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- Hello and welcome to "Smosh Reads Reddit Stories.". I'm Shayne, and today's theme is unpopular opinions. And I'm joined by two of my friends. who have extremely unpopular opinions. about pretty much everything. They're gonna share some right now. Damien and Arasha. - Okay. Okay, I got one. - I feel like I have so many just like ready to go always, and now I'm on the spot and I'm like, all I can think of is just so popular. (Shayne laughs). It's crazy. - Everything I think is just really popular. - Well, I have ones. I just don't know if like it's okay to say them. - That's fair. (laughs).

- Okay, you know what? Let's try it. - All right. - Okay. We just cut it. - Yeah, you can cut it. - Cuts to like, and our first story. - And our first story. Okay. - You and I are like noticeably disheveled and uncomfortable. after the cut. - Okay, hear me out though. - Okay, let's start. - I think if you're over the age of like 60, you have to retest for your driver's license. - [Damien] I agree. - Yeah, that's not... That's a popular opinion, I think. - Okay, well I feel like people would come at me. for being like ageist and I'm not trying to do that. - No, I think 100%. No, 100%.

- It's just like, put the pedal to the metal. - Yes. Yeah. - We gotta go. You know? - No, I 100% fully agree. - Okay, okay. Honestly, I got a little nervous. Like, my toes are a little curled right now. 'cause I didn't know how that was gonna go down. - We are canceling the operation. Arasha is clear. - Yeah. No, no, that's a good one. That's a good one. - Thank you. Thank you. I don't think unpopular enough. - Okay. All right, I got more. Damien. - Man, I feel like I'm so on the spot here,

and you guys are thinking like, you want me to say something witty and cool, like usual. - I think what's tough. is when you get like big societal levels, like laws and stuff, I think it's tough to find one. that's like an unpopular opinion. I think where we're gonna see a lot of things. is in the small things. I saw a post on Reddit a long time ago, and maybe it'll come up today, of an unpopular pin where someone was like, "I love getting into my car when it's really hot.". Like, when you get into a really hot car. - Oh yeah. - He's like, "I love that feeling.".

- The cold girlies, yeah. - And everyone was like, "What is wrong with you?". - You know what, there is something to the like, and as someone that hates the heat, there is something to walking into a car. and just feeling that like (warbles). Like, it's such a-. - You're literally like swimming. - Layer. - Yes. - But it's nice if you're cold. and you're getting into a hot car, but if it's a hot day- - I disagree. - And you get in a hot car... - There's something about that like immediate jump. to high, high heat that is far better. It's the sustained consistent heat that I hate, but that moment of just like, woof, like sauna-.

- It's even hotter. Okay. - You know what, can I save my unpopular opinion for later? Like, I'm sure something will come up. - [Shayne] Of course. - I'd rather not dig for it now. - Yeah, I have a few. I have a few. So, you know, later when you hit them, I'll some more. - All of yours are about old people. You'll be like, "I don't think people over 60 should-". - Okay, thank you for bringing up old people. - Be able to date anymore. - I'm not ageist. It's just, it's the smell. - I think they should go away. - All of them start with, if you're over the age of 60, see ya. - You are under arrest.

(Shayne laughs). - You're under arrest. - You got to jail for old people now. - It won't be that long. Like, just chill. - If a politician came out. and they ran on entirely just being against old people, I think they might do okay. - Like, I'd get beer with him. - They'd be against the entire government. because the entire government is entirely like 80-year-olds. - I would like to announce my campaign. - Yeah. Yeah. Honestly that Mamdani's got good ideas. - Yeah. And he's young enough to be able to do it. - He's young. - He's young.

- He's young. - He's the youngest by like 40 years too. - It's crazy. - Okay. - God, now I'm (beep) heated over old people. - Yeah, now we're (grunts). - Get in a car, which they can't (beep) drive! - No! They can't! - Okay, let's hop into these. Our first unpopular opinion. These come from the subreddit The 10th Dentist. You've probably heard, nine out of 10 dentists recommend this. This is the 10th dentist, is where the idea comes from for the subreddit. - That one's Peter Capaldi, right? - Yeah, so people are posting...

Jesus. - There's the wit. - We're still getting started. - That was crazy. Some "Doctor Who" fan's gonna be like, "No, he did the math. "That was right.". So these are unpopular opinions. And the point of it is they post an unpopular opinion. and you're supposed to upvote it if it is truly unpopular. We'll be able to talk about it however we want. - [Arasha] Okay. - Here we go. First post. "I put a daily alarm for 2:59 on weekdays.

"Stay with me now. "Sleep kind of sucks. "Sleeping is really enjoyable, that much is true. "But you don't experience the sleep. "You just lay in bed until poof, you're now awake. "It's the worst on weekdays. "because you can't even just lay in bed enjoying the fact. "that you've slept. "Therefore, every weekday I set an alarm. "for the middle of the night so I can wake up, "lay in bed a little, and go to sleep again.

"It's nice. "Also, it's set to 2:59. "because setting my alarm at a rounded number. "makes me really uncomfortable for some reason.". Edit. "Found out my sister does this too. "Must be hereditary.". - 100% agree. - Agree? - That's why you were grabbing. and we were making the same face? To be like, "Wow!". - Because I was going to say that in the beginning. Like, that truly is what I believe. Like, I love snoozing. I love waking up to an alarm because she's so right.

You cannot enjoy sleep until you're done having it. - Wow. - If I'm to understand-. - I'm on your side. - You and the poster correctly, you are both saying like, "Doesn't it suck how you sleep. "all the way through the night, no issues? "You don't even realize you're trying to sleep. "and then you just have to wake up.". - It's a very privileged sleeper take. - Is your lobster too buttery? - Here's the thing though. Here's the thing, Arasha, I do agree. Now here's why. I can sleep. I'm very grateful.

It's one of the things I'm most grateful about my brain. and body is that I can sleep anywhere, however I need to. It's truly just like, and I'm back up. It's crazy. Like, Courtney and I have these rings now. that like track our sleep, and it'll show like how long it took you to sleep. And sometimes Courtney's like, "Oh, it took me like 40 minutes to fall asleep.". Mine's always like five minutes. - Instant. - It's truly like, I laid down, just like, ah. (everyone laughs). I truly, I am out.

- I feel like I can do that anywhere but my bed though. If I'm on a plane- - What? - I have like fallen asleep on a laundromat counter. in the middle of Atlanta like while filming a movie, being like, "I can catch a quick 15. "in this abandoned laundromat.". - But your bed-. - But my bed, my brain is just like, "What about that thing you did once?". And like it's just off to the races. - [Shayne] Interesting. - So all the way through the night. But I also feel like you've earned that. Like, you both are very active people. You exercise. - I will wake up... Yeah, what I was gonna say though. is that I will often wake up in the middle of the night, but it's not like a problem because it's not like,

oh, I have trouble going back to sleep. I wake up and if I wake up in the middle of the night, I sometimes love it. - [Arasha] Yeah. - 'Cause I'm like, oh, sweet, now I get to have that feeling of like, I don't have to be up yet. - Yes! - Now I will say, on the rare occasion that I have trouble sleeping, I'm like, oh, this is agony. If I had this regularly, I would just beg to be able to sleep through the night. But I'm lucky that it's not the thing that I was hit with. Everybody has their thing, right? Like, no body gets to just be like 100%. Everyone has a bullshit thing.

But I'm glad sleep is not my bullshit thing. - Yeah. - Let me pose another thing to you though. Like, do you know "The Twilight Zone". where the guy is like in heaven. and it's a casino and he is always winning, and he is just like, "Oh no, I'm always winning. "That's boring. "This must be hell.". That's kind of how I feel about that. because I do love waking up in the middle of the night. being like, you know what? It's not the worst night of sleep. I hope I have some sleep time left. And you got like five hours before your alarm, and then you're like, oh, what a treat. And then you fall back asleep. - [Shayne] Yeah. - But like, it's a gamble.

I could wake up, like this morning I woke up and I was like, God can't wait to go back to sleep. And it was like five minutes before my alarm, and I was like, you gotta be (beep) kidding me. You need to have those moments. in order to appreciate going back to sleep. Waking yourself up at 2:59? - I could fall right back to sleep. I would wake up and be like, good morning, me. And then-. - Good morning, me. - Again. - Jesus. - But you wouldn't wanna interrupt REM. Like, I don't know if it's good for you to do it. - It's probably not. - It's probably not good that he's doing it.

- No, I love interrupting the REM. - Why? - I love interrupting the REM. Okay, have you ever like waken up. and you're interrupting the REM, right? And then you go back into the REM and it's the same REM. - So you're talking about a dream. I think you are meaning the word dream, and you're just replacing REM with that. - No, no, no, no, no. This is the REM. Let me on my REM job right here, okay? - Okay. - Okay, you're out and then you're immediately back, and though you have woken up,

you're back inside that exact same dream. - I don't know- - And Oprah's like, "Thank God you're back here to help me.". - No time has passed. - This ship is sinking. - I don't know if it does. That's a good question out there. Like, scientifically are you able. to go back into the like REM sleep cycle. when you fall back asleep immediately? - I mean, ultimately I feel like the healthiest thing. is can you sleep continually? That's probably the best for you. I'm not a sleep doctor, but... I'm not Dr. Sleep.

