Unpopular Opinions 2.0

[Megadriver94]

It still boggles my mind why the PS4 usually can't play games, even physical on-disc games, without going through an installation routine. Not even the later PS3 models did this, nor did the PS Vita.

 

[AkiraKurusu]

Can I still bump this, or is this considered too old...?

Genshin Impact would be a much better game without the premium bullshit, like resin and "Wishes" (loot boxes) and the premium currencies and ultra-rare item/character acquisition. If it had none-a that shit, and just charged $60 up-front or like $10 monthly, it'd be a game I'd at least have a semblance of interest in trying out, just like how I tried out BotW in 2020 or something.

 

[Norris]

the switch is overrated

 

[Dr_Faustus]

Recycling has become a pointless endeavor in our country since it can no longer be profited from. Therefore all modern changes of recycling practices as of late is to undercut the definition of what is recyclable anymore because its just not worth processing now.

Also If you are going to put a ban on plastic bags and shit in your state, don't do it unless you have a reasonable go to solution you plan on offering people for free just as the bags were. If you can't offer that or find a reasonable solution for everyone after the ban you are just going to create more problems than solutions.

 

[the_randomizer]

The Witcher 3 and all CDPR games are only okay at best, nowhere near as good as people say they are

 

[Norris]

The Witcher 3 and all CDPR games are only okay at best, nowhere near as good as people say they are

Tell that to gamingcj

 

[the_randomizer]

Tell that to gamingcj

Nah I'm good

 

[Stealphie]

Tell that to gamingcj

but... but... hidden gems...

 

[the_randomizer]

Here's another one:

Assassins Creed games were so much better before that tacked on RPG bullshit was forced into them.

 

[Megadriver94]

Cloud gaming is a mixed bag at best for now.

#Metoo is a crock of bullshit and a giant manipulative scam meant to twist justice to the favor of the accuser.
Samantha Bee is a shitty comedian.

The "Progress" flag was never needed, and is fucking tacky as well as being somewhat drab and dull in its design.

Costello is very often one-sided towards Russia being the king of misinformation. In truth, The Russian government is indeed plagued with corruption on many levels, especially at the federal tier, however, its at times overblown. At the same time, Costello nowadays doesn't say much about Xi "asshole meglomaniac bastard" Xinping and the so-called ""people's congress"" over at Beijing, along with the Mainland Chinese government's deliberate imprisonment, physical assault and killing of many Uighurs in "Thought Transformation" camps that could be considered to be modern-day Laogai. As much as I don't like Vlad Putin overall, the sanctions involving oil, diamonds, and most technology from the US, Canada, and the EU member Nations are at best cheap tricks. Costello might be in love with his social credit score in case he moves to Beijing or Shanghai.

 

[the_randomizer]

People don't allow you to voice your opinions if it dares goes against the norm without acting like a whiny bitch about it on social media. Like, I get it, some opinions aren't going to be liked by everyone, esp. when it's about sensitive political topics, but last I checked, the Third Reich phased out after WWII, so yeah. Political discussions only sow discord and hatred and do absolutely fuck all for solving issues.

 

[Norris]

Cloud gaming is a mixed bag at best for now.

#Metoo is a crock of bullshit and a giant manipulative scam meant to twist justice to the favor of the accuser.
Samantha Bee is a shitty comedian.

The "Progress" flag was never needed, and is fucking tacky as well as being somewhat drab and dull in its design.

Costello is very often one-sided towards Russia being the king of misinformation. In truth, The Russian government is indeed plagued with corruption on many levels, especially at the federal tier, however, its at times overblown. At the same time, Costello nowadays doesn't say much about Xi "asshole meglomaniac bastard" Xinping and the so-called ""people's congress"" over at Beijing, along with the Mainland Chinese government's deliberate imprisonment, physical assault and killing of many Uighurs in "Thought Transformation" camps that could be considered to be modern-day Laogai. As much as I don't like Vlad Putin overall, the sanctions involving oil, diamonds, and most technology from the US, Canada, and the EU member Nations are at best cheap tricks. Costello might be in love with his social credit score in case he moves to Beijing or Shanghai.

I think you don't like me too cause your rapist and if your not a rape victim then please shut the fuck up about metoo it's nothing to do with you privileged scum

 

[Norris]

People don't allow you to voice your opinions if it dares goes against the norm without acting like a whiny bitch about it on social media. Like, I get it, some opinions aren't going to be liked by everyone, esp. when it's about sensitive political topics, but last I checked, the Third Reich phased out after WWII, so yeah. Political discussions only sow discord and hatred and do absolutely fuck all for solving issues.

Says the furry

 

[the_randomizer]

Says the furry

Aww did i strike a nerve? Cry more, effing Liberal troll. Gtfo.

 

[sarkwalvein]

effing

Somewhat off-topic, but what is the point of censoring or avoiding to say the word "fucking" when instead one says "effing" that in the end is intended to mean exactly the same, just a replacement to sound "not as bad".... But "not as bad" how? It is the same effucking thing if the intended meaning is the same! This very common practice puzzles me, I don't see the point.

So I guess my unpopular opinion is that replacing "bad words" with made up words that are meant to mean the same is pointless and gives me an unpleasant awkward feeling.

PS: regarding the actual post I am replying to, I don't have any opinion about it and I really don't want anything to do with the potential flame war starting there. I am just using it as an example for this practice.

PS2: Also this practice is very common and very extended, so don't take it as a comment on the user doing the post above, but as a comment on society. It is not personal.

