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Spicy food.
I can’t comprehend how individuals or entire cultures choose to just deal with the pain until they build a tolerance.
Sure it probably made sense when the choice was to starve or to eat something that hurts (even a little), but as soon as non-painful food was available, why continue with the kind containing “Don’t eat me!” chemicals?
Every time I put a damn pepper in my mouth I’m like WHY the hell did I just do that? Now my mouth is hot, the food feels so warm I can’t even eat and I hate all of you!! 1!1!! 1
You don’t dive into the deep end of pain. You start with midline uncomfortable and work your way up.
But why though?
Why do you season things you cook? It’s delicious.
I don’t use seasonings that hurt. And literally can’t imagine a flavor so good it would be worth that.
Everything I’ve had with even the slightest amount of capsaicin is something I thought would be much better without it. In extreme cases I can’t even taste the normal flavors the food would have because the pain is a stronger sensation.
Even a mild Jalepeno?
In some people it causes the body to releases enough internal happy drugs that it is worth the discomfort.
I’ve never understood that either - Is it different from say stubbing a toe or biting a tongue? (Not hard enough to do permanent damage) Those should release endorphins also, right?
It seems to me like people rarely hurt themselves on purpose except food and sex stuff, and the sex stuff appears to be uncommon.
I agree that flaming asshole level of heat is silly. But capsaicin activates heat receptors - people with less tolerance perceive it as pain but for those of us that can tolerate it, it’s more heat coupled with maybe just a little pain. Heat (or the perception of heat) can act as a flavor enhancer.
I like a little spice but don’t get the people who are like “I’m ordering the flaming asshole wings. Boy, my asshole is going to be on fire tomorrow.”
You know what I like? Not having a flaming asshole. We live in a world where food has a neverending variety of flavors. Get one of the many delicious flavors that don’t involve scorching your asshole.
it’s not painful to people who have a natural tolerance to it
I guess if that’s really a genetic thing and not learned then it makes sense, but that isn’t the impression I’ve gotten.
I’ve definitely met people who physically cannot tolerate spicy food, but then I’ll go and eat the exact same thing and think it’s quite pleasant.
obviously I’m not calling you a liar, but I’ve definitely seen it happen
Honestly nothing. It’s almost like a compulsion, where I feel like if I ignore something I’m a bad person.
It’s nice to know I’m not alone in this feeling. Good luck and try not to be too self critical.
Much of the outrage culture online is rather foreign to me. It’s not necessarily that I don’t “get” it but I simply can’t relate with the people who engage in it. Writing angry messages about certain people and events, having people pat me on the back for sharing views that they agree with and reading other people sharing these same same views just seems like some kind of fart smelling gathering which simply just doesn’t appeal to me. It’s all just meaningless noise. That kind of “conversation” could go on forever and it wouldn’t ever achieve anything.
You’ve just described 95% of lemmy
Sup, I’m only here to get mad.
Which is why my keyword-based list of content filters grows by the day. Trying to block the noise feels like a full-time-job sometimes.
I straight up quit lemmy for almost a year due to people pushing stuff so hard where even unrelated communities weren’t safe from anything and no one would care because c/all would act as one feed anyway. It really does feel like people want to be outraged for the sake of outraging rather than wanting to change something for the better while doing it at the cost of undermining what they wish to “protect”.
“Can’t stop the signal, Mal.”
“FUCK Google” makes people feel relevant and involved which is pathetic.
Car stuff. My partner of 10 years is in the autobody industry and even that is a word I just recently learned to distinguish from the mechanics side of things. I don’t drive, I don’t care for any of it, I don’t want to hear about it.
Ironically, my partner is the same way. He is in the industry because he’s good at it and knowledgeable but he fucking hates car stuff and especially car nuts.
I’ve discovered the things I appreciate about car technology are very different from what “car guys” seem to like. Maybe it’s stereotype and the general dumbing down from the internet, but. Hobby I once thought cool now just seems ridiculous, dumb, inconsistent.
