I’ll start: Greggs is massively overrated. I genuinely don’t understand how people hype it.

Edit: this is a casual community so it would be great if we could avoid politics lest it descend into chaos!

  • Fudoshin ️🏳️‍🌈@feddit.ukEnglish
    1428·
    10 months ago

    ETA: I’m proud to have the only genuinely controversial opinion in this whole thread. You’re a bunch of wet-knickered, limp-lidded, pussy-willows.

    As usual people are fucking idiots so you may need to sort by controversial…

    • Autism is over-diagnosed - being a quirky introvert is a LONG fucking way away from Rainman style shut ins who literally can’t function without adult carers.
    • ADHD is overdiagnosed - it’s just middle class mummies being upset their son isn’t a 7A* genius and insisting the doctor prescribe performance enhancing drugs. As a former stimulant addict I know I would be a grade-A genius if I was prescribed fucking meth daily. That doesn’t mean you have ADHD. It means you’re taking drugs. The whole ‘oh my god I suddenly felt “normal” after taking my meds’ is precisely how I and other stim addicts feel taking meth/stims. It turns you into Superman, that’s what it does. EVERYBODY reacts like that when taking ADHD drugs.
    • Femboys are fucking annoying - I don’t find it cute or endearing to infantalize men. That includes the stupid craze of “programming socks” and Linux fem boys. I like men to be men (I’m gay).
    • Downvotes on Lemmy/Reddit are only to be used for spam - Moderation was done by the users by downvoting. This was the rule back in Reddits early days. It’s even still written in Reddiquette that downvotes are not for disagreement. If you disagree you’re encouraged to comment why. This meant early Reddit had a lot of great debates and discussion. Moderation was almost non-existant. After the influx of Digg and users who didn’t know WTF they were doing that was lost and moderators got heavy handed. Unfortunately Lemmy has got Reddit mods so it’s happening here too.
    • Guntrigger@feddit.chEnglish
      21·
      10 months ago

      It’s even still written in Reddiquette that downvotes are not for disagreement

      Yeah but I’m not going to update a list of really bad takes.

      • Fudoshin ️🏳️‍🌈@feddit.ukEnglish
        3·
        10 months ago

        Then don’t vote. My rough rule is:

        • Interesting and agree - upvote
        • Interesting but disagree - upvote
        • Not interesting and disagree - ignore or comment WHY I disagree
        • Insane offensive nonsense - ignore or comment WHY I find it offensive
        • Blatant link spam - downvote

        Makes for a more engaging platform and stops a place turning into an echo chamber.

        P.S. I upvoted you because I enjoy having my views challenged though I disagree with you for the above reason. I don’t want echo chambers.

        • Guntrigger@feddit.chEnglish
          2·
          10 months ago

          I agree up until insane offensive nonsense, which I think needs to be downvoted into oblivion. Much like your “proudly controversial opinions” about modern medicine.

          It’s fair enough to have the thought that things might be overdiagnosed, but we are really only just learning about things like autism and it is a wide spectrum. Minimising people’s suffering can be more harmful than you think.