35 Times People Got Shamed For Their Dumb Opinions By The ‘Delusional Takes’ Twitter Page
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As Justin Timberlake once famously put it in the classic “Cry Me a River”, some things are better left unsaid. Especially when it comes to sharing your thoughts online. However, not everybody knows where the limit is, which can be quite upsetting for the people that are oversharing but very entertaining for us.
The Twitter user @DelusionalPosting has made reveling in secondhand embarrassment easy by hand-picking the best of the worst and posting them for our enjoyment.
The delusional takes vary from very silly to very concerning. Some of them are simply insensitive or uneducated opinions that people should just keep to themselves. Others are statements that can be easily misinterpreted, especially out of context. And then there are the ones that are borderline criminal and make you want to quit the internet. The emotional rollercoaster is real.
We had a chat with Dr. Jessica Rabon, a licensed psychologist and the host of Psych Talk podcast. She explained why people overshare and gave tips on how to manage the urge to spill your guts online. But before we dive in, here are a few of the latest and the most cringe-inducing takes that the internet has to offer.
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what's terrifying is that this guy whose name is 'manlet king' thinks that killing fifty people is a normal and simple happy family thing to do and should be normalised
We all crave attention, so it’s not surprising that we choose to express our opinions (delusional and not so much) online. No wonder oversharing is quite a common online phenomenon. A study published in 2022 that surveyed 410 undergrad students found that more than 90% of them have seen someone overshare online and over 70% have unknowingly done it themselves.
We asked Dr. Rabon how oversharing in real life differs from doing it online, and it seems that there are several components that make it more common when sitting behind a keyboard. Firstly, social media encourages you to be generous with personal information. “We are influenced by what we see other people sharing and feel the need to share as well,” Dr. Rabon told Bored Panda.
Another thing that plays a part in it is detachment and immediate consequences. “Sharing a lot of personal details one-on-one is an intimate and, can be, an anxiety-provoking situation. However, when we post a status update, story, or video, <…> we are simultaneously talking to everyone and nobody at the same time. We don't have to see the facial expressions or reactions of others when we share, like we do in person, which lessens the feelings of awkwardness or anxiety.”
Add instant gratification provided by likes, comments, and shares and sprinkle some anonymity on top, and you have quite an appealing social concoction.
According to Dr. Rabon, in some cases, people overshare to soothe negative emotions, too. For example, anxious people tend to seek reassurance from others and they may overshare on social media to get it. They also may be more likely to stay on top of the latest trends or news as they might suffer from the fear of missing out.
Loneliness may also be responsible for oversharing. “Online platforms allow for immediate feedback, says Dr. Rabon. If people are lonely and seeking connection, they may be more likely to overshare online <…> to feel less alone.”
According the curvature in the upper image, it looks like a lighthouse in Sweden could be seen from Uzbekistan. By the way, something is clear: Whitewalker420 has never been in a ship in his whole life (or was too busy eating at the buffet in the cruiser).
People can have strong, consolidated opinions about the most stupid things in life.
So, is oversharing all bad? Dr. Rabon says that there are some positives. “Depending on what is shared, one potential benefit of sharing personal information is increased connections with others online who are similar to you. Many people who form relationships with others online do so by sharing about themselves to make connections.”
She also adds that for individuals that are struggling with their mental health, sharing their experiences online might provide support that they need. That can be especially important if they are hesitant to talk about their struggles in person.
Pretty sure that the cops shooting a man dead was a much bigger factor in this Macron.
so the simple answer is ban the cops from watching movies and playing vdeo games.
Mercedes-Benz with Polish plates speeding through a bus lane gets pulled over. Kid driving is known to police, has no license and tries to drive away during the stop and then gets shot. Rioters shoot rockets at the wife and children of one of the mayors when they try to escape their home that the rioters were attacking. Everyone involved sucks here except the wife and kids.
What part of that justifies an extrajudicial death penalty? Driving a Mercedes-Benz? Polish plates? Speeding? Speeding through a bus lane specifically? Being known to police? Having no license? Trying to drive away? Which one of those is a capital crime?
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Video games do not cause civil disorder in the streets. In certain basements, yes, but not in the street.
Right? A broken keyboard and a mouse through the drywall - not Paris burning 😂
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As a french people I answer: YES ! Tell him, tell all of us
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Ahhh... Video games & bad parenting? I have a perfect solution! Ban stupid men with dumb ideas (with zero scientific background) from being president...
