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Weird shit that bothers you

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homegrowndisaster · 04/05/2024 20:49

That humans can't fly

That I won't live to see what the world is like in 1000s of years

That I can't breath underwater and just swim at the bottom of the ocean for however long I want

That I have to pay for stuff

That annual leave isn't as much as you want

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Deipara · 04/05/2024 20:50

Same.

Trez1510 · 04/05/2024 20:53

Tuneless whistling gives me the rage. If you can't whistle in tune, just don't!!

Ginkypig · 04/05/2024 21:01

That I can’t just blink to other places.

i don’t want to spend 24 hours on a plane or ten hours on a train, I want to just click my fingers or blink and be in a completely different part of the world.

it would mean I could live in a lovely sunny deserted island somewhere but still go to work or visit family or pop into my favourite restaurant.

or I want to be able to become invisible while wearing clothing carrying my bag etc!

homegrowndisaster · 04/05/2024 21:21

Ginkypig · 04/05/2024 21:01

That I can’t just blink to other places.

i don’t want to spend 24 hours on a plane or ten hours on a train, I want to just click my fingers or blink and be in a completely different part of the world.

it would mean I could live in a lovely sunny deserted island somewhere but still go to work or visit family or pop into my favourite restaurant.

or I want to be able to become invisible while wearing clothing carrying my bag etc!

Edited

I hear you. Those two are now new 'bothers' for me 😂

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SwallowsAmazons · 04/05/2024 21:24

That we can’t record memories, would love to find a way to store memories like a hard drive. The fact that once we are gone all our memories and knowledge goes with us bothers me enormously.

homegrowndisaster · 04/05/2024 21:28

SwallowsAmazons · 04/05/2024 21:24

That we can’t record memories, would love to find a way to store memories like a hard drive. The fact that once we are gone all our memories and knowledge goes with us bothers me enormously.

This one made me sad because your right

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ScottBakula · 04/05/2024 21:29

That I can't close my ears , I can shut my eyes to not see , I can hold my breath to not smell , why can't I shut my ears to not hear

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 04/05/2024 21:31

That we can't time travel and redo things

spicysamosahotcupoftea · 04/05/2024 21:31

Not sure if this is classed as weird...

But I just don't get WHY people can't live and let live. It just doesn't make sense. I don't get it and it bothers me more than it probably should

Pterodacty1 · 04/05/2024 21:39

The requirement of sleep bothers me.

Seems logical that we will ultimately evolve to not have to waste so much of our time unconscious.

AlwaysGinPlease · 04/05/2024 21:43

SwallowsAmazons · 04/05/2024 21:24

That we can’t record memories, would love to find a way to store memories like a hard drive. The fact that once we are gone all our memories and knowledge goes with us bothers me enormously.

This for me too. Also that when our Grandparents and parents die and even siblings if you have any, there's nobody left to remember things, nobody that you shared your life with before marriage/children.

Ginkypig · 04/05/2024 21:44

homegrowndisaster · 04/05/2024 21:21

I hear you. Those two are now new 'bothers' for me 😂

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

funniestpersonyouknow · 04/05/2024 21:44

Pterodacty1 · 04/05/2024 21:39

The requirement of sleep bothers me.

Seems logical that we will ultimately evolve to not have to waste so much of our time unconscious.

I was just about to put this - it seems like such a waste of time!

Arlanymor · 04/05/2024 21:46

Pterodacty1 · 04/05/2024 21:39

The requirement of sleep bothers me.

Seems logical that we will ultimately evolve to not have to waste so much of our time unconscious.

Yes same, at the very least why can’t we bank/store up sleep for when we really need it.

Also why has no one invented mind bleach for getting rid of difficult memories?

honeyfox · 04/05/2024 21:48

AlwaysGinPlease · 04/05/2024 21:43

This for me too. Also that when our Grandparents and parents die and even siblings if you have any, there's nobody left to remember things, nobody that you shared your life with before marriage/children.

This does bother me a bit too, as I have lost a lot of people and I don't have any kids.

Theothername · 04/05/2024 21:50

All of the above.

That nobody has invented a pill containing one day’s nutritional requirements (for hyperfocus days)

that I can’t just download information directly to my brain

that I can’t speak cat and bird fluently

GettingStuffed · 04/05/2024 21:50

Why we can't hibernate

Arlanymor · 04/05/2024 21:52

And why we can’t press our belly button and just have a period all over and done with in five minutes flat.

thistimelastweek · 04/05/2024 21:52

I can't go back in time to undo mistakes.
(It's all in my username. )

merrymelodies · 04/05/2024 21:54

That ageing is inevitable.

salsmum · 04/05/2024 21:56

Women's summer tops with either Disney all over them or random french phrases 🤬🤬🤬.

Soonenough · 04/05/2024 22:00

That you can't forsee where your life will take you and so have regrets . Regarding the memories , in my grandmother's generation there is no one left that are her contemporaries and once a few older cousins dies there will nobody left that actually knew her. Same with my own life, 3 generations from now , it will be all over.

Cerialkiller · 04/05/2024 22:00

That we can't 'save' and 'load' our life like a game. The number of times something has fallen out of the fridge and splattered on the floor and I get the urge to 'load previous game' is worrying. I probably gamed too much as a teen.

Churchview · 04/05/2024 22:01

That when I take my glasses off I don't hear so well.

the80sweregreat · 04/05/2024 22:02

That we can't see our own backs without using a mirror ( ditto, back of our own heads)

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