Times change. Trends come and go. But what stays fairly consistent is older generations’ criticism of younger people’s behavior. However, some trends are so questionable that they draw the ire of folks no matter what generation they’re from.
Redditor Imaginary_Eye3804 recently sparked an interesting discussion on the popular r/AskReddit online group. Everyone opened up about the current trends that they personally believe are embarrassing and should go away ASAP. Scroll down to read their opinions.
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Influencers.
I don't get this entire idea. I couldn't care less about your opinions, regarding anything. I've never met you.
People normalizing the word trauma and using it for stupid things. Someone seriously told me they were traumatized because their waiter brought them the wrong food. I get that trauma is *very* subjective, but come on now. And they were dead serious. They really thought that's what trauma is.
Trends are simply popular patterns of behavior. We might think we’re good at resisting them, but most of us feel at least some pressure to conform to social norms. To put it simply, human beings are social creatures. We’re hardwired to cooperate with others, and we place an enormous amount of value on reputation, acceptance, and admiration. We want to feel like we belong!
So, when more and more people around us begin behaving a certain way, we feel an urge to follow suit. This can be related to anything, whether that’s becoming a streamer, starting a podcast, trying to be a social media star, creating memes, etc. Some people are more susceptible to this pressure. Others have a firm understanding of their own values, so they feel more comfortable pushing back against social pressure.
The words “toxic” “gaslight” and “narcissist “ have turned into slang and it minimizes the seriousness of the actual words.
The problem is toxic narcissist behaviour is getting more and more common. Attitudes totally frowned upon some years ago seem to be so widespread now!
Pranks that should get someone’s a*s kicked in because it isn’t funny.
The whole homesteading trad wife thing thats super trendy is so weird.
"i am subservient to my husband, i hate feminism, i only wear cotton dresses, i dont have opinions that my husband doesnt share, i use beef fat as moisturizer, heres my $4000 stove that looks like its from colonial america, buy my online sourdough recipe course and learn how to be a traditional wife" and it always follows this guilt-shamy approach to women who dont want to or cant do the same.
its mostly cringey because women are acting like this is how they've been all their lives but its very obviously just following a trend. women who've actually lived like this arent posting about it all over the internet
i cook for my boyfriend, ill do his laundry, i want children, im a catholic, i bake bread, its not abnormal for women to want to follow this lifestyle of being traditional but the weird anti-feminism super privileged aesthetic thats following it is just so cringe. feminism is the reason that i have the choice to do or not do these things, feminism is the reason you can post about it on the internet.
you can be a "traditional" wife but dont degrade your entire sex in the process.
I am blussfully ignorant of this phenomenon, but from what I've gathered it is all a sham. They are just a new type influencers who advertise products, all while displaying a superiority complex. Gardening is great, baking is great, wearing a dress while birthing a goat...probably fake but you do you. But feeling superior to others because of it is just sad.
In this day and age, it’s not just our family, friends, coworkers, and neighbors who impact our decisions. If you’re reading this, you have access to the internet and are probably pretty active on social media.
This means that your opinion on everything and anything—food, fashion, celebs, entertainment, etc.—can be shaped by a wide range of people you might not even have met in person.
The whole concept of "influencers" on social media. Pics and videos of their spotless huge houses, adorable well-behaved kids, cute pets. As if they don't wear Crocs and a messy bun to scoop dog poo off their perfectly manicured lawns.
Now if you'll excuse me, I need to bunch my hair into a bun, put on my "dirty work" shoes, and scoop the dog s**t out of my mud pit of a back yard. I'm not going to make a video of it, but I guarantee it would be far more entertaining (and contain a lot more profanity) than any influencer video.
No one is required to pay one second of attention to any influencer.
I’m bipolar, diagnosed and medicated. Whenever it comes up someone in earshot will say “me too! I’m so moody.” Like guy, do you climb the walls at 3 AM? Do you laugh one minute and cry the next? Do you stay in bed for weeks? Get out of here with that trendy b******t.
Naming your kid something "unique" which in turn ruins their life because you have baby brain so bad you forget your baby will grow up and be an adult.
Influencers, thus, have a lot of power. They can inspire and motivate others to live healthier, happier, and more purposeful lives. Or they can have a thoroughly negative impact on their audience’s physical and mental health by, for example, making them dissatisfied with their bodies. Spending less time on social media and having a strong social network to support you can help you resist the pull of all those new trendy diets and other behaviors that continue to pop up.
What current trends do you personally dislike the most, dear Pandas? Are there any that you actually enjoy? If you have a moment, let us know in the comments.
Posting everything about your life on social media.
Posting about being on the toilet with narration and wiping. Couldn't believe it when I first saw it.
Tween shopping hauls at Sephora for anti-aging skincare.
Fad travel drinking cups (like Stanley) that cost more than a tank of gas.
I seriously do not understand the hype behind these things. They are ugly AF, and I'm pretty sure that around 95% of people have them just for showing off on Insta, Facebook, etc etc. How egotistically narcissistic do you have to be to do this? And the worst part is that when the next hot thing comes along, these will b e dumped everywhere, contributing to rubbish, etc. But don't tell the narcissists that, 'cause they're "All eco-friendly, y'all".
