50 People Who Learned To Think Twice Before Correcting Someone, As Shared By The ‘People Incorrectly Correcting Other People’ Facebook Page
Everyone likes to feel like they’re an expert in something. Whether that’s science, cooking, politics, parenting, or anything else, really. And though we might have some deeper insights in our chosen field and feel like we can see a broader context than most other people, it’s important to (try and) stay humble.
Because the moment we feel all sure of ourselves when we drop a ‘truth’ bomb on social media, we might come to realize that we’ve totally messed up. Oh God, we had it wrong all along! And now someone’s poking fun at us online for everyone to see.
Welcome to ‘People Incorrectly Correcting Other People,’ a popular Facebook group that shames internet users who spread wildly incorrect facts while trying to prove someone wrong. Scroll down for some major embarrassment, Pandas, and let us know which of these situations really made you feel bad about all of the secondhand awkwardness.
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"Glad to be part of your learning journey today." I have to remember that lol
Lol, yea in most estern countries you can drink and buy alcohol after you're 18, in the US you cán buy a rifle at 18, but God forbid you have a beer before you're 21 lolololol
A whopping 663.9k people follow the ‘People Incorrectly Correcting Other People’ Facebook page. In the last month alone, another 1,890 users joined the group. Created just 2 years ago, the project has kept growing and growing.
After all, the internet’s chock full of totally wrong opinions, as well as entitled and arrogant people who think they’ve got it all figured out (while others are dum-dums). That probably won’t change any time in the future, so the PICOP group will have plenty of material to share with others for years to come.
All members of the group are expected to be kind to one another and avoid harassing or insulting anyone. Otherwise, they’ll be banned.
That means no bullying, no hate speech, and absolutely respecting everyone else’s privacy.
Meanwhile, when it comes to content, Facebook users are asked to avoid reposting pics. Before you go ahead and share something you think might fit the tone of the group, check out what some of the other members have already posted. You might have spotted the same thing that a dozen others have spotted online! And if you want to make it easier for the audience to get what’s going on in your screenshots, you can also add a bit of context.
The simple fact of the matter is that we all make mistakes. Like it or not, that’s just the truth about life: we’re never going to be 100% correct, 100% of the time. And most of us have probably been in situations where we turned out to be flat-out wrong. It’s embarrassing to make a fool of yourself.
That’s why dealing with these feelings in a healthy manner and learning to embrace your mistakes are good skills to have for any human being. Digging in your heels, closing your eyes, and plugging your ears so as not to hear that you’re actually incredibly wrong really isn’t the mature way to go about things.
Please feel sorry for the majority of us Americans who aren’t idiots. Were a nation of 350,000,000 (documented people with millions natural born or immigrant that haven’t been counted) sharing cities & towns with utter stupidity. They actually are the minority, but have worked hard to present themselves as the majority & poster people for this great nation. Please don’t use our elections (gerrymandered & exclusive; the electoral college) as representation of our collective intelligence. It’s always the dumb ones who stand out.
That's exactly it. Our supposed to be democratic elections are not representative of the voice of the people because of gerrymandering, voter suppression, and the fact that the Electoral College still remains even though it became essentially obsolete decades ago. It is not "we the people" who elect the leaders that are destroying our country. They FORCE themselves to win elections. And let's be honest, most if not all evidence of this is happening on one side of the aisle.
Load More Replies..."I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in pain as they facepalmed themselves"
This is what you get when conservatives conserve on education.
I think people start typing before their brain is finished reading. Like all the time. Am I interneting wrong?
Liberals do have a flag. It's the Canadian flag but with a marijuana leaf instead of a maple leaf, and the red parts are green.
AWESOME...gets soooo many things wrong in one swoop......ya have to wonder.....
Where are these morons? I know some dumb Americans, but this is ridiculous.
The sad thing is that even if the person who tells us that it is the Liberian flag, not the US flag, had remembered to capitalize the L in Liberian, people still might not have understood. That sentence could have been written better but I think it makes sense. A comma after Liberia would have been good too.
Nope. You need a semicolon after after Liberia. Learn your grammar!
Load More Replies...This article is going to make my brain go into a coma from a loss of hope in mankind lol.
Geez this list is making me more and more depressed and ashamed. Hey Canada, would you accept this southern neighbor as a citizen please so that I feel a little less shame? I promise I'm not that stupid or too ignorant or racist or a bigot and I'm accepting of others and their beliefs. So please?
