# What do you think is over-rated? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 4, 2010, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388 "2010-11-04T00:51:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/81 "2010-11-06T02:16:31Z")
> [@suranyi](#): > > Gosh I hate to get into this, but I have to mention at least one major counterexample from my own family. > > My aunt and uncle have two children. He was for most of his career a professor of physics in a major midwest university, eventually reaching the position of the head of the physics department before retiring. They have travelled all around the world as tourists and so that he could give lectures at universities. By way of sabbatical they have spent extended time in many different countries – a year in London, six months in Budapest are two that I remember. > > I would say they have led an exceptionally fulfilling life. You actually exactly proved my point. Your entire post is about _him_. Not her. What did she do professionally? Not much of note,since you didn’t think to mention it. Sure, my parents are two fine physicians, specialists that are well respected, with statistics far above their average peer. They have enough money to live ultra comfortably. They also (see stipulation) always had caregivers for us. But my uncle - who never had children and never married - is boarded in eight different specialties. Eight! He owns a beachfront home and his time is his own. He owns his own life, whereas my parents, by virtue of being parents, had to sacrifice their work life to pick us up at practice or from school or to get glasses or whatever. I love my parents I wouldn’t trade them - well, at least my mom. But to say you can achieve all you can professionally, have more than 1 kid and do right by them? Simply untrue. I know my mother could have been chair at a major hospital. Instead she had 3 kids. And I’ll bet if you asked the kids of your relatives if they’d have rather spent their time with friends growing up rather than traipsing across the world, they’d have preferred staying put. My mom was raised traipsing about and she loathed it. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/82 "2010-11-06T02:20:45Z")
I think the director Chrisopher Nolan is hugely overrated. _Inception_ was not nearly as deep or interesting as it was supposed to _seem._ I think it was a movie for dumb people to see and then feel smart for “getting” it. I also think his Batman movies are trash and that Tim Burton (who I also think is overrated) did a better job. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/83 "2010-11-06T16:56:59Z")
-Politicians-they promise everything and deliver nothing. -the “war against terror” -the “War on drugs” -Fast food -Barack Obama -marijuana -expensive (\>4$)cocktails -restaurants that serve small portions on enormous plates ---
**Author:** ![FordTaurusSHO94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f07891/32.png) [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/84 "2010-11-06T19:21:27Z")
Apple products Foreign cars Beatles Honda Football ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/85 "2010-11-06T21:33:38Z")
Google, any music act except Jo Stafford and the Beatles, any Apple product, except the iPod and What.CD ---
**Author:** ![J.D.G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@J.D.G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J.D.G)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2010, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/86 "2010-11-06T23:41:45Z")
Ooops! Correction: _Dark Knight_ not “Black”. My mistake. And the reason I point it out is that everyone I know LOVES it. Can’t stand it. Glad to know there’s others out there that hate it to. **@ BlackKnight** No offence meant to you. Unlike _Dark Knight_ (which was a waste of my time), I’m sure you’d be worth every minute 😉 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2010, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/87 "2010-11-07T01:17:09Z")
> [@ralph124c](#): > > -Politicians-they promise everything and deliver nothing. > -the “war against terror” > -the “War on drugs” > -Fast food > -Barack Obama > -marijuana > -expensive (\>4$)cocktails > -restaurants that serve small portions on enormous plates Sorry, but Marijuana is underrated. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2010, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/88 "2010-11-08T05:50:46Z")
I think Stanley Kubrick is overrated. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388.md?page=4)