Unpopular Opinions V5: "I still don't like Half Life 2."
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[QUOTE=kilerabv;49257910]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.[/QUOTE]
With a series like this the really obvious bad guys (torture mcgee and some other people) will get punished heavily. Which makes sense because pure unadulterated evil kinda makes people dislike you over time.
However its highly likely that the more subtle evil forces will just end up with a large net win. Which is completely fine because thaaaat's life.
[QUOTE=RichyZ;49256831]theres no such thing as a perfect memera-
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R.I.P
[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]
I kinda hold the same opinion on the saga as yours and I recently got into the TV series due to the Telltale game they made out of it (which, truth be told, I regard as one of the worst from Telltale as of late, but I enjoyed a bit nevertheless)
While I'm yet to be fully convinced about the quality of Game of Thrones and the few good characters are textbook examples of Stupid Good, the "psycopaths" and "assholes" you mention really aren't safer than anyone else, tend to be extremely miserable and sometimes they even get their just dessert for their troubles
If you are a political party and you have a youth group, red flags should immediately be raised as to why.
[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]
i don't like game of thrones but its hard to say that its a bad show, the production and writing quality are very very high
[QUOTE=Bathtub;49259129]i don't like game of thrones but its hard to say that its a bad show, the production and writing quality are very very high[/QUOTE]
I usually like reading the books over the show. The show is so good, I don't want to read the books.
[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;49258292]If you are a political party and you have a youth group, red flags should immediately be raised as to why.[/QUOTE]
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Democrats_of_America[/url]
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Republicans[/url]
Well you can be a young person and still hold political beliefs?
[QUOTE=Rangergxi;49259191][url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Democrats_of_America[/url]
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Republicans[/url]
Well you can be a young person and still hold political beliefs?[/QUOTE]
My problem with it is at a very young age your political beliefs are just going to be whatever your parent's beliefs are before you're really capable of understanding the beliefs themselves. Though at least those groups aren't about 10 year olds.
[QUOTE=Egg_Toaster;49257424]Older games that people praise from before 2005 are overrated.[/QUOTE]
Damn bruh, how did you manage to play every game made before 2005?
[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]
Opinions are one thing but holy shit dude :v:
[editline]6th December 2015[/editline]
[QUOTE=Antdawg;49257721]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'.[/QUOTE]
Cars with more kick are fun. Maybe you don't want a dedicated car for track days? Needing a car for day to day communication and hitting the gas every once in a while aren't mutually exclusive, that's one of the reasons hot hatches are a thing. Not to mention more power makes overtaking considerably safer.
[editline]6th December 2015[/editline]
[QUOTE=Rebi;49259244]My problem with it is at a very young age your political beliefs are just going to be whatever your parent's beliefs are before you're really capable of understanding the beliefs themselves. Though at least those groups aren't about 10 year olds.[/QUOTE]
I've also noticed that a lot of young people tend to be left leaning because of idealism. Sure, everyone would like everyone to get along, but things aren't always so simple and black or white.
[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]
How to express opinions: "I don't like Game of Thrones, it doesn't appeal to me and I don't like the writing."
How you expressed opinions: "Everyone who watches Game of Thrones is a psychopath and should see a psychiatrist."
[QUOTE=Rebi;49259244]My problem with it is at a very young age your political beliefs are just going to be whatever your parent's beliefs are before you're really capable of understanding the beliefs themselves. Though at least those groups aren't about 10 year olds.[/QUOTE]
i can say with confidence i was never extremely right wing like my parents/family.
The death scenes in the Tomb Raider reboot are too graphic and really don't fit in.
Fallout 3 felt like a game full of tedium and chores rather than anything fun.
I think the only way to be truly politically unbiased is to be a pragmatic centrist.
[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;49260639]I think the only way to be truly politically unbiased is to be a pragmatic centrist.[/QUOTE]
so a selfish power hungry individual who doesnt care what it takes to get ahead?
