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Most of the time when people say they have an unpopular opinion, it turns out it's actually pretty popular.

Do you have some that's really unpopular and most likely will get you downvoted?

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[–] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Beatles were overrated.

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[–] SPR_860@lemmy.tf 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Truly unpopular opinions get you banned from Lemmy.

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[–] mobyduck648@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

Here’s an opinion that’s actually unpopular rather than simply controversial: domestic flights in the UK other than to Northern Ireland (which isn’t on the same island so fair enough) should be forbidden on the grounds their contribution to climate change cannot be justified.

Instead we should renationalise the railways by letting the franchises expire without renewing them and expand their capacity as far as we can. Instead of pissing around with HS2 we fuck the NIMBYs over with an Act of Parliament which they can’t swat away or delay and extend it all the way up to Scotland.

[–] Commiunism@lemmy.wtf 4 points 1 year ago

Houses and similar private property should be owned by the state and be given out to those in need for free, rather than owned by private individuals to sell/rent and make a profit. It's literally a basic human need that's becoming less and less accessible due to greed (constantly rising prices and scams landlords might try to pull), and it's very easy to just lose one if you're unfortunate enough to be unemployed for a longer period of time.

[–] poudlardo@jlai.lu 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

Some (not so unpopular) unpopular opinions :

  • Most clichés about people happen to be true. I won't give any example.
  • Smart Electronics altered our mental health mostly in a bad way.
  • Porn should be banned.
  • Big trillionaire corporations should not exist.
  • We should tend to a car free society
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[–] IverCoder@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Lemmy should have a Controversial sort for comments.

[–] roo@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Goto statements do nothing wrong. They were just popular in a time when people were coming to grips with desk jobs, automation, and programming for the masses.

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[–] kabat@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I am against a law allowing LGBTQ couples to adopt children in my country (Poland). I am not in any way against it as a general idea, but Polish society is full of full-on bigots and these kids would be subject to so much bullying, it's really against their best interest.

The argument a lot of people raise "if we start doing it then people will get used to it" doesn't work for me, because why should these children be victims of war that is not even theirs to fight? The whole thing makes me sick.

I've been downvoted for this opinion by both sides on Reddit.

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[–] jellyka@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Pasta can be desserts.

I make a delicious Mac and chocolate, but can get very few people to try it :(

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[–] Erasmus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Both parties - Democrat and Republican - here in the US - are part of the ‘problem’ and need to go. We desperately need a third or multi party system and an end to this bullshit of geriatrics ruling our government and making decisions.

I would make comments about the first line all the time on Reddit and immediately get downvoted to hell because people would start arguing or making comparisons to the old ‘two sides of the same coin’ bit. That’s fine if that’s how you want to see it.

I get it, we all have certain things we fight for that the other party shits on, women’s rights (abortion), equal rights, labor, gun control, taxes, etc.

But both parties still serve their corporate masters and still do their damndest to turn people here in the US against each other using ever scare tactic imaginable and thru the media sources (Fox, CNN).

They just keep playing the Game to turn people against each other and create more decisiveness and more power for them.

[–] pastaPersona@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I hate shrimp, fuck those things they suck and aren’t worth whatever premium BS the going market price is

[–] systemglitch@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

No one should be allowed to vote until they are 40 years old.

[–] GoofSchmoofer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Negative motivation is the real way to make changes.

It's great to have goals and positive things to look forward to when you reach those goals.

But to be consistent in doing the hard work to reach that goal it's better to scare the shit out of your self by asking

"what happens to me if I don't do the work?"

[–] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Humans are the only animals that have to cook their meat to consume it. We're also the only animal that consumes another animals lactate.

The oil industry is the greatest evil humanity has ever created. Conversely the bicycle is probably the greatest.

If it's not open source it's pretty likely it's taking advantage of you.

The only people that don't want you to learn history are the ones that stand to gain from you not knowing it.

[–] knobbysideup@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People are judged more on their behavior than their gender identity or race.

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[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Blaming slow drivers for your dangerous driving to pass them immediately and dangerously has the same energy as a rapist blaming what the victim was wearing: The other person made me do it. I have no agency over my own reactions.

[–] phillaholic@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Great Carlin quote about this. Have you ever noticed anyone going slower than you is an idiot and anyone faster a maniac?

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[–] Defaced@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Legend of Zelda breath of the wild is the absolute worst Zelda I've ever played. I've played and beaten the following: OoT, MM, SS, ALttP, ALbW, LA, Zelda 2. I've almost beaten wind Waker and twilight princess, so you could say I've played a few Zelda games.

BotW is a mix of assassins creed, Minecraft, and Zelda characters with shit dungeons. The divine beasts are garbage replacements for dungeons and shrines are not a replacement for dungeons either, it's just a terrible Zelda, but a decent open world game.

[–] monotrox@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago

Consuming drugs should not be illegal. Doesnt matter what effect the drug has, punishing the consumer does no good for anyone.

Selling drugs can and should in some cases be illegal though

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Nuking Japan was in proportion and in service to the United States' legitimate military objectives.

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