# Post your unpopular opinions **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 6, 2018, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-unpopular-opinions/806001 "2018-01-06T22:19:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![yellow\_sausage\_bandit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yellow_sausage_bandit/32/394_2.png) [@yellow\_sausage\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellow_sausage_bandit)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-unpopular-opinions/806001/61 "2018-01-07T20:15:53Z")
I support voluntary eugenics. The chronically poor/mentally ill should be encouraged to be sterilized, in exchange for financial rewards. ---
**Author:** ![AI\_Proofreader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@AI\_Proofreader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AI_Proofreader)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-unpopular-opinions/806001/62 "2018-01-07T20:59:45Z")
> [@yellow\_sausage\_bandit](#): > > I support voluntary eugenics. The chronically poor/mentally ill should be encouraged to be sterilized, in exchange for financial rewards. I’m not in favor of eugenics - but I can at least understand people’s logic when they advocate for not passing along heritable traits such as mental illness, birth defects, etc. But chronic poverty? Are you shitting me? You lessen poverty by changing the society it arises from. You can’t “breed it out,” it’s not genetic for Christ’s sake. ---
**Author:** ![Find\_Friends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2018, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-unpopular-opinions/806001/63 "2018-01-07T21:39:45Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > OK – what the heck ------- > > 1. I don’t really care very much who the POTUS is; my concern is more in the judiciary. As we’ve seen lately it is that over-all branch of government who has control of the brake pedal and will ultimately have the largest effect on my daily life. Have you considered the effect on SCOTUS of the person getting elected to POTUS? Perhaps you meant other than that. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-unpopular-opinions/806001/64 "2018-01-07T22:13:12Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > 100% fake maple syrup tastes just as good as the real stuff, and is cheaper to boot. I’ll go along with that. I use the sugar-free “maple” syrup. I also like turkey bacon. It’s cheaper than regular bacon and cooks up crispy without all the grease. ---
**Author:** ![yellow\_sausage\_bandit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yellow_sausage_bandit/32/394_2.png) [@yellow\_sausage\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellow_sausage_bandit)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2018, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-unpopular-opinions/806001/65 "2018-01-07T22:18:27Z")
> [@AI\_Proofreader](#): > > I’m not in favor of eugenics - but I can at least understand people’s logic when they advocate for not passing along heritable traits such as mental illness, birth defects, etc. > > But chronic poverty? Are you shitting me? You lessen poverty by changing the society it arises from. You can’t “breed it out,” it’s not genetic for Christ’s sake. That was badly expressed on my part, I was more thinking of the underclass like prostitutes or drug addicts/alcoholics living of welfare, rather than say a factory worker or cleaning lady trying to earn a living. ---
**Author:** ![AI\_Proofreader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@AI\_Proofreader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AI_Proofreader)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2018, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-unpopular-opinions/806001/66 "2018-01-07T22:31:55Z")
> [@yellow\_sausage\_bandit](#): > > That was badly expressed on my part, I was more thinking of the underclass like prostitutes or drug addicts/alcoholics living of welfare, rather than say a factory worker or cleaning lady trying to earn a living. Have you ever considered that perhaps the addicts and prostitutes used to be factory workers or cleaning ladies, who lost their jobs, realized the system was so rigged against them they’d probably never get anywhere in life, and just gave up? The solution is to mandate a livable wage for factory workers and cleaning ladies, so they don’t become addicts and prostitutes. Not to sterilize them after they fail in a game with really bad odds. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2018, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-unpopular-opinions/806001/67 "2018-01-07T22:47:40Z")
> [@Find\_Friends](#): > > Have you considered the effect on SCOTUS of the person getting elected to POTUS? Yes I have. The “liberal” SCOTUS have never been nearly as liberal as I wished and the conservative ones haven’t been nearly as oppressive as I feared. Plus in either case you have to get past nominated by the POTUS to actually being seated. Once appointed and confirmed, the majority always seems to end up somewhere around center. Overall, compared to the other two branches of our government, they seem most likely to act for the common good rather than the good of their respective Parties. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-unpopular-opinions/806001/68 "2018-01-08T00:26:44Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > Here is my unpopular opinion. I’m an atheist who believes consciousness survives death. Thanks, I have a new nightmare now. [Longer thank you think, Dad! Longer than you think!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jaunt) ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-unpopular-opinions/806001/69 "2018-01-08T00:28:50Z")