 

[mightymuffy]

Somewhat off-topic, but what is the point of censoring or avoiding to say the word "fucking" when instead one says "effing" that in the end is intended to mean exactly the same, just a replacement to sound "not as bad".... But "not as bad" how? It is the same effucking thing if the intended meaning is the same! This very common practice puzzles me, I don't see the point.

So I guess my unpopular opinion is that replacing "bad words" with made up words that are meant to mean the same is pointless and gives me an unpleasant awkward feeling.

PS2: Also this practice is very common and very extended, so don't take it as a comment on the user doing the post above, but as a comment on society. It is not personal.

I always had to type 'fukkin' as my main forum, that I used for about 15 years, censored naughty words (ended up with flock, cake and twirp if I remember haha) and it's kinda stuck with me since, so there's that...
But agreed with effing hehe: sounds like an upper class Brit in a mood: 'Oh by the jolly effing nora, one is awfully effing cheesed off wot wot!'

 

[AkiraKurusu]

Somewhat off-topic, but what is the point of censoring or avoiding to say the word "fucking" when instead one says "effing" that in the end is intended to mean exactly the same, just a replacement to sound "not as bad".... But "not as bad" how? It is the same effucking thing if the intended meaning is the same! This very common practice puzzles me, I don't see the point.

So I guess my unpopular opinion is that replacing "bad words" with made up words that are meant to mean the same is pointless and gives me an unpleasant awkward feeling.

PS: regarding the actual post I am replying to, I don't have any opinion about it and I really don't want anything to do with the potential flame war starting there. I am just using it as an example for this practice.

PS2: Also this practice is very common and very extended, so don't take it as a comment on the user doing the post above, but as a comment on society. It is not personal.

Well, using the actual word too liberally would forcibly give media a higher age rating, since it's like referring to a sexual act or something, so they need to substitute it for 'milder' alternatives; this is why Ryuji Sakamoto in Persona 5/Royal only ever says "effing", and only gets a proper "fucking" once in P5 Strikers - for example.

Never did like MeToo; to me, it's incredibly sexist, and aims to punish men based off some girl's word - even anonymous claims are taken seriously, when by their very nature they cannot be substantiated with actual evidence of wrongdoing. MeToo doesn't allow the men to defend themselves either.
Mob justice with sexism thrown in. I cannot wait for this to die.

Oh, and women pretty much always look more appealing in skirts and dresses than in jeans or shorts; the latter are just too masculine for their feminine bodies, in my opinion.

 

[sarkwalvein]

Never did like MeToo; to me, it's incredibly sexist, and aims to punish men based off some girl's word - even anonymous claims are taken seriously, when by their very nature they cannot be substantiated with actual evidence of wrongdoing. MeToo doesn't allow the men to defend themselves either.
Mob justice with sexism thrown in. I cannot wait for this to die.

I don't think it is about MeToo in particular, but really about cancel culture in general.
It's judgment without trial, mere witch hunting. It opens a rift, a divide in society, disallows conversation and diversity of points of views to be shared and analysed. It is dictatorial and promotes destruction of society from the inside instead of looking for solutions and self improvement. It is the worst trend of the last decade.

 

[The Catboy]

I honestly wish the MeToo movement and BLM were more successful. As a victim of sexual assault and abuse, I wish I did come forward and reported them, but it’s too late now. I wish my attempts to talk about what happened to me weren’t shut down as “you were in a relationship with them” and treated like that’s an automatic consent. People treat “metoo” as “cancel culture” but honestly that’s fucked up. Sure, there were some bad apples but seems like there are far more honest people than the bad apples. It’s frustrating that people treat everyone as dishonest just because a few people were taking advantage of the movement. I also wish BLM was more successful and started seeing more progress being made. Sure there’s some progress but a lot of it is superficial and not actually helping fix the system. It’s mostly “we did this!” while trying to push things back to the status quo. I also honestly feel like cis men hold their opinions in higher regard to everyone else. The amount of times I’ve argued with a cis dude about matters they don’t understand is staggering. I am going to be real here, cis dudes don’t understand half the shit they will argue with me over. Like transphobia? That’s something I deal with every single day. I don’t need some dude mansplaining to me something I deal with. I am always open to criticism but it’s shitty when some dude feels the need to correct me and be wrong af while doing so. Also cis isn’t a slur.

 

[Takokeshi]

On a lighter note:

Galarian forms of Pokémon. Why?

Alolan forms made a lot of sense. Hawaii is completely secluded away from the rest of the world and what life forms live there are completely different from what you'd see elsewhere. Consequently it makes a lot of sense that the same species may look very different in Alola compared to other regions. But Galar is *right next* to Kalos (and therefore the rest of the continent)! There is no reason whatsoever why different species would look so wildly different in Galar compared to Kalos, or even any of the Japan regions.

Hisuian forms make *some* sense at least, given that the setting of the game happens several hundred years in the past, but evolution irl wouldn't happen that quickly. You can somewhat explain that, given how quickly Pokémon can evolve to adapt to their environment compared to real life animals, so there can at least be a lore reason to explain why certain species could have evolved to look vastly different in the meantime. Galar doesn't have anything though, and you can bet that the next ones will have regional forms that make just as little sense.

It was cool the first time, and it went really well with the setting of the games, but at this point they're just milking it. It's just a lazy way to make "new" Pokémon without having to actually spend time designing new ones.