Originally Posted by
Adam1222
If you are not familiar with the phrase "hot take," Merriam Websters is helpful.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20take
I think if one actually spent time perusing "trending topics," the distinction would be quite apparent. There is a difference between people providing information about, for example, how to book a particular ticket or whether a hotel offers a particular service, and a 300-post thread of people sharing their generic thoughts about how service on XYZ is awful these days, or responding to some news/blog article. The latter was more likely to qualify as a "trending" topic.
I am sorry to see so many only found participation in the latter useful, but I imagine that isnt the majority of FT users, despite the vociferousness expressed in this thread.
I do not see Trending topics as mostly people complaining. Of course there is some, but FT is 90%+ entitled blowhards who blame airlines for all their problems in the world and lament a better time...regardless of the chosen threads.
Personally, I like to see the 3% gems and without Trending pages, I would never have found epic threads as
bisonrav 's 8 back-to-back SOP TP run's, the collective works of
eightblack and many of the masterful musings of one
PUCCI GALORE , but to name a few (apologies to the many many I have left out, but I don't want to ramble on too far)
Reading threads like these can alleviate the need for a session or two with one's therapist.