> [@Dropo](#): > > Some will no doubt argue that using such drugs poses grave risks for the athletes.(1) This can hardly be disputed. I would argue that as long as the risks are clearly articulated, it’s athletes’ choice to use or not use (and probably lose). No doubt, some athletes would choose very unwisely, blighting their careers and lives for the short-term “glory” of setting sports records. I think if someone is that stupid, they deserve what they get and the world is better off with fewer stupid people. In premature death, they would also serve as warnings to young, would-be record setters. And if the end result was that fewer people wished to devote themselves to a sports career, and sports itself ultimately received less money, resources and attention from media and society alike, I would view that as a positive development of civilization. > > 1. There is similarly no doubt that some governments and/or trainers would exert undue pressure on athletes to take such drugs. Such unconscionable behavior is a sign the athlete is probably screwed no matter what. Over time, and with less social prominence given to sports, such abuses would see a likely reduction. I don’t think the argument is just “they might make bad decisions, we want to protect them from their own foolishness”. I think it’s more along the lines of “we, as a society no longer allow gladiators to kill each other for our entertainment”. Therefore, various competitions of various sorts which can be dangerous (ie, boxing, auto racing) have societally-imposed regulations to ensure that they are as safe for the competitors as possible. Banning performance-enhancing substances is basically similar to requiring that NASCAR drivers wear inflatable crash collars (or whatever). Speaking just for myself, I would certainly enjoy watching the Olympics a lot less if running through the back of my head at all times was “these guys are poisoning themselves for my entertainment… thanks guys!”. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-unpopular-opinions/806001/70 "2018-01-08T00:44:15Z")
Speaking of which: it kills me when people talk about professional athletes being there to entertain us. My unpopular opinion us that they play because it’s what they want to do, and they make a lot of money doing it. For 95% of then I doubt they give a shit if you’re entertained or not. They’re basically doing you a favor letting you watch them play. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-unpopular-opinions/806001/71 "2018-01-08T01:59:54Z")
Since the Olympics have been brought up in this thread, I’m going to repeat something I’ve said several times here for the benefit of those who haven’t seen it, and it’s this: I believe that the Olympics should be discontinued, mainly because their purpose has come and long since gone. I recently read this book, about some female American sprinters who competed in 1932 and 1936, and it was already a corrupt juggernaut by that time. > **[Fire on the Track: Betty Robinson and the Triumph of the Early Olympic Women:...](https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Track-Robinson-Triumph-Olympic/dp/1101906154)** > > Fire on the Track: Betty Robinson and the Triumph of the Early Olympic Women \[Montillo, Roseanne\] on Amazon.com. \*FREE\* shipping on qualifying offers. Fire on the Track: Betty Robinson and the Triumph of the Early Olympic Women ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-unpopular-opinions/806001/72 "2018-01-08T03:02:39Z")
I just thought of yet another unpopular opinion I hold: Starbucks has decent coffee and so does Costa Coffee. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-unpopular-opinions/806001/73 "2018-01-08T03:07:34Z")
Mustard is the absolute worst thing you can put in your mouth. Yellow, brown, spicy, French, Pupon (whatever it is). It all tastes like shit and smells even worse. Sent from my HTC U11 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-unpopular-opinions/806001/74 "2018-01-08T03:08:17Z")
> [@yellow\_sausage\_bandit](#): > > I support voluntary eugenics. The chronically poor/mentally ill should be encouraged to be sterilized, in exchange for financial rewards. I support positive eugenics. I think the smartest and most talented 5-10% of people should get extra incentives to procreate that the rest of us do not get (mainly financial benefits). We all benefit from a world full of human capital. > [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > Thanks, I have a new nightmare now. > > [Longer thank you think, Dad! Longer than you think!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jaunt) It won’t be so bad. Just eternal boredom. ---
**Author:** ![Jane\_Elliot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jane_elliot/32/6166_2.png) [@Jane\_Elliot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jane_Elliot)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-unpopular-opinions/806001/75 "2018-01-08T03:25:32Z")
Sugar is as addictive, and as dangerous, as any of the ‘hard drugs’, and has likely caused as many deaths. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-unpopular-opinions/806001/76 "2018-01-08T04:51:42Z")
A good bullfight is one of the most sublime activities one can watch. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-unpopular-opinions/806001/77 "2018-01-08T05:42:16Z")
I’m gonna win this thread. I’m probably the only poster on this message board who loves President Trump and supports all of his policies. Go, Donald! Make America Great Again! (and no, I’m not kidding) ETA: I like bullfights, too. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-unpopular-opinions/806001/78 "2018-01-08T05:50:05Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > I believe abortion should remain safe and legal. > > But unless it’s medically necessary, it’s still wrong. That’s really not a particularly unpopular opinion. Try again. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-unpopular-opinions/806001/79 "2018-01-08T05:56:33Z")
I believe that humans will make our planet uninhabitable (by humans) within the next hundred years, and quite possibly, within fifty. And no, no one will escape on a space ship. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-unpopular-opinions/806001/80 "2018-01-08T06:04:51Z")
There should be birth control in the water, or in the air we breathe. The antidote would be available by prescription, after completing a physical exam and a course in parenting. Only people who are willing and able to properly raise kids should have them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-unpopular-opinions/806001.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-unpopular-opinions/806001.md?page=5)