Unpopular opinion

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I'll go first ...

B&M is over rated

Most of the home decor is tacky
I can get cleaning products at in the supermarket without a separate trip.
It's not super cheap like people say when you really compare the prices

You have one side saying the world is overpopulated and then you hear about countries struggling with low birth rates. So which is it? Either the world is overpopulated or we have declining birth rates. It can't be both as it doesn't make sense.

Vegan garlic bread is shit

Soft parenting is breeding a generation of weak, fragile, and entitled individuals.

And I've known formula fed babies to be ill a lot or have allergies 🤷‍♀️

Nanos is crap and incredibly expensive for some chicken

We have falling birth rates in this country so arguably we should be making IVF easier.

The success rates aren't incredibly low if couples have three rounds which is recommended. It often doesnr work but it's not a 'miracle' if it works.

If we are really thinking on benefit to society level then IVF can be expensive but if a couple can afford multiplie rounds and multiple children then those children are more likely to grow up to be higher rate tax payers and pay for your pension!

Also just the benefit to the parents of getting to be parents.

Adoption is not an easy option because we don't live in the 1950s where there was a supply of unmarried mothers and newborn babies. Thankfully!

I am not blaming the parents at all and definitely did not mean for to come across that way.

When I worked I neonates there were a larger number of babies from IVF than naturally conceived. There's a higher chance of prematurity or multiple births with IVF.

I've just looked up the success rate and for a live birth it's 32% under 35, so not far off. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/ivf/#:~:text=Chances%20of%20success,for%20women%20aged%20over%2044
The 45% that you're talking about is for successful fertilisation.

I do not mean that people struggling to conceive should never have IVF or should adopt. That's not how the world works.

Ryland Clark has no talent.

The gender debate is not a black and white one and there are actually a lot of grey areas. Both sides intolerance to one another has become toxic and ultimately neither side will be on the 'right' side of history.

I would actually love a return to just four terrestrial channels on TV rather than smart TVs with endless streaming options.

I have an ever growing list of 'must see' recommendations from friends (and DH...) that I just can't find the time to watch.

My parents live nearby and I visit often. They don't have a smart TV and it's so lovely to hear them say "We're watching this new BBC/IITV drama etc. Or just "There's this really interesting documentary we'd like to watch on the history of coach travel in the UK" etc.

I always have such a better time watching these things with them, and discussing it during and after, than the segregated experience of my family of four all watching different things on different devices with headphones...

Hmm. So are you saying some people can change sex?

That opinion would be unpopular with mammalian biology.

Social media ban until the age of 18.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anxious-Generation-Rewiring-Childhood-Epidemic-ebook/dp/B0CGWS3JQ6

I think Rylan should embrace his natural ginge 👨‍🦰

Sorry but you are getting a bit mixed up there

A mixed breed is indeed a mongrel

However the breeds you have named are crossbreed, specifically crossed to enhance/change characteristics

Because Pugs are so badly bred in the past ( and there are calls on banning the breeding of them ) for example, pugs are now crossed to another breed so their muzzles become longer to help with the breathing issues they have

https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/dog-breeding/first-time-breeders/how-to-breed-a-crossbred-dog/

Kids under the age of five shouldn’t be allowed in cafes or supermarkets.

It is both - globally we're overpopulated and the efforts to feed and clothe that population are terrible for the planet (deforestation, emissions etc).

But in developed countries the birth rate is falling and we have more old people than young people, which is an economic rather than environmental problem.

Countries are struggling with low birth rates because a society with a high percentage of retired and elderly people faces numerous social and economic problems. Capitalism requires an ever expanding consumer base.

However, from an environment perspective, fewer people needing to be fed, employed, housed and clothed would be better. In that respect, the world is overpopulated.

I see someone else has put it better while I was writing that.

@BadLad @CelesteCunningham thank you, this makes sense.

Life would be made better if all social media channels were banned

Dogs should not be dressed in twee little coats, be allowed to sit on chairs made for humans or be allowed into eating places. People who infantilise their dogs are cruel

Voting should be compulsory for anyone 16+

We do not deserve this planet and it will be better off without humanity surviving on it

There is nobody alive who looks better after having cosmetic surgery on their face and, yes, it is always obvious

As a nation the English are unpleasant and uneducated

Compulsory equal shared parental leave.

Relationship breakdown between parents is an Adverse Childhood Experience and should be more widely recognised as such. It is an argument for children being born within some kind of legal bond between parents and greater difficulties in breaking that bond than currently possible (though obviously safeguards are still needed).

Males are males and females are females - no-one can change sex and the idea that it is possible is anti-scientific and unbelievably societally harmful.

Going to challenge the natural fibres thing.

Although I agree that natural fibres are more comfortable, a smidgeon of synthetic fibres are useful to stop moths also enjoying the garment in question. I tend to avoid 100% wool for this reason and look for something with a high wool content instead. Mothballs and cedar wood don't seem to keep the buggers away in our house!

Erm, no, we don't have more old people than young!

Age 00-25: 20,437,104
Age 60-90: 16,814,195

That's 21.5% more under-25s than over-60s.

And most people wouldn't count 60 as 'old'.
Age 65-90: 12,736,451

60.4% more under-25s than over-65s.

ONS data, UK, 2022.

Saying you have an allergy to a certain food unless you are anaphylactic makes it harder for people with a life threatening condition

People who don't have kids but post unhelpful comments on parenting threads are assholes and need to get a life.