What are some things that you dislike, yet also appreciate?

Automobiles.

The internet and smartphones.

Messy and stinky public restrooms.

Capitalism & the “free” maket.

We’ve broke up and made up more than most of my old boyfriends.

Alarm clocks.

Dog mess in the yard. I appreciate it not being in the house.

Horizontal rain.

Auto correct.

Computers. I think they’re going to be our downfall.

@Jeruba Terminator 3 would agree.

Eggplant.

Absolutely @JLoon. :)

Consumerism

Fear & Regret

An open and free discussion of politics and/or religion.
I wish civil discourse was more civil!

@filmfann so you dislike open and free discussion?

I can’t think of anything that I dislike and appreciate at the same time. Maybe I have, but it’s not in my mind right now. The feelings to me are mutually exclusive. I can’t dislike something and appreciate it at the same time.

Folk music. It’s not for me, but I appreciate the skill and talent required.

@gorillapaws I resemble that remark! :-)
—bluegrass musician here—

@Caravanfan Much respect. It’s an impressive genre that’s highly technical. I’ve tried to like it, but for whatever reason, my ears can’t get past the “twang-factor.”

@Caravanfan
Eggplant has an almost magical property: It appears black under visible light but is pure white under IR! It reflects the sun’s infrared rays so it does not get hot while it is ripening in the field.
As we speak there are researches at certain paint suppliers trying to produce a similar color for automotive and aerospace applications. You will be able to have a black car that does not get hot in the sunlight. Magic indeed.

If you can get your hands on an active IR night vision system give it a try! Incredible!

The inexorable passage of time.

Gravity.

I don’t enjoy what it’s doing to my skeletal system, but I sure wouldn’t want my loved ones and my car floating away.

- Internet.
– Rain.
– Heavy winter coats.
– Glasses (I don’t mind how they look, just annoying to have to wear them and keep track of them).

peeling shrimp

Alarm clocks.

@filmfann An open and free discussion of politics and/or religion.

Agreed. Anti-democratic authoritarians are using the 1st Amendment to undermine our democracy.

’The paradox of tolerance states that if a society is tolerant without limit, its ability to be tolerant is eventually seized or destroyed by the intolerant. Karl Popper described it as the seemingly paradoxical idea that in order to maintain a tolerant society, the society must retain the right to be intolerant of intolerance.’

Smelly farts.

Roundabouts

Taxes.
I dislike them but fully understand why we need them. I like having: my road paved and snowplowed, the police show up to help unlock the car or push me out of the snowbank,
the fire department put out the fire my neighbor let get out of control, the schools that helps educate the kids in the area, the inspectors who verify water and sewer safety, etc.

But I still dislike taxes.

Oh. Entropy too. I hate entropy, but appreciate it.