- Hey. - Who's that? - Stephen King. - Ewan McGregor. (Shayne laughs). - I am actually the most confused in the world. when I'm sitting between you two. - For sure. You should try sitting between Syd and Olivia. It's even worse. - You are 10 years our junior. - Well, because then you're just like, where were we talking about? What's going on? - We are making movie references. That's all. - We're just volleying back and forth. - But anyways... - [Arasha] Okay. - You're cool with this? - Okay. Thank you. - You're cool with this. We agree. - Thank you.

- I think you can do whatever the hell you want. with your own sleep cycle. - You are allowed to set an alarm. - I'm just like, it's not even in a popular opinion. It's just like, I love this thing. It's like, yes, you do. But also it's just probably not healthy. - I think it's unpopular that he says waking up. in the middle of the night is awesome. Like, that's what OP is saying. And that is an unpopular thing. - It's a sleeper take. - I think the majority of people would say, "I don't wanna wake up in the middle of the night.". - I think you're just gaming the system. We all, everybody, everybody, most people I think love the feeling of like, oh, I woke up and it's cold. and I get to melt back to sleep under the covers.

There's a lot to be enjoyed. about a middle of the night moment, but also it's just weird to stop yourself. It's like, I love jogging two miles. and then twisting my ankle the first mile. just to like pause. - Struggle. - Just so I have a pause. - Struggle with it. - Well, my point too is that it also has, for me, like I don't love so much. in the middle of the night. That's fine. I will take it. But for me, I want like five minute intervals. from like maybe an hour or two. away from when I have to wake up.

- Wow. - So I wanna constantly get that little dopamine spike. Oh, you don't like it anymore. - I get it kinda. I like kinda once. I like waking up, being like, oh, I've got two more hours. and then I can go back to sleep. - Gotcha. - That's not a bad one. Yeah. Or like waking up, hitting the snooze, and being like, you know what? I could actually push it 30 minutes. Let me give myself 30 minutes. - Always pushing it. - That feels like, mm. - Arasha, are you the type, 'cause I'm this way. I'll set an alarm for like 6:00 AM. and I on the dot wake up at 5:55, every time.

I rarely wake up from my alarms. I will set an alarm. and then I wake up 10 to five minutes before it. - I am not. I am not. See, if I have to wake up at 6:00 AM, the alarms are starting at 4:30. - Wow. - Do you think. if you didn't set an alarm you would sleep forever? (everyone laughs). - No. Yes. - Wow. - Yes. - I cannot sleep in. It hits like 7:00 AM and that's kind my ceiling. - Oh my god. - I rarely can recall when I've slept past 7:00 AM.

- We just need to talk about sleep forever actually. - [Shayne] It's really fun. - Naps too. Like, naps don't ruin me. - I'm not a nap. - Naps don't ruin me at all. I can sleep nap for six hours in the middle of the day. and then I will still have a full night's sleep. at the end of the day. - Damn. - I can nap at any time for no reason. - That's awesome. I don't nap. - I don't nap. - You are a very healthy person though. You have like a good routine-. - But naps aren't unhealthy. - No, I'm just saying like in general when you're like, yeah, I go to bed at like, you know, 10:00. and can't help but wake up, you know, 5:55 and exercise. - I go to bed decently early for the most part.

- You have a good routine. I feel like every day is like a, not with a bang, but a whimper, kind of like, day's done! And then like I wake up when I have to. (everyone laughs). - [Arasha] Are you okay? - Not since childhood. No. - Oh. - No, no, no. - No, no, no, no. - It's very funny, I wake up so early sometimes that, and Courtney will sleep in. She'll be like, "You have this whole other life. "Like, what are you doing?". I'm like, "Video games.".

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"is awesome.". OP said, "Oh yeah, I only started doing this like a year ago. "because I've been having a really easy time. "just instantly falling asleep. "Yeah, I set an alarm an hour before my main one for this. "I wake up thinking, 'Grr time for work,'. "then realize it's only my first one. "Turn it off and nuzzle back up with a whole extra hour. "It's pretty awesome.". OP said, "LOL, yeah, alarms really confuse your brain, "I feel. "I started waking up before the night alarm. "because I got so used to it.". Someone else said, "Yeah, that's insane. "Pouring one out for any partner.

"that ever has to deal with this psychotic alarm.". - Hear, hear. - OP said, "Anytime I have to share a room with someone, "I always turn off the alarm. "Well, all the times that I remember to do so.". - Right. - Whoo. - Right. - Yeah. That's-. - That's so considerate of them actually. - Okay. I think it's like 50/50 unpopular. 'cause like we're hitting like people who can sleep easily, people who can't. So I think a lot of people are like, "Oh yeah, I get the feeling.". - It's also not like an ungraspable opinion. Like, just because I wouldn't do it,

doesn't mean I can't get the idea of like, oh that does sound kind of nice for you. Sure. So it's like, it's not top tier unpopular. - For sure. It's time for our next unpopular opinion. - Okay. - This comes from The 10th Dentist as well. "Most people are not dog people, "and I'm tired of pretending people are.". - Whoo! - [Shayne] Okay. - Thank you. This will be mine. This will be my unpopular-. - Oh, we're gonna share this one. - Yeah. - "So many Americans in particularly adopt dogs. "and over hate on cats. "However, people are wildly not dog people.

"on everyday interactions and would much rather enjoy a cat. "Dogs take a lot of behavioral training. "People are annoyed by barking, dogs jumping on people, "resource guarding, and require a lot of activity. "Don't get me wrong, I like dogs, "and I'm not trying to spread anti-dog propaganda. "I just think the typical having a dog. "as a pet for the family is another lie. "of the American dream. "A dog really is a diet version of raising a child. "Cats are easy.".

Okay. - They did miss saying paw-paganda. I just want to throw that out there. - That's good, that's good. - I guess it works for anything just pet related propaganda. Okay, so what OP is saying is not that they don't like dogs. They're saying that most people are lying to themselves. and saying they like dogs. because it is such a like Americanized. given thing- - Picturesque. - And it is a very American thing. Like, how we go about dogs as pets. It's very different I feel like in a lot of other countries. There are places where it's similar,

but America, like we treat dogs like they are people here. You know, and I'm not saying I necessarily disagree. with that, but it is a very Americanized thing. - We got nods around the room. Yeah. - This will be my like hot take unpopular opinion. because first of all, I love animals. I love all animals. If I'm going to a person's house or a party or whatever, I'm gonna find the animal there. I'm gonna spend all of my time with that thing, whatever it is. I think 99% of people who are dog owners. are not really fit to be dog owners. They are not aware of like how much work and time it takes.

- Yeah. - I hate dealing with other people's dogs. that either cannot stop barking. or will not stop jumping on people. or just (beep) with stuff. Like, there's such an entitlement to people. where it's just like, yeah, they're dogs. That's what they do. That's how it goes. - It's like, no, man. - You shouldn't have this. You just got a free pet and decided to let it do whatever, and now it's everyone's problem. - Yeah. - I will say I do love when a dog is well-trained. Like, Erin in the office, we got Moose. Moose is the best animal.

And I know how much work Erin put in. and research like right off the bat. Like, it's awesome. But I've also worked in offices where dogs come in, it's like, oh, he pissed on the floor again, huh? - Right. Well, Moose is a deity. Like, he is completely separate from the conversation. - I would say everybody at Smosh. when they bring their dogs to the office, like all their dogs are so well behaved. But that's kind of an outlier. Like, living in America my whole life, like a lot of dog owners are really terrible.

Like, they're really terrible, which is stressful for the dog. It's also stressful. for just everybody around them all the time. - [Arasha] Yeah. - And I would say, but here's the problem is like people are that way. with a lot of animals, and they're also that way with their kids. Like, people are just, they're signing up for responsibility. Like, they want the thing but not the responsibility of it. - Totally. - Because they think the responsibility is like, yeah, I'll feed it every day. Yeah, I'll take it on walks. It's like, no, no, no, no, no. Communicate with this creature. who doesn't know your language. and you have to make it learn.

- And I know I'm saying this all, like, I don't have kids and I don't have a dog, but like, I've had dogs in the past. and like I know a lot of-. - I've had a few kids. - And I've had a few kids. - I don't know where they are. - Totally. Yeah, yeah. (beep) 'em. - I know a lot of people who are parents, and I am related to a lot of people who are parents. But I think it's similar to, it reminds me, I was gonna say, I think a lot of people want a baby, but they don't actually want like a kid. or to raise a human being. And I remember talking to someone who was older. and his kids were all adults.

