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35 Times People Wanted To Be Popular On Social Media So Bad, They Did Horrible Things For It (New Pics)
Talking to The National (the publisher, not the band), Elaine Wallace, senior lecturer in marketing at the National University of Ireland Galway (so many nationals!), said there's a lot of research showing that people like to receive likes and are motivated to seek them. "People engage in all sorts of practices to get them, and it keeps them coming back," Wallace explained.
But the negative psychological effect of the desire to collect likes has been freely admitted for many years by both Facebook and Instagram. In 2016, Instagram's then chief executive, Kevin Systrom, for example, told The Wall Street Journal: "We need to have a place where you feel free to post whatever you want without the nagging fear of, did someone like that or not?"
Years later, however, there's no such place in sight. People still go above and beyond for internet points, trying to impress folks they don't even know. And when I say beyond, I mean burning fellow plane passengers with a high-powered laser and giving up a child after you learn you can't include them in your videos.
To show how desperate some of us are for temporary online fame, we invite you to take a look at the recent posts we found on the subreddit r/justforsocialmedia. But if you scroll through the list and think that's it, fire up our earlier publication on this community. Sadly, there's way more.
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#1
Give Your Grandson A Cake *they* Want
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#2
Booty Shots At Auschwitz!!!!
Raven Sheridan 4 years ago
Absolutely tasteless and downright offensive to all the victims of Auschwitz, the holocaust and their families. Have some respect!
Tonya Wallace 4 years ago
I'm sorry so so sorry. As a Black American,I can empathize losing a family member to legalized hatred and murder. Peace to you and your family.✌🏾
Load More Replies... Tara Moov 4 years ago
Unbelievable. I am firmly against doxxing and understand why BP blurred the names, but because this person so proudly posted it herself (with proud friends helping her pose) and acted so anti-Semitic and rude when someone objected, employers deserve to know the identity of these young women so they won't accidentally include such venomous people in their workforce.
ZAPanda 4 years ago
BP didn't . Google the image - it's blurred everywhere. Which is a pity. These people need something to happen to them to teach them respect.
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Steph 4 years ago
So would mine! I had grandfathers and great grandfathers on the French, the German and US side, and partly Jewish, all forced into the war against their will for "their" country. All hated fighting against each other, but they had no choice. We are still ONE family. So sad this had to happen.
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Steph 4 years ago
Yeah! I am not at all into body-shaming - but with an ass like that, I'd cover it up!
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Esbjörn Öberg 4 years ago
I have been there a few years ago, was crying when a saw the shoes and luggage...
Patti Vance 4 years ago
i don't know how auschwitz is set up in that they have security as i have never been there but if there is then they should approach people doing these things, delete their images or threaten with a form of vandalism. (not sure how that would work but it could be a deterrent.)
Analyn Lahr 4 years ago
Booty shots are stupid anyway but this is so many degrees of offensive.
ZAPanda 4 years ago
apparently you also get neonazis going there to salute etc. They need to just have actual security guards. Preferably trained by mossad.
Aaricia 4 years ago
Security has been going up the last few years. You can spend a few nights in jail with a 1000€ fine if you get caught.
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Steph 4 years ago
I doubt these asses are German. All Germans I know are more than just ashamed of that past. Besides, I've never seen German girls dressed in... diaper-jeans. This looks like a crowd of non-European tourists to me. I'd hate to know they are American, but I am afraid they are. This makes me ashamed, more so than the fact that my grandfather was a German soldier...
Ileana Sky Aviles 4 years ago
I'm thankful i don't have godlike powers because half of the population would be dead. This message is infuriating.
Rachael Sampson 4 years ago
Do they not know that German is just a nationality? German Jewish people exist too. Good grief what a horrendous piece of s**t.
Steph 4 years ago
A lot of people don't know, unfortunately especially in the US. So embarrassed and so sorry!
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Sheila Stamey 4 years ago
I just want each of these unfortunately spoiled little girls,who are just without any idea of exactly what they have done here, to know, that now, any future employer of any merit,who might have made a decision to hire one of them, based on ability, education,whatnot, will stop dead at the sight of that and probably promptly set their CV/resume on fire and then sage cleanse the surrounding areas.
TiredMama 4 years ago
Unfortunately, this isn't terribly shocking. People are disgusting. And unfortunately, the youth of today are often hand fed only nice history and everything else is not spoken of because its "offensive" So this is what we are left with. Trash someday in charge of everything. Yay
Who cares what I think, but... 4 years ago
The photo just exhibits what their personality is - a******s
Roxy Eastland 4 years ago
WTF, Germans are the last people that want to see this kind of behaviour, as a nation they have far more grace over this all things considered.
