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What's the most petty/pointless/pedantic hill you're willing to die on? (programming.dev)

submitted 3 months ago by notnotmike@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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For me, it may be that the toilet paper roll needs to have the open end away from the wall. I don't want to reach under the roll to take a piece! That's ludicrous!

That or my recent addiction to correcting people when they use "less" when they should use "fewer"

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[-] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 61 points 3 months ago

If something's rate of hype is too fast for my internal meter, I will become immediately skeptical of the trend/show/etc. and not care about it, solely because everyone is caring about it too much and too fast.

[-] notnotmike@programming.dev 8 points 3 months ago

Oh this one really speaks to me. I feel the same way, probably to an unhealthy degree, honestly

[-] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 7 points 3 months ago

I call it the "trying too hard" put-off. The harder you try to sell me on something, the more I'm sure I don't want or need it.

[-] ch00f@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

With very few exceptions, that popular TV show you like with either end bad or get cancelled before it gets a chance to end bad.

[-] Tattorack@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Likewise. I get very suspicious of undue hype.

[-] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Ice bucket challenge? Ha, get fucked.

[-] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

With my friends it was the cinnamon challenge. I have zero regrets noping out of that one.

[-] SgtAStrawberry@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I function just the same.

[-] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

This is a survival trait and will keep you from getting swept up in cults and crowd hysteria.

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