Unpopular opinions! V2: I Don't like half life edition.
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[QUOTE=Dr. Ethan Asia;40321654]Well, that's why I said if you can still correct it you obviously understand what it means. If it's [I]so[/I] badly written that you can't understand it, then more work needs to go into the writing of that particular piece - but I find the most nonsensical things aren't really worth reading anyway. You mentioned coming across as the exact opposite of what your meaning - I don't think that can happen with bad spelling. Even when words have homophones (like 'heir' and 'hair') you can usually differentiate between the two based on context. The worst thing that can happen is just a display of laziness, but not a lack of intelligence.
for exmpul, u can reed dis, yeh? to be or not to be, that is the kwestchun - wether tis noblr in the mind to suffr th slings and arros of outragus fortoon or to take up arms agenst a see of trubbles and by oposing, end them?
That is the most mangled and ridiculous a sentence can be before it becomes illegible, I think, and complaining about someone using the wrong form of 'there' is just silly, really. It might not look pretty, but it does the job - you can read it, you can understand it, therefore it is 'well written'. It just comes down to a degree of intellectual elitism when you can't bring yourself to take seriously a piece of writing just because it starts with 'your' rather than 'you're'. Spelling is just a means to an end, and if the end can be met without the use of spelling correctly then surely it doesn't matter. I prefer to view the rules of grammar and spelling more as a framework by which we can deduce one's writing. With that basic set of spelling rules we can deduce what everyone means even when they don't adhere strictly to them.[/QUOTE]
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My blood doesn't boil with rage when I see an "XD" face online.
[QUOTE=BenJammin';40321516]Street Fighter 4 is shit[/QUOTE]
Street fighter 4 is a wonderful, intense game
I love everybody, I would give my life up anyday if it means making a world a better place. I know I sound like a faggot but it hurts me deep inside seeing others suffer or unhappy. I think everybody has goodness inside them. I can't get mad at people over petty things. I think we should all live in harmony. Except for Eskimos, dirty ass snowniggers.
Just kidding, i love eskimos too.
[QUOTE=areolop;40322157]I believe Obama has done more for our country so far than Bush Jr. did.[/QUOTE]
This is an unpopular opinion?
[QUOTE=AJisAwesome15;40322532]This is an unpopular opinion?[/QUOTE]
Maybe not on Facepunch, but there a whole lot of places where saying that will get you in a fight.
I think throwing around the term Hipster as an insult is childish. I don't understand when it becmae okay to insult a group of people who have a certain set of interests, dress a certain way, and listen to certain types of music. What does it matter to you that I wear a lot of sweaters and have a vinyl collection? Does my interest in this inhibit you in any way? No. Yet people still insist on flinging names at me in an insulting way.
I think that a portion of a persons EBT credit (foodstamps) should be set up like WIC to ensure people are buying the right foods for their children. Not all of it, but enough to ensure they are getting fruits, veggies, etc. Basically WIC has a [url=http://www.nutritionnc.com/wic/pdf/NCApprovedFoodsListRevised.pdf]list of products[/url] that it covers and each recipient gets to choose items from within specific categories.
The only real restriction on EBT at the moment in my state is no "Hot food" which I think is stupid; at my old job people could spend a ton of cash on chips, ice cream, cookies, soft drinks, etc. but could not buy ready to serve chicken from our deli.
All countries should unite as one superpower.
The U.N should get a lot more power.
Most people are fat because they have poor metabolism, not because they eat too much.
Morally wrong actions are sometimes necessary to achieve morally right outcomes, actions can only be considered morally right or wrong by virtue of the morality of the outcome.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;40323292]Morally wrong actions are sometimes necessary to achieve morally right outcomes, actions can only be considered morally right or wrong by virtue of the morality of the outcome.[/QUOTE]
Which outcome, though? The intended outcome, the immediate outcome, the long-term outcome?
I think that Smosh aren't nearly as bad as everyone makes them out to be.
There, I said it.
[QUOTE=Winters;40322558]I think throwing around the term Hipster as an insult is childish. I don't understand when it becmae okay to insult a group of people who have a certain set of interests, dress a certain way, and listen to certain types of music. [/QUOTE]
i believe our world has made significant progress in accepting that people are different. When it comes to everyday citizens, it would seem people as a whole are more accepting of differences than they've ever been in history.
We still have a lot more road to cover, but if you look back even 10 years; we've come a long way.
I fucking hate when people say "ignorant". It's like saying "anyone who doesn't agree with me just doesn't realize they're wrong yet".
[QUOTE=Gwandu;40323679]I fucking hate when people say "ignorant". It's like saying "anyone who doesn't agree with me just doesn't realize they're wrong yet".[/QUOTE]
But you can aknowledge a certain point without agreeing to it, if you dismiss everything right from the start, you are ignorant.
[QUOTE=Dr. Ethan Asia;40323353]Which outcome, though? The intended outcome, the immediate outcome, the long-term outcome?[/QUOTE]
It can be pretty much all of them. I see it as doing something bad now, for the promise that more good will come as a result.
