40 Times “Dude With Sign” Did Everyone A Public Service And Protested Everyday Annoying Things (New Pics)
Every now and then we all run out of words. After all, the level of annoyance in little daily mishaps, like lost airpods, cardboard toilet paper and passwords that sound something like “Fjx5*7kndjw-iy3o0-b#” is hard to describe.
But one internet icon is doing everyone a public service and speaking up against the first world kind of injustice. You guessed it, it’s the one and only Dude With Sign, who never ceases to amaze us with his little bold protests that speak for thousands of others. Below we selected some of his most recent endeavors that perfectly fit the motto “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.”
Scroll down, upvote your favorite posts and after you’re done, make sure to check out Bored Panda’s previous entries with more Dude and more signs here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5.
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This annoys me so much and I don't know why! (The onion thing not the post)
Previously, Bored Panda spoke with Vilnius-based journalist Dovydas Skarolskis, who shared his views on freedom of opinion and what role it has in the Dude With Sign project. According to him, Dude With Sign captures the essence of freedom of speech, which is a fundamentally essential part of liberal democracy. Commonly, it seems like a given to citizens of the free world, Skarolskis argues.“However, there has been a variety of political regimes that restricted both individuals’ personal opinions, and one’s ability to form one. The dystopian shadows depicted by George Orwell and Aldous Huxley still haunt us in the 21st century,” he told us.
On the other hand, being a part of society places an unquestionable restriction on every member of it. Dovydas explained: “I can’t just arrive naked at the shopping mall just because I want to. There are many public norms, cultural traditions, laws, and many other social institutions that repress our behavior.”
Meanwhile, the internet gives us the opposite experience where a sense of freedom can be achieved unlike in the real world. "The internet is a liberating tool, and millions of anonymous comments allow authors to express their views that otherwise remain silent in the daylight,” Skarolskis said.
Why do people do this? “When I woke up this morning I realized I spend waaaaaaaaay too much time on this website and it’s giving me serious anxiety and I’ve come to the conclusion it’s time to take a break. It was nice knowing you all. Peace!”
In case people get confused and upset that they haven't posted. They might think they died.
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Better to tell than to not tell. At least then all your friends will know why you never reply to their posts anymore, since they never look at your profile anyway. I think the real point here is that a lot of people don't know how to commit, and will be back on it next week. Me? I'm several years clean now. (Does the Bored Panda comment section count?)
Never really got on it, except briefly to stay in touch with certain relatives, and even that was highly restricted and was replaced after a couple years with phone calls, emails, Zoom, and actual visits. If people were supposed to see it, like the crap we had to do for work, I made it as general as I could, restricting it to work-related subjects and revealing nothing personal. I was raised to cherish privacy, and if I didn’t want everyone to know s everything about my personal life (which is creepy anyway), it was better to not put it in writing, record it, film it—-or put it on the internet.
Actually, it is helpful. When you are checking in on a friend and don't know what's happened, you can assume the worst.
I only announced it to let people know that if they want to stay in touch with me to drop me their number ... Not surprised how many people just "liked" my post and didn't give a s**t! #fksocialmedia
I did not do this when I deleted my FB cuz I knew no one would care anyways lol
Or when you're unfollowing a business/team/celeb's account because they dare to post something that supports basic human rights.
Skarolskis argued that politics are everywhere, and it starts as soon as you leave your apartment. “It comes down to the questions like who has to clean it, and whether it needs a repair,” he said, referring to the apartment complex you live in.
In this sense, Dude With Sign's protests showcase our very own micro politics in action. Skarolskis commented: “Dude With Sign highlights our online habits that we don’t really think of that much because we go with the flow. Dude With Sign not only talks about the freedom of opinion and speech, but he also encourages people to take a step back and look at themselves from the outside. Only when you start using your own head do you stand apart from the blunt mass and become an independent thinker.”
Let's be honest, in most cases, that several minute video could've been a couple of paragraphs at most. But reading is hard, so people apparently prefer to watch all their news articles on YouTube now. What drives me crazy is the unrelated interstitial videos that autoplay *on every news website* now.
I taught it to myself during quarantine and it has since replaced my regular handwriting, I get loads of compliments for it though, totally recommend learning
I'm from a tropical island and currently in Virginia, in 50 degree weather, for work training. Socks would be great gifts right about now
It's simple a setting button in your cell that stops it from doing so
Come to Saipan! We get 6:30pm sunsets! So beautiful how the sky turns orange and descends to a light then dark purple
Note: this post originally had 42 images. It’s been shortened to the top 40 images based on user votes.
Stop using the word "literally" because you're totally using it wrong.
bro literally im literally the literal best user of the word literally like literally cool your literal beans /s
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Seth Phillips was invited to the White House by Joe Biden, he held up a sign encouraging people to get vaccinated, Joe held up a sign saying 'This dude gets it folks'
Oh, so it's literally this one dude posing for photos taken by some accomplice...
FFS stop with this dude. Was mildly amusing the first time. Now is an attention w——— DB. PLEASE. MAKE HIM STOP!
come on, just let him live his best life
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Stop using the word "literally" because you're totally using it wrong.
bro literally im literally the literal best user of the word literally like literally cool your literal beans /s
Load More Replies... Seth Phillips was invited to the White House by Joe Biden, he held up a sign encouraging people to get vaccinated, Joe held up a sign saying 'This dude gets it folks'
Oh, so it's literally this one dude posing for photos taken by some accomplice...
FFS stop with this dude. Was mildly amusing the first time. Now is an attention w——— DB. PLEASE. MAKE HIM STOP!
come on, just let him live his best life
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