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If you've ever heard “Thanks, I Hate It” somewhere online, you’re already on board. If not, pull your seat closer. Know Your Meme describes it as “a slang phrase used online with regards to posts that the poster deems unattractive or superfluous.” So basically, it’s something that makes you go “enough internet for today” and close your laptop.

Or... as our dear psychoanalyst Freud suggested, it makes you do the exact opposite. Scroll into the abyss of uselessness, absurdity, annoyance, because even if things don’t spark the most pleasant emotions it doesn’t mean they’re not interesting. Okay, we’re overthinking.

Thanks to the 1.4M-strong community “Thanks I Hate It” on Reddit, better known as r/TIHI, we have a solid collection of posts that we all would be better off without. There’s no gore or anything creepy, it’s just that some posts, thoughts, ideas and screenshots make you wonder, what the hell is this earth.

Psst! Part 2 with posts from r/TIHI can be found here.

The new phenomenon was observed by avid internet users, aka every one of us, who seem to be interested in content they don't necessarily like. The idea challenges the common comprehension of our online presence and suggests that we are here not to necessarily consume things we want, but on the contrary, watch, read, or scroll through something we utterly hate.

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Thanks, I Hate Mariah Myers

Thanks, I Hate Mariah Myers

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kristina law
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh wow....don't know who thought of this but it could not be any more accurate...or any more creepy lol

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Welcome to the culture of hate-watchers, people who find entertainment in content they hate. Described by Merriam Webster dictionary, “hate-watch” is a verb used to watch and take pleasure in laughing at or criticizing (a disliked television show, movie, etc.) The first known use of the term was in 2008, but it really picked up in the past couple of years.

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Part of the appeal of hate-watching clearly has to do with a fine line between guilty-pleasure media and watching something so bad it’s good. The infamous show Bachelor is one such example, but there is so much more. What if we all feel kind of a twisted pleasure in feeling smarter than the sometimes lost, blunt, and overdramatic real-life characters in such reality shows?

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Thanks, I Hate Elon

Thanks, I Hate Elon

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Nikki Sevven
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah, yes. The lesser known Anne Rice novel: Interview with a Pretentious Jerk.

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Not only do they make us value ourselves more by sensing that were are better than them, we also think that if something’s directed, shot, written, or said very poorly, we surely could have made it better than this.

But such a sense, or rather illusion, of temporary superiority can be truly soul-soothing. Think of the competitive society we live in, where everyone has to be their best selves to succeed, if they ever do. Hate-watching is our straight-way ticket to a sense of self-accomplishment without actually doing anything.

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Thanks, I Hate Boston Bean Donuts.

Thanks, I Hate Boston Bean Donuts.

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Thanks, I Hate This Naked Cat Cosplaying Wednesday Addams

Thanks, I Hate This Naked Cat Cosplaying Wednesday Addams

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Thanks, I Hate Dentures

Thanks, I Hate Dentures

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Thanks, I Hate How Mercedes Advertise Their Headlights

Thanks, I Hate How Mercedes Advertise Their Headlights

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Thanks, I Hate Shaved Buttholes

Thanks, I Hate Shaved Buttholes

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Thanks, I Hate Imagining A Real Head Stuck In A Beehive

Thanks, I Hate Imagining A Real Head Stuck In A Beehive

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Thanks, I Hate Competitions Based On Likes

Thanks, I Hate Competitions Based On Likes

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Thanks, I Hate This Beautified(?) Photoshopped Version Of Friends

Thanks, I Hate This Beautified(?) Photoshopped Version Of Friends

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Thanks I Hate Feeding Fish

Thanks I Hate Feeding Fish

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Thanks I Hate (Formerly) Locked Rooms.

Thanks I Hate (Formerly) Locked Rooms.

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Truth Monster
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So you broke into a locked room in an airBnB. Frankly, I'd have a room like this just for people like you.

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Thanks, I Hate Modern Book Covers

Thanks, I Hate Modern Book Covers

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Thanks I Hate Dutch Toilets

Thanks I Hate Dutch Toilets

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The whole point of water in a toilet is that submerged poo doesn't stink. Surely this would delay the time the poo spends between exit and swimming and therefore release more odour?

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Thanks, I Hate Facebook

Thanks, I Hate Facebook

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Jayne Kyra
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The mother should be charged with manslaughter. Anti-Vaxxers are disgusting. And even worse when they peddle MLM crap.

