“What Is The Pettiest, Silliest, Most Meaningless Hill You Are Willing To Die On?” (37 Answers)

People are unique creatures, and what makes all of us truly inimitable is not only a set of external features, fingerprints and so on, but also a bunch of other beliefs, habits and opinions that we accumulate in ourselves over the years of our life.

And it's not just some meaningful beliefs, like voting for Democrats or Republicans. Someone, for example, is sure that the egg needs to be broken from the sharp side, and someone else - from the blunt side. One selflessly defends the correct spelling of a relatively uncommon word, and another is ready not to communicate with a person who supports a football team they do not like.

In fact, each of us has our own hill which we are willing to die on - and sometimes these hills are so petty and silly that it’s a shame to lay down our heads for them. But we are still ready to do this. And we, such people, are thousands and thousands. For example, when the question "What is the pettiest, silliest, most meaningless hill you are willing to die on?" appeared on the AskReddit community, it got 80.2K upvotes and over 51.7K different comments.

Bored Panda made a list with the most popular comments from this thread, so please read on for these incredibly small and sometimes weird yet important beliefs that people always stand for. By the way, we also have our own hill - we are sure that everyone who reads this post should definitely write their own comment, so please feel free to do so.

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#1 Live Streaming Your Kids' Punishments Should Be Illegal

Live streaming your kids punishments should be illegal

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#2 Push Your Chair In When You Stand Up From The Table

Push your goddamn chair in when you stand up from the table.

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#3 Improperly Installed HID Lights Should Be Ticketed Aggressively

Improperly installed HID lights should be ticketed aggressively... blinding everyone in the road should be illegal.

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#4 Move Your Cart To The Side In Anticipation Of Others Trying To Get By

You're not the only person in the grocery store, lady! Move your cart to the side IN ANTICIPATION of others trying to get by. It's not predicting the future and you really need to work on your spacial awareness.

Edit: I've long held the opinion that there are two kinds of people in this world: "shopping cart" people and non-shopping cart people. And just remember, it's always malice, never ignorance.

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#5 Please Don't Try To Have A Conversation With Me When I'm In Another Room

Please don't try to have a conversation with me when I'm in another room, especially if I'm doing dishes, laundry, making food, showering, etc. I'm trying to listen to you, but cannot clearly hear what you're saying. Odds are I'm going to ask you to repeat yourself three times or I'm going to ignore you until I can come to where you are. Either way, you'll likely be pissed about it.

I now understand why that pissed my mother off so much when I was younger.

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#6 "Should Of" Is Not, And Has Never Been, A Grammatically Correct Phrase

"should of" is not, and has never been, a grammatically correct phrase.

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#7 Going To Enormous Lengths In Order To Avoid Speaking With Someone Over The Phone

I will go to enormous lengths in order to avoid speaking with someone over the phone. Email, text, go to their office, sit and fume .... I don't know why exactly, but I f*****g hate it.

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#8 Put It Back Where You Got It From

Put s**t back where you got it from.

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#9 I Will Argue All Day Long With People Who Use Apostrophes When Something Is Plural

I will argue ALL DAY LONG with people who use apostrophes when something is plural. Please stop.

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#10 Throw Away Your Trash At The Movie Theater

**Throw away your trash at the movie theater**

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#11 Those New 'Extra Safe, High Visibility' Headlights Should Not Be Installed In Any Vehicles Larger Than A Wagon

Those new 'extra safe, high visibility' headlights should not be installed in any vehicles larger than a wagon. I don't need LED spotlights pointing into my eyes from the front and all three mirrors. Seeing is fun for other drivers too.

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#12 I'm An Astronomer And I Know Nothing About Astrology

I'm an astronomer, I know nothing about your dumb a*s astrology sign so stop telling/asking me about it.

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#13 People That Don't Know The Difference Between Losing And Loosing Get My Downvote Every Time

People that dont know the difference between losing and loosing get my downvote every time

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#14 Close The Doors

Close the dang cabinet doors!

Close all the doors!

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#15 You Don’t Do Things On Accident, You Do Things *by* Accident

You don’t do things on accident, you do things *BY* accident

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#16 Def-In-Ite-Ly And De-Fi-Ant-Ly Are Two Completely Different Words

If you tell me you are going to “defiantly” do something, I am going to picture you doing it with defiance. All angry. Marching around pissed off that you had to do it.

It’s definitely, people.

Def-in-it-ely and de-fi-ant-ly are two completely different words with completely different connotations and definitions.

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#17 Scrape Your Plate Off Before Putting Dishes Into The Dishwasher

Scrape your damn plate off before putting dishes into the dishwasher. I’m home from college right now living in a 5 person home, and my sister is the only person who understands this. Everyone else basically puts meals in the dishwasher, or they let things like cereal get stuck to the plates and cups which drives me crazy lol.

It’s a dishwasher, not a garbage can!

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#18 Effect vs. Affect, Use Them Correctly

EFFECT vs AFFECT. It pisses me off all the time when people use them wrong!!!

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#19 I Will Never Throw Away That Box Of Useless Cables In My Closet

That box of useless cables in my closet?

