Rap is just to me very annoying.
JAMES HETFIELD
Rap is very annoying to me, too. Here are some other things I find annoying.
1. Batman+
Batman is the only superhero I care about. I can't get into the other ones. This is why I hate when they put Batman in a movie with another superhero like Superman or the Justice League or SuperFriends or whatever. I want Gotham City, Batman, Alfred, Commisoner Gordon, and some classic supervillain like the Joker. I don't care for Robin or Batgirl and prefer their absence.
2. Boomers with smartphone holsters
I am a dumbphone enthusiast. so it irks me when older people walk around with a fat iPhone strapped to the hip. Boomers are worse than kids when it comes to smartphones and smartphone addiction. I figured that geriatric Boomers would be natural allies on this front, but Gen Z are the only ones who want dumbphones now.
3. Donald Trump's hair
The Donald likes to do the combover colored with that orange hair spray he uses. The result is a bird nest desperately trying to cover male pattern baldness. I believe that shaving your head is the better option. It is probably too late for Trump to go down this path, and that is a real shame.
4. Dumbphones that aren't dumb
I follow the dumbphone reddit, and it irks me when people ask for a dumbphone with all of the smartphone features. These people have no clue that this defeats the whole purpose of having a dumbphone. I really can't stand seeing a Nokia dumbphone with the Facebook app preloaded on the thing. For me, the whole point of rocking a dumbphone is to eliminate distractions especially from social media.
5. Treadmills
I am not a treadmill fan. I like walking for fitness, but the treadmill is a nightmare for me because I am clumsy and prone to falling. I prefer a stationary recumbent bike to a treadmill. You can't fall off of one of those things. I might buy one in the future.
6. Fake teeth that are perfect
This comes up repeatedly on the unpopular opinion reddit. When someone smiles with a row of perfect teeth, it creeps me out. They are obviously fake. I find comfort in imperfect teeth like you see on people in the UK. My teeth are very imperfect and resemble a picket fence. I am too old to care now. If I ever get dentures, I want them to be imperfect. I don't know if they make them that way, but I don't want that creepy smile on my face.
7. Boutique workwear
I have always been a fan of Dickies and Carhartt workwear, and I am not above buying used work uniforms and gear from Goodwill. I am not a fan of expensive workwear from brands like 1620 and Truewerk with their $200 work pants. I also don't care for $300 work boots. I don't know who wears this high dollar gear or who can afford it. I know that it isn't me.
8. Elon Musk's rebranding of Twitter into X
I escaped Twitter years ago, so this social media platform can go up in flames for all that I care. But as an observer of business, I think renaming it "X" was colossal stupidity on the part of Musk. The new name itself is ridiculous. As for Twitter, I guarantee that people still "tweet" on X the same way they still "google" stuff on Bing or DuckDuckGo. Podcasts are still called podcasts even though the iPod is history now. One of the things I have learned in life is to not make dramatic or drastic changes to what is already there. It took a lot of effort to build it in the first place. It makes no sense to be hasty in destroying it.
9. The overgearification of the outdoors
Going outside is essentially free, but this has not stopped companies from trying to make bank off of the outdoors. This has made the whole outdoors thing expensive and ridiculous. It also doesn't help when some overgeared outdoor gatekeeper narcissist makes fun of your dad shoes and Walmart camping equipment. It doesn't cost much to get outside, and it shouldn't. Keep it cheap and simple.
The DARK SIDE of the Outdoor Clothing Industry
10. Flannel
I am supposed to like flannel, and I want to like flannel. Unfortunately, my experience with flannel has been bad. The first problem is that flannel shirts shrink after you wash them. The second problem is that flannel is not durable. I learned this after busting the crotch in a pair of flannel pajamas. Now, some wise guy will say that I was not wearing "real" flannel. I have no clue what that is. I suspect that it is just expensive flannel. I am off the flannel train.
11. Political apparel
I am not a fan of wearing my politics on my clothing. I follow the Gray Man strategy of keeping a low profile when I am in public, and I don't see the point in causing unnecessary controversy. There is a time and a place for everything which is why I constrain my political opinions to this blog. When I go to the grocery store, I am there to buy food and not start a fight.
12. Receiving a phone call
I cringe whenever my phone rings. It is either a spam caller, a robo caller, or some needy extrovert who wants to chat. I have one contact who responds to my text with a phone call. I don't text him anymore. The sad truth is that I don't like talking to people especially people on the phone. Because I write, I like texting. People who can't write prefer talking. I can't talk.