Andrew Dunford 4 years ago
These Useless pieces of Shite Need to be Locked up for the Rest of their Pathetic Lives!!
Nina Ari 1 year ago
Although this is offensive & tasteless, there are semi-similar photos of the camp workers just joshing around, as if they were there for some innocent purpose. So I am not defending or condoning choosing to be a part of it, but it all speaks to human behavior quite loudly, doesn't it?
Valerie Smart 3 years ago
Tell me this went viral and tell me these assholes paid the price for this . Tasteless , f*****g uncaring assholes
StrangerOfTheDark 4 years ago
My great great uncle almost died in Aushwitz and survived by taking food out of dead people´s pockets. And they´re disrespecting it so much doing this. Also, why would she boast her Nazi heritage? just downright stupid really
Aleš Kaučič 4 years ago
Well...If i ever see somebody doing that at place where a lot of my grand grand parents and family members died i'd probably kill them
Bina Cobbler 4 years ago
How can you walk into a concentration camp and not feel the weight of what it represents? I was barely able to swallow.
Deborah Towns 4 years ago (edited)
I hope your employers see this and fires your asses! I wish this was a criminal offense and locks you up in one of those bunkers!
Mateo Buysse 4 years ago
Yea, i hope this follows the people involved in this for more then a year to be honest.
Jo Chrisco 4 years ago
Most people know how vile and disgusting these children are. And as we all know, one day their behavior will earn justice.
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 4 years ago (edited)
F*****g disgusting, downright offensive, and beyond cruel and ignorant. I would love to kick each on of them flat on their ugly asses.
ChickyChicky 4 years ago
Their booty shot is at a playground. Still super disgusting and idiotic.
Bob Eckert 4 years ago
People who would do such a things are basically worthless and not worthy of spending any time on Earth so let's shoot them into the sun.
Suzanne Clark 4 years ago
Besides that being disgusting, those booties are nothing to be proud of.
Pearl 4 years ago
If they visit the concentration camp, they know what happened.
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However, even if some stunt makes a person popular on social media, chances are it's not that great. According to Pamela Rutledge, Ph.D., M.B.A., and Director of the Media Psychology Research Center and faculty in the media psychology program at Fielding Graduate University, influencers' success relies less on their content and more on their ability to maintain an emotional connection with their fans, which can change quickly.
"Social media fame is more fragile and less likely to endure compared to the celebrity of actors and musicians. It may seem like some traditional performers became famous 'overnight,' but almost all worked for many years cultivating their craft and building a resume, hoping for a break-out moment," Rutledge wrote in Psychology Today. "While traditional celebrity certainly takes advantage of social media for fan engagement, social media fame is different. It has created a new class of celebrity — influencers — that takes advantage of network connectivity, peer-to-peer communication and bandwagon behaviors, so information and influence spread faster. This works well for fame based on the ability to attract attention through zealous extroversion, appeal, and a willingness to push the envelope rather than traditional performance skills."
#3
Imagine ... Uggh
#4
Influencers Jailed In Bali For Fake Mask Video Prank, To Be Deported As 'Soon As Possible'
#5
It’s Just A Prank Bro
Rutledge also pointed out that at least in the US, people love to put celebrities up on pedestals as if they were "above it all." So when they misbehave, as most do when they believe in their own superiority, us regular folk take great relish pulling them back down to earth to show them and us that they're not so special after all. It makes us feel better about ourselves. Not everyone, however, can take the fall.
"This is a tough time to tumble down from the heights. Between the social hypersensitivity to social justice issues and the knee-jerk tendency to 'cancel' people based on the behavior or word of others (often without nuance or regard to facts), there is a perfect storm for a crash ... Brands are subject to the same consumer whims that drive fan behavior but unlike celebrities who can sometimes benefit from bad press, brands don't have that luxury. They will jump ship at the first sign of any serious social transgressions. For influencers basking in sudden fame and wealth, the trajectory down from those dizzying and lucrative heights can be equally steep."
The best experiences are beyond the reach of an internet signal. Why sabotage them for imaginary temporary clout?
#6
Burning People With A High Powered Laser And Getting Yourself Banned From An Airport For Clout
Samantha Lomb 4 years ago
Sounds like assault or possibly terrorism, as its a weapon on a plane, to me
#7
Some People Just Aren’t Raised Right
#8
Couple Gives A Child Up After Learning They Can’t Include Them In Their Videos
Katie Lutesinger 4 years ago
Kid is probably better off away from these narcissistic sociopaths anyway.
