Honest People Share What They Equal Parts Hate And Respect
[rebelmouse-image 18351151 is_animated_gif=It's easy to hate something but at the same time respect it so much. Whatever it might be, it is so good it's actually bad. These people share things they hate to love.
u/The_Chuckie asks:
Who do you hate but also respect at the same time?
For the gamers out there
[rebelmouse-image 18351152 is_animated_gif=Good snipers in video games
Save the bees!
[rebelmouse-image 18351153 is_animated_gif=A large bees nest attached to the overhang just above the main entrance to our house.
Mad respect
[rebelmouse-image 18351154 is_animated_gif=Criss Angel.
He is arrogant with a bad reputation amongst the magic community and the Las Vegas community, but what he accomplished is very difficult. Having several seasons of constant new magic tricks over and over as well as having your own Vegas show is EXTREMELY difficult and there are few performers out there who can come close to match the amount of output he has.
Also, he apparently treats his crew members VERY well which is not true of Vegas magicians in general.
So true
[rebelmouse-image 18350909 is_animated_gif=The National Lottery. It's regressive taxation, but it's also a way of getting people to pay tax willingly.
For the baseball lovers
[rebelmouse-image 18351155 is_animated_gif=The New York Yankees. While I don't HATE them, I'd be lying if I said they didn't have a long, interesting history with great players and are part of one of the few major rivalries in MLB.
Thank you kids glued to tablets on Youtube...
[rebelmouse-image 18351156 is_animated_gif=Toy Review channels on youtube. It is some of the weirdest stuff and its the lowest quality of videos on the platform but they all make bank.
The learning process
[rebelmouse-image 18351157 is_animated_gif=Young nurses. Respect because I know all about the struggle and hard work being put in.
Hate because every single young nurse I've ever met has told me and everyone around me about the struggle and hard work being put in.
I don't know if it's just me, but lately I've been bracing myself around nurses outside a clinic ages 20-25.
Shout out to vet techs , though, for being undervalued animal nurses. Love you to death.
When people have two sides
[rebelmouse-image 18345586 is_animated_gif=Many professional wrestlers. Most notably Samoa Joe---the character is one of my most hated characters ever.
But last year there was this boy who reached out to the wrestling community on Twitter about a bully---Joe's advice to try to make friends by inviting him to watch wrestling together made it so I can't hate the man.
When someone breaks your heart
[rebelmouse-image 18345181 is_animated_gif=Sidney Crosby. I collected pop cans as a kid for months to get enough money to see him play in a prospects game shortly after the world juniors. The day before the game he announced he wasn't going anymore due to being tired. Do you realize how many pop cans you have to collect to get $300 bucks. One of the greatest players all time. But I will always hate him for that, I was a huge fan before that.
When they are so successful, but so brainwashed
[rebelmouse-image 18351158 is_animated_gif=Tom Cruise. He's devoted to something that is basically a cult, and at this point he can't be ignorant of the reputation of Scientology anymore. Still, from all accounts he's a dedicated craftsman when it comes to acting and a consummate professional and all-around nice guy on set.
The respect is major
[rebelmouse-image 18351159 is_animated_gif=Ron Burgandy. From deep down in my stomach, with every inch of me, I pure, straight hate him. But goddammit, do I respect him!
Sensitive material to Star Wars fans
[rebelmouse-image 18351160 is_animated_gif=George Lucas
I wouldn't say I hate him, but I'm not the biggest fan of what he did to Star Wars in terms of the special editions, prequels, etc. But I respect him for what he's created.
Getting political, but not personal
[rebelmouse-image 18351161 is_animated_gif=John McCain.
I'm not sure I'd say I hate him but I definitely dislike the stance that he's taken on a lot of issues. At the same time I do respect him since from what I've seen he genuinely holds his views and tries to do his job in a fair and moral manner.