13. People who turn everything into a game, sport, competition, or rivalry
I am not an athlete. When I walk for fitness, I just walk. I don't turn it into a race or post stats for comparison on the internet. I also never fell for the "competitions" at work that the company would do to make us work harder or faster. These schemes usually result in that other aspect of competition known as "cheating." I remember one worker who was incredibly fast in completing his route except everyone else had to go behind him and fix his mistakes. He ended up costing the company more money than he was making for them. This is dumb.
14. Chunky watches
I wear a G-Shock as a fitness watch, but I prefer to wear the slim F91W the rest of the time. The appeal of the F91W comes down to that low profile that fits well under long sleeves and coat sleeves. Chunky watches become annoying fairly quickly which is why I don't collect G-Shocks. One is enough.
15. People who think you are a dupe for being nice to them
I am nice and charitable to people because I am a Christian and generally agreeable. Naturally, people mistake my kindness for stupidity which leads me to becoming very unpleasant and unkind. I lead with the nice, but I can go to the nasty in a heartbeat. I am a nice guy, but I am not a fool. Be innocent as doves and wise as serpents.
16. Discounted rotten produce
When food goes to rot, a store shouldn't cut the price to try and sell it. They should throw it away.
17. Carnivore dieters in denial
A meat only diet sounds dangerous. This is because it is dangerous. Trust me, I would love it if bacon and beef were health foods because they taste delicious. But they are not good for you. I know because they weren't good for me. Yet, you get serious denial by the meatheads who insist that meat is good and bad health is caused by "seed oils." Whatever. These people are total idiots. Only flatearthers are dumber than carnivore dieters.
Dr Shawn Baker Ignores ANOTHER Carnivore Diet Heart Attack
18. Head fakers
Head fakers are people who declare they are going to do something positive for their lives like convert to Catholicism, switch to a dumbphone, take up fitness walking, or quit meat except they don't. I know that the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, so I don't believe anything anybody says they are going to do. I know better. I diminish my expectations on these things. I will believe it when I see it.
19. Roman numerals
I despise Roman numerals except when they come in a name like Henry IV. The Super Bowl people like using Roman numerals. The movie credits people love Roman numerals. Watchmakers love Roman numerals. Why? Why make it more difficult? Arabic numerals are the way to go.
20. Puffer jackets
These jackets are hideous to look at. I think a black trash bag might be better. These jackets are also not durable. The slightest abrasion will have them bleeding out down everywhere. And the repair amounts to patching the holes with duct tape. Get a duck canvas or wool coat instead.
21. The Internet of Things
For some reason, every company wants to connect every device to the internet. Once this is complete, they want you to pay subscription fees to keep those devices running until they brick them forcing you to buy a new internet connected device. These devices are called "smart devices." It is smart for them and dumb for you. This innovation is known as a scam, and I am not buying it. Unfortunately, they are going to force it by removing all other options.
22. My cellphone company's chronic pitches for me to upgrade to a smartphone
I get these pitches in my email and on my cellphone. I am a flip phone user who purchased his device back in 2019. I am supremely happy with this device. For some odd reason, Verizon thinks I am not happy and considers me a prime sales target. I just delete these offers. One day, I will delete Verizon.
23. Hard candy that turns into a razor blade that cuts your tongue and mouth.
My Google search says this happens when there are micro air bubbles in the candy. It has made me give up hard candy completely. I will stick with chewy candy like Sour Patch Kids.
24. Inflation.
Inflation is when the government orders up more printed money from the Federal Reserve and spends it. This debases the currency which drives up prices on goods and services. Essentially, inflation is taxation. This makes life suck for everyone else. Companies will resort to "shrinkflation" and "shitflation" in vain attempts to get money and still turn a profit. The result is smaller portions of products declining in quality. No one is fooled by any of this.
25. GMRS users throwing shade on CB radio.
I don't have enough information about GMRS radio to have an opinion for or against the service. What I do take issue with is the slam on CB radio that amounts to saying that no one uses CB radio because there are too many people talking on CB radio. (Yogi Berra would be proud of that one.) Apparently, certain GMRS users don't want the ham users to have all of the fun bagging on CB radio. At the end of the day, if you buy a GMRS radio, you will hear a lot of nothing. You can talk with someone if you decide on a channel and a privacy code beforehand which means probably calling them with your cellphone first. Or, you can just use your cellphone and skip all of that radio crap. As GMRS users are fond of pointing out, the service is designed for two-way communication. Why would I use the GMRS radio if my cellphone already does that?
This is the end of my second edition of annoying things. Will there be a third edition? You know it!
