22 Things I Hugely Dislike

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This is not an exhaustive list.

1. Birds. They are scary and gross.

2. When someone says “we should figure that out,” by which they mean, “you should figure that out.” This frequently happens in the workplace, as in, “We should put together a proposal for the important people that highlights these very boring key points and maybe add a PowerPoint slide with relevant facts and figures and graphs, maybe a photo and a short but succinct and touching client testimonial, yeah? Let’s get on that.”

3. Erroneously comparing two very different things under the guise that they’re even sort of the same. Comparing the BLM marches to the capital insurgency, for example. Or comparing wearing a mask with having no human rights. Or comparing a book to the movie version of that book, they’re different mediums and won’t be the same, I just don’t understand this comparison.

4. Heavily abstract art, I just don’t get it.

5. Mundane household chores. How is the floor dirty again? Why is there always laundry to do? Why do I have to go the store again to get more food? Why make the bed when I’m just going to unmake the bed later tonight? How is there dust on the door trim? Why would dust go there? What even is dust?