I have a lot of pet peeves, but not in a “ugh I really hate people” way, but more of a “mmm I would really like if this didn’t exist in the universe” kind of way. I would like to believe that most people are inherently good. These things, however, are inherently not.
- Gum chewing – This is different from regular chewing. Loud chewing is reasonable, because people can’t really control the loudness of the food they eat. It’s not their fault that pork rinds may be terrible movie food, or that soup doesn’t always work in a library. But gum chewing is another story. People choose to be stuck in an eternal chewing noise, and for what? Flavored saliva? Something that can’t be digested, so you need to make the gross gesture of taking it out of your mouth and putting the soggy clump in the wrapper to throw away later? Just stick with the loud food please.
- Remixes – If I want to listen to a song, I’m going to listen to the original version, or a cover that is acoustic, or features a different instrumentation. But never do I want to listen to a song with over-the-top digital destruction and a beat drop that never comes, with a chorus that is repeated twice as much as it is in the original song. Please don’t offer me your mix tape.
- The disappearance of video game handbooks – When I was a kid, I used to love reading through the game manuals of the video games I got. Not only did they teach you how to play the game (which removes the need for a long drawn out tutorial), but they also had hints for finding secrets in games. There were tips for better movement, arts of all of the characters, and were just a fun preview to the game before you started it. Less of a pet peeve and more of an abysmal disappointment.
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