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Al Cook
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is just horrible. I almost feel sorry for her because she must be wracked with guilt now (and if not she deserves a long sentence to put other people off of such utter stupidity). But that poor kid, not much makes me sad and angry at the same time like little kids dying in such unnecessary ways.

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H Edwards
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tamiflu isn't even a vaccine! These people are just anti-medicine.

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PandaJon
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Potatoes in his socks??? Who even comes up with this crap?

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Kay blue
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's an old country remedy, supposedly it would draw out whatever was making you poorly.

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Beta
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If ur child got flu give him medicine if it looks bad take him to a f*****g hospital

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Lara Verne
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why are anti-vaxxers so obsessed with oils and ignoring doctors?

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Candy Rude
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember reading awhile back that another couple that did this to their super sick kiddo too. I think they did get charged with Manslaughter. It was a huge deal.

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Stephanie A Mutti
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What in the name of stupidity is there that makes people think putting potatoes in socks would do a dang thing?????????

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Foustri
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They think a cut potato will absorb toxins from the body through the soles of the feet. They think proof of this is because the potato turns brown or black. Really, though, it's just the starch in the potato oxidizing and discoloring.

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Kitty Kat
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is criminal child neglect at the very least. That poor boy.

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Uber Mensch
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But everything at Facebook is _fine_ - just ask Zuckerberg!

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kjorn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

let these group open but delete a music video i recorded myself on tv. good job facebook.

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Random Anon
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every single of those self-important ignorant sacks of s**t in that group has blood on their hands.

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Debbie Burton
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is all on the mother..... why bother going to the Drs if she is going to ignore the treatment?

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Rick Hoppenbrouwer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hope it haunts all those people for the rest of their useless lives.

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Kady LaHaie
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These people should be staked to a fire ant hill and left to starve to death.

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Anna Bassi
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is horrible. An innocent four year old has actually lost his lite to his mother’s extremist views and you’re using it for entertainment?

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Gerard Neaux
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There should be maturity, reasoning, and mental sanity tests for having children, getting guns, and getting into politics

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Cath poop
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You listen to strangers on the internet over a doctor? The height of insanity.

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Andrew Hoppe
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Tamiflu doesn’t prevent the flu from killing you, it just softens your symptoms.

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neonn_pieee
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What they told her to do almost sounds like a joke.. potato's in his socks? Like how could anyone take this advice seriously lmao. Some people are so dumb and someone died because of it. The mom should be convicted of negligence or something.

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Mazer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They probably forgot to mention the specific type of elderberry (blue colored berry ok with careful processing, red no go *processing by experts only - unless you want to be sick and die ).

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Ryan Deschanel
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's one of the many reasons people hate "the land of the free".

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Kimi Tomminello
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This crap is happening everywhere in civilized nations not just America, sorry to burst your bubble but there's anti-vaxxers/ anti science groups in just about every country. Nice try though, we may be responsible for a lot of terrible crap but this one is a global problem.

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Potatoes in socks totally work though. obviously not instead of medication or for severe cases but it can bring relief

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Yes and my father in law died 3 days after he took the VAX.... So yea.....

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Thanks I Hate Dates

Thanks I Hate Dates

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Shull GaRett
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If i was on a blind date and the date came with a family id already know im out of there.

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#32

Thanks, I Hate These Upside Down Peas

Thanks, I Hate These Upside Down Peas

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Thanks, I Hate Mars Bars

Thanks, I Hate Mars Bars

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Thanks, I Hate The Mootrix

Thanks, I Hate The Mootrix

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Mazer
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Heavy sigh, First it was sides equipped with portals. Now this. Just feed them what they were meant to eat and they will be happier

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Thanks, I Hate Comparing Human And Horse Bones

Thanks, I Hate Comparing Human And Horse Bones

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Thanks I Hate Making Eye Contact With A Car.

Thanks I Hate Making Eye Contact With A Car.

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Thanks, I Hate That The Longer You Look The Worse It Gets

Thanks, I Hate That The Longer You Look The Worse It Gets

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Thanks I Hate Track 5

Thanks I Hate Track 5

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Thanks, I Hate Curly Eyelashes

Thanks, I Hate Curly Eyelashes

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Thanks, I Hate Zuckerberg Using A Bottle Of BBQ As A Bookend

Thanks, I Hate Zuckerberg Using A Bottle Of BBQ As A Bookend

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