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40 Times People Got So Mad About Something, They Just Had To Post It On The ‘Extremely Infuriating’ Online Group
While there are many reasons to keep your faith in humanity, there are some moments when we lose it completely. There are truly terrible people in the world who do God-awful things to others. Focusing just on them without seeing the kindness around us would be pessimistic, but it’s important to be aware of just how deep some people’s evil really goes. In short, being aware of the darker aspects of life gives us a more nuanced picture.
And there’s hardly a better place to see some things that might make your blood boil than the ‘Extremely Infuriating’ subreddit. It’s a 91.7k-member-strong online community that has been showing the internet the dark side of humanity all the way since 2012. Scroll down below for some of the worst things you’re likely to read all week. Let us know in the comments which of these things shocked you the most, Pandas. And if you’re up for it, tell us how you personally deal with negative news like this.
(Warning: this list really isn’t for you if you have high blood pressure and if you’d like to relax. For those that need some sunshine in your lives, we suggest you check out Bored Panda’s recent article about silly animals doing cute nonsense things right here.)
Bored Panda wanted to understand why we're so fascinated by some of the darker aspects of humanity and why being angry all the time might be bad for us, so we reached out to Suzanne Degges-White, a Licensed Counselor, Professor, and Chair at the Department of Counseling and Higher Education at Northern Illinois University.
“When it comes to hearing information about the darker aspects of humanity, our brains experience greater stimulation when we hear stories of depravity than of kindness. It also has a ‘feel-good aspect’ for some folks as it normalizes and minimizes their own dark aspects or negative traits,” the professor explained to Bored Panda why negative, dark, evil-related content might appeal to people.
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Disabled Senior Woman
It's not her landlord but the assisted living facility that wanted her gone. I mean, what is she supposed to do, sitting in a wheelchair and probably having no place to go? There's got to be rules in place for cases like that?
According to Professor Degges-White from Northern Illinois University, information about the darker aspects of humanity allows the audience to create comparisons to their own behavior. As a result, we feel better about those traits that we might not like in ourselves.
“Whether it's greed, anger, promiscuity, and so on, when we hear just how bad someone else has been, it can make us feel better about our own tendencies towards the dark side traits. It also lets us imagine vicariously what it would be like to be ‘that bad.’”
She continued: “It's kind of like watching all the true crime shows—we enjoy being scared, we enjoy seeing into the minds of people doing things we never would, and it's exciting and novel to see just how far people can go in terms of their dark sides.”
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The professor warned us that living in constant anger (e.g. being angry at how unjust the world is all the time) can have very negative effects on our bodies.
“Constant anger can lead to metabolic diseases, cardiovascular problems, and digestive issues. For some people, health concerns are the reason that they may learn to let go of anger,” she said.
“While being angry can lead to social change and begin to topple barriers and other aspects of injustice, we also know that anger isn't going to be the best choice to build alliances or convince others of the need for change. Finding common ground is essential in making true, collaborative change. This requires us to let go of anger, whether that is finding a way to sublimate it or overcome it, or just put it aside for the time being,” the professor explained that anger, while useful, isn’t the answer to everything. It has a place and a time.
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Pick Up Your Goddamn Trash
Despite the fact that the r/extremelyinfuriating subreddit is all about sharing and commenting on infuriating content, the community isn’t about directing this anger against the perpetrators of terrible and heinous acts. It’s not about becoming a vigilante.
The moderators stress time and time again that the subreddit isn’t about starting witch hunts or wishing someone else harm. As such, you should avoid posting any identifying information that could lead to someone getting hurt. (Even if you might personally think that Karma might need a helping hand.)
“This subreddit is about things that are extremely infuriating. This often includes terrible people doing terrible things. But witch hunts and doxxing will not be tolerated, and anyone who provides or attempts to discover the identity (including, but not limited to, real name, Reddit username, Twitter handle, etc.) of anyone involved in a submission will be banned,” the mods of r/extremelyinfuriating explain.
