A lot of people kiss their pets or non-human animals in general. I find that very weird. I understand that it is a sign of affection but it seems so off. One reason is that I doubt whether animals really understand this. Also it seems to be on a level of intimacy to me that I find weird sharing with a pet. Not necessarily romantically or sexually (that would be even more weird and wrong and probably illegal). But it is still “more”. I am not sure whether I can really explain why exactly I find that weird.

Anyway, what is something that is weird to you but not to most other people?

  • nymnympseudonym@piefed.socialEnglish
    74·
    2 个月前

    For me it’s the utter pointless of it. Can this collection of humans push the ball past the other collection of humans? About as relevant as which mouse gets a bit of cheese. Why would I watch or care about the outcome, much less less the second-by-second details of how it came to be?

    Wow, that guy throws a ball really really well. Huh, whaddyaknow.

    • aMockTie@piefed.worldEnglish
      171·
      2 个月前

      To be fair, the same could be said of all games.

      • Which human happens to receive the best collection of dice rolls?
      • Which human happens to benefit the most from the shuffled arrangement of cards?
      • Which human can move their pieces better than their opponent(s)?
      • Which human(s) can push buttons better than the competing human(s)?

      I hope you’ve had fun playing a game before, and if so, can at least imagine that it would be interesting to watch top level players of that game accomplish what you couldn’t.

      The biggest difference I see with sports is the level of obsession over the game and the assumption that every masculine presenting person shares that obsession.

    • CombatWombat@feddit.onlineEnglish
      7·
      2 个月前

      I think that’s one of my favorite aspects. As I’ve gotten older, it’s hard to find low-stakes social encounters to hang out with my friends. The local women’s soccer team is doing well in the champions league is a good excuse to head out to sit in the summer sun on a wednesday night by the sound.

    • chunes@lemmy.world
      6·
      2 个月前

      But my collection of humans hails from a point geographically closer to me than the other collection of humans!