[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;49260639]I think the only way to be truly politically unbiased is to be a pragmatic centrist.[/QUOTE]
And this is why eliminating political bias in all cases is super, super dumb. I look at the full picture - it's just that my views happen to hit a certain extreme on the spectrum. Yet people would say I not only have a bias, but I'm too extremist to talk to in political conversations. Bias is used far too much as a means for dismissal.
[QUOTE=RoboChimp;49257894]If you're in love with the horror porn genre, get help, there is something really wrong with you, see a psychiatrist.[/QUOTE]
I feel like a lot of the shit people act all drama queen about and think that if you like or do x you must be mentally disturbed and you need a psychiatrist or psychologist for are things that psychiatrists would just go "Eh, that's whatever"
I wish I had a really bad sense of humour. Life would be so much more entertaining if I could laugh at everything.
[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;49260639]I think the only way to be truly politically unbiased is to be a pragmatic centrist.[/QUOTE]
Bias seems to be abused. Its not something that is always bad.
I have a bias against Hilary Clinton. She's a slimy candidate with a horrible reputation.
Bias =\= being wrong
[editline]7th December 2015[/editline]
Although usually it does mean that
definitely seems to be an unpopular opinion among people I know but the two hottest kinds of guys in my opinion are feminine girly guys and sort of like older, scruffy guys with beards and slightly receding hairlines and that kind of jam
also I find muscles on guys to be meh and I'm not really attracted to it all that often
[QUOTE=Mister Sandman;49263749]definitely seems to be an unpopular opinion among people I know but the two hottest kinds of guys in my opinion are feminine girly guys and sort of like older, scruffy guys with beards and slightly receding hairlines and that kind of jam
also I find muscles on guys to be meh and I'm not really attracted to it all that often[/QUOTE]
From what I see that's a very popular opinion lately. Apart from the muscles thing. Muscles are awesome.
I think people with age gaps in relationships really isn't that bad.
The only grey area with it is when they are between 16-19 with someone older than 40.
But i see no issue with like a 22 y/o with a 38 y/o or a 25 y/o with a 48 y/o etc...
If you like them and they are both happy, who are we to judge?
[QUOTE=greeley;49263982]I think people with age gaps in relationships really isn't that bad.
The only grey area with it is when they are between 16-19 with someone older than 40.
But i see no issue with like a 22 y/o with a 38 y/o or a 25 y/o with a 48 y/o etc...
If you like them and they are both happy, who are we to judge?[/QUOTE]
Especially considering how physical age plays less of a role in a relationship than emotional age. And sometimes emotionally a 25 year old can be still a kid, and a 18 year old mature.
[QUOTE=greeley;49263982]But i see no issue with like a 22 y/o with a 38 y/o or a [B]25 y/o with a 48 y/o[/B] etc...
If you like them and they are both happy, who are we to judge?[/QUOTE]
That's basically exactly my sister's situation. She's 25 and her husband is 45 iirc. They're both happy and nothing illegal is happening so who are the rest of us to judge them for it?
Edit: Same deal with my aunt and her open relationship with her husband. She has a boyfriend too and both the boyfriend and her husband are okay with it so why should the rest of her family judge her for something like that? I'd never be comfortable with it but it's not like she's forcing me into a similar relationship, lol.
I think it's weird how the same people who can't shut up about how horrible anime is seem to adore final fantasy
[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]
George RR Martin is a fucking terrible writer and the only reason his stuff is popular is because its full of killing and sex.
[QUOTE=skylortrexle;49264293]George RR Martin is a fucking terrible writer and the only reason his stuff is popular is because its full of killing and sex.[/QUOTE]
ok seriously did you guys even read any of his books
[QUOTE=Blazedol;49264335]ok seriously did you guys even read any of his books[/QUOTE]
Yes. This thread is called Unpopular Opinions, after all. :v:
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