The people who video themselves crying, in different angles. I just think that's so gross. Why do you need to video yourself crying? And from 3 different angles. I just don't understand it. Maybe I'm officially old and just think some things should be private.
I'm officially old as well, and sharing every aspect of your life IS too much. Two generations of narcissist's, and counting. Well count me out.
Throughout history fad medical issues have been a thing. Some king of England had an a**l fistula and all the lords and ladies suddenly had one. Today’s modern version of this is the spectrum and neurodivergence. Don’t like how something feels yucky on your hands, on the spectrum! Do you get confused or distracted sometimes on the spectrum! Do you not always enjoy everyone’s company all the time? It’s neurodivergence for SURE!!! Now everybody can pretend to be special and self diagnose, or wise and tell everyone else what condition they have. Leaving the actual people with neurodivergence still ignored in a corner with out proper support because Billy has a fad case of the attentions.
This!!!!! I have a hard time putting this into words. I am autistic, and while no one wants to "gatekeep" a diagnosis, I can't explain how frustrating it can be when someone does one of those internet self diagnosis tests, and then suddenly their whole " journey" is about being "on the spectrum." It is beyond my scope of comprehension as to why anyone would want these disorders. While I accept my autism, it can be/has been incredibly wearisom. It's difficult not understanding basic social cues, it's draining to have to sometimes wear what I call my "human mask" just to react or perform the facial expressions that make neurotypical people feel comfortable around me, it's maddening when logically, logic makes sense, but you live in a highly illogical world. It's upsetting that I'm an adult that has complusive & sensory challenges. I take it in stride but equally would not wish it on anyone.
Posting updates and photos about your children's medical/personal issues. I cannot imagine trying to grow up with a parent like that.
People who film others’ misfortunes in order to gain clout. There’s a dude on YT who films/posts every waking second of his Father with Alzheimer’s; really really personal s**t, embarrassing s**t, and it’s all for clout. Not to mention the elderly man is _incapable of consenting_ . Like, wtf. Cringe.
Also, those guys who film themselves buying lunch for their poorly paid, overworked migrant laborers and then act like saints because of it. It’s for clout, not because they are angelic people.
Chasing clout in general, is IMO gross and desperate. Just like, be a good person if you really want to do good. And don’t rush to film it, this gives away your true intentions.
There's a few people posting videos of their family members who have dementia and it makes me absolutely boil every time. Mum has dementia, I would NEVER disrespect her by slapping her all over the net for views.
Now that I'm over 40... nearly everything.
What is the deal with this stock art, with matching sweater top and wall it looks like a disembodied hovering head on my screen.
People acting like arrogant a******s for attention on the internet, and then playing the victim when the attention they get from acting like a******s is predictably negative.
Filters. People don’t even look real or remotely like themselves anymore in their pictures or videos.
People who film their workouts all the time. Like you need to bring your camera and tripod EVERY day to the gym, for EVERY WORKOUT? Jesus Christ leave a little narcissism for everyone else.
And THEN they get all annoyed because people keep walking into their shot. Yes, you're in public and you're not special. No one cares that you're recording.
TikTok disorder fakers. I have autism. I *cannot* understand these people and why they seem to WANT these disabilities/mental illnesses. It's disgusting and I hate it.
For views. For the money they make from those views. Some people have no morals, and we reward them for it. That was profound, wasn't it? Go me.
Family bloggers. Constantly having your life recorded as a child can really f**k you up. Especially since a lot of the time the parents are just using their children for content.
Women who refer to themselves as Boss Lady but are just in a pyramid scheme.
And talk about how they're a successful small business owner, earning so much and working so hard that the"normal" people it there, have no idea what is like to work so hard and make so much. 🤮🤮🤮
"Unalive" or "unaliving," it's admittedly a funny way of referring to death, but people are using it in incredibly serious contexts. It comes off as insensitive.
That's, again, about money. Tiktok demonetized videos that talked about death and the other platforms have done the same (including BP), which has lead us to unaliving, seggs and all sorts of infantile words for serious topics.
Removing your buccal fat.
Ladies & gentlemen, leave your cheeks alone. You need that fat if you don't want to look like skeletor when you get old.
Not to get too graphic, but this is a cosmetic medical procedure where an incision is made inside your mouth, and a fat pocket is pulled out, giving you more defined cheekbones, and a thinner, more chiseled looking face. People who have done this do not age well. That's what the "Skeletor" comment was about.
Like 75% of any concert audience is on their phones taking videos of the concert or doing some stupid a*s TikTok video of them singing along. Nobody actually enjoying what’s in front of them… they only care about repackaging 5% of that experience for someone else in 480p.
TikTok. Makes people think that they're way funnier than they are.
Back in the day, if you were being a little s**t inside a grocery store, the manager would chase you out with a broomstick, swearing and cursing at you waving their fist in the air as you escaped down the street.
