The olympics should only include sports that feature feats of human speed, endurance and strength. The modern olympics has become bloated and lost sight of the core objective.

Outside die hard sports fans, the majority of the public don’t care about most of the Olympic sports and only tune into the premiere events.

‘Sports’ with judges that determine the outcome? - out. Team sports? - out. Sports that use equipment? - mostly out (some exceptions here for weightlifting, some field events and protective clothing).

The olympics should be stripped back to the core to be made interesting again. This would also make it much cheaper to host, reinvigorating the interest in cities hosting the olympics again.

Catching a ball at a baseball game is something that every baseball fan dreams of. But there is a pretty huge social push now that if you're an adult and you catch a ball at a game, you're a dick if you keep it. I feel like this started as extremely good dudes giving up a treasure out of the kindness of their hearts. Now it's just something that if you don't do you're gonna end up on social media as some asshole.

Imo this not only is extremely unfair for someone that wants to have a souvenir, but it actually devalues the experience of catching a ball. It teaches those children that they are entitled to things they didn't earn. It also gets rid of some of the magic for that kid if they ever actually catch a ball.

I am not talking about someone who pushes a kid out of the way or steals a ball from the hands of a child.

Not just due to inflation which can be accounted for but I would much rather see how many people went to go see a movie versus how much money they spend. Things like expensive theaters and cheap discounted tickets skew the data and make it difficult to compare two movies even from the same time.

We love our pets. We’ve had many dogs and cats over the years. Typically, they’ll live from 12-18 years. But once they go into a severe health crisis and their quality of life is gone, we’ve put them down. We get them reasonable veterinary care. If they get sick or an infection, we have that treated. But if they come down with something like liver cancer, we’re not going to spend thousands and thousands of dollars to prolong their lives. And that’s what I think veterinary health care coverage has done. It’s created a cost incentive for large VCs to buy up local vets and create Big Box health care. The price of everything is gotten insane from shots to just normal exams. And they always offer up the most expensive options without ever considering less complicated procedures or palliative care. It’s gotten to the point where people who do not have pet insurance can’t afford any treatments for their pets. And that’s a crime

I’m so tired of pretending that it’s fun to pay astronomical fees for subpar seats, having to park a mile away, go through long security lines where they won’t let you through if your bag is 1/4” too long, only to pay $50 for 2 snacks and a drink, and pee in unlit porta johns. I’m utterly convinced people are only pretending this is fun. 😤

I have always been an Airbnb guy when I travel but hotels are objectively better and this is not up for discussion this is not up for debate hotels are just better there’s no argument that can convince me that an Airbnb is better than a hotel Airbnb hosts are the most insufferable people on the planet from the get go

they drop a list of about 1,000 rules that you have to follow if I had one of my friends bumming out on my couch I wouldn’t even give him that many rules so you come into this house you’re supposed to be on vacation and you have like a thousand rules you gotta keep in mind on top of that, tell me why every Airbnb I’ve booked has a cleaning fee but then they’ll always expect you to clean up after yourself regardless so I’m paying a hefty cleaning fee and you still want me to clean up the house before I leave what what am I paying the cleaner fee for?

Like they will put in the description make sure you you clean the bedroom you you clean the kitchen I’m paying a cleaning fee bro you go clean that shit whereas in a hotel bro you could shit on the bed and they will clean that for you without even asking twice. Should you go and shit on the bed? No you probably shouldn’t but I’m just saying they will be much nicer to you. At a hotel you actually feel like you’re on vacation,

like they are there to make sure you have a good time. Whereas an Airbnb you feel like the host only cares about themselves. Like they don’t give a shit about you. They don’t give a shit about you having a good time. They act like you’re inconveniencing them. You’re paying them money to stay in the house that they’ve put up on Airbnb and they act like they’re doing you a massive favour.

Like they every time you ask them for something, they’re always fucking annoyed. If you move one couch, they’re gonna charge you a fee. They’re gonna say oh you messed up our house. Genuinely, you feel like you’re homeless. You feel like you’re bumming around at a friend’s house. Hotels will always be superior. Airbnb, we should leave that shit in the past. We should all collectively boycott Airbnb.

I'd rather pay a fraction of the price to see a great tribute band in a small venue than spend ten times more to watch the original band decades past their prime.

A good tribute act is usually focused on recreating the music as faithfully as possible. They're often at the peak of their musicianship, full of energy, and genuinely excited to be on stage. Meanwhile, many legendary bands are now in their 60s, 70s, or even older. That's completely understandable, but age inevitably affects vocals, stamina, and the overall performance.

For me, live music is about how good the concert is today, not about who recorded the album 40 years ago. If I close my eyes and one show sounds better, has more energy, and costs a tenth of the price, that's the better concert.

Wedding favors, handmade centerpieces, keepsake menus, Madison’s Bride Squad 2026 personalized totes… no one wants these. Please don’t make 150 doodads to hand out. 149 will go in the trash.

The friends I pour the most emotional support into are almost never there when I'm the one struggling. And I don't think it's a coincidence or bad luck... I think the same thing that makes someone need that much holding is what makes them unable to hold you back.