I guarantee the hardcore gamers aren't rioting because get this they're at home gaming
Video games have been the scapegoat for massive tragedies for the longest time, but nobody has ever been able to create a significant link between the two things. Or if they do, it's usually some sort of insane strawman argument with only the thinnest possible connection. By Macron's "logic", the war in Ukraine must have started because Zelensky kept pwning Putin in a game of COD.
The universal response to justified riots. Send the stormtroopers to suppress them, then basically laugh it off and blame it on something absolutely inane instead of addressing the real reason.
OK, so possibly a *slight* exaggeration under the circumstances. In Australia the retirement age (ie eligibility for the pension) has just been raised to 67, so stop complaining! OR move to Norway or Denmark, where the social security is the best in the world. Your choice!
There has been study after study after study done to disprove that video games causes people to become violent. Try again, Buddy!
Ahh yes playing Tears of the Kingdom has given me a desire to light fires and riot in the city
So that's why I feel the need to jump on turtles and eat random mushrooms. I always wondered about that.
It's France. Rioting in the streets is their favorite hobby since 1789.
I was really hoping he had some.common sense. Oh well. Thats a politician for ye.
He's playing a decades-long, hyperrealistic choice-based game. And at this rate, he's probably not going to like the ending he gets.
Yeah, everybody knows that we gamers yell "Allahu Akbar" everytime we smoke somebody in a game...
ah yes, because animal crossing and minecraft have caused me to riot and kill. The only thing that those games have made me want to do is be alone and fish and dig up some cool rocks!
i laugh wenever someone tries to pin violence on video games. do ppl really believe that? do they think ppl can go out and mimic wat they do in video games? my mom used to b one of those ppl. i mean come on i was playing pokemon stadium at the time of her thinking this. kingdom hearts made her worry tho. did she think id get a giant key and go around hitting ppl with it? she came to her senses y cant everyone else. video games dont bring violence bad situations, traumatic situations, poor life choices and unlucky life situations cause violence. say u have a homeless man and u take away the spot he lives on time and time again it will eventually result in his anger. now take ur average gamer do u honestly think the average gamer is gonna take time out of gaming to go riot? relax and game vs physical work....anyone who plays video games knows the answer to this. as for bad parenting no its not cuz everyone in france is rioting. i wouldnt b suprised if families r rioting together. even sane ppl r rioting. this dude just cant admit he doesnt kno wat hes doing and cant solve the situation
I remember the riots in Brixton in 1981. I'm sure the Black community had all the latest Atari game consoles!!
I'm pretty sure a lot of kids watch video games and don't go rioting like crazy, but there is something wrong with a society that says, "Think the police are racist? Set fire to 10,000 buildings in your own community with an orgy of violence!" It could be plugged into that old meme that made fun of internet marketing: [step] 1. Orgy of violence. [step] 2.???? [step] 3. Racial harmony!
I don’t think anyone, including the rioters, sees their actions as a solution. Their actions are an attempt to communicate discontent by a group of people who have very few ways in which they can be heard by people in power. We wouldn’t even be talking about the police shooting a kid if it wasn’t for the rioting; THAT’S the point.
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Ah, so what should parents be teaching their kids about how to respond when the police shoot an unarmed Black child?
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The increasing gap in wealth between the poorest and the richest is what caused the riots, the shooting was just the spark. The gap is getting bigger all the time the neoliberals are in charge. More riots to come... https://freedomnews.org.uk/2023/07/10/the-roots-of-the-french-riots/
However, Dr. Rabon is quick to point out that the negatives tend to outweigh the positives. According to her, the biggest risk people take when oversharing is safety: “People share all kinds of personal information online, including things that could be potential passwords, their current location, information about their kids, or venting posts about their relationship. It only takes that information getting into the hands of the wrong person to risk your safety.”
Then there’s a risk of losing your job because of mentioning confidential information, venting about your boss, or admitting to doing things you weren’t supposed to be doing. Dr. Rabon also adds that oversharing can have social consequences as well, such as rumors being spread, gossip, or social isolation.
If you have pictures of grown a*s men playing fake soldier (and who have never been one) and who think they need a gun to stay safe at a library, send me a picture so i have something to point and laugh at, you pathetic f***s. Your hobby is a coping mechanism for your crippling insecurity.
I WOULD eat a T-Rex, so I guess, I can eat the chicken! (Don't tell the T-Rex I said that though!)