If you were to stress freedom as the absolute highest thing, then society would eventually hit a roadblock because nobody is willing to commit morally bad actions that would result in greater future gain. (As an example) If a man with an axe came up to your door and demanded to know where your relative was so they could kill them, you would be morally obligated to tell him the truth at the cost of that persons death. If you tell a lie however, you have committed a moral wrong, but have brought about morally favourable consequences because that person isn't going to get murdered.
[QUOTE=Cyanlime;40322455]My blood doesn't boil with rage when I see an "XD" face online.[/QUOTE]
I would use xD a lot more if it wasn't cool to hate on it.
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[QUOTE=Gwandu;40322751]Most people are fat because they have poor metabolism, not because they eat too much.[/QUOTE]
This is true and false. Judging someone for being fat is purely based on their appearance, not their habits. People with shit metabolism who eat a lot get fat, and society looks down on that. People with good metabolism who eat a lot stay skinny, so they're normal and can eat as much as they want. A fat man eating a cupcake is more looked down upon than a skinny man eating a whole pizza.
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The only major exceptions are fat people with a condition that people know about are less likely to be judged, and skinny people who are anorexic are more likely to be judged.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;40324058]It can be pretty much all of them. I see it as doing something bad now, for the promise that more good will come as a result.
If you were to stress freedom as the absolute highest thing, then society would eventually hit a roadblock because nobody is willing to commit morally bad actions that would result in greater future gain. (As an example) If a man with an axe came up to your door and demanded to know where your relative was so they could kill them, you would be morally obligated to tell him the truth at the cost of that persons death. If you tell a lie however, you have committed a moral wrong, but have brought about morally favourable consequences because that person isn't going to get murdered.[/QUOTE]
What about actions that are good short-term, but then have bad longer-lasting effects? To use a different example - your killing one innocent man will result in the lives of five other men being spared. As it happens, these five men are each going to kill another innocent man each because they are nasty. I suppose my point is that you'd have to be absolutely sure that these morally wrong actions will result in only good coming from them, which I don't think is very plausible in real life.
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Australia centric but still relevant: Julia Gillard has been the best Labour prime minister since Gough Whitlam
[QUOTE=Lonestriper;40324589]Australia centric but still relevant: Julia Gillard has been the best Labour prime minister since Gough Whitlam[/QUOTE]
Julia Gillard isn't so bad. A [I]lot[/I] of people I know hate her, but seriously, she is a lot better than Tony Abbott would be as PM.
[QUOTE=Gwandu;40322751]Most people are fat because they have poor metabolism, not because they eat too much.[/QUOTE]
I used to believe that too untill I started dieting and working out myself. You can beat your metabolism with a little bit of effort.
Eddsworld was meh.
And I didn't care (as much) when he died.
(Yeah, I feel sorry for the family, but that's about it.)
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[QUOTE=Cyanlime;40322455]My blood doesn't boil with rage when I see an "XD" face online.[/QUOTE]
I use the ":3" a lot of times.
And other emoticons.
(I just don't dare using them on facepunch)
I feel like emoticons can be condescending when used in normal discusion. Like un a steam or text chat its fine. But if there is a debate its unnecessary.
I dislike Central America and Mexico.
[QUOTE=gokiyono;40324870]Eddsworld was meh.
And I didn't care (as much) when he died.
(Yeah, I feel sorry for the family, but that's about it.)
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As a matter of fact, I have the same feeling about every celebrity death.
New Eddsworld is just annoying. The artist makes no attempt to emulate the old style, Edd's new voice actor was painfully obvious, the writing is, ugh...
[QUOTE=Lonestriper;40324589]Australia centric but still relevant: Julia Gillard has been the best Labour prime minister since Gough Whitlam[/QUOTE]
I don't really care for Gillard because she's only a figurehead for her party, but yeah I just don't understand why a lot of people hate her. I wouldn't say her government has been the best Labor government (in recent times I'd give that to Rudd's, and for best government of any party recently I'd probably go with Howard's) but hers isn't that bad.
Still wouldn't vote for any of the big political parties anyways.
[QUOTE=Cyanlime;40322455]My blood doesn't boil with rage when I see an "XD" face online.[/QUOTE]
I use "XD".
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;40324058]It can be pretty much all of them. I see it as doing something bad now, for the promise that more good will come as a result.
If you were to stress freedom as the absolute highest thing, then society would eventually hit a roadblock because nobody is willing to commit morally bad actions that would result in greater future gain. (As an example) If a man with an axe came up to your door and demanded to know where your relative was so they could kill them, you would be morally obligated to tell him the truth at the cost of that persons death. If you tell a lie however, you have committed a moral wrong, but have brought about morally favourable consequences because that person isn't going to get murdered.[/QUOTE]
Lying to protect someone isn't morally wrong? Lying isn't an inherently immoral thing. In fact the majority of actions aren't. It's entirely context dependent.
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