Unpopular Opinions - General Thread

[TexRex]

I have been known to offer some advice to these people in the form of what I call constructive criticism in a slightly raised voice.

 

[FerrariF1GT]

Wow, I find it just incredible how much you hate people on their cell phones.

You laugh, but I kind of agree with him. I too am bothered by those who are overattached (for lack of a better term) by their cell phones and social media. It is a problem - too often I see people on phones or some other distraction when I'm on the road (I'm not driving in these cases) when they should be looking at the road, and phones have essentially replaced face-to-face communication as well (granted, phones are more effective than talking when the parties involved aren't looking distance to each other). I also think that some people take instances such as losing their phone a bit to the extreme.

However, I understand that I can't control them, their actions, and their emotions, so I've become tolerant of phone usage. I guess that I might be too tolerant because of the issues that stem from cell phone use: phone usage while driving, for example.

 

[kolio]

You laugh, but I kind of agree with him. I too am bothered by those who are overattached (for lack of a better term) by their cell phones and social media. It is a problem - too often I see people on phones or some other distraction when I'm on the road (I'm not driving in these cases) when they should be looking at the road, and phones have essentially replaced face-to-face communication as well (granted, phones are more effective than talking when the parties involved aren't looking distance to each other). I also think that some people take instances such as losing their phone a bit to the extreme.

However, I understand that I can't control them, their actions, and their emotions, so I've become tolerant of phone usage. I guess that I might be too tolerant because of the issues that stem from cell phone use: phone usage while driving, for example.

1. I didnt laugh, the guy below my post laughed.

2. You missed the entire point of my post. Look at what I italicized, then look at the OP's username.

 

[FerrariF1GT]

1. I didnt laugh, the guy below my post laughed.

2. You missed the entire point of my post. Look at what I italicized, then look at the OP's username.

I saw the italics and the username, hence the "you laugh." I thought the pun was intended. It's probably misintrepreting on my part.

 

[Pupik]

I've never met a person over the age of 10 that prefers boneless wings.

They're great when need to eat after you've had a recent tooth removal and have to drive a car at the same time.

 

[polysmut]

They're great when need to eat after you've had a recent tooth removal and have to drive a car at the same time.

While texting.

 

[Lizard]

Soft tofu is actually wonderful.

 

[W3H5]

Soft tofu is actually wonderful.

 

[PocketZeven]

I didn’t know wings came without bones.

It’s my unpopular opinion (according to the media) that conservatives are far too often labelled “far right” as an easy way to dismis them as if they aren’t worth bothering with. All the “literally Hitler” crap that gets spouted these days is too much.

Certainly Nazis and Fascists exist in this day and age, and nobody likes them, but to announce a person or people as far right just because they are traditionally conservative and don’t have liberal views doesn’t make them akin to Hitler and Mussolini.

I am myself a little right of centre in a lot of my views but for somebody to call me a Nazi* because of that just shows their own level of ignorance and I’m really not offended by being called something I’m not.

*I’ve never directly been called a Nazi but the implication has been there several times. I don’t mean just me though, I mean regular conservatives who are dismissed as right wing just because they don’t agree with liberal ideas.

I am centre right too, but in all fairness in american politics leftwing social democrats have been labeled as communists far a long time too. But calling the media "the enemy of the people" is textbook fascism/totaliarism. The next step is proscecuting and/ or arresting them under the guise of protecting national security.

 

[Lizard]

Miso soup, silken tofu and seaweed is the greatest.

 

[Liquid]

Older adults drink red wine.
Younger adults drink white wine.

I don't know where the threshold is but it exists.

 

[baldgye]

Older adults drink red wine.
Younger adults drink white wine.

I don't know where the threshold is but it exists.

incorrect

A summer afternoon and a crisp white is living

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

I actually only have drank red wine (I'm 24 years old).

 

[TexRex]

Older adults drink red wine.
Younger adults drink white wine.

I don't know where the threshold is but it exists.

I'm introgued by the notion of a threshold. I'm 46 and I've never been particularly fond of red wines.

No headaches, no "tannin sensitivity" it's not because of those "nasty sulfites" (what a joke...unless you're actually allergic to sulfites, which is why the label is on the bottle)--I just don't enjoy the stuff.

I'm not really a wine drinker in general anyway, but if I do, it's going to be white.

 

[PocketZeven]

Older adults drink red wine.
Younger adults drink white wine.

I don't know where the threshold is but it exists.

I don’t drink wine at all, so how old am I?

 

[TB]

I don’t drink wine at all, so how old am I?

37

 

[PocketZeven]

37

Just wanted to hear I am still 17 based on the wine drinking theory.

 

[Adamgp]

Not much of a wine drinker, but certainly prefer red over white.

I also can't tell the difference between a $3 bottle and a $100+ bottle of wine, which is good for my wallet.

 

[PocketZeven]

Not much of a wine drinker, but certainly prefer red over white.

I also can't tell the difference between a $3 bottle and a $100+ bottle of wine, which is good for my wallet.

I have seen multiple researches that even a lot of sommeliers cant taste the difference between white and red in ablind test when serves at the same temperature. I dont get the fuss there is about wine.

