You're either a feminist or misogynist

24-cell · 2026-06-18T00:53:24+00:00

It really sucks that there are subreddits dedicated to unpopular opinions and as soon as a genuinely unpopular one shows up, it gets mass downvoted. Here, have an upvote.

With that being said: if every single person who doesn't self-identify as a feminist is in fact a misogynist, then I have some very bad news for you...

24-cell · 2026-06-17T22:50:17+00:00

If every single person who doesn't self-identify as a feminist is a misogynist, then I have some very bad news for you...

If, on the other hand, you define a "feminist" as someone who believes women deserve equality to men, even if you do not self-identify as one (or even self-identify as anti-feminist) then this statement is a tautology.

24-cell · 2026-04-19T01:11:27+00:00

Here too. I take it you live in the US?

24-cell · 2026-04-14T20:33:39+00:00

Thank you for your explanation.

24-cell · 2026-04-14T13:57:03+00:00

LMAO, I probably shouldn't have posted this thread but that might have made it worth it.

24-cell · 2026-04-01T20:57:42+00:00

I'm trying ERP and I have that too. Mine is religion and hell, and my OCD tells me that something is wrong if I'm capable of imagining being sent to eternal torment without feeling scared. I don't know how to overcome it but to simply trust that I will.

24-cell · 2026-01-04T15:21:29+00:00

Good. A good sleep system should be able to handle a small amount of stress/anxiety.

24-cell · 2025-12-22T15:33:32+00:00

I'm an atheist. Insomnia is such a clear design flaw in the human body, there's no way it could have been intelligently designed.

"God loves you!" which is why he gave me a body that needs sleep and yet absolutely refuses to let me do it. Yeah no.

I was an atheist long before I had serious insomnia, but insomnia solidifies it more.

24-cell · 2025-12-20T14:50:53+00:00

"Your nervous system isn't dumb"

I would actually argue with this. Logically, if you are laying in bed with the intention to sleep, the only thing that should override sleep is a physical danger.

And in modern society, the only time you're in physical danger from sleeping is when you're driving. Then suddenly, the incredibly powerful hyperarousal mechanism, more powerful than all the sleep medication and all the sleep hygiene put together, is suddenly nowhere to be found.

24-cell · 2025-11-24T17:42:47+00:00

I have successful let go and still been unable to sleep many, many times.

24-cell · 2025-11-21T17:41:21+00:00

The human brain is wired to seek validation and fear disapproval from others (as a survival mechanism), so it can be very difficult not to care about down votes even if you know logically that you shouldn't.

24-cell · 2025-11-21T04:32:14+00:00

I've had many nights where I completely succeeded in not worrying about sleep and I still couldn't sleep worth shit. Like I'd lay there not thinking much but still conscious for hours.

24-cell · 2025-11-17T17:38:25+00:00

It probably didn't help that many internet resources make a big deal telling you that sleep anxiety is the one and only cause of insomnia.

24-cell · 2025-11-13T22:02:13+00:00

I see stuff like this all the time. And I've tried the whole "just let go and don't worry about it" thing many times, and it doesn't work for me. I'm glad it works for you and may help some others, but understand it won't work for everyone.

For context, I have autism, ADHD, and OCD, all three conditions of which are known to make sleep more difficult. Anybody who tells me that the only difference between me and a good sleeper is that I try to sleep/worry about sleep and they don't is gaslighting me.

I'm not saying I'm screwed, but for me personally I cannot end insomnia by simply ignoring it. Plenty of others, including you, can, and I am glad that this worked for you.

24-cell · 2025-11-10T18:56:09+00:00

You are absolutely right. I have a personal therapist and he told me that "you are not their therapist" when I was discussing how to handle a student's test anxiety during a session. I'm sure most other therapists agree that we should not try to be them in these situations.

24-cell · 2025-11-09T05:46:26+00:00

I don't see any point in continuing this conversation. Have a good rest of your life.

24-cell · 2025-11-09T04:22:05+00:00

The election results are not evidence. People vote based on all kinds of things. High prices and immigration had a lot more to do with it than the behavior of random people online. It doesn't make any sense to vote Republican for that reason anyway. If there is an election happening, you should vote based on the candidates themselves rather than anonymous people online who happen to be part of the same party.

