This post is a mild attempt to get cancelled but also to document my outrageous takes. We all have them. This was originally a twitter thread I did for fun over several months since 2022 (& still ongoing tbf). Might justify a few.
Taylor Swift's music is mid.
Kanye West's music is mid.
Coffee/alcohol/soft drinks=mid. Stigmatize drugs, smoking & alcohol as they are poison. Worse than steroids even. Their acceptance is a decline for us as a society.
Lex Fridman pod=mid
JRE=mid
Crossfit is okay, don't get injured.
Central Banks are good.
Cats>Dogs
Pizza=mid
Indian food=mid
Being a foodie=mid, eat healthy & eNjOy LiFe is a scam. Be better.
Beatles=mid
IG/Snap=mid
Metaverse=mid
EVs=mid (so far as of Nov 24)
Precious metals=mid (worthless garbage really in a fair world)
Andrew Tate=mid
Vegan & Carnivore diets=mid
Socialism=mid
Libertarianism=mid
AEW=mid
Jeans/ties=mid
Formal footwear=mid
Disney=mid
Friends TV show=mid
Harry Potter=mid (except Voldemort he cool)
Rap music=mid with very few exceptions
Yoga is mid. Meditating is mid
Plain milk tastes very good
Multi-grain bread is a marketing scam
Organic is a marketing scam
PEDs are fine to take in certain contexts for aged people
The Wire season 5 is a masterpiece
Podcasts are for people with too much time. They bring little value for the time invested.
Court marriages are the best forms of marriage. Save money, go on vacation.
Party culture=mid
Finance Profs with Phd=mid (99.99999% in the world)
Money buys happiness & not having it is infinitely worse. Try being poor preachers.
Star Trek=mid
Horror genre=mid
Passive investing is overrated (but not all bad)
All kids should be trained to fight. Boxing & gym for all kids. Maybe wrestling or whatever.
Freedom of speech is mid as its advocates mostly want it for their opinions, not others
Motivating other adults to workout=useless
Cutting trees so relentlessly as we have is immoral
Windows>Mac
Iphones=mid
Excel is the best data analytics tool
MM/DD/YYYY=mid
Nuclear energy is not the magic pill Twitter fanboys think it is
Climate change deniers are truly evil
Entertainment Industry=mid & ruined many generations
Christopher Nolan is over hyped
Shakespeare=mid
Tattoos=mid
It is okay to call Football Soccer
Smartwatches=mid
IOT=mid
Cold Showers>>>Hot Showers
Anecdotal evidence is evidence
Wireless is an overrated gimmick. Headphone jacks are also cool
R is a mid programming language
Chinese food=mid
Pop Music is mid. Kpop is mid
Dragon Ball GT was good
Gyms should be regulated with safety standards (safety pins in racks & bench press)
Pessimist are essential but not to be taken too literally
Gene editing is a bad idea except for diseases
Salad is overrated
Options trading is overrated
PHDs are overrated
It is okay to be boring & simple (not a hot take I think?)
Grapes are the greatest fruit
Avocados are overrated
Statistics courses should focus more on standard errors
The world needs more parks. Large, green parks. Not malls & resorts
Home gyms should be normalized
Star Wars original trilogy is kinda overrated. Andor is Star Wars' finest
The prequels are good
The Intelligent Investor is overrated
Heavy Metal Music is mid
Netflix=mid
Psychedelics are a shit idea
Working on weekends ain't that bad
Unpaid internships are fine. Be the sucker to learn if you are a student
Jordan Peterson = mid
Real horror books are about war & surveillance
Don't read self-help books
Don't read auto-biographies
Crypto=mid
Suits TV show=mid
Sherlock TV show=mid
Succession=mid
Stress eating is a loser's mindset
Chat stickers=mid
Picasso=mid. Most expensive art=mid
Processed foods are fine
Filters in photos=mid
Death penalty for drugs
Death penalty for DUI
Death penalty for corruption by public servants
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