If there’s one thing the digital age has taught us, it’s that nothing disappears from the internet. Everyone keeps receipts of past social media activity in some form, a few of which may bite back in the future.
That’s where the Facepalm subreddit comes in. This online group collects screenshots of people’s posts worthy of the spotlight of shame, some from public figures. 8.3 million members keep the page alive with tweets and replies showing how questionably some people’s minds work.
Go ahead and see for yourself. Here’s a compilation of the images that stood out to us. Some may shake your faith in humanity, so proceed with caution.
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Make It Make Sense
This should be the number one post. The world has gone mad and we're all just looking on.
Worst face-palm-worthy posts??? I expected something else, not the description of the sad reality of capitalism.
And stupidity by voting against your own self interest.
Load More Replies...Now do the right thing. Pay a good salary and have universal health care!
Even in those countries the wealth is sloshing upwards to the happy few and their corporations, just a little more slowly.
Load More Replies...That is because capitalists like investment firms buy up businesses to make a profit. They make the profit by not paying the workers a decent wage.
Don't worry. It'll start trickling down any time now. Aaaaany time now...
My company, privately held so no public stock, is projected to only make 3.3 billion in profits this year, down from 3 5 last. As a result we are laying off thousands of workers, cutting resources to existing workers, being given more work and responsibilities with no pay, yet no executives are loosing bonuses or being let go.
I've read this twice, and I can't tell if you're a worker complaining, or the CEO bragging?
Load More Replies...Nursing homes are absolutely scamming people. They charge per-patient at hundreds of dollars a day, not just double-dipping on having aides take care of multiple patients at a time but more like decasextuple-dipping. They make around 20 to 100x what they pay those aides per hour, depending on how "ethical" they are relatively.
Where I worked, barely making above minimum wage, it was $7k+ a week. Beyond absurd! And yo bet we were scammed as employees. I was told that I'd get my vacation pay paid out during my FMLA when I had my baby and later when I called to ask when I'd get that pay I was told I hadn't filled out the necessary paperwork to get it. I ended up walking away from a s**t job that owned me 5 days of vacation pay. I couldn't go back because I knew they wouldn't give me the legally required break time to pump milk for my baby. Meanwhile the owners were just raking it in charging families up the butt and paying staff the bare minimum.
Load More Replies...And this is precisely why capitalism, a greed-based philosophy, is doomed to fail. And no, I'm not advocating for the opposite extreme either, because that's equally stupid. I'm advocating for true social democracy. Which a LOT of the world has figured out. The US needs to get the damn memo.
The rich get richer and the poor get more poor and we keep electing the same dirtbags that let it happen
But socialism is a dirty word? Capitalism without socialism is just abusive for most in the system.
The system is broken and it won't get better until it gets so bad people literally can't survive.
I agree with this but, clicking an up button feels wrong. Capitalism has really taken over from sense.
How is this on a list titled "50 Times People Made Fools Out Of Themselves By Exposing Their Stupidity"?
Look at who you elect to public office and who has the most influence on them. Then ask yourself how you can help even a little to change this.
Applies mostly to the USA. And some say it's the best country in the world?
Can't Afford To Be Taxed
Simple As That
How you’re perceived online carries the same weight as your reputation in real life. If anything, the former is a highly valuable currency in the current age of technology.
According to the Pew Research Center, 91% of people tend to believe what they gather from search engine results. The Edelman Trust Barometer also found that 65% of people believe these results more than any other source.
Tough Times Always Reveal The Crybabies
Yeah, people would tell me they can't breathe with a mask on because "asthma". I'd then ask "so, where's your inhaler? I have asthma, I wear a mask and carry mine in my purse". I generally got a blank look or they'd walk off.
Never To Be Satisfied
Never Happening
Enter online reputation management. As the name suggests, it’s the process of monitoring and influencing the narrative of how people see your brand. Your goal is to find the balance between positive and negative feedback.
