A lot of people kiss their pets or non-human animals in general. I find that very weird. I understand that it is a sign of affection but it seems so off. One reason is that I doubt whether animals really understand this. Also it seems to be on a level of intimacy to me that I find weird sharing with a pet. Not necessarily romantically or sexually (that would be even more weird and wrong and probably illegal). But it is still “more”. I am not sure whether I can really explain why exactly I find that weird.
Anyway, what is something that is weird to you but not to most other people?
Celebrity gossip and worship
Religion just in general.
Not being an edgelord or hating, I really just don’t get it, it makes no sense to me at all and never has. When I was a kid I thought it was just like a thing people did for whatever reason, I was a kid and I didn’t know fucking anything and my family didn’t do religion, once I realized people take it super seriously and think it’s all real it really weirded me out, I thought it was just some kind of fandom thing like how I was into Power Rangers.
Caring about sports. Like they devote what amounts to a part time job watching grown men compete in children’s games. Watching Competitive exercise while they melt into a couch pounding junk food. Watching other people talk about how well they exercised. Discussing daily with their friends and family and coworkers… All about one group of people in a colored shirt moving a ball slightly better than people with a different colored shirt.
When I realized that guys typically need an activity to bond together, sports start to make a lot more sense. Sports are just a catalyst to male friendship. Yeah guys take the sports way too far, but it makes it more fun if there’s an emotional high or low when they watch it.
Killing each other because their imaginary friends are not friends with each other. Looking at you, religion wars.
Religious wars are usually about power, not actually because they believe in different imaginary beings. Religion gets control of our population or the people in power youth religion to control the population and then they bump heads with another group doing the same thing… and you get war.
The power games are for the people at the top, the ones with money. For the rest of the sheep its [religion, racism, nationalism, patriotism, whatever bogeymen that can be made up]. Just like in the US today. There’s no shortage of complete fundy nutcases wishfully cheering trump’s war in the Middle East as a path to Armageddon when in reality it’s nothing more than trump desperately trying to control the petro energy market as a power and money grab. Except he’s an idiot.
Which is indeed true, however, the people who buy into it often do it for religious reasons. You can’t start religious wars when the people aren’t religious or have a religion that doesn’t motivate them to crush others who think differently.
If you think pets dont understand kisses you have never owned a pet.
Being interested in sports. Not weird in itself but weird that they find it interesting. I just dont get it.
Voting for policies that are directly opposed to their best interests.
Here’s something that will probably mark me as weird: I find it strange, even creepy, when people talk, sing, hum, or make any noises to themselves. Some people tell me it helps their concentration, but I can’t even envision making any kind of sound when I concentrate.
Talking to yourself is one of life’s great joys. Isn’t that right, me?
Well I for one definitely know right? correct me
LOL. I do all of those things.
Me, too, and I find it offputting when someone else does it. 😄
I don’t usually talk, sing, or hum alone, but I’m always either tapping my foot, tapping my desk, or clicking a pen.
It’s not really deliberate, it just sort of happens.Though to be fair I do deliberately buy retractable pens so I can click them…
sing
As in sing in the shower? Or just when multi-tasking in general?
I only win imaginary arguments with people I never met, but even those are entirely silent.
You’ve obviously never kissed a naked mole rat
Found Ron Stoppable!
Partying
Never understood the appeal
Have you tried drugs
I think that’s the ticket for a lot of things like a rave, a party, or even a concert. I’ve been to 5 or 10 concerts in my life, and every single one I’m bored silly after 30 minutes. I don’t drink or do drugs and I figure that’s the missing ingredient.
Oh yeah me neither. That must be it then, but I will not drink or do drugs just because of social pressure.
I never did it for the social pressure. I was always curious and then I found out they’re really fun
Have you ever looked at the back of a dollar bill
There’s some spooky shit going on back there. And it’s green, too!
If you don’t like partying, either you just don’t like people and music (which is fine, no shaming intended), or you have only ever been to bad parties.
A good party has:
- people who like each other and are all there to enjoy each others company (and they don’t need an excuse like watching sports to do that)
- good music
- a space where you can dance if you feel like it
- a space where the music is silent enough to have interesting conversations
- maybe a motto and costumes, some made with minimal effort, some self-made as an outlet for creative energy, maybe even some superficial roleplaying to go along with it
- maybe some other activity you can do together like table football or table tennis or twister or …
Seems like I’m the issue, I’ll go point by point:
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Since I don’t party, I don’t know anyone and if I happen to know someone we have nothing in common, as with most people my age, since they only care about looks, the gym, gossip and partying + I live in an uncivilised country where drinking = getting wasted and people often start around the mark of 11-12yo.