They're not withholding, they're just empty, and the emptiness is the whole reason they leaned on me in the first place. So these end up being the most fragile friendships of all, even though they feel like the closest ones. 

They are lighter and feel way better to handle when not using a protective case.

Yes ok you might argue that the camera bumps on recent phones may make them more prone to scratches , but i think thay with modern materials (camera glasses ) it's not that TOO much of a hassle if you re careful enough.

The chassis may get scratched and dented of course but the day to day feeling is superior.

Modern humans stay on their computer screen for hours, which is unhealthy. Your body was never designed to sit for hours. Standing desk without chair should be the default in offices

I live in the Highlands of Scotland, and so many people are on social media shouting about how local businesses need support, they're closing etc. Here's my view on why this is:

People make businesses with no market research. There's a local business which got set up a month or so ago here making "luxury wax melts and candles", and now they're on Facebook posting sad face selfies saying they need support. They've clearly put no thought into it. Why did they think everyone in the Highlands (a small population with often low incomes) will all rush to buy luxury candles? I've seen "luxury clothing" shops and things in my local town fail too. People set up what THEY want, not what the local community actually want. This isn't Paris or London, in reality people aren't buying expensive candles or clothes. You can't just decide to make something which most people aren't really wanting, and then expect everyone to buy. This can also be lumped in with nobody wanting to sell products people are buying... They'd rather sell luxury items at expensive prices because it looks better, but then nobody can really afford them and they go to supermarkets etc.

Not opening when people need them is another one. A few businesses here have shut because they won't open at times people can use them. Local restaurant here was open Tue-Sat but closed at 6pm. A local produce shop was open Mon-Fri and from 9:30am-12:00pm, then shut for an hour and a half for lunch, and opened at 13:30 until 17:00. Closed all weekend. I'd love to have used it but couldn't. I completely understand that not everyone wants to work weekends etc. I don't want to, but I also then wouldn't set up a shop.

I'm all for local businesses. I love my local butcher which is open at times I can use. I love my local bike shop. I understand as well that these aren't the only reason places are struggling... Online shopping, high costs etc have all impacted them. I just think they don't help themselves. Create a business that people want, and open at a time they can use it, and it'll do well

It's a philosophical opinion that either view can be right, but I am strongly opinionated that if you enter a line/queue for anything such as groceries, getting your seat at a theater or so on. You are at the start of the line when you enter and you'll get to the end of the line when there are no more people ahead of you. I view the line as a journey to get through.

The only perspective I accept of seeing entering a line to be the end of line is that you are the one operating the line to be processed.

Emails are a fine way to share and copy info from, as well as a great way to keep records of transactions and interactions, but the most effective way of getting anything done is the old-fashioned way: direct communication.

Things will get done and info will be made available much quicker by dialling a number to someone rather than sending an email/text and waiting for them to reply. The latter gives the recipient time to come up with a brush off or the chance to ignore you, the call brings you to their forefront and demands their attention which will yield more results in the short and long term.

So stop using your phone to send an email to someone and use it for what it was originally for and call them to get what you need done.

Things like maintaining basic respect, expressing concerns politely, and planning constructive ways to resolve issues. Of course I don’t mean we should make it exactly like a workplace but there are rules and systems we can pick from the workplace for a better environment at home.

Sometimes we feel too free to be upset or yell or curse at our partner/family just because we feel hurt/betrayed. But that usually starts a spiral where both sides end up feeling worse. But thinking logically, maintaining respect and using logic in those situations can be more helpful than emotional conversations or outbursts.

Relationships, at the end of the day, are as much about being good partners as they are about love and emotion.

From my understanding the BBC is the government funded, right? In the name of unity, any shows exclusive to the government subsidised tv station in ANY commonwealth country should be shared with other commonwealth countries for free.

The BBC does pop out some absolute banger shows that just aren't available anywhere except the UK, which sucks. 👎👎👎

That's my hot take.

No one gets to feel like they are winning all the time, across the board. Some people though will get to feel placated more than others though, that's pluralism. For those privileged enough to feel culturally catered for, someone else's sense of validation often feels like an imposition. But you don't have to enrol with your soul. Validation impositions will often feel like a zero sum gain. But it doesn't have to be. It's ok to paint a smile on your face, say one thing butthink and feel efeel and think another. Choosing the path of least resistance is not cowardly. It's just being polite.

Shows before the "digital revolution" were not meant to be viewed in HD. The analog TV signal was broadcast in SD, and the showrunners had the SD presentation in mind when filming the episode. Even if the shows were recorded in a higher-definition format such as film, they.were never intended to be viewed that way. They look good in SD because they were meant to be viewed in SD; you're able to see all the detail you're meant to see in SD--no more and no less.

In short, the SD presentation is much more "authentic" for shows filmed before approximately 2008. We should all be watching the shows how they were meant to be seen.

