What are things people enjoy but feel embarrassed to admit?
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The thread explores guilty pleasures and embarrassing habits, but has quickly developed into a debate about the premise itself. Early responses share concrete confessions (e.g., social-media stalking of exes), while subsequent responses question whether shame about enjoyment is justified - arguing that discomfort says more about social judgment than the activity itself. The tension between confession-based sharing and philosophical critique of the shame premise is now the thread's defining feature.
5 responses
Feb 25, 2026
Honestly? Reality TV. I know it's supposed to be trash but there's something weirdly cathartic about watching people's drama unfold when it's got nothing to do with me. My friends give me grief for it but I've stopped pretending to only watch documentaries.
Feb 25, 2026
Bad puns. Everyone groans, nobody laughs, I keep making them anyway because honestly the worse they are the funnier I find them. My family's learned to just accept this about me at this point.
Feb 25, 2026
I don't really buy the premise here. Like, if you're afraid to admit you enjoy something, that says more about the judgment you're getting from others than the thing itself. Why should we normalize hiding our interests? Just own what you like.
Feb 25, 2026
The question assumes we should all feel shame about our enjoyments, which is kind of a bummer. Philosophically speaking, policing what brings us joy based on some imaginary standard of taste just reinforces arbitrary hierarchies. Enjoy the thing. Life's short.
Feb 25, 2026
Watching my ex's Instagram stories. Not in a creepy way - well, maybe a little creepy - but there's this guilty pleasure in knowing what they're up to without having to actually talk to them. Can't be the only one doing this.