People Have a Lot of Opinions About Weather, huh?

The school-age question of "what's your favourite season" remains, even in adulthood

I found myself wondering recently about the age-old question, “What’s your favourite season?”

It’s funny, most of us have a preference based on temperature, activities, or just straight-up “vibes”, but tend to keep that to ourselves unless asked. I noticed myself defending my personal position on this more and more recently, and it had me wondering about why that is.

Autumn, at least for me, is the superior season based on a number of criteria. That said, I have to clarify that it’s my criteria, and that many have different reasoning for what they prefer. It’s the constant battle of personal opinions in the public sphere, and like everything else, social media turns basic conversations into near conflict.

The typical battle is summer vs. any other season.

Maybe I’m just routine-oriented and want the weather to correspond with specific months, but if summer stretches past September, I feel like we’re losing precious time before winter in that in-between where it’s not freezing yet.

A solid 15-20 degrees Celsius (roughly 60-70ish Fahrenheit for my American friends) is that little sweet spot that seemingly lets the body and mind start adapting to the soon-to-be freezing temperatures of winter.

This is all a matter of personal opinion, as I’ve said, but I know for a fact that people have vehemently disagreed with me as if there’s a correct answer to the questions.

Maybe this is a bigger discussion than this specific topic, one that outlines the question of why people seem dead-set on trying to change the opinion of others about things that don’t typically need to be changed.

It reminds me of the whole “pineapple on pizza” debate from several years ago, when the entire internet was seemingly fighting each other based on what they thought the ideal pizza topping is. The joy of pizza is that you can choose from a wealth of toppings, and that’s your choice based on what you prefer. Who cares that I prefer mushrooms and feta on a thin crust? Why do people get snippy when I’m asking for cooler temperatures?

The “why” of simple discussions breeding conflict is both fascinating and frustrating.

There’s probably an existing study on how society needs to fight others to reinforce their own opinions, but for stuff as simple as weather and pizza toppings, why is it necessary?

I like falling leaves and having to wear a sweater when I go for a walk, but I’m not going to hold it against you if you’re missing the heat wave of this past summer.

Let’s stop fighting over the simple stuff, it’s exhausting

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