There's nothing wrong with trusting yourself. On the contrary, self-confidence is linked to almost every element involved in a happy and fulfilling life. It provides greater motivation and more resilience, improves relationships, and strengthens your sense of authenticity.
But take it too far and you become impossible to put up with, behaving as if you are more important than other people — arrogant — and might even end up featured on the subreddit 'Confidently Incorrect.'
As we've already shown you in our previous publications here, here, and here, this online community is dedicated to taking down people who proudly make false statements. It's the ultimate online purgatory for liars. Continue scrolling to check out its latest "visitors."
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“You Should Speak English”
My God
"No one enjoys being wrong. It’s an unpleasant emotional experience for all of us," psychologist Guy Winch, Ph.D., said. "The question is how do we respond when it turns out we were wrong—when there wasn’t enough milk left for coffee, when we hit traffic and missed the flight, or when we find out the man who sat in jail for five years based on our identification was innocent all along?"
"Some of us admit we were wrong and say, 'Oops, you were right. We should have gotten more milk.' Some of us kind of imply we were wrong, but we don't do so explicitly or in a way that is satisfying to the other person: 'We had plenty of time to get to the airport on time if the traffic hadn’t been unusually bad. But fine, we’ll leave earlier next time.'"
"But some people refuse to admit they're wrong, even in the face of overwhelming evidence: 'They let him go because of DNA evidence and another dude's confession? Ridiculous! That’s the guy! I saw him!'"
Redditor Thinks Atheists Are The Obnoxious Ones
But We've Been To The Moon
Still My Most Favorite One Yet
This 'proof' is not correct. While the uranium decay chain does end in lead, not all lead originates that way. Some quantity of all the stable lead isotopes was created directly in supernovae, and lead-204 is created exclusively that way. (Obviously, the Earth is more than 4000 years old. But the proof is not that simple).
Winch thinks that when a person pushes back against the facts, when they simply cannot admit that they were wrong in any circumstance, everything boils down to their ego. Their sense of self.
"Some people have such a fragile ego, such brittle self-esteem, such a weak 'psychological constitution,' that admitting they made a mistake or that they were wrong is fundamentally too threatening for their egos to tolerate," the psychologist said.
When Americans Think English Is The Only Language :
So Explain These 10 Billionaires
This is why I hate that so many people call Native Americans Indian. It's not the right label and it can cause stupid things like this to happen.
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Oh, Lavern
"And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end." Revelations 1:8
These people can't admit they're wrong, so their defense mechanisms do something remarkable to avoid it. They literally distort their perception of reality to make it (reality) less threatening.
"Their defense mechanisms protect their fragile ego by changing the very facts in their mind, so they are no longer wrong or culpable," Winch said.
"As a result, they come up with statements, such as, 'I checked in the morning, and there was enough milk, so someone must have finished it.'"
This Online Review And 3 People That Saw It As Helpful
Uh, No
Healthcare = Gun
Wireless PC's Don't Exist
Usually, when it's pointed out that they don't see things as they are, these people double down. "In our ... example, they will insist that their erroneous identification of the robber was correct despite DNA evidence and a confession from a different person."
"When confronted, they will continue to insist or pivot to attacking anyone who tries to argue otherwise and to disparage the sources of the contradictory information."
Sometimes, I Wish Democrats Were As Cool As Republicans Think They Are
Milk
They weren't just holding an umbrella, they were wearing a raincoat over a scuba suit while holding that umbrella.
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Yes! I have come to realize in my life that the less one knows, the louder one is. Intelligent people do not waste their time yelling at people and trying to convince others of their intelligence. Only people that have no clue do that.
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i’m sure this is the sort of person who would believe vegans breastfeed and it comes out as almond milk or something. How do these people get through life without understanding such basic human biology?? Please never procreate
Sadly these type of people ARE the once who will procreate sixteen times.
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What do they think we were feeding babies with before the invention of formula? 🧐
I'd just like to point out how weirdly comfortable we all are sucking juice out of another animal.... milk is delicious and inherently bizarre
Its okay to not want to do it yourself, but don't judge other women for their decisions on what they do with their body and what they think is best for their baby. Or you´ll end up looking stupid on social media <3
I'm baffled at the amount of people who actually believed someone said this and was serious... This was proven to be completely satire.
I never understood how cows milk is socially acceptable but milk from every other animal is ridiculous.
yall, cmon....MILK COMES FROM COWS! Jesus, this person is my role model.
Almond milk exists. Also didn't you have sex ed in which it mentions that milk comes from breasts? Humans are mammals. Whales have milk. Apes have milk. Bats have milk. They're all mammals.
These kind of people disgust me. They are idiots and they are low life's to be talking about a mother like that. These people would not survive in a world where you provide for your own.
I wonder what this "person" (I use that in the widest sense of the word) thinks children survived on before Formula was invented.
Wow... This is proof that a person can survive and communicate after brain amputation.
I hope this is a joke. We learned what mammals are in like first grade.
All female mammals can produce milk unless stated otherwise. Someone needs to go back to 3rd grade science class
That person's parents both should have been sterilized because they obviously have no intelligence or common sense... I'm shocked they know how to breathe let alone type a sentence.
