(Potentially) Unpopular Opinions, Jinxes, and Horcruxes Thread

[ficuswhisperer]

@popobawa4u

I certainly don’t agree that it is necessary. I have been using Macs since the late 90s and never used it. My audio is all in FLAC so I use VLC to play it, or simply copy them to my iRiver.

If you have an iDevice or use Apple Music on a non-mobile device, then unfortunately it is. It’s my primary media management software and obviously I use it for syncing but I hate it and have for almost a decade.

[anon26940528]

@manybellsdown

I’ve lived most all of my adult life in places where you can rent a lot more than you can buy,

Did you grow up in a house (meaning a home your parents owned, I realize the wording is weird)? I spend all of my childhood moving around to houses that we only rented and now as an adult, I’m dying to Bob Vila the shit out of a place of my own.

[ficuswhisperer]

@manybellsdown

I don’t particularly ever want to buy a house and I don’t really see any good reason why I should.

Home ownership has its perks but it’s largely overrated. These days the whole concept of “home equity” is a joke anyway.

[manybellsdown]

I did, actually. But my dad said late in his life that if he had it to do all over again, he might never have bought a house. And I’ve got a pretty sweet rental deal right now; this house hasn’t been updated since the 70’s so the landlord pretty much said we can do anything we want in it. Because anything would be an improvement. Obviously I’m not going to do anything super expensive, because I can’t take it with me, but it’s nice to have the option to put a new kitchen faucet or something in.

[anon67050589]

@lamaranagram

I can’t be the only one here who feels this way.

You’re not!

[jamesnsc]

I prefer my action movies and action/horror/General SciFi with strong female leads.

Calling SciFi “SyFy” is an abomination

[nimelennar]

You might like Strong Female Protagonist.

[TobinL]

@ActionAbe

I’m dying to Bob Vila the shit out of a place of my own.

It isn’t as fun as it looks.

[TobinL]

@ficuswhisperer

Home ownership has its perks but it’s largely overrated

This. It was a good deal for us at the time over renting and it was bought before everything went insane and now some 16 years in it is definitely cheaper than renting. That said it is a place to live not an investment. I am happy that we will be quite in the black when it comes to selling though.

[GulliverFoyle]

@ActionAbe

I do believe a person’s intellect and personality can make them more romantically physically attractive. Or less. Depending on the kind of intellect or personality.

Sapiosexuality is all the rage with smart people.

[anon35121463]

[Retracted. Too far off-topic and too whingy. As you were. ]

ETA: Well, not, like, “as you were” as in “You were being like that.” Coz you weren’t. But “as you were” as in “just ignore that bit and pretend it never happened.”

But it struck me it could be read like some sort of slur. So I added this bit.

I should… probably stop typing now… LOL

[ficuswhisperer]

@manybellsdown

And I’ve got a pretty sweet rental deal right now; this house hasn’t been updated since the 70’s so the landlord pretty much said we can do anything we want in it. Because anything would be an improvement.

That’s great that you have a landlord that gives you that flexibility. I mean anything you do will just increase the value for them and they don’t have to pay for it! Win-win.

[ficuswhisperer]

@TobinL

It isn’t as fun as it looks.

I’m pretty handy and can confirm. It gets old fast. I definitely like the idea of home improvement projects more than actually doing them.

[anon33466019]

Yes it is.

[anon33466019]

No, it doesn’t.

[TobinL]

Yeah well you are weird…

[anon37332521]

One of @japhroaig’s few redeeming qualities.

[popobawa4u]

@jamesnsc

Calling SciFi “SyFy” is an abomination

And also IIRC Syfy is Polish slang for syphilis.

[ficuswhisperer]

Thank goodness for contrarians!

[GulliverFoyle]

I believe aliens are aware of us and we’ll find a pictographic Do Not Stop sign on the other side of Eris when we finally send a probe there.