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What's some really unpopular opinion you have? (lemmings.world)

submitted 1 year ago by rikudou@lemmings.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Most of the time when people say they have an unpopular opinion, it turns out it's actually pretty popular.

Do you have some that's really unpopular and most likely will get you downvoted?

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[–] nothacking@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There is honestly an equal amount of astroturfing in the opposite direction to.

[–] ParsnipWitch@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That doesn't make a lot of sense since no one monetarily benefits from being against nuclear power reactors.

[–] nothacking@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 1 year ago

Nuclear power's competitors sure do.

[–] gamey@feddit.rocks 1 points 1 year ago

True, the legidimacy of criticism is often very questionable because you quickly land in tinfoil hat territory but only one side has a ton of money to fund scientists!