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The team behind the subreddit also points out that disagreements are fine, but hostility and insults are definitely not. It’s vital to stay civil even when talking about emotional topics. Taking part in polite discussion lies at the core of the online group, even if the subject matter is extremely infuriating to most people.
What’s more, the mods point out that it’s never okay to wish harm on someone. “You can express your frustration or dislike for someone without advocating for them to be physically harmed or murdered,” they write.
Ugh
I’ve gamed since I was 13, didn’t affect my law degree! It was more the partying and lack of work that did.
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Something that can’t be denied is that many people have a strange fascination with the darker aspects of humanity. Bored Panda spoke to psychologist Lee Chambers about this in detail, with regards to the popularity of the true-crime genre, as well as why people enjoy viewing media that portrays violence and evil.
"When considering why the darker side of humanity and entertainment are so compelling, we have to first look at our evolutionary journey as human beings. For the majority of our existence, we were prey and always hyperaware of threats to our safety, which created a negativity bias that we are drawn towards," the psychologist began.
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I would find out who this is. Shouldn't be too difficult. They're probably watching. This is definitely something they'd want to see happen. Un bastards!
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"But in today's safe and often sanitized world, we are rarely threatened significantly, and the ability to explore evil, frightening and gruesome entertainment is one of the few ways we can visit this part of humanity while remaining safe and comfortable,” he told us.
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My Mom's Boyfriend Threw Away My 9 Year Old Collection Of LEGO Just Because I Hadn't Played With It In A While. There Are Sets From The 1990s In There And Also Sets In The Harry Potter Series
Put the mom in there too for dating such an a-hole who would throw their kids stuff in the trash.
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Lego is pretty valuable not just monetarily but also for one’s mental health irregardless of age. Helped me and I’m an adult.
Not to mention that it could be easily donated instead of thrown into the trash. This wasn't about 'de-cluttering', this was a calculated move so he could 'assert his dominance'. Ugh.
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This should be the number one question and comment!!!
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May he suffer the anguish of stepping on a Lego for all of eternity
We had a huge collection of Playmobile and lego as kids and when we got older we used them less and less. Instead of throwing them away or selling them, we gave it all to a neighbour's kid with severe ADHD. The mother called us in tears the next day, because her son had been calm for the first time in months, peacefully engrossed in playing with the legos and playmobile for several hours. He'd covered the entire floor of his room with it, but that was worth it.
Even if you don't play, you can sell, donate, recycle. To just bin it it was 100% to make a point
if he's just the boyfriend, he has no authority to do this. mom needs to kick him to the curb, pronto.
Darn, even if you took it out it would be near to impossible to sort them from set.
Well if you ever see a limp d**k in there, you know your mum has started seeing sense.
this disgusts and enrages me more than some stinky as hell garbage bin
I hope you managed to retrieve it somehow. And also managed to stick a few up the boyfriend's a*s.
Poison him! Message me how with natural stuff. He needs to learn his place as a step parent
My mom did that as well , including old Disney books, Domino's and knex.
Remember to get new stuff you have to get rid of some old stuff. Otherwise you become a hoarder. But if these were important to you a conversation should have been had. I just had this conversation w my kid actually. I wanted to toss them. He said no so I didn’t. Some legos taking up aren’t going to kill me, esp if it means something to my kid.
wow what a piece of sh*t, if you have money you should go out of that house and get a new one
My husband told me that when he was a teenager his mom would do this to his stuff, more give them away because he hasn’t touched it , she didn’t comprehend the concept of collectibles or sentimental items
if you found this? then you have it all. also? get rid of the BF!
Sounds like your mom needs to stand up for you and tell her bf he cannot treat you like that
I would be digging that back out. It can be washed anyway. Then there will be more room for moms boyfriend. If you pack it right there's room for mom too for dating a douche like that. My kids are 15 and 19 and we STILL have the huge tote of legos they had lol.
