How come no one's allowed to hate stuff anymore?

[RUINER ACTUAL]

I don't see it. I hate Apple, Islamic Extremists, most American politicians, and anyone who uses "legit" as slang.

 

[Kitunamishi]

I can understand hating bacon OR coffee, I know people who do, but how the hell can you hate both? You must have been sent from hell to extinguish all goo din the world.

 

[Tennou486]

This thing is made of win.

Anyway, I agree that its wrong to ostracize someone for not liking something. I've been ostracized for not worshiping the likes of the Halo game series by a fair amount of people, as well as in a Japanese class for not being a "Japanophile, Naruto-cosplaying, subtitled-anime-watching westerner who spends every waking hour gargling Pocky with one hand and cursing the roundness of his eyes" (Yahtzee).

 

[Merkavar]

you hate bacon? whats wrong with you. bacon and pig in general is the best food/animal in the world.

i think ill have to report you your clearly trolling and using offensive language like ''hate'' and ''bacon'' in the same sentence.

 

[Baneat]

And coffee, not only does it stain your teeth, but it inhibits the production of dopamine in your brain. And that's important.

Can you cite this? the stain thing's... eh, but the dope part sounds interesting. Don't really need dopamine for anything to be honest, but would still be interesting to read a medical report on it.

 

[Caravaggio]

Although I will agree with other responses here in regards to the use of the word "hate", I get where you're coming from. Using the word "hate" loosely and strictly in a casual, conversational way, I hate all forms of melon. An opinion which gets me a lot strange looks. Watermelon, honeydew, cantaloupe etc... Hate it, Hate it, Hate it. I wish I could enjoy it, it looks tasty and I love the bright colours. But the moment it hits my taste buds, my throat tightens and I can't bring myself to swallow. It get spit out in seconds. My tastes refuses it outright.

I agree entirely on the subject of melons. Mostly the texture is what turns me off from them.

This specific dislike though has gained me the epithet in my family as 'the one who doesn't like desert.'

Though that's half from my dislike of most pies as well.

Conversely, although I can abstractly understand the dislike of something based of texture, I can't relate. Lots of people dislike foods based on texture, I would go so far as to say most people I know won't eat certain things based almost exclusively on texture. And yet, texture doesn't bother me. Never has. It's purely a taste thing. Mind you, this is something else that gets me a lot weird looks as I like things a lot of other people won't eat (raw oysters come to mind. If you can eat something that has the consistency of thick mucus, you can eat just about anything, lol).

This phenomena is not unheard of. Many people I know say that they don't like a food based on its taste and not its texture. But what I also find is that people who dislike based on texture actually like more foods than not based on their texture, and vice versa with taste.
Example, I enjoy sweet potatoes greatly. I enjoy yams equally as much. This is because I don't care about the taste at all, and the textures of the two vegetables are identical as far as I can tell.

 

[molester jester]

Not liking bacon and coffee is fine, but the way you write makes me think this is some sort of attempt at a troll. As for your friends it does not sound like you have lost them just that they did not realize how thin skinned you are.

 

[Ramin 123]

You hate bacon?!?

HERETIC! You shall be burned at the stake.

Naw I'm just kidding. Seriously though, that does sound kind of crazy for your friends not to deal with you anymore just because you don't like certain things. The world would be a dull place if everyone liked the same thing.

lol burned at the stake and then eaten

 

[Caravaggio]

And coffee, not only does it stain your teeth, but it inhibits the production of dopamine in your brain. And that's important.

Can you cite this? the stain thing's... eh, but the dope part sounds interesting. Don't really need dopamine for anything to be honest, but would still be interesting to read a medical report on it.

About the dopamine: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/caff.html

Sorry I don't have a citation for the stains. I figured it was common knowledge and did not require such.

Disclaimer: coffee only produces said effects under habitual use, which I would say is pretty common at least in America.

 

[Corjha]

Hate is offensive. Its attractive emotion, not repulsive. When you hate, you dislike something that much that you actually care about it and want to ruin it even if it costs you something, not just ignore it. If you just dont like some really, really badly then you loathe it, not hate it.

This is why no one's allowed to hate stuff anymore.

 

[Caravaggio]

Not liking bacon and coffee is fine, but the way you write makes me think this is some sort of attempt at a troll. As for your friends it does not sound like you have lost them just that they did not realize how thin skinned you are.

Sorry if I appear to be a troll.

Also, what exactly does thin-skinned imply? I've never hear the term and all I can think of is it being a euphemism for overly-sensitive.