Werk ladies
[rebelmouse-image 18351162 is_animated_gif=Kim Kardashian, and the rest of the Kardashian-Jenner family for that matter. While I hate the fetishization of them by the media and the attention they get, they're incredible business people for turning a sex-tape and mild celebrity credit into a multi-million dollar fashion/clothing/social media empire.
Compatibility is important
[rebelmouse-image 18351164 is_animated_gif=I guess I've missed my window to drop a top level comment and have it catch up but anyway: Apple.
They're THE trendsetters in the industry. Especially talking mobile phones. I live in India and currently India has been BOMBARDED left and right with Chinese brands like Oppo, Vivo (both from BBK, which also does OnePlus) and Xiaomi and they are poorly done 1-to-1 Apple imitations at worst (and awesome value phones at best (sent from my Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro)) so it's apparent how important it is for a feature to be implemented by Apple to make it mainstream (like dual cameras). Even the most apparent not-copying-Apple brand in the industry right now, Samsung, has been in hot water for doing the exact same thing they've now stopped doing just a few years ago.
What I don't like about them is simply how closed their phones are for lots of things. I've got a Windows laptop and my friend has an Android phone. Well, there goes my connectivity with my own as well as someone else's phone if needed. Android is a lot more flexible here and that's what I like about it. Plus I've got less money to throw around.
So yeah, I can hate apple all I want and be literally repulsed by all their devices and everything, but I can't deny their consistent impact on the industry and how it drives it forward
Confidence is key
[rebelmouse-image 18351165 is_animated_gif=Miley Cyrus. Hate her show('s), music, attitude, personality, fans and pretty much everything about her but damn she inspires so many people, especially young women to be free, happy and confident. The fact that she is so confident and positive about who she is makes me respect her.
When they talk too much
[rebelmouse-image 18351166 is_animated_gif=I normally dislike people who are very showboat-y and talk too much imo.
So that leaves Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Respect him because he's very good as a boxer.
When they have good beats, but a beat up filter
[rebelmouse-image 18351167 is_animated_gif=Kanye west. Stupid Looney who is a genius when it comes to music beats
Is it boldness or inconsiderate?
[rebelmouse-image 18351168 is_animated_gif=Obnoxious personalities.
I can respect their boldness and how they don't seem to care what other people think.
We may not like it, but getting older is pretty inevitable.
With age may come wisdom, but it also comes with lots of responsibilities.
And some days, we're just over it.
Redditor brick_layer asked:
"What tasks are you tired of doing as an adult?"
Decisions, Decisions
"Deciding what to make for dinner."
- PortiaEss
"I would eat people kibble if it tasted good. Bachelor Chow (just add beer) needs to be a real thing."
- chaos8803
Hi, Ho, Hi, Ho
"Going to work and acting like a functional person."
- ovelanimimerkki
"Yep, I hate trying to work when I'm not emotionally stable or just exhausted. And you literally can't tell anyone or they tell you to go get a coffee which just makes the week go downhill over time."
- gg_ff_42069
Manners
"Being polite to other adults who don't deserve it."
- 25_-a
"Also known as the 'I am too old for this sh*t' phase of life."
- Zintao
Cleaning
"Cleaning the fridge. 🤢 when I find something way in the back that’s been forgotten."
- joydobson
"I finally cleaned out ours today because it was trash day, and the husband isn’t home to argue with me about how that sauce from 2015 is 'still good!!' 🤨 Now I have an empty fridge with just the bare essentials. Worth it."
- Grizelda_Gunderson
Circle of Life
"Working. Paying bills. Getting up early. Doing stuff."
- guyfromcroswell
"Agreed. Such a mundane cycle indeed."
- Emotional_Ratio_3251
Is Naked So Bad?
"Laundry grrrrr."
- FewPizza7880
"I tend to put the laundry in, hear it beep, forget about it for 6 hours then remember it needs to dry."
- marvel_is_wow
Traffic
"Anticipating the morons on the roads that change lanes without signaling."
"Or merging into 70mph traffic while doing 45..."
