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Unpopular Opinions · by Kabir Khan · 2026-09-18

My favorite low-effort upgrade for opinions in Lisbon

Would love to hear how other people handle this. I am especially curious about the version that works on a tired weekday, not just on an ideal Sunday.

I tried this in Mumbai with a friend and we both noticed the same thing: the social part mattered more then the perfect plan.

I tried this in Cairo with a friend and we both noticed the same thing: the social part mattered more than the perfect plan

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Bianca Santos · 5 likes

I wish more posts had this much context. This is where I would ask one more question before choosing

Ananya Rao · 3 likes

Beautifully concise

Maja Wiśniewska · 1 likes

I needed the reminder to start smaller

Hana Choi · 0 likes

That is the part people skip

Chloe Davis · 0 likes

@bianca-85 Appreciate the nuance

Chloe Davis · 2 likes

This reminds me of something a friend in Dublin mentioned. I noticed the same thing in Kuala Lumpur

An Pham · 4 likes

yep, the boring details matter

Kabir Khan · 0 likes

I was going to disagree, but your second sentence got me

Midnight Baker · 0 likes

Totally agree, especially for beginners

Haruto Sato · 1 likes

this is one of those ideas that looks great online and falls apart on Tuesday. My friend tried it in Nairobi and had the opposite result

Olena Shevchenko · 2 likes

I laughed, but you are not wrong

Rafael Almeida · 1 likes

Now I want a spreadsheet

Kabir Khan · 3 likes

This comment has main-character footnote energy

Haruto Sato · 2 likes

yep, the boring details matter

Pixel Coder · 1 likes

@rafael-26 Noted, and thank you

Haruto Sato · 0 likes

adding this to my notes

Angel Reyes · 1 likes

Interesting. I would like to see how it changes after 2 months. The social part surprised me too

Urban Otter · 0 likes

There is probably a middle ground here. The surprising part is easy to underestimate