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I don’t like most modern music and have tinnitus. Also I’m not that big of a music fan in general, I’m more of a visual arts type of person.
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I don’t see the fun in dancing, can’t dance (no one has ever taught me) and feel very self conscious
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Wait, you are supposed to hear anything apart from the music?
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Costumes? Never heard of parties with costumes (apart from Halloween)
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There are places where you can do other activities outside of dancing with the people there?
Thank you for sharing your perspective. Let me first reiterate that none of what I wrote was intended as shaming or attacking people who do not like partying.
I strongly disagree with “Seems like I’m the issue”. Seems to me more like you have very good reasons to dislike all parties you could realistically attend currently, and to generalize from that to not liking parties in general is only natural.
I did not want to convince anyone they are wrong; just to share my perspective that not all parties are the same, and they can be fun even for people who think they don’t like them in general if done right.
Let me first reiterate that none of what I wrote was intended as shaming or attacking people who do not like partying.
I understood it and I’m very happy that you avoided calling me simply “no fun”, and instead you wrote a pretty sizeable and detailed comment
It’s nice seeing great people ;)
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When you say something simple and someone else attacks you over some imaginary meaning or intent. Neurotypical people are unwell.
Not really a neurotypical problem, nice insult though very cool
I know. I just avoid talking when not asked, because people always find a reason to be offended.
A co-worker got mad over that too. Not talking is also very offensive to these people.
When you say something simple and someone else attacks you over some imaginary meaning or intent.
Totally agree.
Neurotypical people are unwell.
Wayyy too broad of a statement to agree with. I’ve seen this behavior from both neurotypical and neurodivergent people.
No need to yell 😖
Happens a lot on Lemmy
Typical to everyone = unwell to me
Pretty strong evidence you aren’t well and should be discounted.
Have you been tested? Because you sure took that comment way too literally and seriously.
Ok let me say totally not seriously that autistic people are weird and neuro typicals are cool… so… what is the value of this statement vs yours…
Literally asking a question
Enjoying work.
This has always been me. People keep telling me I like my job no matter how many times I tell them I can’t stand the job, I just like the paycheck. If I could do less work for the same or better pay I’d take it, but I didn’t win the birth lottery.
Me and a few my co-workers have discovered the secret to this it’s called drink not a lot sometimes even just like the neck of a beer while on break is amazing
😂 Drugs are often a solution. yes. I should start smoking weed again.
Watch YouTube and similar video. If I want to know something, I’d rather read something for 5 minutes than watch something for 15. Throw some illustrations or gifs in there if you need.
If I want to be entertained, I have many games and books. Or Lemmy to fuck around on.
Different people learn in different ways. Video can also convey some things way better than written words. Video recipes are better at conveying colour, sound, texture and technique than written recipes.
Sure, and many some things are more easily conveyed in text.
There’s also a mass illiteracy problem. I expect that’s part of why youtube et al are so popular - many people can’t read well. I think many of them don’t even realize they’re semi-illiterate, and think reading is just uncomfortable, and they don’t know why anyone would do it on purpose.
Rate my weirdness. If I need to change a broken handle on a 2013 f150, (not a mechanic but I’m handy) you tube will be my first check. I can visually get a quick walk through of the task I’m thinking of doing. It is usually the first place I look. YouTube has basically. Turned into 24 7 commercials for products but when understood there is still decent information out there that saves alot of time. As for Entertainment I will still put it on usually somebody building something or cooking something mostly as background. That being said if I had to watch ads all the time there is no way I would watch it.
For very visual things, video can be understandable. “How do you do this jumping sequence in this game?” or “how do you assemble this doohickey?”
I am probably the weirdo but I absolutely do not want video on as “background”. I don’t dual-screen, either. I’ll put music on when cooking sometimes.
cuddling with my dog right now as I read this. I just gave him a bunch of kisses on his face, and now he’s cuddled up to me even more. He knows what’s up. The oxytocin flows.
Dancing. Especially freestyle solo dancing like at a club or whatever.
From an objective perspective, it’s very odd.
I get that a lot of people enjoy it, and there are some very skilled couples dances which I get more, but the sort of thing you get at a club or concert is just - strange to me.
