What is a stance you hold that goes against your personal preferences but you believe is the right thing to do?
For example, I don’t use TikTok. I never have, and I never will, and I’d advise everyone else to get off the platform too. I genuinely believe it’s objectively harmful to people’s mental health and possibly even a threat to democracy. That said, I also believe people should be free to decide for themselves whether they want to use it or not, which is why I’m against the U.S. government banning it.
I'm not gay and I think everyone should be able to be so gay that it is in your face just to root out what is wrong with the people that don't accept it
Right for "criminals" to vote. Laws are some kind of consensus, if you start removing people that can have an opinion on it, it slowly ends up stop being a consensus, and are more like the opinions of the ones that managed to stay afloat during the trip.
"If you have to ask if you're the asshole, imagine what the world would like be if everyone did it."
I firmly believe this in my core, and it applies to almost anything: standing in doorways, camping in a corner in online shooters, veering between lanes without signaling while driving, stealing, throwing trash on the ground, etc.
BUT I am far from perfect. I eat meat despite being an animal lover, I am somewhat wasteful, I can be quick to anger, I support unethical companies that I hate, and I don't keep in touch with old friends and family. Stuff like that...
I truly believe in Scrum, as it can make a team's work very efficient when it's done right. Been there, done that.
Now the thing is, it forces people to actively collaborate, and I'm quite an introverted person. Also, a good Scrum workflow includes regular demo sessions (perhaps even with customers), and I absolutely hate that. But I accept it, it's part of the game and I think it did contribute to my own self improvement as well.
I think that my core stance of "as long as you're not harming anyone else doing it whatever someone does in their free time is fine with me. There's times when I do question why someone would want to do something, but as is my core principle, In fine with it.
The democrats are largely controlled by corporate shills but I think if they had like 12 years in office we could wrench the country back on a reasonable path.
Not sure if that's a popular opinion here. But I'd say eating animals, eggs, cheese and drinking milk is an obvious one. Especially considering how these animals are generally treated. That's not ethical in my eyes. Edit: But I read your question again and missed the last part, sorry. I still do it, but I don't think it's the right thing to do. So I might have missed the point.
Best to do what you think is right ... as for Democracy, it's a good idea, I hope we'll see it show up one of these days. 'All men are created equal' ... but then someone's gotta pick the crops.
I have no problem with TikTok, their owners, or the company beyond my usual concerns with corporate platforms. They're as bad (maybe even a little less) as American corporate media.
I just stay away from it because I don't think short form doom scrolling videos would be good for my productivity or attention span
I would prefer to spend holidays with family but I don’t because they prefer to eat flesh and I am against animal abuse. I think it’s the right thing to do to protest this by not going but it sucks.
I hate postmodern "art". Like shitting in a bowl and spend hours "explaining" that it's a symbolism of the societies inability to grasp the needs of its constituents. Or some other bullshit.
I too crave violence, yet consider it to be the worse choice at the same time. If peaceful reasoning cannot win against violence, then we've already lost as a civilization pursuing a higher state. Because in doing as such, no matter how far we travel, that higher state can only ultimately be violence.
Helping humans. I genuinely think it's a terrible idea the long run and there are way way better versions of life on earth.
Do it anyway because of brainwashing.
I eat meat. And I eat it without thinking too much about it. But I believe I should stop normalizing it and I should be more aware of the life behind the food. Sure, I can't avoid harming any lives, but I should be able to be aware of the harm I'm doing and to reduce unnecessary harm. I am afraid how worthless my empathy actually is in the battle against the customs.