I have a few.
Music, my passion and career:
The editing of music to quantize drums so that the hits land perfectly in time, or that vocals are corrected to be perfectly in pitch, or to edit guitar parts with no audible string noise, imperfections, and such is done for the sake that it can be done, not if it's good for the music in long run. The fans deserve better. This editing is really editing out the individuality of the performance, leading to bland, stale, boring sounds, and we're gaslit to believe that this is a common industry practice.
I'd rather hear a drummer drumming on a drumset, a guitarist playing on a real amp with real speakers pushing air, people trying new things, and embracing who they are as an individual writing and playing music.
"Competing with what's out there" just tells me you're chasing a trend that's popular now, and trends come and go. Embrace your individuality, because that is what people come to hear.
New guitarists hear all of these perfectly edited performances, and they think that their playing is somehow invalid because all they hear is a raw guitar sound, and most people aren't used to how imperfect the guitar is and how it sounds. It's an imperfect instrument, and you're an imperfect human being, might as well accept it.
People listen with their eyes, not their ears.
Science:
People tell you to "do your own research" and rather than actually follow that advice and checking sources, cross-confirming what you can, and having a grasp of the subject, then forming a conclusion, most people just go to YouTube videos and blogs to reaffirm what they already want to be true.
That isn't research, that's a confirmation bias.
Syrup:
Boysenberry is top, then Kodiak Mountain Berry syrup, then Mrs. Buttersworth butter flavored maple syrup.
Waffles vs. Pancakes vs. French toast:
Waffles are the superior breakfast.
Politics:
All politicians lie, and because of my experiences with politics and judging politicians on their actions, not what they say, this leads me to doubt everything a politician says, alongside sleazy car salesmen, snake oil peddlers, people selling multi-level marketing schemes, or really anyone that speaks so confidently and oversimplifies reality.
The amount of people concerned with what consenting adults do in the privacy of their bedrooms is.... weird and insanely creepy to me. My impulsive reaction is, "Why? Did you want to join or something?"
Dinosaurs:
Deinonychus is my favorite dromaeosaurid, and I like me some tyrannosaurs. They are love, they are life.
Sharks:
Great hammerhead sharks are the superior shark.
Swords:
Swords are cool.
Utensils:
There's particular favorite forks and spoons I have, and you won't understand unless you're slightly neurodivergent.
Video Games:
There's nothing inherently wrong with improving graphics, realistic art styles aren't necessarily boring, and change occurs in the industry all the time.
Graphics have improved quite drastically since the Xbox 360 and PS3 days, if you actually compare things from then to now.
"Telling it Like it Is!":
Everyone appreciates honesty, bluntness, frankness, or speaking plainly..... until they hear it directed at them, and most people interpret it as rudeness.
Because if you were being 100% genuine, you would say, "I'm just gonna be blunt..... your shirt is awesome."
Neurodivergence:
My ADHD, autism, and anxiety have drawbacks (okay, they can be disabling), because if we ADHD and autistic folk didn't have downsides to our conditions, we'd be running the world.
When an autistic person tells you to only focus on what they're saying, they mean they're not adding subtext to what they're saying, they literally mean what they say. You added the subtext, because you, as a normal person, are trained to do so by society, and so dealing with someone that doesn't add subtext, or doesn't pick up on subtle social cues like that makes you uncomfortable, even just slightly.
Only neurodivergent folk are told that how they feel their emotions is wrong. Everyone else is allowed to get upset, except for neurodivergent people. Everyone else can show joy, except for neurodivergent people. Everyone else is allowed to cry or get angry, except for neurodivergent people.
I have more, but I think that's enough for now.