Online reputation management is necessary for companies as it can impact a person’s buying decisions. Recent surveys found that 60% of consumers would avoid purchasing from a brand that may appear “untrustworthy.”
Well You're Not Wrong
The Company Has Needs... Which Don't Include Employees I Guess
It's Just Sad
Selling uniforms or making too good copies for uniforms and selling them for costumes should be forbidden. Here in Finland police uniforms are strictly regulated, and only police officers are able to wear them. They can loan them for movie/tv appearances, but even then it's closely monitered and restricted. So in here, anyone wearing any kind of real looking police uniform is an actual police. Makes life much easier.
Having a reputable image online isn’t only applicable to distinguished public figures. A random Twitter user lost her NASA internship after posting a profanity-laced tweet.
According to the story posted by Norton’s Reputation Defender, the post got the attention of former NASA engineer Homer Hickam, who is also on the National Space Council. The person apologized, but it isn’t clear if NASA reinstated her internship.
Go Ruin Your Own Counties
Florida Needs Help, But Their Reps Said No To Fema Funding
Matt Gaetz is also a MEMBER OF CONGRESS. Who is he writing this to? Himself?
Murica
Proactive participation is one way to achieve a stellar online reputation. As digital marketing expert Tripp Donnelly wrote in an article for Forbes, lurking on social media platforms is no longer a smart move.
“Participation means more than just having a profile,” Donnelly stated, adding that analyzing online interactions can also help understand the audience for more effective communication.
Same Tired Playbook
Ew, A Lab Diamond?
This One Got Me Boiling
Many make the mistake of prioritizing self-promotion whenever they are online. It makes them seem unnatural, which can turn off their audience. People gravitate toward a genuine human connection, and excessive self-glorification takes that away.
As Donnelly notes, constant positive engagement leads to more meaningful relationships, albeit digital ones. It can also significantly improve one’s presence on social media and search engines.
Despised One
I Knew It!
SSHHHHH.. don't tell Marjory T Green, she thinks it's Democrats. Ironically, Dems control the weather, but are absolutely incompetent at everything else?
Never. Murica
We’d like to hear your thoughts, dear readers. What do you attribute these head-scratching posts to? Are people just that misinformed? Let us know in the comment boxes below!
Advantages And Disadvantages Of Teleworking
Still Doing Better Than You
Like your hotel rooms, Rach, you can rent a Ferrari for 20 minutes or multiples thereof.
A Big Lesson For All!!
He Borrowed A Family For His Campaign Picture
Misdirected Anger
Fancy That
This Is Literally Unconstitutional…
Establishment clause! "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...". Thanks to these religious fanatics, we seem to have to relitigate this every year or so now.
Any Bulls**t Lie Will Do In The Name Of Fascism
Wild And Very Sad
As someone in NC (who avoided the hurricane, but my mom works in the government so its disaster response calls 24/7 for her) its insane. There are ARMED MILITIAS trying to stop FEMA from helping people. A major city (Asheville) DOESNT HAVE RUNNING WATER. Not clean, not drinkable, no RUNNING WATER AT ALL. And these dipshits are making it worse.
What Can I Say Just America
On Double Standards
System Is Failing
The system works fine for those who created and maintain the system
Ope
Someone Who's Clearly Not Racist
The Far-Right Sure Do Come Real Close To Getting It Sometimes
Great Question!
It Doesn’t Make Any Sense
That was the old America, MAGA America doesn't want to spread democracy, they would hand Ukraine to Putin and put Israeli owned luxury hotels all across Gaza. Those "patriots" sure do love them some violent dictators.
How To Explain Maga To Boomers. You're Welcome America
Times Have Changed
The 15% who are boomers or the 0.10% who hold 50% of the capital wealth?
Mom
Yp
Murica! Freedumb!
Patton Oswalt On Point Here LOL, Elmo Is So Transparent!