#9
Tiktok Must Be Stopped
PrincessPatton 4 years ago
I don't know which idiot did that to the poor doggo, but I hate him / her.
#10
Imagine Going To Jail For A Tiktok
#11
Wcgw Pretending To Have The Coronavirus
#12
A Guy Sprayed Gorilla Glue On His Hair Cause He Didnt Believe The Gorilla Glue Woman Was Telling The Truth
#13
Bruh
#14
Great Way To Ruin Your Life And Other People’s Lives
#15
When You Use Your Nanas Death As An Excuse To Show Off Your Tattoos
#16
Wasting All That Food Just For A Photo
#17
Wow, So Quirky
#18
Harassing People While Shopping Is Classified As A "Prank"
#19
She Knew She Would Get A Reaction With Her Funeral Dress
#20
Hot Glued A Toilet Onto Your Head
#21
Brain Dead For Social Media
#22
Imagine Going To Supermarkets Just To Destroy Food
#23
I Hate People Like This
#24
Let Me Film A Tiktok Infront Of My Dying Friend
#25
All I Can Think Is Ants... Ants Everywhere
#26
The Lie Was Obvious, But That Didn’t Stop The Likes
Jayne Kyra 4 years ago
This is definitely not fake. My cat just told me she was there and saw it happen.
#27
Don't Warn Him Or Scare Off The Bear, Just Film
More Thinking Needed 4 years ago
There's another bear filming behind the trees saying 'This is going to look great on TikTok."
#28
Disturbing Everybody's Shopping Experience
#29
Reel Cool Dude
#30
When Daddy Didn’t Give You Enough Attention When You Were Young
#31
Creating A Mess In A Store For Literally No Reason
#32
Disney Employee Posts Videos Breaking Rules At Disneyworld, Is Promptly Fired And Banned From Disneyworld
Jayne Kyra 4 years ago
I wasn´t aware that "wide open" is the same as "unlocked". If only there was a word for when doors are not open, but not locked. Hmm, please, help, I cannot think of one on my own.
#33
It Just Gets Worse
#34
Girl Destroys Her Boyfriend’s Ps5 For A Tiktok
#35
Texas Mother Poses As 13-Year-Old Daughter And Attends Her Class For Social Media Attention - Gets Arrested
#36
Squashing Supermarket Oranges Just To Get A Good Portrait
#37
Tasering Your Friend For Views
MyOpinionHasBeenServed 4 years ago
You can seriously injure and even kill someone with those things if you don't know of their health conditions.
#38
Don't Even Know What He Just Snorted
#39
Tiktoker Takes Back iPhone He Gifted To Little Girl After Filming
#40
Man Drinks Bottle Of Rubbing Alcohol For Facebook Live
Katie Lutesinger 4 years ago
I checked the link and apparently the idiot survived. It's probably too much to hope that he learned his lesson, though.
#41
Imagine The Work That The Workers Gonna Have To Go Through Cleaning This
#42
Having A Romantic Date In The Middle Of The Road
#43
Ruining Someone’s Night For Some Internet Points On Tiktok
#44
Hurting Yourself For Some Internet Points
#45
Just Stop
#46
Cooking A Steak On A Plane
#47
Idiot Eats A Firecracker For Internet Points
#48
Why Is He Surprised?
#49
Making The Customer Wait
#50
Doing Something Illegal Then Showing It Off As A "Life Hack"
Vicky Z 4 years ago
I'm gonna be downvoted but since airlines are getting more and more ridiculous, people will start doing this more and more often!! They charge you even for your purse now and recently i had this experience: had a luggage and a cabin suitcase and my luggage was not overweight! They didn't weight my cabin one until i reached the gates where they told me it's overweight and made me take out things and carry them on my hands until i pass the gates!! If it was weighed earlier i would have put them in the luggage! What was the f*****g point of taking them out for two minutes and put them back in after the gate?
#51
Pain Is Fame On The Internet
#52
I Hate People
#53
Peanut Pain
#54
Like, What’s Even The Point Of Doing This...?
Suzanne Clark 4 years ago
God, I hope they don't use that cutting board for actual food---the bacteria count must be through the roof.
#55
Okay Then
#56
This Is Awful
#57
Dancing In Front Of Her Deceased Mother
#59
Waste Of Nuts And Terrible Acting
#60
Asshole Wastes Valuable Food.
#61
Just Why
J&B FitzTubeKidz 4 years ago
In the grand scheme of things, this is actually pretty tame. Probably costed about 20-25 dollars total.
#62
Just Why?
