^^^^^^ huge agree. these last years i have been developing extreme sensitivity to flashing/intense colors (and its not only bc of screens, i get these irl too and its because of my visual impairment) and god i hate so much these old web aesthetics. i get it, but i think they go too far sometimes, meanwhile this said old web like the screenshots shown werent that eyesore.
Hi!
Since the original Unpopular Opinion Thread is locked (it turned into a shit-show reeeaaal fast) , I've gotten permission to remake it.
I've decided to use the original rules for the thread since those were gucci
Edit: I didn't mean to post ic aaaaaaaa
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None (yet, but I think it's time to bring this bad boy out.)
Gen Z is not nearly as inclusive or accepting as most of them would have you believe, there's a reason we're called Zoomers
As a homeschooled kid I naturally socialize more easily with older adults, and now that I'm in community college for dual enrollment with a ton of other high schoolers I realize that I haven't missed out on much. I draw and write about cats a lot, and even though you see a lot of 'old people [conservatives] hate furries' online, the older people I've shared my art and writing with are objectively the nicest about it. I get 'oh! they're like the cats from [insert disney movie]' versus 'are you drawing your fursona?' 'omg she's a furry! look at her furry art' from people who claim to want to be friends with me. Not trying to be one of those 'I was born in the wrong generation' people because I don't believe that, but honestly come on guys. There's also an emphasis on collecting victim points and if you're not marginalized enough at face value your opinion does not matter [was blocked on here for seeming 'privileged' because I guess I sounded too white, but I'm black. lol]
Also there's a huge problem with Gen Z being exposed to extremely inappropriate content from young ages [I was not one of those people], so being dirty-minded is normalized and people are so condescending if you're not ['oh you sweet summer child, don't look it up']. To the point where people are saying 'we saw weird crap on the internet and we turned out fine, let gen alpha have their fun' No. Somehow we're fostering 'inclusive conversations' about all the things we are doing the least. Probably in part due to fractured relationships with everything due to overexposure
^ I was the same way. I was much more comfortable in talking to adults and my parent’s friends as an early teenager and I don’t know why. Maybe because there was less judgement or because they were more capable of having actual conversations? I don’t know. I know that’s a common trait in autistic teenagers so maybe that explains some of that.
Middle aged (late forties to fifties) adults also don’t seem to care about that victim points nonsense like you mentioned. I’ve gotten shit online for being “white, upper class, and privileged” and it’s so fucking stupid. My bad, guys. My bad for not having the opportunity to pick my origin and race at birth. I’ll try harder next time 🙄 it’s so immature.
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There are many people with autism (including myself) that go against most of the common traits or stereotypes and it doesn’t make them any “less autistic” or “more neurotypical”. I like bustling areas like big cities. I like trying exotic and unusual foods. I’m very expressive in my face. Does this make me and other autistic individuals “less autistic”? No. There’s a YouTuber who phrases this a lot better than I can: https://youtube.com/@reberrabon_bon?si=gi7Xn_owSfYSIJSx
To be honest, the weekly “guys it’s ok to block people!!! Toyhouse is sooo weird and wacky about blocking lul xD” thread is kind of annoying. It feels like I’m living in a different world here. I get some ppl are pretty weird about getting blocked on here but uh.. I’m gonna be honest it’s mostly kids. Yknow, a group known for being irrational and sometimes stupid. It feels like this normal stance “don’t get too stressed about being blocked, curate your online experience” turned into “if you even get SLIGHTLY UPSET about being blocked YOU ARE A BABY” Like, I gotta be real guys I feel like we all learned this in toyhouse season one.
*edit* THE CALLOUT THING EXACTLY I agree with with everything you said but idk how ppl can critique this weird culture th specifically then be suprised that people are anxious about being blocked cus blocking can definitely imply some type of aggression! Its really not that weird for a collectively anxious group that is this user base to see they got blocked and start to worry abt other things like getting a callout or being put on a blacklist
I honestly understand why people are upset about being blocked, because aside from certain internet communities there’s not a blocking culture, if you will. If people aren’t properly introduced to this culture where people blocking you for not liking how you talk/look to them is A-OK then of course they’ll feel like someone hates them, especially with how petty people are on blacklists, DNI lists vaguely calling someone out, and in service reviews and how the block function is used just about everywhere else. The problem is that most people, being kids as you said, didn’t learn it in toyhouse season one and are not as accustomed to this relatively niche culture as people immediately expect them to be.
A lot of people will just say ”get over it lol” which is not reasonable or comforting given people’s [often reasonable] fear that they'll be blasted in a “callout” post for something innocuous because people can be very rude, vindictive, and condesending here for no reason
Just because you don't know everything about a certain series, doesn't mean that you're a "faker" and a "non-follower"
I can't count how many times I was so scared to get into certain fandoms because of that fear that I would be called a fake if I didn't know EVERY single Easter egg or EVERY single character in said fandom.
my unpopular opinion: Liking Pineapple on Pizza isn't an unpopular opinion and neither is Disliking it. Both side are equally massive and vocal about it from what I've seen. I'd consider them more 'divisive' than unpopular just like Cat vs Dog.
re: autistic people that go against common traits and stereotypes: Yes! Can relate as an autistic who loves trying out new foods and certain strong flavors and very much prefers big cities. I dislike most bland meals and eating the same food every day would make me sick of it within a week even if it was one of my favorites, and the idea of moving from the city to fuckall nowhere, even if it was more "calm" and "quiet", personally sounds like hell to me. I don't even like routines most of the time and need to change things up to not get bored! Doesn't mean I'm "less autistic", I'm just autistic in a different way, just like all autistic people have different traits that show in different ways and to different degrees!
I feel like one of the only ones on TH who does not care for the whole adoptable/character trading culture here. I primarily store characters I already own or created + miscellaneous information pertaining to my art and/or universe and that's it. I prefer the artistic side of TH, really. The commissions, art trades, etc.
Controversial take- having account-wide profile warnings for every single possible trigger that could be in your ocs bios is useless unless those are widespread amongst all your ocs. If you have 50 ocs and maybe two of them have triggering bios, why would you warn for that content across all your ocs??? Just use character warnings instead. It's more effective