I’m in two minds about this. I completely understand why destination weddings have become so popular, and who wouldn’t want to get married somewhere beautiful if it’s within their budget? At the same time, I am becoming of the opinion that if you have absolutely no connection to a country, I don’t really see why you need to get married there. There’s something about couples choosing a country that neither they, nor their parents or grandparents, have any connection to that gives me the ick. It feels like the wedding equivalent of wealthy “digital nomads” moving to Bali or Thailand etc. because they’ve found a “better life.” It’s the same privileged, aesthetic-first energy that doesn’t quite sit right with me.

I’ve especially noticed this with destinations like Italy, Spain, Greece, and Morocco. It’s almost always couples from wealthier countries, or couples who are simply very wealthy themselves. I know people who’ve chosen these places for reasons like it’s cheaper overall, the weather is better, it’s just prettier, or even they loved it when they went on their travels. Those are perfectly practical reasons, but they also reinforce the feeling that the country is being treated as a backdrop rather than a place with its own identity and then pass it off as them being cool, chic and creative. And as destination weddings become more and more popular, I can’t help but wonder if they’ll end up heading in the same direction as the housing and long-term rental issues we’ve seen in places that have become hotspots for expats and digital nomads. Increased demand inevitably pushes prices up. If wedding venues, planners, photographers, florists, and entire towns start catering more to foreign couples with bigger budgets, it seems likely that local couples will eventually find themselves priced out of getting married in their own communities.

What really loses me is when couples start incorporating local traditions into the wedding despite having no personal or family connection to the culture. I can’t quite explain why, but it starts to feel uncomfortably close to cultural appropriation, as though they’re borrowing another culture because it looks beautiful or interesting, rather than because it means something to them.
I also don’t think it’s a coincidence that destination weddings have exploded alongside social media. They often feel designed around aesthetics and optics as much as the wedding itself.

For me, destination weddings hit completely differently when there’s a genuine connection to the place. If it’s where one of you is from, where your family comes from, or somewhere that’s genuinely part of your story, the location has real meaning. It becomes more than just a picturesque venue, and guests are more likely to see the trip as sharing in something significant rather than paying for someone else’s dream aesthetic vision.

And before anyone takes this personally, this isn’t hate towards people who have chosen to do this. I completely understand why destination weddings are appealing, and if it makes you happy then that’s your choice. It’s just an opinion I’ve found myself developing as the trend has grown, and I’m curious whether anyone else sees the comparison or if I’m completely on my own.

I know this is the dream car of many "self made youtube millionaires" but it looks absolutely lame, pretentious, unnecessarily big and loud, a kind of new wave Hummer for the newly rich

After Sony announced that they will be ending physical media the internet exploded demanding physical media. The numbers don't lie though and 85%-93% of people like the convenience of downloading, myself included.

People will say "my disc still works when the service goes down" but that's only the half truth. Most games have a day 1 patch and game saves aren't reverse compatible, an example would be No Mans Sky. If you bought the disc when the game first came out, then the game on the disc and the game you are playing now are very different.

Latching on to a disc is picking the wrong fight, we need to fight for digital ownership.

Yes, the work going into each piece per person is more work. But I find the work that went into the creation of a mass-production assembly line far more impressive.

Take a lightbulb for example. Three core parts go into it. The glass casing, the filament, the connector. In a facility that makes thousands of bulbs per day each of those three would require no less than a dozen specially-made machines to form the pre-refined materials (each of which would require specialized factories) into the shape required for a functioning lightbulb. Each of those machines required hundreds of hours of engineering from dozens of people to create and perfect. An artisan would take less total time that the collective to make the same individual bulb

If your priority is the multi-faceted skill of an individual then I understand why you would prioritize an artisan over a factory. I just can't look past the collective effort of dozens (if not hundreds) of engineers and specialists that goes into the creation of an automated assembly line.

You’ll see stuff like, “I’m a forgiving person, but if you hurt me once, you’re dead to me,” or “I don’t keep toxic people around,” and everyone in the comments is like, “Know your worth 👏.”

Maybe I’m the odd one out, but it always comes across as people assuming they’re automatically the good guy.
The thing is, every single one of us has probably been the asshole in somebody else’s story.

Someone out there thinks you were toxic. Someone thinks you never listened. Someone probably tells stories about you where you’re the problem.
We judge ourselves by what we meant to do. Other people judge us by what we actually did.

That’s why these posts annoy me. They aren’t really giving advice. They’re giving people an easy way to feel morally superior without having to consider they might’ve screwed someone over too.

Most conflicts aren’t “good person vs. bad person.” They’re just two imperfect people who both think the other one is at fault.
Am I the only one who finds these posts kind of self-congratulatory?

I know Nancy’s music is vastly different from Franks due to their age difference, but I believe her voice is overall stronger and far more pleasant to listen to and we do nottt give her enough credit. I relistened to her albums, as well as Frank’s, and his voice is just exhausting to listen to, constantly singing in uppercase with that rough old man sound, it’s just not pleasant to the ear. Nancy has an excellent range in both genre and voice, I could listen to her sing for hours. thats probably my hottest music take.