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Excluding the obvious ones such as politics, what topics can't you stand listening to people talk about? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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For me it's detailed describtions about people's dreams.

Not only doesn't your story make any sense, but you're also telling me about something that didn't even happen. It's kind of like telling about an event, and then ending the story by saying you just made it all up, except with dreams you begin by telling it's all made up. I'm already not interested before you even started.

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[-] spittingimage@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago

Their health. I've reached the age where most of my friends have something to say about their health. It becomes a sort of one-upmanship game, where everyone has to top the person who spoke last with their afflictions. What is this, the misery olympics?

[-] spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

Gotta get those W’s wherever you can I guess

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Medical topics become more and more important as we age. You never know when you might learn something helpful. "That happens to you too? And did the fix work?"

Hell, you might learn about something that doesn't affect you, but you can pass it on. For example; Dad didn't have hairy legsm but a guy in bootcamp showed him how to put on socks if you do. :)

One upmanship is boorish not matter the topic.

[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I don't really mind, but don't need the intimate details. People talking about it is better than having it be secret and shameful, and is something going on in the person's life, but say what you need to and move on!

[-] sock@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

ive recently gotten really into diet and fitness and i admittedly talk about my health stuff alot but not negative stuff. i just spew new stuff i read about or watched/actually applied to my life.

"wow i sleep all day. gee i just woke up and its 4pm i guess i definitely have a disorder or smth, therefore its out of my control so im not gonna do anything about it except leverage it for pity"

a lot of my friends and peers do this shit. like im the weird one for eating like i do, yet im shredded and sleeping ok while yall out here struggling and tired.

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