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What is something that gets a lot of hate for absolutely no reason? (midwest.social)

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Optical discs (blu-rays, DVDs, cds, etc...). I hate that I have to justify buying one or having a collection.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Speaking out against intervention in [current war]
Speaking out in favor of past interventions in [previous decade's wars]

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago

Poverty.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (7 children)

Non-monogamists. Not referring to simply polyamorists or even relationship anarchists, but non-monogamists in general. When I saw LGBT equality unfold in the first world, I thought "yay we're finally throwing off those norms" but here we are a decade or so later and polyamory still gets everyone saying "meh". The only time I've ever seen polyamorists in late night media was in an episode of The Resident, and it was used to illustrate the man as a cult leader, which tied into the show like pineapple ties into pizza (I do not miss that show). But you have an LGBT couple in every five episodes.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (6 children)

I think this one is tough. I know a few people that consensual non-monogamy has worked out well for (long term), but most of the people that I know who tried it out it hasn't gone well. So I'm not against it in theory, but it comes with a lot of caveats. I don't personally know anyone who began a monogamous relationship, transitioned to poly, and had it end well. I tend to think of this scenario as a sign of relationship trouble, or a cause of it. Maybe it's not polyamory's fault that so many people in relationship trouble are drawn to it.