Nooooooooooooooo but where is the can I will come get them I seriously collect all of those stupid pieces because one day my kid might pass them to another kid
Well. Depends on how long "a while" is, if this person still lives at home, if the boyfriend had permission from the parent. I just say this because my sister made a similar post like this about some things she owned that my mother's boyfriend threw away, but she neglected to mention that it had been sitting in my mother's apartment for 8 years and despite my mother asking her to move it for literally 7 years, my sis never bothered and so eventually, my mother's boyfriend threw the stuff out. /shrug
I hope your reclaimed and washed every last one. That man is messed up and your mom deserves a better boyfriend
Your mom's boyfriend is stupid, at the very least he could have sold it and split the money with you. If he did it because he stepped on the pieces for the 100th time, bad on you. If he did it because he's just mean, bad on him and your mom needs to find a new boyfriend, it will not get better from here.
You and your mom need to have a chitchat about her boyfriend and BOUNDARIES
First of all, worth the dumpster dive if possible. second of all, bill the jerk for throwing away your stuff (WTF?) and lastly, know that this is actually real world abuse, I AM a parent and don't morally feel I have some sort of right to just go ahead and throw my kids stuff away without talking about it first? What a jackass!
I would make him pick every single last Lego out of the trash and then Google what pieces belong to what sets and put it all back together
age doesnt matter for lego, lots and lots of adult is playing it
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“There is a level of novelty to it, it removes boredom quickly, and it helps us to discover our emotional limits while understanding the minds of those who go beyond social norms and potentially gaining knowledge of how we might avoid being victims ourselves. They also offer closure, with many stories ending with the mystery being solved, and the criminal being brought to a level of justice," Lee said.
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As strange and uncomfortable as it sounds, seeing evil things done by and to people who are not us while we’re safe at home in front of the screen has a certain “comforting element” to it.
"It can take us on an emotional rollercoaster, have us trying to solve the puzzle and test our fear in a controlled way. The permission to explore evil is powerful, as we so rarely get the chance elsewhere, and in itself, it is healthy and normal in moderation," he said, stressing that moderation is the key. Consuming too much negativity and violence in the media can affect us in ways that we don’t want.
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"The challenge we face is the fact that consuming too much of this can desensitize us, and cause us to become less empathetic to the suffering of others, more fearful of our own environment, and potentially be more likely to use aggression ourselves. It can also cause us to be triggered by our own previous adverse experiences, make it harder to manage our own emotional balance, and increase our stress levels, so moderating our consumption is something we should have front of mind, even when we get embroiled in the latest series that is pulling us in."
According to the psychologist, consuming media like television shows can be a way to relax, explore ourselves in new contexts, and to start conversations with our social circles. However, we have to seriously dial back on this type of entertainment when we see it impacting our life.
This Is Not The Way To Do It Y’all
Causing more harm than good. If the owners can’t fix it themselves they’ll need to call someone out, that’s another vehicle on the road. If the tire is damaged that’s another tire on the trash heap and another one manufactured to replace it. Then of course you have all the man hours wasted. People are idiots, they don’t think.
I Feel The Pain Coming Through The Screen
Unfortunately I know. You slide the glass to the edge of the table,over a bowl or something to catch that much water, retrieve the bills, clean the table. Dry the bills thoroughly at home. Next table. Had it happen. Not even original. This was twenty years ago. Shoot...I even had one guy pit the remaining scramble eggs in the water. No biggie. You see it , you remember them.
Somebody Put Chewing Gum In The USB-Outlets On The Bus
Gross. People like that are why we can’t have nice things. They’re probably also the type of people who complain about lack of charging ports on public transport.
“As soon as it starts to invade your sleep, impact what you eat, and how much you move your body, it starts subtracting from the fundamentals that keep us in an optimal place as human beings," he said that we should check in with ourselves to see if we’re not spending far too much time in front of a screen.
"A lack of sleep compounds in a variety of negative ways, and we are well aware of the challenges we face as a society around eating and movement. We also need to consider the mental and psychological benefits of watching some TV and taking ownership; being in control of what you watch is a great place to be, so ensure you are the master of the TV and don't let the TV become the master of you," he said.
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I Let My Sister Borrow My Laptop Last Night, Woke Up To This
My GF have a notebook and keep asking to use mine, bc she said is faster, obviously I never let her use, am I wrong?