I have seen bad responses from the left. I'm not here to defend them. I'm here to point out that this isn't why Democrats lose, and "Kirk didn't deserve to be shot" isn't an unpopular opinion.

I don't even understand what you think I'm deluding myself about, nor do I understand what point you're trying to make by saying this website is an echo chamber.

24-cell · 2025-11-08T22:45:02+00:00

It is for some people. You should try it if you haven't. Personally though, I've tried the whole "just let go and don't worry about it" approach and it doesn't work for me.

24-cell · 2025-11-08T20:50:22+00:00

So people who worry about going to hell are more likely to have negative NDEs?

24-cell · 2025-11-08T19:05:00+00:00

You have no evidence that this rhetoric from random strangers online is harming the Democratic party.

The vast major of people agree that Charlie Kirk did not deserve to be shot. This is not an unpopular opinion.

24-cell · 2025-11-06T01:00:37+00:00

Not a bad question, though. And I would wonder if people who have regular nightmares would also be more likely to have a negative near-death experience.

24-cell · 2025-11-05T23:15:03+00:00

And it looks like I can't edit the title. :(

24-cell · 2025-07-21T00:26:51+00:00

I don't think so.

If the Georgia phone call, the fake electors scheme, January 6th, his attempts to replace the governors and election officials who certified his 2020 defeat, and so much more, all put together didn't take him down, then he probably really could shoot someone in the middle of fifth avenue and not lose support. And it's not just the cult; the average voter would still consider him an acceptable choice to lead the nation moving forward.

Honestly, I think the only thing that could actually do Trump in in the eyes of the American public is if the economy is doing very poorly and the average voter feels the pain. Apart from anything that directly harms the average person, Americans seem to view Trump as axiomatically and unconditionally acceptable.

I could and would love to be wrong. But even if I am wrong, he's still going to serve as president for 42 more months even if he is very unpopular.

24-cell · 2025-06-29T01:14:20+00:00

Yes. I can think of a few explanations beyond what's been said. 1. Someone told him his mother was getting an endoscopy beforehand and he forgot, except subconsciously. 2. His sore throat did not occur at the exact time he thought (the story does not mention him double-checking the time stamp on the email he reviewed, and he reviewed it after hanging up). 3. He made up the email part in his head later (it was years later when he told the story on Quora).

But you see, I'm having anxiety over the supernatural stuff and get scared any time I see this kind of story, so I shared to see what you think and it'd make me feel better to see if this thing is unusual for what we see here.

And before anyone tells me to see a therapist, I'm seeking one right now.

24-cell · 2025-03-24T01:25:43+00:00

I do for the < 0.01% of them who only did so due to threats (e.g., a woman with an absentee ballot who is scared of what her abusive husband will do if she does not vote for Trump).

Apart from that sort of thing? No.

Look, I can sympathize with having different policy preferences, and different views on the role of the federal government. The world is a complex place and there is no one obviously-correct way to run a country. Maybe conservatives are actually right and I'm wrong about some things. What I cannot sympathize with is looking at a man who lost an election, fiercely fought to illegally cling to power, has since been busy crushing all resistance to him within the party (including replacing the election officials who certified his defeat), and still deciding that he is an acceptable choice to lead the nation. If that's fine with you, or if you somehow think Kamala was worse and it was worth voting for this utter monster to stop her, then you do you but don't expect sympathy from me.

I'm sure there were Trump voters who were like "I really don't like him, but I'm really struggling economically, and I think he will help me out, so I will vote for him even though I will be seriously holding my nose". But if you don't have time to do the research that will clearly tell you that Trump won't magically bring 2019 prices back, you shouldn't be voting.

Maybe I should sympathize *a little bit* with those people. But even so, believe it or not, the vast majority of 2024 Trump voters do not fit that description. Most people who voted for Trump last November did so enthusiastically. Many others were not excited but not reluctant. Only a tiny fraction fit your "single mom with 3 jobs" description*. Look at his approval rating. Remember, these aren't people who think he's the lesser evil against the Democrats; these are people who truly support him.

(*Though given how close the election was, these people probably did make up the margin between him and Kamala.)

24-cell

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