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What's some really unpopular opinion you have? (lemmings.world)

submitted 1 year ago by rikudou@lemmings.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Most of the time when people say they have an unpopular opinion, it turns out it's actually pretty popular.

Do you have some that's really unpopular and most likely will get you downvoted?

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[–] jsveiga@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Dogs were hardwired by selective breeding to worship their owners. Not long ago they at least were loyal companions. You got one off the streets, fed it leftovers, washed it with a hose, it lived in the yard, and it was VERY happy and proud of doing its job. Some breeds now were bred into painful disabling deformities just to look "cute", and they became hysterical neurotic yapping fashion accessories. Useless high maintenance toys people store in small cages ("oh, but my child loves his cage") when they don't need hardwired unconditional lopsided "love" to feed their narcissism.

[–] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How is this unpopular?

[–] jsveiga@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Haha, I guess many dog owners just can't see it how it is; probably an addiction to the lopsided unconditional "love". I used to comment something similar back in Reddit, just to see the flood of downvotes and outraged dog owners.

Same reaction to supporting the idea that some breeds are generally more dangerous and/or more aggressive. "Oh, my MY pitbull is a sweetie!!" (adding this here just to test :D )

[–] fubo@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lapdogs have been around for thousands of years. It's only very recently that they've been bred so extremely that they can't breathe.

[–] jsveiga@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thousands of years ago they were dogs, not fashion accessories.

[–] fubo@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You sure?

[–] jsveiga@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, I'm pretty sure they were still dogs. No crippling deformities.

(edit: but if you need to filter "anecdotal" evidence, just add "in the western world, in modern history"?)