Mammalians - look it up on a dictionary, you know that thing that words come out of.
Milk also comes from goats, sheeps, donkeys, camels, horses, cats, dogs, elephants, whales... Or are mammals supposed to go the grocery store and buy some cow milk for their babies?
*Tell us you've never been with a woman and seen boobs without really telling us
Someone once had a ice cream shop using breast milk, disgusting but true!
It’s inherently no more disgusting than us drinking the milk from other species, as long as the human milk used to make the ice cream is pasteurized or otherwise made pathogen- and bacteria-free.
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Oddly enough, some parents do feed their kid pee because they think it has natural healing powers or some s**t like that. There’s a whole subreddit devoted to it.
I firmly believe the average intelligence level on this planet is in a serious decline…
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People who repeatedly resort to this kind of behavior are, by definition, psychologically fragile. And they don't like it.
"[Such an] assessment is often difficult for people to accept, because to the outside world, they look as if they're confidently standing their ground and not backing down, things we associate with strength. But psychological rigidity is not a sign of strength, it is an indication of weakness," Winch highlighted.
Full-Throated Incorrectness About Us Knife Crime vs. UK Knife Crime
I Saw This On Facebook And Instantly Thought Of This Sub
Obama's Birth Place
Dumba*s
"These people are not choosing to stand their ground; they’re compelled to do so in order to protect their fragile egos. Admitting we are wrong is unpleasant, it is bruising for any ego. It takes a certain amount of emotional strength and courage to deal with that reality and own up to our mistakes," Winch said.
Most of us feel uncomfortable when we're reminded of our imperfection, but we get over it. We take the L. And it's definitely something worth patting ourselves on the back for.
The Golden Rule: Never Disagree With The Grammar Bot
The Last Sentence Is Really The Cherry On Top
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I identify as a leggy bronzed model with a six pack. I'm not one, but it's about attitude, if you know what I mean.
How Stupid Can You Be?
Idiot
No One Can Be Spanish ! Spanish Is Only A Lenguage
They Thought It Was A Transphobic Comment When It Actually Was Affirming
To be fair, the sentence itself is ambiguous. It could be understood as rejection, as in the son is no longer accepted as a part of his family, or as an acceptance, as in the son is now his daughter but still his family nevertheless. I don't fault people for thinking it is a rejection. It can be read as one. I suspect this might be a dad jok gone wrong, to be honest.
I Got Nothin'
I’m Not A Physicist, But I’m Sure This Is Wrong
When You Don't Know How Bullets Or Sound Works
"New York Has The Best Pizza In The World"
The best pizza in the world is the one you like best. My wife and I cannot agree on pizza. I like soft thick and cheezy not Detroit but not new york, particularly fond of sour dough at the moment. She likes thin and crispy and topped no more than an Italian pizza. You know who is right? No one because food preference doesn't work that way.
As Someone Who Lives In A Country Where Assault Weapons Are Banned, I Can Confirm We All Eat Our Dogs
21st Century Math
Wait, Why Didn't I Think Of This?!
Clearly someone does not understand that you can't get energy from nothing.
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The scariest part of all of these is not that the folks writing them are confident or wrong. The scariest part is they are actively trying to seize power in the US and push this stupidity on everyone. They want to teach others that their fools view of the world is correct.
Upside of this post: I now feel like a complete f*****g genius!! So many people in the world are so much dumber than me I must be pretty smart, right? Downside: No, humanity is just f****d
This post left me with ambivalent feelings. On one side, I'm angry and incredulous that people like this really exist and spread so much ignorance and stupidity...On the other side I feel a little bit like the nowadays Einstein, as I could have said something stupid in my life (who didn't?), but never so stupid
I've said it before and I'll say it again: I fear for the future of this country. Even the world, it's just I'm mostly familiar with this country. The US. Not the Us.
Anyone got a spare few million or so brain cells they can part with at the moment? Because I think I lost said amount reading this thread from start to finish.
Anyone else feel their IQ going down just by reading these? Some people are scary stupid..
Well thankfully what I cited wasn't altered. Phew, otherwise I wouldn't sounded really stupid.
The scariest part of all of these is not that the folks writing them are confident or wrong. The scariest part is they are actively trying to seize power in the US and push this stupidity on everyone. They want to teach others that their fools view of the world is correct.
Upside of this post: I now feel like a complete f*****g genius!! So many people in the world are so much dumber than me I must be pretty smart, right? Downside: No, humanity is just f****d
This post left me with ambivalent feelings. On one side, I'm angry and incredulous that people like this really exist and spread so much ignorance and stupidity...On the other side I feel a little bit like the nowadays Einstein, as I could have said something stupid in my life (who didn't?), but never so stupid
I've said it before and I'll say it again: I fear for the future of this country. Even the world, it's just I'm mostly familiar with this country. The US. Not the Us.
Anyone got a spare few million or so brain cells they can part with at the moment? Because I think I lost said amount reading this thread from start to finish.
Anyone else feel their IQ going down just by reading these? Some people are scary stupid..
Well thankfully what I cited wasn't altered. Phew, otherwise I wouldn't sounded really stupid.