 

[TexRex]

I have seen multiple researches that even a lot of sommeliers cant taste the difference between white and red in ablind test when serves at the same temperature.

Are you sure that that's what the research indicates and you're not confusing it with some other indication?

 

[Liquid]

No but there are tests where white wine dyed red makes a blind group, as opposed to a control, think it is red wine.

 

[PocketZeven]

Are you sure that that's what the research indicates and you're not confusing it with some other indication?

I indeed also referred to the test with winecolouring, but also blind tests where about 50% could not taste the difference between the 2 accurately. I could not find the source in a quick search online though.

 

[kikie]

I drink white wine water every day.

 

[Adamgp]

I have seen multiple researches that even a lot of sommeliers cant taste the difference between white and red in ablind test when serves at the same temperature. I dont get the fuss there is about wine.

I don't drink red and white wine at the same temp, that is when I do drink wine. So I wouldn't know.

 

[TexRex]

Unless that "same temperature" is very cold, there's no reason the average person shouldn't be able to detect significant differences in the smell and taste (both of these senses use the same type of receptor) of differing substances. Temperature is important because the molecular volatility of substances increases as temperature increases.

An example of this that I like to bring up is cold-activated beverage containers, whose color changes once it's reached a certain temperature. These became popular with major beer producers because beer is naturally bitter due to the use of hops and malted grain (the cooking of grain during the malting process brings out sweetness, but it also creates bitterness that wasn't present otherwise), and that bitterness can impair the enjoyment of the product for the average consumer. Cold suppresses that bitterness, however, and the consumer will know when the beer is most enjoyable because the physical appearance of the can has changed. Take too long to drink that beer, though, and its temperature will rise which causes the bitterness to become more apparent.

Red wines may be more desirable, on average, among older people because of the increased tannin level present in them compared to whites, and tannic acid is bitter. As we age, our taste buds do so as well, and those harsh or pungent smells aren't quite so harsh or pungent on our palates.

When I was a younger adult, I think I experienced a bit of a blowout to bitterness because of consumption of cheap beer and turned to more malty varieties for a reprieve, but as I aged further I encountered a newfound appreciation for bitterness from various sources such as beer and the resinous botanicals in gin, but I also have a fondness for arugula and endive.

There are bad bitters, though, such as burnt garlic or [burnt] coffee, and I count the tannins in red wine among them.

Of course, no two palates are identical.

Aaaaanyway...

I looked into this research into reds and whites tasting the same, and I found it to be quite interesting, but not from a "debunk" standpoint.

https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2014/08/the_most_infamous_study_on_wine_tasting.html

Nobody remembers the 2001 winner of Amorim Academy's annual competition to crown the greatest contribution to the science of wine ("a study of genetic polymorphism in the cultivated vine Vitis vinifera L. by means of microsatellite markers"), but many do recall the runner-up: a certain dissertation by Frédéric Brochet, then a PhD candidate at the University of Bordeaux II in Talence, France. His big finding lit a fire under the seats of wine snobs everywhere.

In a sneaky study, Brochet dyed a white wine red and gave it to 54 oenology (wine science) students. The supposedly expert panel overwhelmingly described the beverage like they would a red wine. They were completely fooled.

The research, later published in the journal Brain and Language, is now widely used to show why wine tasting is total BS. But more than that, the study says something fascinating about how we perceive the world around us: that visual cues can effectively override our senses of taste and smell (which are, of course, pretty much the same thing.)

When Brochet began his study, scientists already knew that the brain processes olfactory (taste and smell) cues approximately ten times slower than sight -- 400 milliseconds versus 40 milliseconds. It's likely that in the interest of evolutionary fitness, i.e. spotting a predator, the brain gradually developed to fast track visual information. Brochet's research further demonstrated that, in the hierarchy of perception, vision clearly takes precedence.

Furthermore, it's worth noting that the work of which Brochet's dissertation was a part was titled "The Color of Odors" (link is to a PDF file).

 

[RandomCarGuy17]

urrrgh, I don't know if this is unpopular, but I fricken dislike the "hamburger" drop down menu button or whatever it's called. It's a bad indicator for a menu. In my opinion, a drop down menu button should be an arrow icon, book, or something else to indicate a menu. I don't know what would be proper, just not 3 horizontal lines!

 

[Ameer67]

urrrgh, I don't know if this is unpopular, but I fricken dislike the "hamburger" drop down menu button or whatever it's called. It's a bad indicator for a menu. In my opinion, a drop down menu button should be an arrow icon, book, or something else to indicate a menu. I don't know what would be proper, just not 3 horizontal lines!

I used to despise the hamburger menu too, but I've gotten used to it. I'd still prefer something else though. Here's a good article I read a while ago with some alternatives.

 

[Team THRT Drift]

I used to despise the hamburger menu too, but I've gotten used to it. I'd still prefer something else though. Here's a good article I read a while ago with some alternatives.

Immediately disliked the second alternative they offer. A floating/prominent hamburger menu is by far the most annoying type.

 

[kolio]

I've always love hamburger drop down menu indicators. I also like the ellipses too. They've just naturally catered to my taste in graphic design.

Pun not intended, but I'm certainly going to point it out.

 

[TexRex]

Making me hungry...