And he is just like, he's like, it's the craziest thing. He's like, "The majority of your life, "your kids are gonna be adults.". He's like, "A lot of people don't sign up for that. "And they don't realize.". Like, oh, they're gonna be a kid for like 15 to 18 years. You know, but then it's like, now they're a grown man. and you have to be hanging out with them. - Well, you can't say it like that. - But that's like, but I think a lot of people don't sign up for that. And then you hear, like, how many people like do we know. who like have like limited contact with their parents. or no contact with their parents.

And I'm just like, damn, 'cause their parents didn't sign up for that really. And I think what we're talking about with dogs. and it reminds me of back in the day, millennials remember this, the Paris Hilton phase when chihuahuas were adopted en mass. - Yeah. - And then there was a mass exodus. of them all being put in shelters. 'cause a lot of people got them as a hobby, just as a thing of like, oh, I want this cute accessory. - It'll be in my purse. - Hey, man, that's a living being like that is domesticated. So it's not just some wild animal. Its nature is tied to humans.

So you have to play a part in it. And people just treat that shit-. - Accessory is the key word there. I think that that's a really strong placement. - Where I will disagree with OP is he says cats are easy. And I actually very much disagree. I had dogs growing up and I didn't have like easy dogs. One of my dogs was a stubborn asshole, but loved him to death, but-. - Rough. - But cats are really... Nice. - Dog quote. - I think cats are really difficult in just different ways. Right? Cats can be easier on a day by day basis. But I think when things are tough with cats,

they're really tough. because they don't communicate like dogs sometimes. And they can be harder to read. And I don't know. 'Cause I had cats growing up and dogs growing up, and now I currently have cats. I've dealt with both. I wouldn't say one's easier than the other. It's also a case by case basis. - It does depend though. And I think a lot of people try. to talk to cats like their dogs. Like, when I, you know, when I got my cat Freya, she like hid under the sofa.

for like three straight days. So I was like, okay, to show her it's safe, you know, I'm going to take a nap next to the sofa on the ground. so she can see that like, I'm not trying to reach in, but I'm here, I'm sleepy, all the vibes are good. And like eventually she like reached out her paw. and put her paw on my hand. And it was like later that night that she like came out. and was exploring. And like, you know, until my cat Zelda, who's unfortunately no longer with us, like entered the picture, Freya was very like in tune. and like, I could like play fetch with her.

I could like, you know, I trained little like hand symbols. and like little sounds to mean different things. And I was just trying to sort of like intuit that. as opposed to like, "Come here! "Come on!". - Right. - Yeah. I feel like I am so... I don't have any knowledge on the subject. I've never had pets, like ever. I mean, technically we had a fish once, but then it died and my mom blamed herself and-. - Oh no. - I know, like fish die when you look at them funny. - It's true.

- To be fair, she was trying to play fetch. - Right, right. - Kind of just hit it with a ball. - But like, I've truly never had like a close relationship. with an animal in that way in the form of a pet. So this idea of responsibility and entitlement, the accessories, all of this stuff, it almost feels like, I don't know, I feel like I'm speaking a little bit from like my naive. - No, I mean, that's okay. It's entirely fine. I do think there's like, as much as I am obsessed with animals and I love dogs,

I also can acknowledge. I think sometimes the American like version of dog ownership. is (beep) weird sometimes. Like, how we treat dogs has gotten like excessive. to some points where like, I'm like, guys, they're not humans. They aren't. They're definitely not wild animals. But they're not like... It's almost disrespectful to them. It's gonna make them anxious. if we treat them fully like a human. But it's gotten to weird territories. But a lot of people. just are not taking the actual responsibility to it.

- I think the other alternative though. is like obviously we don't want dogs to stay in shelters. and stuff like that, so maybe just like in order to adopt a dog, you have to take like a one week course or something. Like, that would be nice. - Yes. - Yeah. Yeah. - And if you're over the age of 60... - You become their food. - You can't get one. - Feed you to the dogs. - You don't get it. - Comments. Comments here. "As someone who really does love dogs, "I think this is a great post.

"I think the idea of a dog is oversold to people, "and then when they realize. "that dogs aren't fluffy accessories, they get frustrated. "that the animal in their house is acting like an animal. "I wish there was better education on dog behavior. "and dog care.". What it also makes me think about is people care so much. about the aesthetic of the dog. and not realizing like, hey, dogs have been, a lot of dogs have been designed for specific tasks. - Sure. - Like, do not get an Australian shepherd. and have it in a one-bedroom apartment. - [Damien] Oh God. - That thing is meant for a field somewhere. - It's always tough. - Like, be careful.

- Make sure you have a lot of sheep for it to play with. - Sorry, based on your settings, you may not have the right environment. for the right type of dog or the schedule or anything. Like, I haven't had a dog. because like living in a small place, I'm like, I can't right now. - Yeah. - That'd be disrespectful to them. - And it's so heartbreaking to think. that people just like, don't listen to that and-. - And a lot of people just put a dog like just outside. or whatever and just don't pay it any attention. I'm just like, why did you get it? - [Damien] Yeah. Sad.

- Other comment. "I have long, long, long since realized. "that I don't dislike dogs. "I just intensely dislike people. "that put minimal to zero effort in training them. "A lot of people really should not have dogs.". Someone else said, "I don't hate dogs. "I hate dog owners who leave their dog's shit. "on the footpath, grass, road, and everywhere in between. "(beep) those people.". Yeah. - Okay. I have to say a crazy unpopular opinion off of that. - You love poop on the ground. (crew laughs). Sorry. - So...

I... Okay, I feel like, okay. I like... - The floor is yours. - No, this is gonna be really tough to say. - You teed this up. - This is gonna be really tough to say. I like, okay, we really might have to cut this. I like, I weirdly like... I can't like turn away when a dog is pooping. - Oh, okay. - Like, I just like, I guess, watching. (crew laughs).

- No, like, Arasha, we accept you. We love you. - I don't... (Shayne laughs). I didn't say that shit. - I don't, I don't know. I don't-. - This is the thing you've thought about. You've like, thought about this like, hey, so I've... In summary... - No, like my inner circle knows this. - You're just, is it like a morbid curiosity? Like, you're just like, oh, he's... Well, it's also funny.

'cause dogs will look at you when they're doing. - That's what it is. - I just wanna reciprocate. - It's the funniest thing. They're just like... - [Damien] Proceed. - I don't know what it is, you guys. It's just, it's so I am like enamored by it. I'm like imagining it right now. It's not like, I'm not like happy. - You're just like, you can't look away. - I just can't look away. - [Shayne] That's okay. - Like, you know, my friends, like, I used to live with a dog, and so every time, you know, like I'd go out with them. They'd be like, "Oh, he's going.".

And I'd be like, oh, okay. - Okay. You know, I guess I can't really, I can't really judge because-. - I don't know what to make of it. - I can't believe I'm saying this right now. - Can't believe you talked about it. - No, this is gonna come out. I'm gonna be like, I can't, I don't (beep) remember saying any of that. - And earlier you said we should kill everyone. over the age of 60. - I don't regret that. That, keep that. - I always have to watch old people poop. No, but like-. - No! - As someone that has cats-. - You got this, Deborah. - They're always like covered in some kind of way. And like, I grew up with birds,

and birds would be very like, you know, like mid conversation, they're just like, "Ma ba ba ba ba" (imitates poop plopping) "ma ba ba.". It just like, doesn't matter. So I guess if it's like an ongoing process. just out in the world, I guess I can see that being like-. - It's a crazy thing to think about. like for what a dog is experiencing of just like, you're just, you just whenever. You're not like, "Oh, I need privacy," or whatever. - Right. - Maybe that's why they make the eye contact. They're like, "Are you watch? "Are we good right now?". - Yeah, no, it's a safety thing. - Yes. And then they're like-. - It's like hey, I'm vulnerable.

- That's what it is. You can't look away. because you have to make sure that animal's protected. You may not have had a pet of your own, therefore you have to protect all the dogs that are shitting. that need to know that they're safe. - Yes! - You sound like a dog owner. I think you maybe, maybe you were meant to have a dog. - Yes. And clip that together and make it nice. - [Shayne] And make it good. - Make it good. - This episode of "Reddit Stories" is sponsored by Wayfair. Look, I love reading Reddit stories to you, but I also love scoring the best deals at home.

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That's wayfair.com. Wayfair. Every style, every home. Back to the show. All right, our next unpopular opinion. "I like to wear my clothes in the shower for a few seconds. "before taking them off.". This one, okay, that's... This person's outta their mind. - Have you been checked for autism? (everyone laughs). - Okay, but wait, but wait, they kind of have a point for a second. I gotta hear them out. - [Shayne] Okay. - I gotta hear them out.

- No, I'm serious. Like, I'm like, you like a really weird sensory thing. that's very sensory and specific. I don't know, I could be projecting. - Okay. All right. - "I like hopping in the shower fully clothed. "And afterwards when they're soaked in water, "do I take them off. "It feels like a nice reward after a long day. "to feel the clothes in such a different way. "after trying to keep them neat and tidy. "to then just let it dampen and sag.". - Sure, man. - Sure. - All right. - I'm not mad.