You'd have to leave your guns at the border. You'd also have to leave your lead foot there, unless you head to Quebec, where they'll allow you a 10kph extra before they turn on the bubble gum machine, in which case, don't even try to outrun them. They'll radio ahead.
Load More Replies...A while back, Bored Panda had a very good conversation about dealing with any feelings of embarrassment that might arise—whether now or remembering mess-ups in the past—with environmental psychologist and well-being consultant Lee Chambers.
"While embarrassment can be a challenging feeling that is fleeting or overwhelming, being able to find a response that assists rather than a reaction that is unhealthy is a skill to build," he said that we can all develop ways to handle embarrassing situations better. Humor, for instance, is one powerful tool in your arsenal.
So much potential for the Thirteenth Doctor, but it got wasted on trying to make the show relevant and having to wait a full year between series. Hopefully now that RTD is back at the helm the show will become enjoyable again and can't wait to see what's in store for the Fourteenth Doctor.
"If it's something that isn't particularly serious, laughter can be a great response that instantly makes you feel better," he told Bored Panda.
"If the feelings are intense, try taking a few slow, deep breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth, calming your nervous system and physiological response,” he explained.
I wish, people would get maps and stop telling me 'Belgium" is a city in Germany.
“In a similar way to laughter, smiling can be effective in shifting your state to the positive. There are times when playing down or even ignoring the feelings can be helpful in the moment, taking the edge off, but it is important that you accept them and express them if it's something significant," the psychologist said.
“Because the feelings of embarrassment are generated from a past event, anything that brings you into the present moment can bring relief. Try to avoid saying sorry, as it will keep taking you back to the moment. You can even keep your biggest embarrassing moments top of mind, having reflected and realized that in hindsight, they weren't as big an issue as you felt at the time.”
Have you ever messed up big-time when expressing an opinion or sharing a ‘fact’ online, dear Pandas? How did you feel when you realize you made a huge mistake? Do you ever call out folks who are totally wrong on social media? Share your experiences and opinions with us, we’d love to hear what you think.
I'm sure Mercury the planet would also sink in water, so the statement still stands!
when 13 players out of 22 are from African heritage you can get the joke, but also the fact that 50 players in the World Cup were born in France, and because of the double nationality they chose to represent an other country
Christ on a bike! I've never played Halo but at least I know who Master Chief is. He makes a mean apple pie
Please correct me if i m wrong here... Oceania is the name of continent where Australia and New Zealand belongs to...
And yet, uses "you're" correctly to insult someone else using "you're" correctly.
A morsel of truth in this one... as in you can be allergic to shellfish while being ok with fish-fish.
My digital clocks have gotten so lazy...they're completely hands-off.
AD doesn't stand for "after death" - it stands for "anno domini", meaning "the year of the lord"
Looks like a joke referring to the fact that asteroids only hit big cities in the movies.
India is considered to be part of Asia. They were still teaching Geography when I was in school. Might be a good idea to bring it back. Same goes for Civics classes.
Two thirds of these supposedly stupid comments are jokes. Are we just meant to act like they are genuine comments to feel superior or something?
Ding Ding Ding! You discovered the purpose of most internet "discussions"!
Load More Replies...The real idiot responses are the ones from people taking the most obvious troll bait I’ve seen in a while.
It's so sad. What the dumbing down of our educational system has produced.
Last time I commented on one of these making fun of igorance lists I got in trouble. At first you feel superior and roll your eyes but as you scroll down it get depressing and you, or perhaps just I, begin to feel rather mean and condescending and don't like myself. Next time I hope I'll just pass instead.
Two thirds of these supposedly stupid comments are jokes. Are we just meant to act like they are genuine comments to feel superior or something?
Ding Ding Ding! You discovered the purpose of most internet "discussions"!
Load More Replies...The real idiot responses are the ones from people taking the most obvious troll bait I’ve seen in a while.
It's so sad. What the dumbing down of our educational system has produced.
Last time I commented on one of these making fun of igorance lists I got in trouble. At first you feel superior and roll your eyes but as you scroll down it get depressing and you, or perhaps just I, begin to feel rather mean and condescending and don't like myself. Next time I hope I'll just pass instead.