Dull Men’s Club

Nature of “dullness” and perspective

• Many argue dullness is relative: the same person or hobby can be wildly interesting to one audience and dead boring to another.
• Some reject the idea that people themselves are dull; what’s dull is often the mismatch between topic and listener.
• Others say there are genuinely dull people (e.g. those who shut conversations down), but even that may be perspective-dependent.

The Dull Men’s Club & similar communities

• Several note the main Facebook group is less “truly dull” and more about mildly odd, low-stakes observations (geese counts, improvised repairs).
• Some see it as equivalent to r/mildlyinteresting or other meme groups; others say it’s become derivative, engagement-farmed, and has lost its “authentic dullness.”
• A few wish it weren’t on Facebook at all, suggesting simpler, old‑web style UX as more thematically appropriate.
• Gendered naming sparks discussion: some see it as a light stereotype joke; others note that by virtue of demographics, it still changes the feel vs. a generic group.

Value of the mundane

• Multiple comments praise art that dwells on mundane details (novels about escalator rides, staplers, perforations; films and TV that linger on everyday scenes).
• The club is described as a refuge from stress and outrage, intentionally discouraging divisive topics.

Social media, “internet sugar,” and influencer critique

• Several criticize “interesting-but-forgettable” content as attention junk food crowding feeds and attention spans.
• Comparisons are made to Hacker News: some say both are mostly useless to daily work; others argue HN at least skews “intellectually interesting.”
• Influencer culture is widely panned as fake, algorithm-driven, and actually quite dull despite appearances; many see it as fueling unhealthy comparisons.

Math/logic and philosophical digressions

• The “interesting number paradox” is used as an analogy to dullness: attempts to define “uninteresting” rigorously lead to contradictions or regress.
• Related puzzles (the “unexpected execution” paradox) and nuances about what counts as a “property” in math are debated.

Toilet paper and cats

• The article’s toilet-paper “over vs under” anecdote triggers humorous but earnest debate: pet owners, airflow, and even “vertical” mounting are invoked.

Personal stories and emotional notes

• A striking thread features self-described “dull” people feeling inadequate in a social-media world, then finding validation from children or small audiences who love them as they are.
• Others relate therapy, social anxiety, and the difficulty of showing enthusiasm when you expect to bore people.
• Several replies stress that ordinary, uncurated lives are normal and sufficient, and that embracing one’s supposed dullness can be freeing.

Meta and miscellany

• Comments mention Boring (Oregon), Dull (Scotland), and Bland (Australia) as a kind of real-world joke extension.
• Some think once a group is in a major newspaper it’s no longer truly dull; others counter that both the club and the paper are still archetypally “middle-class dull.”
• A few note the thread itself attracted unusually sharp or mean comments, which feels at odds with the subject’s gentle tone.