You know the one that has a bunch of old USB cables, RCA cables, even S-Video cables, and a s**t load of AC adapters I can't find the ends for?

Yeah, that box is mine, and I will NEVER throw it away. Even if it only comes in handy once a year, I'll be damned if it doesn't feel great feeling like a dang hero when your friend or family member needs one of those "useless" cables for something.

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#20 If My Wife Stops Asking Me Questions And Watches The Movie, She’ll Understand What It Is About

That if my wife just stops asking me questions and watch the movie- she’ll understand what the movie is about

Edit: for the record my wife is the best person in the world and if I were to answer this question for her- she’d probably tell me that the way I load the dishes will eventually give her a stroke. Her way does get them cleaner after all.

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#21 It's "Hear, Hear" Not "Here, Here."

It's "hear, hear" not "here, here." Get it f*****g right.

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#22 Monopoly Is An Inherently Unbalanced And Badly Designed Game

Monopoly is an inherently unbalanced and badly designed game. ON PURPOSE. Whoever starts winning will simply keep winning, and the rest of the player's get a slow slog to bankruptcy. And the winner is usually the most ruthless person at the table. This is why it breaks friendships.

It was meant to show the unfairness of unregulated capitalism, and somehow it became an American classic. But compared to modern games, it's terrible.

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#23 Everyday vs. Every Day - Don't Confuse

Every day: something that happens every day

Everyday: ordinary, unremarkable

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#24 If You Put Meat Into A Grilled Cheese, It's A Melt

If you put meat into a grilled cheese, it's not a "gourmet grilled cheese".


It's a Melt.

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#25 MSG Is Not Dangerous

MSG is not dangerous and it's sad so many people miss out on its deliciousness because of misinformation!

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#26 How The Dishwasher Is Loaded

How the dishwasher is loaded.

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#27 Not Every Indian Dish You Eat Is "Curry" Flavored

Not every Indian dish you eat is "curry" flavoured. Stop !

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#28 Flying Cars Are Dumb

Flying cars are dumb. The idea is nice until you realize that it's too much responsibility and it costs too much for your average idiot to operate legally and safely.

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#29 Han Solo Shot First!

Han Shot First! You can't tell me otherwise, George Lucas.

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#30 Just Because I'm A Girl Doesn't Mean I Can't Play As A Male Character In An Mmo

Just because im a girl dosent mean I can't play as a male character in an MMO and I swear if I have this arguement ONE MORE time with a dude thats playing as a female character I will scream.

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#31 Self-Plagiarism Is Stupid

Self-plagiarism is stupid and should not be a form of plagiarism.

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#32 I Bought The House So The Spot In The Driveway Closest To The Front Door Is Mine

I bought the house so the spot in the driveway closest to the front door is mine. Roommates, park your asses on the street.

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#33 It Is Worth Pulling All The Hardware Off Of Furniture I'm Throwing Away

it IS worth pulling all the hardware off of furniture I'm throwing away. i might use it to build something someday and screws/drawer handles/whatever are expensive.

Also, never mind that huge pile of saved up hardware in the garage. My mess is my business...

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#34 It's Necessary To Mix The Sour Cream

People who don't mix their sour cream so it isn't soupy on top before they use it, what is wrong with them?

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#35 I Love My N64 I've Had Since 97

My wife wanted to get rid of the n64 I've had since 97, she said it looks tacky. I've love her, but f**k that

EDIT* To be clear my wife is awesome, her and the N64 aren't going anywhere. Also I like Joe Biden, I just have always thought he is a bit of a weirdo.

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#36 I Don't Want People To Think I'm Cool With Making Fun Of People For Liking Popular Things

If you __hate__ small talk, AND are __disgusted__ by the word "moist", AND think pineapple on pizza is a __crime against humanity__, there's a 50% chance you're a boring person who gets all their opinions from the internet. Sorry ?

I'm tired of boys on tinder trying to be interesting and saying things like "I don't care what your favorite food is, I wanna know your passions, your dreams" I'm passionate about sushi leave me alone


Edit: people are missing the key words here. It's about __passionately hating__ these things, not just disliking them.

I also don't want people to think I'm cool with making fun of people for liking popular things. I wanna hear all the things you DO like, no matter how popular they are.

#37 Checking The Mobile Traffic At Night Is Weird

Just this weekend my husband and I got into an argument because he claimed I fell asleep watching YouTube on my phone at 3am. I said I went to bed around 12. He's a web developer with a penchant for systems so went to the home network it showed no wifi traffic after 1am. Showed him my YouTube history the thing I was watching was 2hrs long and was paused at 45 mins in. So.....he's wrong but here it is Wednesday he's still butt hurt about it and claims I'm gas lightning him.

This is such a stupid argument.

Edit: I am on mobile so it autocorrected gas lighting to gas lightning. Love the comments correcting making fun of the error it so it stays.

We have a great relationship, these stupid arguments that go no where are honestly part of being in a long term relationship. He still kissed me goodbye told me to have a great day this morning so nobody is really mad. Just when you're around someone 24/7 gotta keep it interesting somehow haha.

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