- I guess I under... Like, it's almost like getting yourself into a bad situation. so that you get the relief of getting it off, like kinda. I don't know if that's what he's saying. But I'm like, oh, whenever I've been like wet. or like my clothes are all messed up, taking them off feels like so nice. So kinda like the guy. who set an alarm for the middle of the night, this person's like, oh, I'm getting my clothes all wet. so I can feel so good when I take it off. - Sure, sure. I feel like I'm a little caught in the mess after the fact. - That's a lot of laundry. - It's a lot of dripping.

- His laundry machine's, like, "Please!". (everyone laughs). - Put Arasha in a Marvel movie. (everyone laughs). - Okay. - We were there. - We were there, we were there. - Comments. "Out of curiosity, "do you have to do your laundry every day or something? "Won't this start to smell god awful in hours. "with just one pair of clothes, "forget about several days worth?". OP said, "I usually do this on laundry day. "so I can just take the wet clothes. "and put them with my other clothes. "It's not a daily thing. "Just something I can enjoy and look forward to on Fridays.".

- Great. - What're you up to this Friday? I'm thinking about hopping in my shower. in a full deck of clothes. - Full clothes. - Flask of whiskey, tears. (everyone laughs). - Honestly, I'm on board. I might try it. - All right. - I think... I can imagine the sensory aspect of like being in the pool. and like, oh, my t-shirt is like, I'm feeling the sensory thing right now. and I'm like, I would not go out of my way to do it. I can also just be like, sure. - Yeah. - These aren't unpopular opinions.

These are I do weird shit. - It's true. - Which is fine. - It's fine. - Yeah. - It's fine. - You gotta keep it fresh. - Yeah. - Especially when it comes to clothes. Someone said, "When I got my first welding job, "it was during a record breaking heat wave, "and PPE requires you to be 100% covered. "And the company was good with handing out Gatorade, "mandatory Popsicle breaks, mandatory lens cleaning. "Cleaner was in the 68 degrees Fahrenheit AC office. "It was still so hot and humid. "I worked the hottest shift, 3:00 PM to 11:00 PM.

"We rotated weekly. "I'd get home, take my disgusting clothes off, "put on shorts and a t-shirt, and lay under the shower. "No bathtub at that apartment. "With it on as cold as possible. "After I'd dry enough so I wasn't dripping. "and sleep in wet clothes. "Sometimes I'd soak a blanket.". - I could not have predicted where that was going. - That's, whoa. - You can't do that to your mattress. That's not good to have-. - Your mattress is like, "Please, stop!". - Please!

- Please put Arasha in a Marvel movie. - No, that's genuinely what I feel like I'm fixating on too. is like the furniture and the home. and everything else that you're affecting. But if like the dryer was right outside the shower, like I'd just, you know. - Yeah, why not? I will say, I finally came up with my, if this is what an unpopular opinion is, like just I do weird shit, I've got mine. - Okay. - I used to sleep in a sleeping bag as a teenager on my bed.

I really liked the way that my sleeping bag felt. And I still have it. It's the same one I've had since like third grade. It was like an overnight trip that I got it. And yeah, I used to sleep on that on my bed. - Whoa. - We're we're still here. - Thank you. - We're still here. - And when I would do that, usually I'd turn in the corner and there'd be a dog. - Dog pooping. - And they'd be shitting in the corner. - We did not have a dog, so... - Oh, okay. That's disgusting. - It was weird. - That's weird. - I mean, I guess I have some weird sleeping habits.

For the longest time I was like, oh, I was tired of making my bed and I lived alone, so I was like, I'm just gonna sleep on top of everything. - Love doing. - So I would just sleep on top. Like, I would hop on my bed, on top of all of the covers, everything, and just lay on top, fall asleep. You know, living in southern California, it's like, it's never too cold. - Sure. - Or even too hot. And so I just sleep on top and then just wake up. and be like, great. My bed's made. - And just repeat. - I also though for the longest time. and even still sometimes can just fall asleep on the carpet.

just flat on my back. - Yes. - [Shayne] And I love that. - Feels great. - Feels so good. - Is this where we lose you? - No, I'm with you. I'm with you. - Just do that. - No, I'm completely with you. 'Cause I heard that theory about making your bed too, where it's like, why are you making your bed? You're just gonna get in it again. And it definitely had me for a little bit. - I like a made bed. I love the look of a made bed. But I was just also like, I was rarely under the covers. I'd get too hot. So I was just like, I just don't need to do this. - I love sleeping on covers. I do.

- [Shayne] It's the best. - It feels great. - No. - Last comment here is pretty wild. Someone said, "And people judge me for showering in the dark. "Seems normal compared to this.". That's intense. I think it's not an unpopular thing, but I realize like people have like blackout curtains. and stuff. People love darkness. I am so the opposite. I am a like, oh, get as much light. Sunlight. Not artificial light. But I love having like sunlight blasting through all my, like as much sunlight as possible.

- Do you mean like during the day or like, 'cause when I'm sleeping if it's just the right angle. and the ass crack of dawn is like directly laser beam. into my eye through the window, I hate that. - Oh see, I would want... I could sleep in sunlight. That's fine. - [Damien] Wow. - Right, Shayne and I can sleep wherever. - Yeah. But I love sunlight. I'm like, oh, if the sun's out, do not block that. - [Damien] Buns are out. - Okay, well I feel like you guys. shared some unpopular opinions, so I do have another one, but I don't have to say it, so... - Arasha, please tell us what it is. We wanna know. We're sorry.

- Okay. (beep) massages. - Marry punching, kill acupuncture. - Correct. - You don't like massages? - I don't like massages. Like, I don't want pressure. I don't want... - You get no relief from a massage? - No. It hurts. - You've never had an old, like old woman walk on your back? - No. Sometimes it's nice, but like only for a little bit though, then I'm back to being like,

now I'm just like trying to go where you aren't. - I used to hate massages. because I feel like it would always tweak. or twang something. And then I finally, finally, finally, like a year or so ago, went and went to like just one of those massage parlors. that like, it was like, this one has good reviews on Google. Great. And it was just this old, old lady, and they're like, "We've got, there's the Swedish style and the Thai style, "and we're gonna mix it up.". And I was like, great. And it was like 60 minutes, and I was like, this changed my life.

- [Shayne] Yeah. - See, but usually that means. that they're gonna like (beep) you up. - Oh. I want them to (beep) me up. - No, I don't wanna be (beep) up. - I wanna smell like tiger bomb and fear. - No, no. - I want them to try to kill me. - No, no. Like, you can just give me a nice like, you know, nice pat. You can give me a soft rub. - What's gonna happen there? - I'll feel cute. - You should look into reiki. I think it does the same. - No, no, reiki they don't touch you. I don't want that. - I know. Well, beggars can be choosers, I guess. - My massages that I get, I'm like, no, please break my body.

- Please. - My body's too tight. You need to break it apart. - No, I'm kind of even scared of a scratch. Like, I don't, I'm so frail. I'm just so fragile. - Wait a minute, Arasha, I'm putting something together here. You wake up at 4:30, you're frail, have hollow bones. Are you a bird? (everyone laughs). - Do birds like watching dogs poop? - I think they have to at the park. - I'm a bird. (crew laughs). - All right.

Let's move on to our next unpopular opinion. - Where are we? - Our next story comes from the Unpopular Opinion subreddit. So this is the OG. - Okay. - Okay. - And they write, "All hobbies are not equal. "Certain kinds of hobbies deserve to be held. "in higher regard than others. "Playing a sport, learning an instrument, "singing, dancing, painting, writing. "These are activities that require time. "and years of effort to become good at. "They're admirable, not just because they're cool,

"but because there is something deeply attractive. "about a person who has dedicated so much time. "to mastering a hard skill. "that executing it now feels relaxing to them. "Lately there's been a growing push online. "to classify things like watching movies, "playing video games, watching sports, "or listening to podcasts in the same category. "as these kinds of hobbies. "They aren't. "They are based on consumption, not creation. "That doesn't mean consumption based activities. "are bad or useless. "Everyone needs ways to relax and unwind. "There's nothing wrong with enjoying a good show, a game,

"or a YouTube binge after a long day. "But if that's all there is to your personality, "then you are unfortunately a boring person.". Edit. "I've wrongly added video games to the list. "of other passive activities.". - Gamers, where you at? - "Some video games are like that, "I agree that many require a lot of skill.". - That's true. We do. - Okay. I think it makes me... I have a lot of thoughts regarding like this stuff. and the way people are talking about stuff online. of just like, they're not equal.

Like, all these things. A part of me kinda just boils it down to like, what do you care? Like, why do I care? - Yeah. - I don't know why it reminds me too, people talk a lot about this with reading. They talk about like, people go, "Audio books don't count.". Right? Like, I hear that a lot, that opinion. And I kind of keep thinking like, count as what? Like, what are you talking about? It's not like when I read a book, I'm like, "I have gained one smart point!". - Yeah. Right? - I love that. - I'm like, yeah. Like, okay. - That's so funny.