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birdhouse 4 years ago
There should be a new law passed called the "Tictok law". It should involve fines and jail time if you do this kind of crap. It wouldn't be hard to enforce. After all they post the footage themselves.
Vicky Z 4 years ago
Einstein was so right: "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe".
Caro Caro 4 years ago
I stopped. It made me furious to a point that I wanted to kick and hit and and and... WHAT is wrong with these idiots. Why are they not called out and fined? Seriously, do this in front of me and I will do something instead of just watch.
Kaliesin 4 years ago
Me too - had to stop reading this as it is too depressing. To be perfectly honest, bored panda is part if the problem - these people feed on attention, and dontvreally care if it is positive or negative. They don't care if we are disgusted, they just need that ego fuel.
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NsG 4 years ago
So Bored Panda is making it worse by recycling the attention these absolute tw*twaffles do not deserve. Can the rest of us Pandas, here and now, pledge to avoid anything that ever mentions TikTok? To call out this obnoxious behaviour, report it to the police or whatever authority is on site if seen IRL? Can we Pandas, all of us, take this opportunity to make the world a better place without these c*nts taking up any of our brain space?
jessica r 4 years ago
When prosperity brings decadence, and decadence brings destruction of life necessities 'just because you can'. Or worse: hurting and harming animals and children. Some people need a little bit more hardship in their life to revalue what they have.
ZAPanda 4 years ago
yeah I'd fine these people with 5 years aid work in the 3rd world.
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RedPandasStandUprightWithPawsUpToLookIntimidating 4 years ago
Why is anyone giving the narcissists any more space or attention?
ZAPanda 4 years ago
it's a bit like a car crash. You don't want to look but you do.
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Thorfin Wolfsbane 4 years ago
I think we should all realize that idiots have always been among us. It's just that recently society has deemed fit to provide them with a platform for some reason.
Purple Gerbil 4 years ago
This is one of the most infuriating posts I’ve seen on BP. Why are you promoting these morons?!
Hannu Luhtasela 4 years ago
This is one of the best and worst threads that I've seen lately on BP. This brings together everything that makes us have no future - because of idiots. I don't care if they hurt themself or even die, but please, do it without somewhere where you don't hurt or disturb anyone else. Like in middle of ocean or something. Without reception to post to TikTok/Instagram
Beentheredonethat 4 years ago
Village idiots have always existed, usually Darwin weeds them out. Now the "village" is so much larger, so of course there are many more idiots around. Public shaming can work in some of these situations, others need the justice System to do its job. Consequences needs to occur more frequently than the "rewards" of likes
Briana Kessler 4 years ago
There is something seriously wrong with people who think any of this is ok.
DementedFoxx 4 years ago
You misread my comment... Yes people are not starving because these nobs are wasting food. That food could be put to better use. They are wasting food while there are starving people who would give anything to have even a bite of some of that food. Why is it that what I say could be deemed derogatory, yet animals being abused and food being wasted (while there are starving people in this world) is done so for the gain of fame and views? Why do things like that not offend?
Not My Real Name 4 years ago
There are several videos of people breaking laws here with no mention of their being arrested. I want to know why they're not in jail--especially those people feeding the dog that overspiced crap. And why can't Tiktok be charged for inciting idiots to commit crimes by post these BS 'challenges'?
Lyone Fein 4 years ago
Did something go wrong in these peoples childhood? Or were they all just born with personality disorders?
Bradley Cohen 4 years ago
Aliens never came to Earth because they never found intelligent life here.
Carol Emory 4 years ago
All TikTok proves is there are way too many people out there with undiagnosed mental disorders and a whole slew of adults that were allowed to do as they please and never told "no" as children.
DementedFoxx 4 years ago
And these retards are what our poor planet has to look forward to... Your parents must be so proud! I cannot imagine what future generations will be like if this is how its going. FML! There are people who are STARVING TO DEATH and here you morons are destroying food. There are animals suffering for you assholes, all in the name of Tiktok. Honestly, f**k you Tiktok
Tristan J 4 years ago
Whilst there was the odd criminal damage listing that should be pursued as such, people that are starving are not starving because of influencers wasting food. It's odd to have such a woke comment that includes derogatory terms that could be considered offensive.
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Jos Tiguidou 4 years ago
And here I was worrying for the future of the younger generations with having no possibilities of owning property but instead...and perhaps them realizing this, have chosen THIS path. I guess if you're f****d anyways, may as well not live past 25.
William Teach 4 years ago
It kept going and going and going, and could probably go out to hundreds, if not thousands. All because people want likes on social media and think they're Special.
birdhouse 4 years ago
There should be a new law passed called the "Tictok law". It should involve fines and jail time if you do this kind of crap. It wouldn't be hard to enforce. After all they post the footage themselves.