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"If you notice yourself starting to delay your sleep, take shortcuts socializing, eating, or keeping fit to keep your TV company, or feel like it's in control of you, it's time to take a step back and build a routine that you can control while still enjoying your favorite shows in moderation. It can even be a lot of fun to take it more slowly and build up excitement and anticipation for the next episode!"
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This Is Infuriating
This appears to be totally untrue: Manufacturing company Intersurgical says it had no intention of making a threat. Managing director Charles Bellm issued a statement: "Just to confirm that recent reports from Italy are totally incorrect, we were contacted at the end of last week for manufacturing details of a valve accessory but could not supply these due to medical manufacturing regulations, we have categorically not threatened to sue anyone involved. The valve is an accessory supplied as part of a CPAP Hood system which alone costs a few euros. Our Italian company has been doing their utmost to supply the hospitals at this time and have been supplying these free of charge in many cases to use with the CPAP Hoods. It is very disappointing that in the current climate this incorrect information is circulating, our focus as a company is to be able to supply the hospitals that require these and many other vital products and we are making every effort to ensure we can do so.
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I couldn't make it past the 4th one. I'm just done. With this post. With "humanity".
Me neither. This wasn't infuriating, it was extremely distressing.
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This is an odd mix, I’m not really sure forgetting your burger or parking like a t****r compares to killing the white giraffe and calf and murdering the anti-poachers.
Many of these make me want to cry. The bees. The swan. Etc. A missing burger patty and that kind of stuff do not belong in the same list.
I wish i could take part in a cult that will transform you into a single cell creature who will most likely not be affected by humans
"Antibiotics" or "pollution". I wish you luck in finding your truely impervious, single-celled self.
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I really need a "this will restore your faith in humanity" article rn.
Nothing on earth fills me with rage more than cruelty to animals. I literally would be willing to engage in unspeakable acts against the people who do stuff like this.
I agree. Animals are inocent i wouldn't mind going to jail but having those assholes destroyed
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These r the kinds of ppl who need to buuuuuuuuurn in the pits if hell and the ppl who need to suffer from this stay strong
I think I got to picture 6, then I had to stop. I found it too distressing. F**k people x
I always say "theirs nothing I can single handedly do too stop thing like war n Asia' but I can pick up plastic from beaches and help older people that drop something.
And smack some idiot who abuses a Child or an animal or any person that can't deffend theirselves
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Look, I know posts like this are actually designed to enrage people. I also know that there are many good people in the world, who try their best to make their existence on this planet something that gives back. That said, I also firmly believe that a disproportionately high percentage of humanity are abhorrent imbeciles who do nothing but make the world a worse place for everyone and everything living on it. Is it any wonder, then, that the best description of me would be "misanthrope"?
Halfway through this post it turned from "I hate people" to "wtf is this nonsense"
Mmmm, why did I read this, after yesterday's article like this worsened my anxiety. I'm not very smart. Ahhhhhhhh this all makes me mad. ( most of it, I mean)
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Some of these really made me cry. Some people are evil. Other people are just plain f'ing stupid.
I had to quit reading these. They actually made my heart hurt from all the cruelty and waste to man and beast, but mostly to beast.
Not only was I very depressed by the posts, but also by the comments. People do terrible things. Aggressive, thoughtless comments about it don't make it any better
Tell me again how humans aren't an invasive species? Hopefully earth and it's beings and nature will recover once we've successfully eradicated ourselves
Should have included the other vehicles license plate in the photo of the child unable to access the wheelchair ramp. Used to work in injury rehab and a week didn't go by that I didn't have to confront someone parked in the wheelie space or blocking it. They would curse at me, threaten me etc. then, move their car before the police arrived. I finally started letting the air out of peoples tires so that they got caught and fined, as well as having their car towed.
When I read things like this, I realized it's best I don't have any superpowers. A lot of bad m*therf*ckers would disappear, never to be seen again. And I know I would still sleep well at night too.
