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I kinda feel that "plain black coffee" in it's various forms - Americano, drip brew, whatever - is the only way to actually drink coffee. That's not to say I don't approve of milk coffee or lattes or whatever - I love them - but they're drinks which have coffee in them, even if it's a dominant flavor. A banana smoothie isn't a banana.

People tend to think that dark roasts/more bitter coffees are "stronger". They actually have slightly less caffeine, as the longer the beans are roasted and higher temperatures they are cooked at naturally cooks off some.

For the most part a lighter/darker roast is all about what one likes to taste.

In my experience there seem to be four types of people: those who don't have a lawn; those who have never heard of clover on lawns; those with clover on their lawns; and those who live under the unrelenting glare and iron thumb of a homeowner's association.

This is definitely an unpopular opinion. Have an upvote.

Now thems fighting words.

I got hit with this by an elderly person one day. They went on about how there's so much food out there that they could just forage for, but they choose to beg for it. I was working, so all I could do was smile and nod, but that smile was just frozen in place like a grimace.

During this whole rant my boss and I kept glancing at each other like they were insane. I can't remember the exact details, I cleansed my brain of that garbage, but there were a few times my boss' eyes flashed and I thought he was going to flip out.

They left like they were the avatar of mercy and understanding. I may have forgotten what they said exactly, but I'll never forget how they looked, because that went right down in my mind under "people I'll never become". I mean... you have to actively try to become that ignorant, right?

...Right?

Eh I think they are more aimed at adults just by the way they are marketed including the toys which mostly make money in the adult collectors market. They just give the excuse to bring kids.

Agree, and as an adult who enjoys comic book movies. I also like really good cinema. Liking good movies does not mean movies that aren't winning Oscars are all bad. It means you're just a gatekeeper.

I can sit down and watch a movie like the Brutalist or the Whale absolutely lose my shit at them.

But sometimes I don't feel like being emotionally destroyed and just want good guys punching bad guys with predictable plot.

Humans are complex and sometimes you may like one and other times the other, there is no "you can't like X movie". Only gatekeepers think that way.

Hi,

I’m only commenting to show something… Seconds ago I read a comment about Ukraine and pornography with which I completely disagreed. I left the thread, came here, read a comment I completely agree with.

Both are made by the same commenter.

See, we can agree on some things and disagree on others. There’s more than two personalities available.

My wife likes pineapple on pizza. This is absolutely not a non-issue for me! We get half pineapple and half pepperoni and sometimes I get a pineapple on my side of the pizza!

That's not a boring unpopular opinion. It's a boring popular one.

I'm with you on the licorice but the 50 year old man screaming at the clouds in my head draws the line at AI generated music. No Fucking Way.