- haveyouseenthebridge
"Or being stuck behind those people as we're merging, I get pissed. Like speed up to the flow of traffic, being behind them merging puts me in danger too."
- Nigel_IncubatorJones
Maintenance
"Buying a house is an endless list of shit that needs fixing or improving."
- muffbiscuits
"This is one of the many reasons I bought a condo. The majority of the maintenance is somebody else’s problem. I haven’t cut grass, raked leaves or shoveled snow in almost a decade."
‐ yogaballcactus
Teeth
"Brushing my teeth. It's annoying."
- scottevil110"
"I feel this deep. It’s flossing for me."
- brick_layer
"Wait until you're in your 60s and all of a sudden the perfect teeth that never even had a cavity now all of a sudden have tiny cracks and need porcelain crowns and you have constant pain and Delta Dental only covers cleanings and x-rays and a single crown is like $1500 and they're telling you that you need four and you think, well, we don't really need two cars, I could sell my old Subaru."
- Nobody_Wins_13
Alarming
"Waking up to an alarm clock."
"I've been waking up to an alarm clock almost every day since 1985, and I'm fucking tired of it."
"I want to wake up when I'm done sleeping."
"I don't want to wake up and find that I've slept through/turned off my alarm(s) yet again, and have to choose between packing a lunch and taking a shower."
- thisbuttonsucks
What part of adulthood are you tired of?
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I would love to know how people don't fear death.
I mean, it's the end. Life will be over. That kind of sucks.
Yet there are people who find tranquility in it.
Can you teach the rest of us?
Redditor deensuk wanted to hear from everyone who has a calmness about the heading to the afterlife. They asked:
"People who are not scared of death, why?"
I have a constant fear of death. I wanna perfect the ending of "Death Becomes Her" so I can live forever.
Before
"I'm not scared of death because of working in health care I was around it so much. I AM scared of what leads to death, however."
Full-Mulberry5020
Why now?
"Why should I be scared now of something that's only going to happen at the end of my life?"
User Deleted
"I did this cult thing called the landmark forum and I actually did like their “meaning of life”: the meaning of life is that there is no meaning. Life is empty and meaningless. There is no answer."
"Life is what you make of it and every persons answer is equally valid because there is no meaning to life. Life exists as, basically, an accident, we are all here by complete accident, there’s no great mystery, it’s all biology and you are 100% free to make life about whatever it is you want."
Conservative_HalfWit
Death and I are good friends...
"I was very sick as a child. Spent ages 7-20 in and out of hospital due to kidney issues. Lost a kidney at 28. Almost died during the surgery to removed the dead kidney due to blood loss. Had 5 surgeries back to back during the next 2 years. Twice they had difficulties bringing me out of anesthesia."
"Found my favorite aunt dead in her bed when I was 22. Watched my best friend die from a brain tumor at 30. Death has been a constant force in my life. Sometimes just on the edges waiting, sometimes unexpected staring me in the face. I'm not afraid because it's always been there. I now work in healthcare. Death and I are good friends."
Tiny_Teach_5466
No Worries
"Because it's coming for us all, sooner or later. So there's no point in worrying about it. I am much more concerned about day to day minutiae. The Lars von Trier film Melancholia starring Kirstin Dunst portrayed this perfectly. If there was an asteroid hurtling towards the earth, I'd probably be more preoccupied with worrying about whether I left the back light on or not."
Giallo_submarine
It's Over
"Because no one has ever made it out alive, and I was dead for an eternity before I was alive, and didn't suffer the slightest inconvenience because of it."
MarshallApplewhiteDo
I never thought about the before much. I hope the before is quick.
The Effects
"I hope that when my times comes it will be merciful. My uncle had a stroke, he is paralyzed. My grandmother is 91, but is losing all her memories of her life. Death does not scare me, what could be left of me before I die is what terrifies me."
