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[–] Nemo@midwest.social 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not saying everyone who eats brunch is the worst, I'm just saying the worst people eat brunch.

source: am waitress

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 3 points 1 year ago

That job must be so frustrating... People can be such assholes.

[–] CeruleanRuin@lemmings.world 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Dog owners who let their little bastards bark or go off leash in public.

People who stop to chat in doorways.

[–] SHOW_ME_YOUR_ASSHOLE@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

People who stop to chat in doorways

I don't understand this one. I hope I'm not doing it.

Is it because it blocks the doorway for other people who need to use it?

[–] ediculous@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago

Yes. Someone idly blocking a doorway isn't aware of the space they're occupying and how it may affect others.

CHRIST YES. It means I need to turn sideways and sidle across the metaphysical line between two people having a conversation who obviously have so much outward disdain for my existence that they can't be bothered to move three fucking steps to the side where nobody has to maneuver around them. I fucking hate that shit with a burning passion.

[–] resin85@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago

People who are unable to feel empathy for others outside of their "in-group". Racism, oppression, genocide, all of it stems from that same basic disorder. Unfortunately this is an all too common trait in humans.

[–] Hangglide@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

People who play music through speakers while hiking.

[–] Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

People who lean into being douche bags/trashy because pissing off/offending other people is the only thing that makes them feel good about themselves.

They often wear shirts that say stuff like "FBI, Female Body Inspector" or "You stomp my flag, I stomp you." With a picture of the American flag on it.

They often drive lifted trucks with fat offroad tires and push bars with a punisher skull or some kind of gun-related/blue lives matter decal stuck on the back.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 8 points 1 year ago (6 children)

People who blare their car stereos and people with excessively loud motorcycles.

[–] phil_m@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Oh yeah, fuck those loud motorcycles (please just use an electric one, they are superior in almost every way by now (but cost...)). I don't get how these assholes enjoy annoying everyone around them, especially when driving through highly populated areas.

I hate loud motorcycles too but electric motorcycles aren't ready for mass adoption yet. Nothing electric on the market today has great range and if you're out in the sticks where it's fun to ride there usually aren't many EV chargers. I will 100% jump on an electric motorcycle as soon as the range and charger availability meets my needs but we're just not there yet. I agree with you 100% on the noise though. A certain subset of riders need to stroke their egos by making loud noise and it makes all riders look bad.

[–] Resistentialism@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

I just want to point out, whilst I don't think I've ever heard actual big bikes with shit exhausts, and only occasionally hear it with 16/17/18 year olds with little 50ccs, or brutalised 125's. I know some riders, probably quite a few, do use high RPM, which will make it louder, but it is beneficial to the motorbike to use higher revs.

I know, for my bike, which is a sports bike (can't speak for other types), prefers being ran around just under gear up revs, around the 5k-6.4k mark. This is the range where it gets its power from. You can tell because if you're in 3rd going about 20mph, it feels sluggish, and I think that puts it around 4k. But as you get faster and the revs pickup, it solves that sluggish feeling. But, in 2nd at 30mph, at about 5.7k, it doesn't have that issue. I've also heard that the temperature difference can also sort of clean the piston head. However, I can't personally confirm this, as I have no way of doing it.

It's also why you'll see people using high revs when overtaking. Because you want that power to safely overtake and get it done quickly.

In short. Yes, shit sounding exhausts on bikes that have absolutely no purpose sounding like that is a dickhead thing to do, but when it comes to big bikes, it can be understandable why you'd need it. Unless I'm fully misreading this and some people in other places have extremely loud exhausts. I'm just speaking from experience.

And, no, I don't use high revs at night, where it might disturb others, if I'm going past horses, in which case, I'll pull my clutch and know off the revs, and slowly slide past them (killing the engine could also work, I just haven't had chance to test it) or if I'm going past children/babies.

Another thing I think happens, but I could be wrong, is on cars, you've got the full length of the car to make it quieter. On a bike I'm assuming because there's like no space, it doesn't get the chance to get quieter. I think this is just for stick exhausts/actual aftermarket exhausts like an akropovic. Again, this could be complete bullshit, I just wondered if it made any difference.

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[–] 2Blave@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People who block the whole aisle with their shopping cart.

People who open their car door on the street without looking for traffic.

People who won't get out of the left lane.

Take your pick.

[–] Blamemeta@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Specifically, left lane drivers who match speed with the car next to them.

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

why do they do thatβ€½ I'm willing to compromise and accept that slow drivers love the left lane because they never have to change lanes since no one in that lane is going slower than them, but why do they insist on matching the speed of the car next to them preventing anyone else from passing?? it's so fucking frustrating. 😑

[–] charlytune@mander.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

People who steal / collect the eggs of endangered birds.

[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People who are in their car, driving.
This is only whole they are driving, and it applies to almost every person.
People really lose it when they are driving a vehicle. Either they are a psycho behind the wheel or too non committal and mess up traffic.

I am included in this data set, I'm both groups, depending on the day.

[–] nothacking@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] mub@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

People who don't pronounce the letter G in recognise.

[–] protput@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Blackham@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are people out there saying 'if' when referring to gifs (gyfes)?

[–] protput@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

When you say "jif". You don't pronounce a "g". So technically it is correct?

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[–] Guntrigger@feddit.ch 1 points 1 year ago

As an Englishman, I can't think of anyone else that does pronounce the G unless they speak like Brian Blessed.

[–] typechoice@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

People who murder 7 babies

[–] IDontHavePantsOn@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

I know that it might not be popular for the sorts of people who are into this kind of thing, but murderers and rapists are not my favorite people.

[–] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

6 babies ok? What about 8? Asking for a friend.

If a person killed 8 babies, by definition, they have killed 7, and thus fit the "worst" standard that OP specified.

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.one 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Smug debatelords who "win" the argument they think they're having with you on a technicality such as spelling or semantics

[–] TheHalc@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

People who turn every discussion into a debate that they must win.

[–] Ignacio@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Those who lie and justify their lies, either with or without more lies.

[–] fratermus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)
  • drivers of lifted trucks
  • drivers of UTVs
  • owners of vehicles with obnoxious exhausts or stereos
  • people who park their shopping carts next to other carts in the aisle so no one can pass. Also accepted: walking three-abreast in the aisle.

This is far as I can go in the list without risking a stroke.

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[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"Christians", specifically those in the US.

[–] MrSlicer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Log cabin republicans. Imagine kissing the ass of a party who literally hates you.

[–] Afflictedlife@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago
[–] dannoffs@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago
[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 1 year ago

Me... I fucking suck at being a people. Why is it so hard? 😩

[–] qwrty@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Politicians

[–] spitz@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago
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