 

[Baneat]

And coffee, not only does it stain your teeth, but it inhibits the production of dopamine in your brain. And that's important.

Can you cite this? the stain thing's... eh, but the dope part sounds interesting. Don't really need dopamine for anything to be honest, but would still be interesting to read a medical report on it.

About the dopamine: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/caff.html

Sorry I don't have a citation for the stains. I figured it was common knowledge and did not require such.

Disclaimer: coffee only produces said effects under habitual use, which I would say is pretty common at least in America.

Well, common sense aint worth jack for it, but I was just saying, I truly don't care about that, just wanted some source on the dope.

Gonna read and get back to you.

PS Neuroscience for Kids, oh, you!

 

[Baneat]

Snippy

Your source mentions nothing of dopamine inhibitions...

Disclaimer: as far as I could see (I read the whole thing I'm sure)

 

[JamesBr]

snip

This phenomena is not unheard of. Many people I know say that they don't like a food based on its taste and not its texture. But what I also find is that people who dislike based on texture actually like more foods than not based on their texture, and vice versa with taste.
Example, I enjoy sweet potatoes greatly. I enjoy yams equally as much. This is because I don't care about the taste at all, and the textures of the two vegetables are identical as far as I can tell.

Hilariously, I have a strong dislike for sweet potatoes and yams. Again, taste. I suppose that would make a lot of sense. I do eat a lot of stuff that has questionable texture simply because texture means nothing to me, it's all about taste. But then I get to miss out on (arguably) awesome things like watermelon, raw tomatoes, pickles/cucumbers and many other "common" foods. Their taste simply causes me to lose my appetite, or at least causes them to evacuate my mouth post-haste. Unfortunately, this also means I dislike bland, unseasoned foods. I practically can't eat anything without putting salt in it either (not a lot, I don't pile it on like some people and I never add salt after my food's cooked), but since it's a natural flavour enhancer in the right amounts, it's necessary to all my cooking.

 

[TheGreatCoolEnergy]

I think I figured out your problem:

Alot of people like bacon and coffee
Alot of people > 1 person

If you dislike something that everyone likes, thats fine. But don't expect people to agree with you on it.

 

[willsham45]

Maybe you need to change your word. Hate.
I hate coffee and bacon to I despise or loath coffee and bacon. Sometimes works better.

As for hating coffee and bacon fine, all the more for me. Well except the coffee part I hate coffee, I loath coffee, I dispise coffee! yet I was still dragged to a coffee festival thing...

 

[Caravaggio]

And coffee, not only does it stain your teeth, but it inhibits the production of dopamine in your brain. And that's important.

Can you cite this? the stain thing's... eh, but the dope part sounds interesting. Don't really need dopamine for anything to be honest, but would still be interesting to read a medical report on it.

About the dopamine: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/caff.html

Sorry I don't have a citation for the stains. I figured it was common knowledge and did not require such.

Disclaimer: coffee only produces said effects under habitual use, which I would say is pretty common at least in America.

Well, common sense aint worth jack for it, but I was just saying, I truly don't care about that, just wanted some source on the dope.

Gonna read and get back to you.

PS Neuroscience for Kids, oh, you!

Sorry, that was the wrong link. This one is better: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-caffeine-dependency.htm

This one focuses on the affect of caffeine on adenosine, though it does mention dopamine.

 

[Caravaggio]

i'm with you 100% on the CoD point. i have a particular dislike for war-sims in that i think war is the last thing to be taken lightly and watered down into videogame form. regardless of how "reverent" or "historically accurate" they claim to be, the bottom line, in my eyes, is that war is not fun, it's not a game and shouldnt be treated as such or enjoyed as a recreational activity. millions of ppl getting off on killing each other online not only insults actual soldiers that have fought and are currently fighting in our armed services but also cheapens the concept and consequences of war itself. our lust for war is disgraceful.

i'm also with you that any game worth playing is one that succesfully removes the player from their immediate reality using imagination and innovation. when i game, i dont want anything that i experience in real life involved with it except maybe physics. i'd never play Gran Turismo when i can play Mario Kart. why play fishing or sports games when there's Shadow of the Colossus and Mortal Kombat? i wont even get started about sport-sims coz i hate beating dead horses...unless i'm doing it in an alternate dimension with psychic-fists with a jellybean-eating blob as a sidekick.

I agree on all points and thanks for putting into words so eloquently the point that I could only touch upon.