M1ssy_M3
No Terror
"It’s like when the writer Nabokov said that he saw a picture one time, a picture of before he was born. It was a picture of his mother, his brother and sister that were older than him, but he had not been born yet. He said that when he saw that picture there was no terror in him, even though he was looking at a picture where he didn’t exist."
im_on-the_can
state of nonexistence...
"I'm not afraid of death, I'm afraid of dying. Death is just the state of nonexistence I experienced before I was born. I don't remember it because I didn't exist yet. Death will be the same way. I just don't want the transition to be marked by pain and sorrow at things left unfinished. I want it to be quick, painless, and with me surrounded by love."
Wazula42
I'm Gone...
"Because once I die, I won't know it. I won't miss people or regret things or feel pain or sadness about anything. I might fear being sick and slowly dying, just having to live with the knowledge that it's all going to end and this is the last time I'll ever see the people I love or taste good food or hear good music. That sounds almost unbearable. But death isn't even a thing, it's just having done something (died)."
"It's like virginity, it's a made-up state of being that just says whether or not you've experienced a specific occurrence. Once I die, I'm gone. My corpse will be the empty wrapper I used to be in, just garbage to be disposed of in whatever way makes my survivors feel better. I'll be switched off. If I don't worry about what the light feels after the bulb burns out, why would I be afraid of being dead?"
SallyHeap
At Peace
"I’m scared now because I have young kids. Once my kids are old enough to be on their own I imagine the fear will subside and I’ll have a more relaxed approach."
User Deleted
Some very interesting perspectives. May it all calm peacefully and with great mercy for us all.
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Dating and the search for love and companionship... What a nightmare.
This journey plays out nothing like in the movies.
Every Prince or Princess (or everything in BTW) seems to have a touch of the psycho.
The things people say during what should be simple dinner conversation can leave a dining partner aghast.
Like... do you hear you?
Redditor detroit_michigldan wanted to discuss all the best ways to crash and burn when trying to make a romantic connection. They asked:
"You're on a date and it's going really great. What can another person say to ruin it completely?"
I once had a guy ask me if I was willing to follow him into the woods, depending on the price of the meal.
Yeah. No steak is worth that.
Plans After...
"Thanks for the ride but I have a date with someone else, I figured you wouldn't drive me if you knew I was going on a date with someone else and I really needed a ride."
"Online dating, talked to her for a while, finally got the courage to ask her out and then she said that as we got there."
iareyours
Mirror Image
“'You look just like my wife!'”
catalinachild
"I did have a guy tell me I reminded him of his son. I don’t believe English has a word to adequately describe my feelings at that time."
UnicornMagicRainbow
"That would definitely do it."
chaotica78
Third Wheel
"'Hope you don't mind if my mother joins us.'"
ofsquire
"Actually had a girl do this on a first date because she had anxiety issues. Honestly wasn’t bad except that 90% of the time she was silent and her mom talked over her."
"I didn’t mind that much and wouldn’t have minded trying again when she was more comfortable except that she was let go at the company we worked at and she deleted her social media profiles and she never responded on her number. Ah well."
Seightx
Liar
"'Hey bro aren't you gay? I made out with you last night.'"
"Random dude I've never seen before in front of my (f) date."
JHXC16
Was he lying though?
Filter Issues
"'You looked better on Tinder.'"
waqasnaseem07
"Isn’t it basic knowledge that everybody looks slightly worse than the worst picture you can find?"
no_user_ID_found
The Past
"'My ex used to do that too.'"
xxIvyOF
"Yep. I’ve definitely had two otherwise-decent-guy date-situations sour because the ex-comparisons just would not stop flowing. No woman wants to be seen as interchangeable—I’m not here to perfectly fill that ex-sized hole in your life. Focusing on the present moment and a future we could build together is a courtesy we need to grant each other in earliest dates of dating."
LarkScarlett
Powerless
"'I'm an alpha, you cant handle my top energy.'"