Sports culture. Betting, fantasy leagues, statistics. I immediately flatline if the conversation turns to it
Same here. And it used to cripple me during meetings, and basic conversations with coworkers. I’ve worked in sales, construction, and inventory management and the sports convos were inescapable and apparently a huge key to relating to customers and colleagues.
Just could never get into it, and not the type to fake it either. Unless I’m playing the sport, I could give a fuck less about others who I do not and will not ever know playing a sport.
Some folks get deep into D&D and build encyclopedic knowledge on estoric spell combos, some delve deep into trains, and some memorize how many lifetime touchdowns Joe Namath has. Dumb, but I understand it.
But they don’t scream at you and call you a weirdo if you say you’re not interested.
Meh, even that is different. One facilitates an activity YOU partake in. The other is an activity you watch others do. Obsessing over how well grown men perform at children’s games is odd. Structuring your weekend around observing other people exercise while you sit on the couch…is weird.
Its that reason why I say everyone is a nerd about something.
Yah, you may be talking to the former school jock/football star who was barely handed their diploma, but ask them about their sport/the industries around it. You will likely get a better lesson on statistics and managment that you can get out of most text books. (Assuming you can keep the conversation focused)
People usually like talking about their interests.
Yeah, there’s nothing wrong with being into football, just like there’s nothing wrong with not being into it. If you’re an asshole about either of those things, that’s a problem.
Whatever the newest slang is, the only exception is if I want to embarrass some kids by using it wrong
And a good skidibi toilet to you, sir
Have a 6 7 my dent
Space science. I’m well educated with lots of nerdy friends, and I should know the basics of physics concerning planets and stuff. But I don’t and I refuse to.
Yeah, I think I find it boring because it’s not interactive. It has the same level of interestingness as geology
I actually like geology. But yeah, my main interest is moleculair biology. The thought that so many interesting things are happening in every cell of my body all the time just to keep me alive is so much more interesting to me than stars exploding.
The need to have a giant house / car / other oversized, impractical status symbol. It just reeks of insecurity and it’s all bullshit, no one needs houses that big it’s just plain fucking stupid.
BUT I NEED A ROOM FOR ALL MY PRECIOUS MOMENTS FIGURINES!!!
Hmm…
I’d argue against houses/living space (what is reasonable) but the other stuff: Yeah.Example:
I’d like a living space with 3-4 rooms with a nice garden.
Do I need that much when I could suffice with just 2? No.
Would I like to, to do my hobbies and interests? YepIt has gotten almost impossible to find a practical pickup truck. they’re all giant penis enhancent vehicles.
Ugh, yes everything seems to be a four door and way too tall.
I wish El Camino type low cars with beds made a comeback.
Same, think there are like 2 available but I’d want electric which doesn’t exist at all. Had an el camino as my first car and other than the lack of heat it was great.
Other than American pickups, the rest of them have stayed relatively reasonable sized. Toyota Hilux, Mitsubishi L200, Isuzu D-Max, Volkswagen Amarok, Ford Ranger, Nissan Navara, Mercedes X-Class … There’s plenty to choose from.
The Toyota Hilux Workmate is a great ute in Australia. A lot of Hilux’s are still big wank tanks.
Six seven
AmericaUS. l I’m just done with them. I’d like it if they just STFU for a good long while. Leave everyone else alone while they implode themselves in the stupidest of ways.
Golf
American paranoia that everyone cares what they wack off to.
Starbucks specialty coffees, just go to Dairy Queen already and get out of my line.
At first I thought you were talking about whacking off to golf
Whatever helps you concentrate on your stroke, I guess.
Sports
Sports are fine when you do them. Watching strangers perform is quite uninteresting.
Why the Midwest(usa) cucks so much. Its like the cuck mecca of the world. Google it.
Kingdom Hearts. People love it. I do not.
Fashion