To be honest, I do not like topics like these, although I always look at them. It breaks my heart and makes me hate our species more than I already do. Seeing these things makes me wish that global warming will proceed exponentially and will wipe off human race asap. We are not worth living. The Age of the Anthropocene has to end.
Why would you post this f'n sad depressing garbage?!? Shame on you BP take this s**t down!!! #digusted
Did the author stop visiting Extremely Infuriating and start cross-posting from Mildly Infuriating halfway through or something, or was it the reddit people who didn't really understand the point?
I couldn't make it past the 4th one. I'm just done. With this post. With "humanity".
Me neither. This wasn't infuriating, it was extremely distressing.
Load More Replies... This is an odd mix, I’m not really sure forgetting your burger or parking like a t****r compares to killing the white giraffe and calf and murdering the anti-poachers.
Many of these make me want to cry. The bees. The swan. Etc. A missing burger patty and that kind of stuff do not belong in the same list.
I wish i could take part in a cult that will transform you into a single cell creature who will most likely not be affected by humans
"Antibiotics" or "pollution". I wish you luck in finding your truely impervious, single-celled self.
Load More Replies... I really need a "this will restore your faith in humanity" article rn.
Nothing on earth fills me with rage more than cruelty to animals. I literally would be willing to engage in unspeakable acts against the people who do stuff like this.
I agree. Animals are inocent i wouldn't mind going to jail but having those assholes destroyed
Load More Replies... These r the kinds of ppl who need to buuuuuuuuurn in the pits if hell and the ppl who need to suffer from this stay strong
I think I got to picture 6, then I had to stop. I found it too distressing. F**k people x
I always say "theirs nothing I can single handedly do too stop thing like war n Asia' but I can pick up plastic from beaches and help older people that drop something.
And smack some idiot who abuses a Child or an animal or any person that can't deffend theirselves
Load More Replies... Look, I know posts like this are actually designed to enrage people. I also know that there are many good people in the world, who try their best to make their existence on this planet something that gives back. That said, I also firmly believe that a disproportionately high percentage of humanity are abhorrent imbeciles who do nothing but make the world a worse place for everyone and everything living on it. Is it any wonder, then, that the best description of me would be "misanthrope"?
Halfway through this post it turned from "I hate people" to "wtf is this nonsense"
Mmmm, why did I read this, after yesterday's article like this worsened my anxiety. I'm not very smart. Ahhhhhhhh this all makes me mad. ( most of it, I mean)
Am here to say a big thank you to this man who help me with his powerful spell to bring back my ex who left me for someone else , thank you my ex is back to me , if you want his help you can email him: greatmutaba@ gmail. com
Some of these really made me cry. Some people are evil. Other people are just plain f'ing stupid.
I had to quit reading these. They actually made my heart hurt from all the cruelty and waste to man and beast, but mostly to beast.
Not only was I very depressed by the posts, but also by the comments. People do terrible things. Aggressive, thoughtless comments about it don't make it any better
Tell me again how humans aren't an invasive species? Hopefully earth and it's beings and nature will recover once we've successfully eradicated ourselves
Should have included the other vehicles license plate in the photo of the child unable to access the wheelchair ramp. Used to work in injury rehab and a week didn't go by that I didn't have to confront someone parked in the wheelie space or blocking it. They would curse at me, threaten me etc. then, move their car before the police arrived. I finally started letting the air out of peoples tires so that they got caught and fined, as well as having their car towed.
When I read things like this, I realized it's best I don't have any superpowers. A lot of bad m*therf*ckers would disappear, never to be seen again. And I know I would still sleep well at night too.
To be honest, I do not like topics like these, although I always look at them. It breaks my heart and makes me hate our species more than I already do. Seeing these things makes me wish that global warming will proceed exponentially and will wipe off human race asap. We are not worth living. The Age of the Anthropocene has to end.
Why would you post this f'n sad depressing garbage?!? Shame on you BP take this s**t down!!! #digusted
Did the author stop visiting Extremely Infuriating and start cross-posting from Mildly Infuriating halfway through or something, or was it the reddit people who didn't really understand the point?
