{"id":138,"date":"2026-04-03T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedorksidepodcast.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/got-pet-peeves\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T06:00:00","slug":"got-pet-peeves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedorksidepodcast.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/got-pet-peeves\/","title":{"rendered":"Got Pet Peeves?"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-138-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/rss.art19.com\/episodes\/5e5f7f33-83d0-4607-856d-6c1436b573e2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.art19.com\/episodes\/5e5f7f33-83d0-4607-856d-6c1436b573e2.mp3\">https:\/\/rss.art19.com\/episodes\/5e5f7f33-83d0-4607-856d-6c1436b573e2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Pet peeves are fascinating because they don\u2019t announce themselves as rules. They arrive disguised as preferences, but behave like moral law. Somewhere between \u201cI don\u2019t like that\u201d and \u201cYou are a bad person for doing that,\u201d a pet peeve is born.<\/p>\n<p>They are small, specific irritations that punch above their weight. Nobody storms out of a room because of global warming, but chew with your mouth open and suddenly we\u2019re reenacting the French Revolution. Pet peeves are rarely about harm. They\u2019re about control. Or order. Or that quiet, simmering rage that says, \u201cI didn\u2019t choose to be like this, but you absolutely chose to tap that pen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Historically, pet peeves didn\u2019t flourish until society had leisure. When survival is the priority, nobody\u2019s bothered by loud breathing. Once humans moved past \u201cDon\u2019t die today,\u201d we graduated to \u201cWhy are you standing so close to me?\u201d The Industrial Revolution gave us machines. Modernity gave us <em>other people<\/em>. And that\u2019s when things went sideways.<\/p>\n<p>See Privacy Policy at <a href=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy<\/a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/art19.com\/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pet peeves are fascinating because they don\u2019t announce themselves as rules. They arrive disguised as preferences, but behave like moral law. Somewhere between \u201cI don\u2019t like that\u201d and \u201cYou are a bad person for doing that,\u201d a pet peeve is born. They are small, specific irritations that punch above their weight. 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