Vicky Z 4 years ago
Einstein was so right: "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe".
Caro Caro 4 years ago
I stopped. It made me furious to a point that I wanted to kick and hit and and and... WHAT is wrong with these idiots. Why are they not called out and fined? Seriously, do this in front of me and I will do something instead of just watch.
Kaliesin 4 years ago
Me too - had to stop reading this as it is too depressing. To be perfectly honest, bored panda is part if the problem - these people feed on attention, and dontvreally care if it is positive or negative. They don't care if we are disgusted, they just need that ego fuel.
Load More Replies... NsG 4 years ago
So Bored Panda is making it worse by recycling the attention these absolute tw*twaffles do not deserve. Can the rest of us Pandas, here and now, pledge to avoid anything that ever mentions TikTok? To call out this obnoxious behaviour, report it to the police or whatever authority is on site if seen IRL? Can we Pandas, all of us, take this opportunity to make the world a better place without these c*nts taking up any of our brain space?
jessica r 4 years ago
When prosperity brings decadence, and decadence brings destruction of life necessities 'just because you can'. Or worse: hurting and harming animals and children. Some people need a little bit more hardship in their life to revalue what they have.
ZAPanda 4 years ago
yeah I'd fine these people with 5 years aid work in the 3rd world.
Load More Replies... RedPandasStandUprightWithPawsUpToLookIntimidating 4 years ago
Why is anyone giving the narcissists any more space or attention?
ZAPanda 4 years ago
it's a bit like a car crash. You don't want to look but you do.
Load More Replies... Thorfin Wolfsbane 4 years ago
I think we should all realize that idiots have always been among us. It's just that recently society has deemed fit to provide them with a platform for some reason.
Purple Gerbil 4 years ago
This is one of the most infuriating posts I’ve seen on BP. Why are you promoting these morons?!
Hannu Luhtasela 4 years ago
This is one of the best and worst threads that I've seen lately on BP. This brings together everything that makes us have no future - because of idiots. I don't care if they hurt themself or even die, but please, do it without somewhere where you don't hurt or disturb anyone else. Like in middle of ocean or something. Without reception to post to TikTok/Instagram
Beentheredonethat 4 years ago
Village idiots have always existed, usually Darwin weeds them out. Now the "village" is so much larger, so of course there are many more idiots around. Public shaming can work in some of these situations, others need the justice System to do its job. Consequences needs to occur more frequently than the "rewards" of likes
Briana Kessler 4 years ago
There is something seriously wrong with people who think any of this is ok.
DementedFoxx 4 years ago
You misread my comment... Yes people are not starving because these nobs are wasting food. That food could be put to better use. They are wasting food while there are starving people who would give anything to have even a bite of some of that food. Why is it that what I say could be deemed derogatory, yet animals being abused and food being wasted (while there are starving people in this world) is done so for the gain of fame and views? Why do things like that not offend?
Not My Real Name 4 years ago
There are several videos of people breaking laws here with no mention of their being arrested. I want to know why they're not in jail--especially those people feeding the dog that overspiced crap. And why can't Tiktok be charged for inciting idiots to commit crimes by post these BS 'challenges'?
Lyone Fein 4 years ago
Did something go wrong in these peoples childhood? Or were they all just born with personality disorders?
Bradley Cohen 4 years ago
Aliens never came to Earth because they never found intelligent life here.
Carol Emory 4 years ago
All TikTok proves is there are way too many people out there with undiagnosed mental disorders and a whole slew of adults that were allowed to do as they please and never told "no" as children.
DementedFoxx 4 years ago
And these retards are what our poor planet has to look forward to... Your parents must be so proud! I cannot imagine what future generations will be like if this is how its going. FML! There are people who are STARVING TO DEATH and here you morons are destroying food. There are animals suffering for you assholes, all in the name of Tiktok. Honestly, f**k you Tiktok
Tristan J 4 years ago
Whilst there was the odd criminal damage listing that should be pursued as such, people that are starving are not starving because of influencers wasting food. It's odd to have such a woke comment that includes derogatory terms that could be considered offensive.
Load More Replies... Jos Tiguidou 4 years ago
And here I was worrying for the future of the younger generations with having no possibilities of owning property but instead...and perhaps them realizing this, have chosen THIS path. I guess if you're f****d anyways, may as well not live past 25.
William Teach 4 years ago
It kept going and going and going, and could probably go out to hundreds, if not thousands. All because people want likes on social media and think they're Special.
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