Topics / Everyday debates
Where people stand on everyday debates.
Seat reclining, group chats, tipping screens, shopping carts — the small questions people have the biggest opinions about.
Permanent daylight saving time beats changing the clocks twice a year.70%agree · 54I resent every voice note longer than thirty seconds, including from people I love.36%agree · 25Playing videos out loud in public should cost you the phone, at least for the day.74%agree · 23Reclining your seat is your right. The button came with the ticket.64%agree · 22Chronic lateness is a character issue, not a personality trait.71%agree · 21You learn more about someone from how they treat a waiter than from a year of conversation.83%agree · 18Every group chat has one person who should be removed, and everyone knows who.44%agree · 18"lol" is a complete sentence and a fine way to end a conversation.44%agree · 16Showing up empty-handed to a dinner party is a choice people remember.47%agree · 15Asking guests to take their shoes off is completely reasonable, not fussy.71%agree · 14Ordering with AirPods in is rude even if nothing's playing — the person behind the counter can't tell.71%agree · 14Keeping your phone face-up at dinner tells the table they're interruptible.86%agree · 14Plane conversations should be opt-in. A boarding pass is not consent to chat.85%agree · 13It's okay to lie to get out of plans — a kind excuse beats an honest "I don't feel like it."54%agree · 13"He's friendly" is what people say instead of training their dog.58%agree · 12Nobody has ever fully meant "no gifts."36%agree · 11Snapping at a server should legally end your meal.46%agree · 11When a host says "don't bring anything," bring something anyway.55%agree · 11Ghosting after one or two dates is fine — you don't owe a stranger a breakup.36%agree · 11Cash beats anything on the registry — the couple just can't say it.70%agree · 10If you modified half the dish, the bad review belongs to you, not the kitchen.90%agree · 10Standing up the instant the plane parks buys you nothing, and I'll still never stop doing it.70%agree · 10The middle seat gets both armrests — it's the only compensation the seat offers.60%agree · 10Being invited out of obligation is worse than not being invited — you can feel the difference from across the room.60%agree · 10A canceled plan is usually a gift — the relief on both ends is real.50%agree · 10Filming strangers for content is wrong even when it's legal.80%agree · 10Working alongside people who share your politics is more comfortable, but it makes you worse at understanding the country you live in.89%agree · 9A destination wedding is a favor you're asking, not a party you're throwing.89%agree · 9People who return borrowed things unprompted are the most trustworthy people alive.89%agree · 9Public shaming is the right punishment for parking across two spots.67%agree · 9Bringing a toddler into first class spends everyone else's ticket too.44%agree · 9Guests who strip the bed before leaving are model guests.56%agree · 9Leaving read receipts on takes more confidence than turning them off.67%agree · 9Trauma-dumping on someone who didn't sign up for it isn't vulnerability — it's handing them a job.88%agree · 8Correcting someone's grammar mid-argument is a forfeit.63%agree · 8The shopping cart return is the truest character test we have: nobody's watching and nothing's enforced.88%agree · 8Twelve items in the ten-item lane is fine. Forty is a crime.88%agree · 8Screenshotting a private conversation and sharing it is a betrayal, even if you were wronged.100%agree · 8Speakerphone calls at home are fine — your house, your acoustics.88%agree · 8Regifting is fair game. A good gift doesn't stop counting because you didn't buy it.86%agree · 7