- Now what I do see is maybe the category thing of like, I could see books, movies, TV shows, and stuff. as being like interests. And I agree that I'm like, what do you classify something that you physically do. as opposed to something that you are interested in? Right? - Sure. - Like, 'cause I love watching movies and TV shows, but I'm like, that's just, I'm just watching those. But if I talk about like, oh, but I like-. - Yeah. - Playing a video game, I'm like, that's something I'm actively into. - Yeah, an activity.

- An activity. But I'm also like, but at the end of the day, I'm not like, one is... Like, better than the other how? - Yeah, we're not like classifying on a human resume. - What are you talking about? - They've like, they've set up this weird hierarchy. that they made up and now they're mad about it. (everyone laughs). - I pissed myself off. - I pissed myself off again. And I do kind of get what they're saying, but like, yeah, not every hobby. is going to give you a skill. If pursuing a skill in something is your hobby,

that's awesome. And sure you can look at that and be like, to me, it's more interesting that you're someone. that knows how to play the mandolin. 'cause you wanted to do that. as opposed to someone who just wanted to watch a TV show. But that just means like, you're just talking about the kind of people you want. to hang out with and shit. Like, this isn't like a... Yeah. They think they're winning the competition. versus the guitar guy. Nobody thinks that. - You're so right. And I think putting like the word skill on top of it. really helps put it together,

'cause in hearing it back, I was kind of like, who cares? - Yeah. - Like, it doesn't really matter, separating these hobbies like that. But then when you put it to skill, then it's kind of like, maybe that's when it becomes a little more competitive. with other people. And people try to have like, you know, different tools. in their tool belt and stuff, and so it starts to feel like, oh, well, oh, you paint? Oh, well I sing. Oh, well I watch TV. And it's like, well that's not the same thing. And it's like, it doesn't really matter.

- It's funny 'cause he calls out, he says they're based on consumption, but his whole take is very much based on like, what's your value to society? Like, how productive are you? - [Arasha] Yeah. - Which is also like a very like kind of capitalist thing. of like, hey man, like most skills aren't like gonna gain you much. - My hobby is my side hustle. - It's all ultimately for like what makes you feel good. Like, you're here on earth, like have fun. Like, do what you enjoy. And some people enjoy watching a movie. and some people enjoy knitting. and some people enjoy playing a sport.

They're all seeking the same thing, which is just-. - It's a pastime. That's all it is. - Yeah, man. - And look, I am somebody. that has such a hard time turning off the brain. and actually like relaxing. - Yes. - I'm like, why are you splitting hairs? Like, dude, I just want to be able to like enjoy myself. for a minute. If somebody was just like, "Watching a movie isn't a skill, "you should learn a new language.". I'd be like, (beep) yourself. I just wanna relax. - I totally agree. I totally agree. And honestly, I didn't mind so much of the post. at the beginning. Like, if you choose to put labels on things like that,

totally fine. And then at the end when they kind of were like, oh, if you're like watching a bunch of YouTube videos. or whatever, you're a boring person. - You're a boring person. - That I did not like, 'cause I feel the exact same way. It's very hard to turn my brain off. from thinking about the tasks or the events or the past. - Or the world. - Literally everything. And so if what it takes is watching some TV, and it tends to be for hours into the night, it's like, that is how I'm choosing to spend my time.

That doesn't then classify me as a boring person. - It's very funny. You're a boring person. I'm like, what actually makes people interesting. is not necessarily what they do in their life. It's typically what makes a person interesting. is how interested they are in the people they're talking to. - What they receive. - So I'm kinda like, yeah, a boring person's usually someone. who's just obsessed with themself, regardless of what they're doing in their life. - Yeah. - I don't meet someone, I'm like, oh, I wanna be friends with you. because you've done so much in your life. I'm like, no, I wanna be friends with you. because like it's cool hanging out with you.

- Yeah. - Agreed. - Like, I'm like, what the hell is this person... This person is unfortunately just kinda feels. like they've objectified everyone around them in a way. Or just kind of putting them all in this weird competition. - Yeah. - That's really unfortunate. - So it feels like a lesson plan on how to be a human being. - [Shayne] Yeah. - That's not a course we really all wanna take. - No. Well, I could use it, I guess. - I guess I need it. - All right. - I was saying earlier that like a hobby to me, I guess, is like, is it active? And versus like a pastime. or an interest being something you just engage with.

But it's kind of, there's a lot that like ride the line. 'cause it's like, I don't know, like reading is an interesting one. 'cause like you have to focus when you're doing it. But it is also just that I'm like, I don't feel like it's that much different than a TV show. And some TV shows are really like, yeah, I don't have to think that hard. But some TV shows you gotta pay hardcore attention. and it's like reading a book. - Oh yeah. - For me. So I don't know. - I guess I could look at the literal definitions. of the words and be like, okay, I'm gonna categorize these.

But in terms of just colloquially speaking, I use them interchangeably. And I'm like, I don't know why I would look at anything. and be like, that's not a hobby. - Yeah, yeah, yeah. - Your enjoyment of watching a TV show. is not going to take away me learning how to yo-yo. You know what I mean? So I'm just like, okay, if I'm a boring person, then I don't think I'm gonna get along. with this person anyway. - Yeah. I think for me too, I've almost, I think I rarely even use the word hobby.

When I'm talking with people. and I am having a conversation about their interests, I often just say, what do you like to do for fun? - Right, which is really what it boils down to. Like, it's what you're doing for fun. - Yeah. And then it feels like maybe there's a little less pressure. if I'm like, what are your hobbies? Then it's like, oh, well, okay, let me go through all of like the events. or the classes that I take and stuff. When at the end of the day, it's just like, what do you do when you're not at your job? Like, that's just what I'm trying to figure out. - That's what I ask people now when I'm meeting them. And, you know, 'cause usually people go like, "So what do you do? "Like, what's your job?".

I started asking, "What do you like to do?". as my first thing. - I love it. - And people always pause. They're like, "What do you mean?". I'm just like, "What do you enjoy doing?". As opposed to like, who are you to me? What's your job? Oh, you produce. - They're like, "Banking.". - Yeah, exactly. - I like to do banking. - No, like, remember that you were a person, wild and free, born outside of a system. that they then put you in. Remember! - Checking accounts. - What also this guy has done that's like soul sucking. is he's talking about these skills. in a matter of like developing the skills. and getting better at it.

- Yeah. - So it's like, oh, if I enjoy drawing, but I draw for the next year. and my drawings look the same at the end of the year. as they did at the beginning, should I stop? - Well, you're boring. - Yeah, it's like, oh, well you're not developing the skill. It's like, well I'm just doing it 'cause it's fun. - It's like the format of like "Sims". when you like, you know, do just enough, then you upgrade to the second level. And I think that they are-. - He's viewing everything as like, how am I better? I need to keep improving. And that's awful. It's also like, I think there's a beauty to this, but it's like, hey man, everything that you're gonna develop.

and gain in your life, you're gonna lose it all eventually too. because eventually you're gonna be 60. - And then you're dead. - And then you go to the thresher. (everyone laughs). - Yeah, so unpopular opinion, just chill out, just relax. - Comments. "Well, I like knitting while watching TV. "Skilly consumery.". Someone said, "The purpose of a hobby isn't to be impressive, "so it doesn't make sense to rank them by that attribute.". Someone said, "Isn't a hobby something you enjoy doing?". Someone replied to that saying, "I was taught that a hobby.

"is something you could improve in, "even if you never invest the effort to do so. "Otherwise, it's a pastime. "Sounds like OP subconsciously feels the difference, "but can't articulate it.". I just think it's interesting though. because like you develop a lot of skill. Like, I think about, I'll throw out a name, Luke at the Smosh office, he watches so many movies and you could say like, oh, it's a pastime. But what he's developed is he has a vast understanding. of movies, directors. Like, he can talk about all these movies.

He knows how they're made, like he knows all these aspects. I'm like, there is something. that is being developed there though. - Yeah. - Right? And like, especially we're in this industry, like he's an editor, so like it is developing a skill. - It's research. - I don't know. Like, I don't know where I'd place these things, but ultimately, yeah, my take is I'm like kinda like, I just don't care enough. - If you wanna get technical with the words. and the definitions, it's like, sure, you might lose that argument here and there,

but I think we kind of have agreed. that it ultimately is just an enjoyment thing. - Yeah. - Shall we agree? - I think... - Shall we agree? - I think we agree. - It's a little bit like that meme of the format, anyway, of just like a group of people huddled. and then one person's being like, "Actually you can't really do that. "for the thing with the one of those.". And then like, one person pops out of the giant group. and goes, and then goes back in. - Yeah. I know what you're talking. - I know what you're talking about. - You've seen it. You've definitely seen it. Anyways...