People have the freedom to speak; they do not in fact have the right to be heard. Blocking and muting doesn't stop speech; it stops the listening. So basically, he's giving people back their right to harass and bully people who've opted to avoid it. Great idea, moron. 🙄
The Percentage Is Probably Higher
You Can't Get Any More Divorced Than This
The Tampa Bay Area's Main Hospital And Only Trauma Center Is Built On An Island At Sea Level
The whole state of Florida is barely above sea level for now. The highest point in the whole state is only 105 meters and it's so far inland it's almost in Alabama.
Facepalm
Imagine Being This Dumb
The Audacity Of This Man
I See So Many Political Stuff So Wanted To Add Some Chances
Oh The Irony
This Isn’t 1800s, Right?
Let’s See How This Plan Works Out
So that the general public have no clue when a dangerous storm is coming and life continues as normal until they die? Allow them to die and decrease the surplus population. It’s not real if nobody knows right?
Wow 🤦
Why Do They Lie Like This?
It Does Though?
Wikipedia: "In geometry, a pyramid is a polyhedron formed by connecting a polygonal base and a point, called the apex."
She’s Trans
Yeah, Answer That!!
Matt Gaetz Also Voted Against Fema Funding Right Before Hurricane Helene Struck
😭🤦
Murica
15m here in Portland, Oregon. We're getting better. Personally I just bike everywhere year round.
AI Bros Discover Copyright Infringement
Totally Normal Behavior For The Richest Man
Still Figuring It Out
I Think This Guy's Name Is The First Clue
What a time to be alive. When natural disasters are considered propaganda. What in the dang heck is this nonsense!?
"Help Me Step-Government, A Hurricane Destroyed My State Again"
Elon Suspends A Journalist For Sharing The Jd Vance Dossier
United States Representative:
This Finland Thing Brought All The Racists Out Of Hiding
Jd Vance’s Solution To Curbing School Shootings: “We Have To Make The Doors Lock Better. We Have To Make The Doors Stronger, We’ve Got To Make The Windows Stronger.”
OK all schools are now reinforced bunkers with no windows and armed guards everywhere. That sounds so enriching for their fertile young minds.
I Don't Know
I Just Died From Cringe
This Is Pretty Weird
More Than One Facepalm Here
Funny how the only actual evidence of voter fraud has always been committed by Republicans.
Man Smashes Signed Taylor Swift Guitar After Buying It For $4,000 At Auction
The European Mind Cannot Comprehend A Company This Dedicated To Not Closing
“The Gays”
A gay friend has admitted to me that he would rather sleep with a dead pig than Vance. I had to admit that I'd be hard pushed to spot the difference! 🤣😂
I'm Tired Of Pretending That Hard Work Will Get Me Somewhere In Life
She seems like a decent person. She was surprised by being launched into the spotlight but is trying to make the most of her 15 minutes of fame to do good. That being said, I am absolutely sick of that meme.
All I have to say is , Elon Musk should go f**k himself and disappear off the face of the earth.
Hey @Logan Thorpe right back at ya dumbass! If you gave a s**t about your problems you and I would not be talking. Also fix your f*****g grammar!
Load More Replies...Do you think keeping past social media receipts is important?
USA's "Stupid Politicians?"Just the Republicans. Be clear about what you write as YOU prove... Smart is as smart does. The Democratic Party has a deep bench of some of the most accomplished, brilliant, beautiful and service-minded individuals I've ever seen. Let's not take them for granted, nor bore the informed with tired "bothsideisms".
Load More Replies...All I have to say is , Elon Musk should go f**k himself and disappear off the face of the earth.
Hey @Logan Thorpe right back at ya dumbass! If you gave a s**t about your problems you and I would not be talking. Also fix your f*****g grammar!
Load More Replies...Do you think keeping past social media receipts is important?
USA's "Stupid Politicians?"Just the Republicans. Be clear about what you write as YOU prove... Smart is as smart does. The Democratic Party has a deep bench of some of the most accomplished, brilliant, beautiful and service-minded individuals I've ever seen. Let's not take them for granted, nor bore the informed with tired "bothsideisms".
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