The good thing is that there are ways to curb your need to broadcast your life. As oversharing often stems from powerful emotions such as anger or sadness, Dr. Rabon suggests stepping away from the phone before making your opinions public: “One strategy I like to use is making the post/video but saving it as a draft and then going back the next day and deciding if it is something I still want to post. If it is not, once I have calmed down, I will delete it and know that the post was motivated by emotions, not logic.”
Another strategy is asking yourself "Would I be okay with my grandma, boss, or [insert any person here] seeing this post?" If not, then maybe you reconsider posting it. If you notice patterns of oversharing, you can also limit your social media usage as research suggests that people who spend more time on social media are more likely to overshare.
The marriage rate has dropped nearly 60% in 50 years, so more men are safely unmarried. Should we aim for 100%?
Dr. Rabon also encourages people to do some self-reflection on why they want to post what they’re posting. Is it because it's about something that’s important for them, something they are passionate about and want to share with friends and family? Or are they sharing because you are upset, hurt, angry, or seeking validation? If it is the latter, then maybe it’s something to keep to yourself.
So, check in with yourself next time you type up a tweet, or you might find your opinions amplified on the @DelusionalPosting feed.
I've been a full-time carer for my husband for 30+ years. Had to give up a much-loved job, lost a lot of friends, financial problems, bla bla bla. In my long years I've met people who stood by their loved one, period. I've met people whose attitude was "Hell no, I didn't sign up for this, I'm out". I've met people who were mentally driven into the ground by the self-obsessed, egocentric and self-pitying attitude of the sick person and I've met people who tried, tried hard, found they were spiralling into depression and had to step back in order to simply hold on to their sanity and life. Please, when confronted with a story with a heading like this, keep an open mind and ponder whether you're required to set yourself on fire to keep someone else warm and have mercy.
Breast feeding has existed for much longer than politics. The difference between the 2 is that even though they both involve t*ts, one set is hated and the other feeds the baby
The more probable explanation is that people hate other people who drive/ride like a**holes. Exactly what vehicle they're using is irrelevant. (For that matter, pedestrians can be a**holes too.)
Why does the internet not seem to have any nuance? Who are all these weirdly extreme people?
Actually " literally everybody " knows that no one deserves to be subject to persecution, segregation, or massacres based on something they can't control.
Is "ouid" some new tiktokified nonsense like "unalive", or is it some special French form of recreation?
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Yes lol. So many of these are so obviously taken out of context or missing obvious jokes
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Many of these lack context. Some are replies to posts that were not included and some are clickbait headlines that don’t provide the whole story which includes nuance
Hi Zelda. Gotta disagree with you. It was very interesting. Since you're downvoting everyone who disagrees with you, I've gone through and upvoted them. I'm sure you'll downvote me too, but that's the sacrifice I have to make lol
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Couldn't even make it through the list. The whining was bad, but the whining about the whining was intolerable.
I was overcome by the ignorant stupidity and had to stop reading.
I've been over "being shocked" for a long time at what weird hills people are willing to die upon, but I'm still surprised by some of them...
Does no one understand that the list is about delusional thinking, so there's no reason to comment on every post with an explanation about how that poster is delusional?
I'm sorry but most of these were some of the stupidest things ever written in the English language
sometimes i look at psots like these and understand serial killers more
Twitter users try to be normal challenge. (Difficulty: IMPOSSIBLE?!?!?)
Look underneath the last one... "Note: this post originally had 88 images. It’s been shortened to the top 35 images based on user votes." You can click the link and see all 88.
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Yes lol. So many of these are so obviously taken out of context or missing obvious jokes
Load More Replies... Many of these lack context. Some are replies to posts that were not included and some are clickbait headlines that don’t provide the whole story which includes nuance
Hi Zelda. Gotta disagree with you. It was very interesting. Since you're downvoting everyone who disagrees with you, I've gone through and upvoted them. I'm sure you'll downvote me too, but that's the sacrifice I have to make lol
Load More Replies... Couldn't even make it through the list. The whining was bad, but the whining about the whining was intolerable.
I was overcome by the ignorant stupidity and had to stop reading.
I've been over "being shocked" for a long time at what weird hills people are willing to die upon, but I'm still surprised by some of them...
Does no one understand that the list is about delusional thinking, so there's no reason to comment on every post with an explanation about how that poster is delusional?
I'm sorry but most of these were some of the stupidest things ever written in the English language
sometimes i look at psots like these and understand serial killers more
Twitter users try to be normal challenge. (Difficulty: IMPOSSIBLE?!?!?)
Look underneath the last one... "Note: this post originally had 88 images. It’s been shortened to the top 35 images based on user votes." You can click the link and see all 88.
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