- Internet. - Moving on. Next story. This is back to The 10th Dentist. "The worm girlfriend question is logical.". Remember, would you love me if I was a worm? - I know exactly what you're talking about. - Oh, I remember. - This is a reference I know. - Here we go. This was posted like a year and a half ago. "When a girl asks, 'Would you love me if I was a worm?'. "It's not random. "It's a vehicle for more serious concerns. "What she's actually asking is, "'Will you love me when I'm not like this?

"'When I'm old and gross? "'When I'm not sexually available? "'When I need help and I can't reciprocate? "'When your friends judge you? "'When our goals and dreams derail? "'When I can't give you what I'm giving you now?'. "A worm ticks all of those boxes. "Why ask it that way? "Fear of dishonesty. "The idea that guys are primed to say, 'of course,'. "whether it's true or not. "That the way to get to the truth is to ask. "in a roundabout way. "A guy who might lie about whether or not he'd stay. "if she got cancer could be shaken out of autopilot.

"and answer honestly. "And the aversion men can have to discussing serious things. "Some guys shut down completely, some guys get mad, "some guys blow it off. "If it's not happening, "they don't necessarily understand. "why it's worth thinking about. "So if she needs reassurance, "she may know or believe it's not gonna happen that way. "It's not the best way to go about it, obviously. "The best way is usually to lead with what the problem is, "need for honest reassurance and ask outright. "So it's ineffective. "when compared to more direct communication. "Does that mean it's illogical? No.

"There's a reason behind asking it in that way. "The progression from problem to solution is logical. "It's just also not the best solution.". Okay. - I'm on board. - All right. - I have some thoughts. - Okay. - I think the question, the meaning behind it depends on the asker. Like, it's really nice to espouse meaning to it like that. And I think for some people, if you're like, gonna break it down, sure. But the fact of the matter. is a lot of people were just seeing the trend.

and being like, "Would you love me if I was a worm?". Like, and I think it's just quite the literal of just like, if I was a little worm, how would you feel about it? Like, this is great. This is a great way to break it down. And sure it could open up those doors and whatever. But I'm like, I hate this phrase, I'm so sorry. but I do think one of those was just like, it's not that deep. When people were asking it, it was not that deep. - It was a trend for most people. - Good conversations to have, but... - It also, it rides the line of like tests. Like, on TikTok there was the whole like orange test. where it's like, oh, asking your boyfriend, like,

"Can you peel this orange for me?". - Yes. - And they would film it and then it's like, whether the boyfriend peeled it or not would indicate. if they're good or not. And I'm like- - Yes. - If you're at the point. where you need to test your partner, I think you're already past like more serious things. - Yes. - If you're not able to communicate effectively, if you feel, like if the premise of this question of like, would you love me if I was a worm? If you need to already phrase it in a weird way. to trick your partner to talk to you honestly, you maybe already just shouldn't be with that person. - Yeah, yeah. - Yeah.

- Because you don't trust them. But I see what they're saying though. They're saying that for a lot of women out there. outside of the TikTok trends that the question is a way. of actually getting to a real answer. - It could be. - More than asking the real question. But I agree with you, the way I saw it the entire time. was like it was done so much as a joke almost. that it was like, is this real? But they're saying there could be realness to it. - I agree that there are honest takeaways from the question.

- [Shayne] Yeah. - Like, all of that reads like it makes sense, you know? Especially like when, when you boil it down to, you know, would you love me if I wasn't able. to give you all of these things? Which is basically what it is. But for me, I think the illogical action. is having to ask it like that. - Yes. - Instead of just being more direct. and having it being like, I am feeling like this.

Or just straight up like, what is important to you in this relationship? Like, what are the qualities that make you stay between... Like, maybe it's a little more... I think definitely it's more difficult. to bring up those uncomfortable conversations. with your partner. And I understand that this maybe provided a tool. for people to be able to open up that conversation. and that dialogue. And I think for that reason it might be okay. But I totally hear you on the trap and the test of it all.

And that does not feel appropriate, and it certainly doesn't feel healthy. because then it leaves a lot of men, or, I mean, typically it was women. asking their boyfriends this question, right? It I think puts on the receiving partner of any kind. to basically be like, okay, now I have to answer this question. in the most correct way possible. in order to win and get it right, as opposed to responding with that same truth and saying, well, these are the things.

that I think I could possibly endure. and genuinely what keeps me in our relationship. It just feels like it takes away from the honesty. when you kind of put some sort of silly umbrella. like a worm on it. - Yeah 'cause isn't it just boiling it down to. "I don't believe you really love me". is like what the question is kind of really saying. And it's like, hey man, you got a real big issue here. And the logical thing is to talk about it in a real way. And if you don't believe his answers. or if he can't talk about it, then that's where you're at.

- This is also a huge trap to me specifically. 'cause if you're like me, you take things literally. My answer for these two things. would be completely different. If it was an adult human being like, "Hi, I might get sick one day,". or like, "I might look different,". or, "My energy levels might change, "could you still love me through that?". My answer would be, yeah. But if they were like, "Would you be able to love me if I was a worm?". My answer would be like, "Oh, probably not.

"because you're a worm. "Is there any hope of getting better? "You're just a worm forever for the rest of our lives?". - You're just a worm now. - So we can't communicate through language. I don't know the anatomy of like how to help you. It would be extremely difficult to like feed you. It would be extremely difficult. Like, there would be no reciprocation at all. But a sick person-. - Yeah. - I could. - Yes. - So I would fail the worm question. in just a blaze of glory. - Yeah. - As a person, I'd be like, oh, I'll stand by your side. - Yes, yes. The TikTok trend doesn't think about cases like that at all.

Like, the trend of it all is just like, oh, everybody universally can use this. and it's gonna answer your questions. and fix your relationship. And that's why it's so irresponsible. I think I've seen so many stuff like that. There's like the bird theory too. - There's a new theory every day. - Or there's like, you know, the if he wanted to, he would. And all of that bullshit. - It's very toxic. - It's so toxic. And I think it just programs all of us to think like, oh, well if my situation, if my relationship, if my life, my routine doesn't look like the one I'm watching,

there's something that I need to fix. or there's something wrong with me. - Sure. - It's a very twisted cycle. I don't like it at all, but I understand like the pulls, the psychology behind that. I understand what this post means. - Yeah. Some comments here. Someone said, "So many of OP's stated concerns are about sex. "and attraction, which is weirdly shallow. "How are you supposed to have a conversation with a worm? "How is a worm supposed to portray its personality? "If a human did somehow become a worm,

"it would be totally indistinguishable from a normal worm. "There would be no possible expression of humanity. "There would be no her. "What a dumb question.". Someone else said-. - Yeah. - Someone else said, "I'm a woman. "No woman in my circle takes the question this seriously. "It's mostly asked in jest. "to see how their boyfriend would respond. "Usually something funny. "What I'm trying to say is, sir, this is a Wendy's.". (everyone laughs). Lastly someone said, "The answer is no, "if I can't recognize or communicate with you. "in any way, shape, or form,

"then a relationship is impossible. "That is also logical.". Yeah. - It's one of those where like... I find that people do this a lot with like maybe astrology. or, you know, whatever, where they will just find something. that sounds like really well thought out and in depth. and they will tie it to something. Not calling out astrology specifically. I'm just saying like, I see this a lot online where they're like, actually, if you're someone that grabs the spoon. before you grab the bowl, you are someone that is decisive and is ready for action.

and you leave the planning to others. And people are like, "That is right.". - Yeah. - It's the question of like, oh, if you're doing the worm question, what you're really asking is this. - Yeah. - Are you? Is that what you wanted to know? - That's so true. - I think people feel very much a lack of control nowadays, which is reasonable. And I think we are starved. for any sort of like definitive answers on things. And we love, people love, especially online, the it's this or it's that. - Yeah. - Yeah. - And it's like, and now you know. And it's like, sorry, man, things are (beep) gray.

- Nuance. - Especially relationships. - Look at our outfits. (Shayne laughs). - This is purple. - Is it really? Oh shit. - Leave in the comments down below. - Sometimes I have hard times with grays, but I'm getting like a green gray. - I guess I always thought it was like mauve. - Wait, are we being serious? - [Crew] Or a dusty lavender. - A little, a dusty lavender. Sure. - Are you being serious right now? Are you fucking with me? - [Arasha] Not giving dusty? - It looks gray to me. - Not dusty at all?

It's gray. But I thought my pants were gray. - [Crew] They're both gray. - I'm wearing wearing a groufit right now. - Your gray is closer to a beige. - Beige? - Like, it's gray, but like, but closer to a beige. This is like a, your jacket's like a darker gray than the pants. - Nobody Look at me. (crew laughs). My socks are wet. - I'm trying to figure out right now if I'm colorblind. and that's what I'm focused on. - Correct. - But yeah, people love the black and white. They love like, no, he's bad. No, he's good. And here's how you find out, and it's one of two answers. It's like, none of that. A relationship doesn't usually have much of that.

