Maybe it’s a show, a game, food, a song, or even a book, but what’s that thing you love even though you know it’s objectively bad?

  • rumschlumpel@feddit.org
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    2 days ago

    I love all kinds of unhealthy food and drink. Cookies, chocolate, cake, cocktails, coffee (it’s not necessarily unhealthy, but I get the runs) … and with sweets, I also have a hard time pacing myself, pretty much the only way to avoid overeating is to not buy any at all.

    Songs, books or movies to feel guilty about … maybe all the sketchy anime I watch. e.g. monogatari series is definitely pedo shit, but it’s also so damn well-made, and a lot of the pedo shit is pretty funny.

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    you mean other than jorkin it?
    Food. Good god. I’ve been right on the line between obese and overweight for most of my life, but there was a brief period like 5ish years ago where I finally dropped like 30 pounds and got myself looking the way I wanted.

    Then I started living on my own, and while that’s been really good for me in a lot of ways… oh boy, I went hog wild. I’ve always enjoyed cooking and baking, but not having to worry about hijacking the kitchen (or anyone stealing the fruits of my labor!) meant I was making all kinds of cookies, brownies, babka, breads, bagels, I’ve made croissants from scratch a couple times… eventually I memorized my brownie recipe and I got into the habit of, several times a week, making a “single serve” brownie by just throwing everything into one little oven safe bowl (sorta like these) and then eating the whole damn thing.

    Last week I made enough dough for 3 pizzas, so I did one basically normal, and then inspiration struck. For the second one I made a southern-style gravy and used that instead of tomato sauce, and then the last one turned into a dessert pizza. Made a chocolate sauce out of cacao powder, melted butter, sugar, and honey, and then topped it with shredded coconut. Holy fuck, so easy, so tasty, both fresh out the oven and cold out the fridge. Highly recommend. But anyway I ate all 3 pizzas in 2 days.

    Surprisingly enough my weight’s actually been trending downward this month. Maybe if I’m lucky it won’t have to be such a guilty pleasure for too much longer lol

    edit, I keep forgetting to take pics of the stuff I make or else I’d post about it, but at least I did take this one of the dessert pizzathis one

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    14 hours ago

    Maybe not objectively bad, but mine is '60s music. Even the super sugary pop crap (well, minus bubblegum). Even though a lot of the lyrics haven’t aged well. I just love it. SiriusXM’s '60s Gold stays on my radio dial!

    Also, I love being in the sun. I’m super pale and I’ve had to have a bunch of things removed and biopsied by the dermatologist, so now I load up on sunblock and avoid the sun like a vampire, which makes me sad. I know it’s bad for me but I really do love the sun 💛

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    Watching romantic K-dramas. We start them together with my wife, because I would never choose to watch one alone, after a couple of episodes it usually slows down and she falls asleep for most of the rest of the series, and I watch it alone while she is sleeping on the sofa. Once she wakes up in between or at the end I summarize what she misses for her ^^

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    I’ve been on a break for some months now, but weed. It’s the only thing I really like that I feel somewhat guilty about doing. As much as others might disagree, I don’t feel guilty for enjoying frozen pizza and cheap kebabs, or listening to girly 90s pop, or constantly using emojis to better express myself. 🤷

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      7 hours ago

      In an age of text-based communication dominance, especially at work, and especially remote work, I feel that emoji use is vital to at least attempt to avoid miscommunications. I do not understand people who do not use them, often literally, and they make me uncomfortable.

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    16 hours ago

    Ghost Adventures. I watch an episode before bed like 3 times a week. I used to work in tv production and know it’s not real. But in my experience, more than the other ghost shows, it weaves in some cute tricks along with obvious ones. Something about that mix keeps me just the right amount of entertained but relaxed in a way that helps me fall asleep.

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    23 hours ago

    Kanye is a terrible person and the lyrics are typical drivel… but god damn do I love the Daft Punk remix in “Stronger”. It distills the pure glitchtard joy of what daft punk did.

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    Listening reggaeton.

    There was a time when I completely despised the genre, more for my environment than for my own initiative; but now I can see the taste in it.

    my favorite album is “Los Extraterrestre” by Wisin & Yandel.

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    National Treasure is a mediocre movie that I will always watch the shit out of. It is the perfect balance of ridiculousness and action, and just always brings me joy.

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    Beer.

    I enjoy getting buzzed, but hard liquor or cocktails is never my first choice. Beer will always be my favorite.

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      16 hours ago

      I drink Keystone almost every day. Can’t stand anything stronger. Also, I don’t trust myself on anything stronger.

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    Peaches. I can’t eat them without having a seriously bad time for a day or two. Still, if I see a Georgia peach that’s soft I usually just deal with the consequences later. They’ve been the hardest fruit to give up.

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    12 hours ago

    Sitting quietly in a room for hours at a time literally doing nothing. I once got curious and just sat in my living room for around 10h straight because I wanted to see what my living room and neighborhood was like at night. Im talking no phone, TV, or anything else just me sitting alone staring off chilling.

    Fun fact: I average 3 cars an hour over night in my neighborhood and we aren’t really a busy neighborhood off a couple side streets too. Some of the cars leave then come back a few minutes later. Probably drug dealers or something.

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    Alcohol, but I’ve cut back immensely in the past 4 years. Turns out you can’t drink like you did in your 20s when you’re in your 40s and expect to feel fine the next morning. I think I’m almost at the point where I’m gonna give it up entirely, or just have it on special occasions, because it’s just not worth it anymore.

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      18 hours ago

      I’m in my 40s and could use a motivator to slow down a bit… Maybe I just hydrate enough to feel fine the next day lol

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        17 hours ago

        Easiest way to do it is just not buy it, that’s how I’ve been approaching it. Or if I do, I’ll only buy on a Friday enough to last a weekend (1 bottle of wine or a 4-6pk of cider/beer/vodka seltzer for me), and that’s it.

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      7 hours ago

      I was in the exact same boat 2 years ago. I don’t know what happened exactly, but I just decided it was time to stop. At the time it was to see how it went, and how long I could go without it. And I honestly never looked back. I feel tons better, and I’m sure I’m overall much healthier as well. And I don’t miss it or crave it anymore, except very occasionally when work gets to the “You have got be shitting me right now” level, and even then it’s not a strong craving and I just ignore it until it goes away. And the $avings!