Nowadays, kids in stores are being little shits and filming it, and when the manager arrives they simply turn the camera, and its up to the manager to handle the situation in an incredibly calm and civil manner. No contact is allowed, and so the kids usually don't budge and keep pushing for a reaction. It's gotten to the point now that if there's a highschool near your grocery store be prepared to ignore a bunch of tiktok dancers and pranksters as you shop because confrontation plays directly into their game anyway.
Being “Alpha”.
If you are an Alpha, you have no need to proclaim it to the world. People will just know. That said, a true Alpha should have kindness in the forefront of their traits.
The over-use of meme speak like: "I was today years old when...".
Are reaction shots still a thing? I cannot stand watching a video of someone's stupid face while they watch something else happening. Some old lady nodding and pointing her finger into the air, or shaking her head while a video plays in the background has got to go.
I've seen reactions to reaction videos...scraping the bottom of the barrel for content there.
Constantly using the word "literally".
Edit: Ok, since quite a lot of people seem to think that I am an idiot who was not aware that the word "literally" existed before now, I will phrase my original comment differently.
"The OVERUSE of the word "literally" (which has existed for hundreds of years) is cringeworthy to me." Does that make it clearer? Nowhere in my original comment did I question the existence of the word.
Edit 2: Also, I never realized there were so many etymologists on Reddit. Etymologists who don't seem to know the meaning of the word constantly, but what can you do?
Someone who'd been ill recently said to me that they were literally on their death bed. No dear, that is literally not right.
Everything that has to do with aesthetic.
Clean girl aesthetic, mob wife aesthetic, work aesthetic and so on….
Influencers who promote s**t.
Slang or abbreviations of words. I can understand “idk” “bc” or something like that, but just yesterday I was texting with my little sister and I questioned whether I knew my native language.
The curly fringes on teenage boys.
Nah, even if it's going to look ridiculous when they look back on photos from their teens - that is how the order of things goes. So it was for my generation, so it shall be forever.
Stanley cups.
Lip fillers, ultra-thin eyebrows, torn clothes, accepting laws as anti paedophile when really they are anti-privacy. Photographing your food. Following influencers. The term Influencer.
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People making their generation their entire personality and introducing themselves with it. "I'm GenZ so I think..." "Millennial here..." "That's a Boomer for you..." Just stop it.
I guess I'm calling out criticizing people because they don't make choices that suit you. It's not my business how you spend your money or time if you're not hurting anyone. This post just appears to be collected meaness.
Fr judging people who r just doing what makes them happy and hurts nobody is "cringe"
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This just in: older generation doesn't like / get a small thing the newer generation does that uses newer and more convenient technology
Tiktok videos where people hold the camera too close to their giant filter-faces and complain. And then they get posted on BP.
NASA using the word "terror", as in 20 seconds of terror when the Mars rover was landing. Was anyone in danger of being hit by it? Were people's lives in danger? NO! But someone shooting at random people in Las Vegas wasn't considered terror because there was no political motive to it! B S
I’m surprised some angsty atheist with a vendetta against religion said, well, religion. Usually happens on a post like this. (For context, I am also an atheist)
Disorders, mental illness ,PTBS we want to raise awareness instead we raise trends, cause everybody wants to bee heard but don't have any patience to listen
Everything being "artisanal" or "curated." That loaf of bread you're making is not a work of art, and you are a baker, not an artist. Museums are curated by people who have earned MA's and Doctorates.. Both take talent, education, and a lot of work. I'm not saying tradespeople don't work as hard, but you have a terrific trade. No need to make it all floofy by being affected. You may create the world's most lovely breads, beautiful. But you're a baker. Be proud of that.
People making their generation their entire personality and introducing themselves with it. "I'm GenZ so I think..." "Millennial here..." "That's a Boomer for you..." Just stop it.
I guess I'm calling out criticizing people because they don't make choices that suit you. It's not my business how you spend your money or time if you're not hurting anyone. This post just appears to be collected meaness.
Fr judging people who r just doing what makes them happy and hurts nobody is "cringe"
Load More Replies... This just in: older generation doesn't like / get a small thing the newer generation does that uses newer and more convenient technology
Tiktok videos where people hold the camera too close to their giant filter-faces and complain. And then they get posted on BP.
NASA using the word "terror", as in 20 seconds of terror when the Mars rover was landing. Was anyone in danger of being hit by it? Were people's lives in danger? NO! But someone shooting at random people in Las Vegas wasn't considered terror because there was no political motive to it! B S
I’m surprised some angsty atheist with a vendetta against religion said, well, religion. Usually happens on a post like this. (For context, I am also an atheist)
Disorders, mental illness ,PTBS we want to raise awareness instead we raise trends, cause everybody wants to bee heard but don't have any patience to listen
Everything being "artisanal" or "curated." That loaf of bread you're making is not a work of art, and you are a baker, not an artist. Museums are curated by people who have earned MA's and Doctorates.. Both take talent, education, and a lot of work. I'm not saying tradespeople don't work as hard, but you have a terrific trade. No need to make it all floofy by being affected. You may create the world's most lovely breads, beautiful. But you're a baker. Be proud of that.