- That's how it is on "Reddit Stories" often too is like, even when we sort of cast someone as the villain in our mind. and like there's a lot of work to be done, the first response is always just like, "Dump him and kill him!". And I'm like, well, sometimes, but not every time. Not every time. - I completely agree. That even makes me feel like, you know, with the insecurity of, I don't think you love me enough, I feel like it's actually even one step before that. where it's kind of like fishing for being like, "Hey, like do you love me a lot?

"Can you say that you love me a lot right now?". And it's like, if they come up with this like cutesy answer. that's like, "Yeah babe, I'm gonna love you when you're worm. "or bug or bird.". And you're like, "Oh my god, yay.". And it's just like this again, it's that little like dopamine spike where you're like-. - And then she's gonna need it again. - And you're gonna need it again. And then you're like, "Well now what if I was an insect?". - [Shayne] Right. - You're exactly right though because-. - Bugs are insects. - You do generally go fishing with a worm. - Yeah. Whoa. - Whoa.

- All right, our next story. Our next unpopular opinion. "I skip every single dialogue or cut scene. "in every game I play, even in story-driven games. "My time is super limited. "I do not care about the story neither in 'GTA'. "nor 'Red Dead Redemption,' 'The Witcher,' 'Cyberpunk 2077'. "and many more. "I just don't give a (beep) about the story. "I just wanna play, do something, and not be a spectator. "That's what I use movies and TV shows for. "I acknowledge that I am obviously missing. "what make these games magical and experiences,

"but I mean it only affects myself, so yeah. "I get like two to three hours a week to play video games. "and I want to use these hours to actually play. "and not listen to someone talk. "Cheers.". Edit. "Just a little addendum. "I also think it's kind of pathetic. "when people look down on others. "because they're not playing on the hardest difficulty. "OMG, then it's not even a challenge, how boring. "Dude, I wanna relax, "not sweat over having to start over and over. "and beat some boss in 'Dark Souls' or 'Elden Ring.'. "I'm a 33-year-old man, married guy with a demanding job, "physically exhausting hobbies, and a mortgage.

"Life brings enough challenges as it is. "When I play games, I just want a short escape from reality. "I don't want a challenge, I wanna relax.". Buddy-. - This dude is beet red. - What the hell is going on, man? Why are you so angry? Physically exhausting... He brought up his hobbies as if they're like a problem. - I mean, well, they're skillful. - Like, God, I gotta keep yo-yoing. - Oh. He's so angry. - He's mad. I can feel his anger. - Oh man.

- Sun's going down, big fella. - I know. - I'm also kinda like, hey man, you know, you don't have to play those games. You can play any game you want. - Well, he gave two opinions here, and the first one is like, look, I'm a voice actor. I voice in video games. I'm proud of the work that I do, as I'm sure most people in the industry are. of the work that they do. Skip it if you wanna skip it, man. You bought the game and you're gonna play it how-. - It's your preference. - I don't care. And regarding the difficulty thing, like, you know, I do think game designers intend. for there to be a specific experience.

If you need some help or need it to be easier. in order for you to enjoy it, great. - [Arasha] Yeah. - I don't give a shit. Live your life. Play game. - You know what I feel like is happening with this guy. is he's reading too much shit online. - Yeah. - Yes. - These are opinions that I see a lot only online. - [Damien] Yeah. - Of people being like, "Oh, you're not experiencing the game for real. "Or you're not playing it on the hardest.". The only people I've heard talk about you should play games. on the hardest difficulty are on forums or Reddit posts.

- [Damien] Sure. - In real life people are just like, "Hey man, how's it going?". Like, that's-. - Are you having a good time? - Yeah. It's a different vibe. - Totally. He's mad at the internet. - He's mad at the internet. - And who among us isn't? - Among us. - Truly. This reminds me like when the internet, when I pull up just things and it just pisses me off, I'm like, what did I do? And I imagine it from my cat's perspective of me being fine, being normal, pulling up my phone. and just being like, (beep). (everyone laughs). My cat must be like,

why does he keep looking at that stone that pisses him off? (everyone laughs). - Yeah. - I sometimes refer to my phone as my piss me off device. - Yes. - I'm just like, that's what it does sometimes. And I'm like, why do I do this? - That's awesome. - I've gained nothing. - It's still the chemical release either way. I've had to stop going on like certain apps. because I'm just like, oh, I'm just mad all the time. - Yeah. - I can't do it. - Or sad. Or just like-. - It's just a bummer. - It's just constantly a bummer. because it's never gonna be like full of truth. It's never gonna be like an honest outlook.

of the whole world. Just people that feel really strongly. and often have an opinion that's gonna upset other people. - Yeah. And to be clear, I'm not even reading like the news. I'm like looking up bullshit. - Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. - I'm looking up online about things and like a Reddit post. I'm like, oh yeah, I don't need this information. - Totally. - I just got mad. - Or just like with social media too, like it's just you look at other people, you start comparing your lives, you see how they're living, and then it just becomes like...

I think it's almost like that theory of kind of like, if somebody else is not doing exactly what you're doing, then you must be doing something wrong. - Yeah. - So you immediately feel invalidated. 'cause that person is not doing the same thing as you. - Sure. - And it's really troubling. And obviously on social media, you're gonna be exposed. to so many different people doing other things. So if you're prone to that. and you're like having to come to your own defense. so much so that you're writing this very angry Reddit post, it's like, you're the only one. who's really heated up about this.

- [Shayne] Right. - You know what I just put together too? - Uh-oh. - Here's how we got to that connection. When you play a game, a modern game, and you want to choose an easier difficulty, they don't call it easy difficulty. That's too, there's too many associations with that. They call it story mode. Because they're like, "These are for newer casual players. "who just want to experience the story,". meaning like combat and things aren't gonna be as hard. So that's why he's seeing that, being like, "I hate the story.

"And as someone that hates the story, "it's bullshit that they make me think. "that I wanna watch it when I just need it to be easier.". - Yeah, this guy's just mad about things. he doesn't need to be mad about. - Yeah. - He needs to enjoy his hobby. - He needs to get a hobby. - Yeah. - And it's not video games. Just kidding. It's a hobby. - Well, some of us get pretty good at it. - Some people are pretty goated. Comments. "Honestly, this subreddit has so many (beep) garbage. "and poorly thought out takes that when I see one like this, "I just think, yeah, sure, I disagree. "No notes, up vote.".

OP responded, "I would never have posted here. "if my colleague hadn't told me that it's super weird. "that I don't care about the story of games.". - Got it. - "That the developers obviously put a lot of thought into. "What can I say? "I am still traumatized by that one 'Metal Gear' game. "that had like a 40 minute cut scene. "I know that it's Kojima's thing, "but come on, I'm trying to game here and I'm in a hurry.". He's talking about "Metal Gear Solid 4.". That shit happened. - I mean, that was my other theory. was that it was one person who upset him, and he was like, "Everybody sucks.".

- Well, two people, his buddy and then Hideo Kojima. - Video Gamejima. Can I say something real quick? - Sure. - I was at a con this past weekend, and David Hader was there and he like walked by me. We were like swapping out in this like photo area. I was like, "Excuse me, are you David Hader?". And he is like, "Yeah.". And I was like, "I love your work.". And he goes, "Hey, you're pretty good.". - Wow. Just off the cuff, he did it. - Whoa. And then he sat behind me on the bus. It was nice. - Wow.

Someone said, "Why don't you just not play story games? "'CoD' and 'HD2' have good graphics.". OP said, "I mean, yeah, I could, "but it's not like story-driven games. "don't give me anything. "I just don't really care about the story. "I mean, I enjoy RPGs. "I enjoy farming for XP, resources, et cetera. "I enjoy doing quests. "I just don't care about the why.". - Somebody leave this man alone. (everyone laughs). Dude, I love story in games so much. It's half the reason I play. But like, I'm not gonna sit, if I like want to tell you about a game,

I'll tell you about the story and be like-. - Yeah. - You're gonna love this. It's gonna be great. But if I was like, "Are you playing this game?". And you're like, "Yeah, we're playing the same game.". And you were like, "But I don't care about the story.". That's just the end of that part of the conversation. - [Shayne] Yeah. - Like, who gives a shit? - Yeah. - You're not me. - Someone else said, "Why do you play story-based games then? "It must be boring as hell.". OP said, "Because I still enjoy the graphics. "and the gameplay. "To be completely honest though, "my favorite game series of all time. "is the 'Orcs Must Die' series.". - Okay. - "Super easy to learn, no story, just plain tower defense, "and super fun. "Still from time to time I like to play other games.

"because I find the world/mechanics/graphics. "super interesting. "I just don't really care about the story. "I'm more of a film buff.". All right, man. Yeah, for sure. - Also, I hate video games for one thing. - And also I despise video games. Lastly, someone said, "Then don't play story-driven games, I guess? "Up voted. "Side note, if you had more time to yourself, "do you think you'd actually get invested in a story. "or do you think you'd still skip past everything?". OP said, "I've asked myself that question. "Honestly, I don't know. "I'm freshly married.

