The unpopular opinions thread.

I agree with this. Humans are the worst species on the planet considering all the shit we have done to the planet, ecosystem, environment, animals and others of our own kind. Ruthless.

I for one love killer whales. They are highly intelligent and fascinating. Human deaths from whales have only happened in captivity. There has been no recorded human deaths from orcas in the wild probably because they are free and not miserable in small tanks for other humans to watch them do lame tricks for our own entertainment. Also orcas in the wild have been known to "play tricks" on humans such as fisherman by preventing them from pulling in their lines/cages or whatever they use for mass fishing. Neat.

Unfortunately the Mars mission can't be rushed, but yeah, finding a new place is probably a good idea for the future. Having more respect for this planet would help also, I get a little comfort knowing scientists are collecting the DNA samples of all the plants and animals they can here, but I still don't like the idea of the earth dying out because of the short sightedness of some people. We have a beautiful planet.

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Also not to derail this further, OT; I'm not a huge fan of people who glorify the whole being crazy and not normal fad. I think that most of these people who revel in calling themselves crazy are just ordinary blokes who're afraid of being too boring. 

Also I'm starting to get bored of the current youtube trend of reaction commentary channels with people trying too hard to be edgy and insightful when they've got the perceptional depth of a rabbit. Just because you say fuck a lot doesn't make what you say any cooler, you unoriginal fucks.

Also used to randomly watch the granddaddy of commentary channels, LeafyisHere but while his content is funny the first dozen times or so, I find that most episodes of his these days are just a whine fest of him reacting to some random cringe stuff and then repeating the same old jokes he's done a 100 times over while trying to drag the episode over to +12 minutes for that extra ad revenue. Not to mention the circle jerk of 12 year olds that are his fans who spam "Hisss" fucking everywhere. 

I'm with you there; the same sort of behaviour is a big contributor to me all but abandoning a few of the pop culture websites I used to enjoy reading. The comment sections are just a race of who can be the most bitter/jaded/sarcastic asshole about everything. It's exhausting when you're hoping to discuss something you're actually interested in but all you can find is wall-to-wall snark. Like being trapped in a room with 200 iterations of Chandler from Friends. Fuck off. 

Space stuff is one of the few things I personally wouldn't mind my tax dollars going towards, even if it goes against my political ideas. 

Think I mentioned this on TSG a long time ago. If I was made dictator of Earth? We would have permanent settlements on the Moon by 2025.

Mars would have orbital stations around its poles in preparation for earnest colonization by 2050.

._. I of course would retreat to a fortified bunker deep in a random trench I will not give the name of here on the Moon and hide there from political opponents and asshole terrorists and what have you.

Honestly you sink a few islands in Polynesia and everyone goes insane.

If you can't tell from my avatar, spoiler, and signature, I am EXTREMELY supportive of space exploration and study, and I am a member of the Planetary Society and the American Astronautical Society. I think society should be gearing itself more towards preparing to colonize and move out among the planets, and put the broad efforts of our society into the sciences and engineering endeavors.

It'll move.

Eventually...they all move...

Usually just after you start shooting into the back of their car.

Fuck Dapper - you new at this or something?

I thought you were an Aussie?