousness, I still can't understand religion in this day and age. Hundreds of years ago, people understood very little compared to nowadays so I can see why they'd believe in Gods but when someone in 2015 tells me they think people die because they sinned, I'm a bit iffy on how they see that as plausible. Another example is when someone tells me they believe that Jesus resurrected, moved a god damn rock and was calm about it. I don't shout at them, I just sort of raise an eyebrow. This makes me sound like a massive bigot but I'm just trying to say religion confuses me. A lot. Sorry if I start WW3.

[QUOTE=Hypoxide;49257169]I don't understand religion. I mean, I'm not going to hate you if you are religious but the whole concept confuses me. Of course I'm talking about large-scale religions because for all I know, there's a religion where people worship Inside Out and you can bet your ass I'd get behind that. But in all seriousness, I still can't understand religion in this day and age. Hundreds of years ago, people understood very little compared to nowadays so I can see why they'd believe in Gods but when someone in 2015 tells me they think people die because they sinned, I'm a bit iffy on how they see that as plausible. Another example is when someone tells me they believe that Jesus resurrected, moved a god damn rock and was calm about it. I don't shout at them, I just sort of raise an eyebrow. This makes me sound like a massive bigot but I'm just trying to say religion confuses me. A lot. Sorry if I start WW3.[/QUOTE] Centuries of indoctrination and a massive base go a long way to keeping ideas alive, we're coming at a point where it's just becoming acceptable to not be religious. Just because it's 2015 doesn't mean the whole world is gonna drop the bible and be enlightened Atheists, we're slowly creeping towards that way though. Ideas don't suddenly change the world at a moment's notice, it takes time for them to set in place and obtain a following. We have the internet to spread ideas faster than ever, but that doesn't mean everyone is going to believe them. As long as religion doesn't get in the way of my personal life I really don't care, religion has helped many people through charity and in developing oneself into a better person, and I think it's kind of edgy and very cynical to say that it's "only fear of gods wrath that makes religious people do good", like there's religious people who are terrible horrible people so there's clearly more than just "fear" that inspires people to good things through a church. We're slowly coming to a point where some of the nasty beliefs are being done away with (most Jews, Christians and a majority of Muslims ignore the "Kill the Infidel" parts of their books and channel the religion positively. It's the 21st century and most of us have come to realize throwing away your life for some mass ideology is pointless.) I'm probably full of shit on this post but it's like 2 AM so whatever

[QUOTE=Anderan;49256902]I don't think something is inherently bad because it's dark/edgy. It's entirely possible for it to be done poorly or be completely over done but it's not inherently bad.[/QUOTE] Edgy is specifically when it's over the top in a bad way, though.

[QUOTE=Hypoxide;49257169]I don't understand religion. I mean, I'm not going to hate you if you are religious but the whole concept confuses me. Of course I'm talking about large-scale religions because for all I know, there's a religion where people worship Inside Out and you can bet your ass I'd get behind that. But in all seriousness, I still can't understand religion in this day and age. Hundreds of years ago, people understood very little compared to nowadays so I can see why they'd believe in Gods but when someone in 2015 tells me they think people die because they sinned, I'm a bit iffy on how they see that as plausible. Another example is when someone tells me they believe that Jesus resurrected, moved a god damn rock and was calm about it. I don't shout at them, I just sort of raise an eyebrow. This makes me sound like a massive bigot but I'm just trying to say religion confuses me. A lot. Sorry if I start WW3.[/QUOTE] Religion is a magnificent part of human culture. It's an insane cloth woven over the course of all human history by millions of people, using every thread of human knowledge. It's constantly evolving, and every religious doctrine has interpretations as diverse and numerous as the ethnicities and cultures that might practice it. The Pope will tell you that nobody is killed by god, and that there is no such thing as hell, and that all people are loved and understood in their entirety by an unlimited being that we cannot even properly imagine. Others will tell you that mortal life is an esoteric forge which exists to temper and prepare our souls for a brighter level of existence, and that all hardship and pain is but a drop in the ocean of our being. Is it that hard to imagine that people love these ideas? That maybe, once you close your eyes for the last time, all the good and bad in your life will be vindicated and you will get to start a new chapter? The entire construct is celebrated by your neighbors and your family and everybody you know, and all of its lessons are told through the ancient stories of mankind. It's a way to truly get in touch with your culture and with the universe. Lots of people think that religion is some kind of early version of science, founded entirely by ignorance. That couldn't be farther from the truth.

[QUOTE=wauterboi;49257266]Edgy is specifically when it's over the top in a bad way, though.[/QUOTE] Considering how overused the word "edgy" is anymore it may as well not even have a meaning.

Older games that people praise from before 2005 are overrated.

[QUOTE=Egg_Toaster;49257424]Older games that people praise from before 2005 are overrated.[/QUOTE] I've had fun with more games from the 90's and early 2000's than I've had with a lot of super recent releases.

I think every Disney movie, (not including Marvel and Star Wars) is a piece of shit and the only good thing to come of them was Simpsons parodies.

