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

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[โ€“] AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People need to see more of the world. Many are too isolated in their specific culture.

[โ€“] Duamerthrax@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago

There are ways to do that that don't mean getting on a passenger jet get and spewing out co2. Most of those people don't leave the tourist areas and only stay long enough to get their Instagram pictures and tiktok videos.

Hell, I can't even convince my own friends to chat on Discord. They want to drive an hour to me to chat.