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
    64·
    5 days ago

    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·
      5 days ago

      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·
      5 days ago

      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·
      5 days ago

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