[QUOTE=Aldawolf;49255369]If you don't wear you're seatbelt you really are kind of dumb, they're only uncomfortable if you wear them like a goddamn moron[/QUOTE] While I agree with you that you should just wear your damned seat belt sometimes they really are uncomfortable and there's nothing you can do about it. I took a trip to Idaho last month and the rental car we had was pretty uncomfortable when it came to the seat belts because they simply were incapable of being adjusted to a comfortable location for me. The shoulder strap on it could be adjusted up or down but even the lowest setting was still too high for it to sit comfortably on my shoulder.

So it's about cars; I think it's really stupid the kinds of cars that are offered today and how they are marketed. I'm going to use the example of the Audi A3, S3 and RS 3. I would really love to own an A3 Sportback, they are stylish but subtle, the 'cylinder on demand' model is both sufficiently powerful and has fuel economy that is on the fringe of diesel territory, they are high-quality, luxurious and have good storage space. So yes, I would choose that car. But then there's the S3 and RS 3 sportbacks, but why would anyone need one of them? The S3 pretty much looks the same as the A3, but is worse on fuel consumption however it can go from 0-100km/h in under five seconds. Wow. So useful, for racing other parents from the lights while dropping your kids off at school. Why would anyone but a stupid teenager need so much power in a hatchback? Then there's the ridiculousness that is the RS 3, which has even worse fuel consumption and is even faster. You could say 'but muh track days', but if you had the money for an RS 3, surely you would have the money for a proper track day car and a decent daily driver? There are other examples. The new Alfa Giulia Quadrifoglio for instance, over the other Giulia models. Wow, that power is going to be so useful on the commute to work. Then there's the HSV Maloo R8 over the Holden Ute SS. The power of the R8 is simply unnecessary, even an SV6 would have sufficient pulling power, and if power was of the most concern, why not get a turbo-diesel Hilux? And you wouldn't even use the tray of the Maloo for carrying shit, because you would be too-scared to scratch something on your almost $100,000 ute. The Maloo is literally a Ferrari just without the Ferrari badge. It's a 'show off' car with little practicality that isn't even a Ferrari, so what's the point? I don't hate cars, I love cars, but modern offerings can be so stupid. I would love to have that Audi A3, and the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider as that looks like a proper driver's car. But cars like most of the Audi RS', BMW Ms, AMGs etc are just childish and only a way of saying 'oh I had more money than you, but I sinked it all into a useless car because I fell right into the hands of some marketing dudes'.

I think Game of Thrones is a piece of shit, it's just a really sadistic medieval sopa opera. Perhaps I'm missing something here but does the fact that the bad guys win all the time make for good drama or something? Do people just like watching George RR Martin's sadistic fantasies be acted out or..? I guess it appeals to the creepy old pedo in people. The show has no redeeming elements it's just one massive piece of shit, unless you like psychopaths wining the day, yeah the biggest asshole winning the day. If you're in love with the horror porn genre, get help, there is something really wrong with you, see a psychiatrist. Sometime I wish the real world would just nuke Westeros.

[QUOTE=Hypoxide;49257169]I don't understand religion. I mean, I'm not going to hate you if you are religious but the whole concept confuses me. Of course I'm talking about large-scale religions because for all I know, there's a religion where people worship Inside Out and you can bet your ass I'd get behind that. But in all seriousness, I still can't understand religion in this day and age. Hundreds of years ago, people understood very little compared to nowadays so I can see why they'd believe in Gods but when someone in 2015 tells me they think people die because they sinned, I'm a bit iffy on how they see that as plausible. Another example is when someone tells me they believe that Jesus resurrected, moved a god damn rock and was calm about it. I don't shout at them, I just sort of raise an eyebrow. This makes me sound like a massive bigot but I'm just trying to say religion confuses me. A lot. Sorry if I start WW3.[/QUOTE] Religion was created as a means to interact with the spirit world. Has nothing to do with morality, god judging you or what not. Sin in it modern conception is not at all connected to that. The religions that believe they actually walk and interact with spirits have a bigger focus on technique, ritual, and being emotionally stable. and mastery of self. Nothing about following a set of rules. The religions that DON"T have any form of spiritual experience tend to be heavy on rules (do as we tell you or go to hell) imbalanced, and light on the ritual. [QUOTE] Perhaps I'm missing something here but does the fact that the bad guys win all the time make for good drama[/QUOTE] Welcome to life. There are no good guys. Alot of the ideas in it were based on history.

[QUOTE=RoboChimp;49257894]I think Game of Thrones is a piece of shit, it's just a really sadistic medieval sopa opera. Perhaps I'm missing something here but does the fact that the bad guys win all the time make for good drama or something? Do people just like watching George RR Martin's sadistic fantasies be acted out or..? I guess it appeals to the creepy old pedo in people. The show has no redeeming elements it's just one massive piece of shit, unless you like psychopaths wining the day, yeah the biggest asshole winning the day. If you're in love with the horror porn genre, get help, there is something really wrong with you, see a psychiatrist. Sometime I wish the real world would just nuke Westeros.[/QUOTE] Except that "the bad guys winning in the end" isn't true. Sure they look like they won, but everything falls apart for them almost instantly. Also, what's with the "if you like this show, you are a psychopath" bullshit? It's a tv show/series of books.