Midnightgay28
"I actually left a dude in the middle of dinner, in part, for saying this. I ordered an Uber under the table while pretending to listen to him. Went to the bathroom, and never came back. That was when I was young. Now I’d just say, 'How about we enjoy this meal in silence, before we head our separate ways.'”
UnicornMagicRainbow
Mommy...
"'Mother says I should be back by 9.'"
"Saying 'mother says' just feels weird."
bunnyrut
"That gives me Norman Bates vibes."
Werewolf_lover20
"'Mother says alligators are aggressive because they have an overabundance of teeth, but lack a toothbrush.'"
sodaextraiceplease
Obvs...
"'If you were going to be murdered, what method would you prefer. Purely hypothetical. Obvs.'"
Specific_Tap7296
If it looks anything like a Dateline NBC episode... RUN!
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Despite the advancement of technology rendering people left to their own devices–literally–to entertain them, there are some leisurely activities that will never go out of style.
Or so you would think.
Do people still knit to pass the time? Are people actively collecting stamps?
It depends on who's asking.
Curious to hear about hobby trends, Redditor gizehgizeh asked:
"What are once popular hobbies that are slowly dying these days?"

Before we've become conditioned to living on our phones, these activities used to keep people occupied.
Before Texting, There Was This
"Letter writing."
– littlekingMT
Literal And Tangible Joy
"Well the internet killed pen pals for sure. I do remember I had a Japanese girl for a penpal maybe back in 2007 or so. I honestly don't remember how it started, pretty sure some website, but that was a fun experience. But now I can just straight up talk to foreign people real time, lol. But yea getting a physical letter that someone took the time to write and mail still is hard to beat feelings wise."
– skyburnsred
Model Trains
"When I was growing up, every town had a model train store in it. Now I have one in region and everything else has to be bought online."
– Hairy_Effective1172
Pretty Rocks
"Don’t see anyone playing marbles anymore, I had an awesome collection in school."
– sheeple85
"I had some marbles as a kid in the 90s. My grandma got them for me and I had no idea what I was supposed to do with them. I always imagined them as a thing kids in the 40s played with."
– Ryoukugan
People Were Moving Canvases
"Paintball has been dying a slow death since 2006. Sad, really."
– hobo_recycler
Before the general population began hating clutter, collecting was once a "thing."
Precious Coins
"Coin collecting... I'm a silver/gold nut and I'm always hunting for precious metal coins. whenever I go into a shop they get all excited because 'no one under 70 collects coins anymore.'"
– ThatFishySmell99
Post It
"Stamp collecting."
– spooky_scully_mulder
"Collecting in general, really. Of course there are still prominent collectors but it's slipped more into enthusiast and niche territory than being a popular hobby that you might expect anyone to have."
– iuytrefdgh436yujhe2
What A Gem
"Rockhounding was immensely popular back in the 1950's and 1960's. Personally, I think it's a fascinating and fulfilling hobby, but when I go to a meeting at a rock and gem club, I'm usually the youngest one in the room by several decades."
– filthy_lucre
People once enjoyed making things.
Admiring The View
"Stained glass. I learned how to make it from my old man, and my junior high art class teacher also taught it. Very few artisans are still around."
– brobeanzhitler
Metal Vocation
"Black smithing."
– kenworth117
"I bought a forge to try. It’s insanely hard work, and crazy expensive. I still haven’t finished a piece."
– DSentvalue
Scrapbooking
"Yeah. I'm watching the arts and crafts stores around me completely uninstalling their racks for specialty paper. Now the only thing they have is mega packs of repeating colors/images. To boot all the inclusions like papercraft/die-cut things, washi tape, scissors, stickers, etc have gotten so expensive I would rather go buy $5 bags at value village to get an assortment of things versus buying anything new. I really, really miss yard sales for the same reasons."
– Phantasmai
I envy people who have jobs that are basically their hobbies.
Not everyone gets paid doing what they actually enjoy and have a profound level of passion for.
If they do, kudos to them.
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