"I have a demanding job. "for which I have to travel abroad a lot. "And I don't think that I'd use the fictional extra time. "for diving deeper into video games. "I don't wanna shit on developers here, don't get me wrong. "I know that a lot of video games have beautiful storylines, "et cetera. "But I'm super impatient. "And when I get the time to play, I want to play, "not listen to dialogue minute after minute. "There are plenty of games that cater to my tastes, "but sometimes I just want to have the freedom. "of an open world and everything else. "except for all the dialogues, ha ha.".

God damn. - You know what it is too, is that he's not even asking for help. - Yeah. - He doesn't want advice. - [Shayne] No. - He's just like putting it out there, and people are still like, "Well, why don't you do this? "And why don't you do that?". He's like, "Because I don't want to and I don't like that.". - I don't want to, man. This is the 10th dentist. - Right. So let this man live. - Let him do his thing. - Let him do his thing. Listen, he is a married man. - Freshly married. - Freshly married and he is exhausted. - He did at the end there... He did at the end... I know.

The way he's talking about his life. He's like, "Oh, I'm (beep) married.". - I have a new (beep) wife. I'm tired. - Can I be honest? I don't really care. Like, this guy's allowed to do whatever he wants. A lot of his shit's not adding up for me. He's talking about how he is like, "Yeah, I love 'The Witcher,' 'Cyberpunk 2077,'. "'Red Dead Redemption.'". He's talking about games that all came out. in like the past five years. He says he only has two hours a week. I'm like, I don't believe you've beaten all these games. I don't believe you've even played. - Well, he's freshly married. Maybe before that-. - New wife.

- Before that, before his (beep) wife ruined it. - His (beep) new wife. and his stupid job that sends him around the world. - Yeah. - 'Cause it's exhausting. - And he has all this time to be in Reddit. - I was about to say. - Arguing with people about shit. I'm like-. - [Arasha] Totally. - What's going on here, dude? Why are you so mad? You're describing your life being pretty not horrible. I don't know. - I love him. - This is a funny guy. - [Arasha] Yeah. - Anyways, he did also perfectly, he did describe "Breath of the Wild". perfectly at the end there. He wanted an open world with no dialogue.

I'm like, yeah. That's why I love "Breath of the Wild.". It's just stuff. You just run around. - Yeah, no dialogue. He's just like (grunts). - Yeah, truly. - Spoilers. - Oh shoot. - That is a lot. All right, it's time for our final unpopular opinion. They write, "We should put dinosaurs on money. "instead of imperfect dead people.". - Ooh! I'm here for it! - Holy shit! - Dude, dude, check out the shirt. (crew laughs). - [Shayne] There it is. - Dead dude on a dinosaur.

- Yeah. - "100 would be the ferocious tyrannosaurus.". - He's just getting into it. He said, example. - "50 would be the invincible triceratops. "20 the mighty ankylosaurus. "Five the indomitable apatosaurus. "One the indefatigable-". - Indefatigable. Not the easiest word. - Whatever. - Maybe we cut that word. - How about the one would be pterosaurs. "Dead human beings simply cannot live up. "to the purity standards demanded of them.

"by living human beings. "The only avatars of perfection. "that can withstand the crucible. "of self-righteous moral relativism. "are the mighty dinosaurs. "For 200 million years, the dinosaurs ruled the earth.". And T-Rex they were in North America. You can find their fossils in Montana and stuff. So they're an American icon. - I have notes. Like, ankylosaurus, ankylosaurus, however you say it, that's always been my favorite. Love that being on the 20. That's great. No problem. - [Shayne] Yeah.

- But like T-Rex on the 100, that feels a little basic, sure. We need some more like American staples, like the Utah Raptor. That's a thing. Put that on the five. - Or the Utah Jazz. - The Utah Jazz. Only dinosaurs and basketball now. - Basketball player. Five-year-old who wrote it. Dinosaur! - Dinosaurs and basketball. The triceratops though, I don't think that's the move. I think they'd found. that that was like a different stage of a different dinosaur.

that already- - Oh, it was like multiple. That is gonna be the tough thing is like, I feel like dinosaurs, we shift what they looked like. Like, did they have feathers? What did their feathers look like? What's their shape? What's their color? I would argue more, I like what this angle is though, because like, look, we have Andrew Jackson. on one of the bills and that guy was a monster. - Yeah. He sucks. - Yeah, he was awful. - Why? (everyone laughs). - Okay, well... - Unroll the scrolls. - I would argue more for animals,

but like put like bison. Like, look, iconic American legend, bison. Put like moose. Angela won't know what those are, but, you know, you just put 'em on there. - Right. - And then like, famous American, like look, have just a bald eagle. - Do we have to have pictures on them? - I think you gotta have, you have to have like stuff to recognize. - We could just put a big one on it. - It's so easy to copyright it. - Like "SpongeBob" money. Just like a giant one on a green square.

- Yeah. And then a five and a 10 and 100. - Drawn by crayon. - Yes! And you just tell people, "This one's real.". - Yeah. - I think we should alternate. I think it needs to be like dinosaurs. Like, you know, for the history history. And then like figures that we actually like. Like, there was that movement for like Harriet Tubman. to be on the 20 I think it was. - Yes. - So I think it needs to be like ankylosaurus, Harriet Tubman, like a... - Brachiosaurus.

- Dream blunt rotation. - T-Rex. Like, yeah, like famed American poet Langston Hughes. - Pterodactyl. Dolly Parton. - Dolly Parton. - This lineup is crazy. - Sorry. It's been right here the whole time. Put them together. Harriet Tubman like mounted on a full apatosaurus. - Okay. - Like, oh my god. - Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. - Draw it! Draw it! - Yeah. Yeah. - Comments. "Imagining how stoned you were. "when you wrote this made me laugh." (laughs). Someone said, "I wish this would happen,

"but there would be controversy. "about making the dinosaurs historically accurate. "Do we show them with feathers or not? "Maybe just do the skeleton? "At least we're confident on that.". - Mm. - Someone said, "I would like to nominate the horseshoe crab. "for the silver dollar coin. "They may not be a dinosaur proper, "but they've been around 450 million years. "and have played a crucial role in manufacturing vaccines.". - True. - Do they help make 'em? - Yeah, they're little (beep) up hands. No. - I got this, don't worry. - They're blood, which is blue,

has something to do with like doing that, yeah. - Lastly, someone said, "Wrong sub for this, mate. "This is a solid opinion that would benefit any culture. "with the courage to implement it.". - I think it's awesome. - It just unfortunately will never happen. - No. - Well, never say never. - I also need to say like, you know, if anybody is thinking about sending me like videos. or photos of like dogs pooping, you don't have to. 'cause like, I will seek them out myself. I will see them in public all the time.

- Now it's weird that you're looking up videos. - Well, no, I'm not. No, just in like my life. - Oh, okay. Got it. - As I like, you know, am walking outside and stuff. - Can I give you one note as a friend? - Yeah. ♪ C sharp ♪. - No, I think you were saying like you don't have to. Again, as someone that takes it literally, I'm like, oh, well I still can, it's no problem. - I see. - Be direct at the camera. Don't do it or do it. - Okay. Please don't. - There we go. - Please don't. - [Shayne] Okay. - I don't need that. - I just wanna share-. - Person with the social grace. to send you a shitting dog video.

is also not gonna understand the maybe you could, maybe you couldn't. - They're still going to, but, you know, just needing to put that out there. You know, you don't. - They're like, yeah, that's for sure. - Don't. Don't worry, don't worry. I'm not craving it or anything. I'm not desiring it. I just... It's just the way I am. - It's been so great having you. (everyone laughs). - The problem is now we can't cut it out. 'cause there's like five different points. of us talking about it. - We can't cut half the episode anymore.

- No, it's fine. - Yeah, it's all good. - It's okay. - I think it's 'cause it follows up, like, you had your Dropout presentation. where you were like, "Dogs aren't cute.". - Yes. - But now followed by this opinion, it's a weird combination. It's a little hypocritical. - I did recently-. - In the strangest way. - And listen, people are contradictions. - They sure are. - I did recently. watch the Shayne killing other Shaynes one again. It was great. I didn't ask y'all your favorite dinosaurs. I'm so sorry. - Oh. Favorite dinosaur.

- I don't think I have one. - Just... If you had to pick. - You know, the... The tall one. - The brontosaurus. - Yeah. (crew laughs). - I can see that. - I love dinosaurs. - Yeah, that one. - That's pretty good. That shot of like Little Foot's mom turning around. to see him and she just like goes off camera. And then... What did you say? Like, it's a crazy shot.

- Is there only one tall dinosaur? - No, there's plenty of tall dinosaurs. - How did you guys both-. - Brontosaurs is the tallest one. - That's the one. That's the Fred Flintstone at work. - Oh, okay. - It's just a very famous dinosaur. - Okay, yeah, I like that one. - Dinosaur 101. - Okay, that one's my favorite. - Okay. Thank you both for being here. Thank you for sharing your unpopular opinions. Very brave. - Thank you. - And thank you all for watching, and we'll see you next Saturday. Goodbye. - Bye! - Bye.