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As it turns out, there actually is such a thing as having too much confidence. Having principles is perfectly fine; being arrogant and close-minded, however, is a recipe for disaster. Just because you write something on the internet with complete conviction doesn’t automatically make it the truth. And not all opinions are facts. [Surprised Pikachu gasps dramatically!]

Some of the worst, most uneducated, completely bonkers opinions end up being featured on the ‘Delusional Takes’ Twitter page, where followers can poke fun at them. There’s being wrong and owning up to your mistakes. And then there’s the stuff featured on ‘Delusional Takes’ which is a whole other level of insanity.

Be warned, Pandas, what you’re about to see might make you facepalm so hard that your friends might wonder why you’ve got a red mark on your face. Scroll down for some of the worst things that the internet has to offer.

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

Why do Americans speak English, an English language from England, rather than speaking Native American?

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

His masculinity is so fragile it needs bubble wrap

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

20 years later and he is wondering why his kids never visit him.

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Alexandra Davis
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a teacher I was very much emotionally attached to my students in a professional manner! As are all good teachers. I would go home some days and cry for some of my students who were going through stuff even adults would struggle with and would empathise and be a listening ear for them at school. I would also celebrate and commiserate with them as well as be anxious with and angry for them too. I wouldn't have been able to do my job properly is I wasn't emotionally attached in a professional way! I pity this man's kids if he thought this to be the case, especially with how emotionally distant he appears to be/ have been!

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

Yeah we prefer the people leading us and teaching us to be cold and distant. And so far removed from reality. Honest.

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

Being the prick you are, nobody wants to be attached to you. And now you twist this fact around to avoid the thought that nobody loves you.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Reptilian/Primal part of the brain is incapable of having Leadership Skills because it lacks empathy required for relationships. ... The so-called, "man", like one above, should be referred to as a 'REPTILE'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . People who have "lizard" brains dominated by their Basal Ganglia should be placed on the lowest rungs of society and their ideas identified as Bvllshit.

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

I had an iguana and several anoles as pets when I was a kid. Don’t insult lizards by comparing this idiot to them XD

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

Spoken like a man who is all alone and blames everyone else for it

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

For some reason the song “Cats in the Cradle” just popped into my head….

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

A leader who isn't attached /their people/ is merely a narcissist in charge.

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Lisa H
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On top of what I just read, this "man" has to audacity to use a picture of MLK, Jr. for his profile picture.

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

What if you have kids and no wife? Is it safe enough to have fun with your offspring?

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

that is a lot of words for "i've never given a woman an orgasm"

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

I love when people post things with obvious intent to sound like they have something smart to say. They type a line. Keep it short and make it sound bitey. Then they sound like an absolute jack hole like this guy.

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Sam Standerwick
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6 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why do some Americans think they’re the centre of the world? (Note my use of some.)

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Robert McKenzie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A teacher who doesn't give a damn about his students is one who deserves to be sacked.

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Caroline Fraser
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow. So pathetic. Get in the cell with all the other incels you freak.

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

Why is the avatar of Dr. King? I can't think he'd condone this kind of thought.

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

a man that believes humans don’t get attached to other humans can be manipulated by anyone.

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

Remember manly men, never have any emotional attachment to your family. It's all about leverage, power and manipulating those around you to obtain the most out of life.

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

Teachers don't get attached to their students? Why didn't anyone tell me this? I've been doing it wrong for a long time.

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

Sounds like his parents weren't emotionally involved with him. Sad empty life he must have.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

is the martin luther king jr as his pfp? bruh. this eric fellow better not bring that good man as a symbol of what he (eric) stands for. as the daughter of a man not emotionally attached to his children, it is h-e-double hockey sticks. this man is tripping

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

Wow! That is some of the most horrible, sad stuff I have read all day. This guy needs some serious help. I am not a big believer in "therapy" but this guy needs it.

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

What's extra disgusting, is that he's using Martin Luther King Jr as his profile picture.

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Terry Tobias
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How dare he use Martin Luther King's likeness after that tirade of garbage! Dr. King was very attached to everyone!

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

Ewwwww. So afraid of a woman's purebred influence that he recommends hurting the kids? Gross.

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

Someone didn't love you enough when you were little, did they?

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

I can't believe this poster appropriated a picture of Dr. King who in most ways lead in exactly the opposite style than this poster advises.

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Michael Largey
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Emotional attachment to my students was what made me choose and stay in my profession. It sure wasn't the Law of Cosines.

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

A teacher attaches to their students. A leader attaches to their followers. A man should DEFINITELY be attached to their kids.

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

His poor kids. And then he's going to wonder why no one visits him in the nursing home.

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

that's a lot of words for " i've never given an woman an o r g a s m"

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

Yes, sure. Because the s**t you have in your brain is important for me.

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The ‘Delusional Takes’ Twitter page was started up fairly recently, just half a year ago, in June 2022. However, in that time, it has managed to attract over 162.9k followers with its posts that focus on wrong opinions and arrogant social media users.

The page moderator suggests that people should unfollow the account if they’re cringe. Meanwhile, if you’ve come across an incredibly delusional take while surfing the net or scrolling through your social media feeds, you can send them a link to the post. Who knows, you might get lucky and your post might get featured. 

Reading through some of the posts that were featured on ‘Delusional Takes’ is bound to give you a heavy dose of secondhand embarrassment. Seriously, how can people be so incredibly wrong?

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It’s moments like this one that remind you that common sense isn’t all that common. And that many people would rather stay comfortably within their opinion echo chambers than risk being proven wrong. What’s life worth if you don’t try to learn more about the world and instead bonk everyone on the heads if they dare disagree with you? That’s no way to live.

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

Then by her logic, she is single because theres something wrong with her, which im honestly starting to believe...

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People who have delusional takes are prime examples of the Dunning-Kruger effect at work. To put it simply, the effect means that most individuals firmly believe that they’re smarter than average. Now, obviously, that’s not how averages work. But these people think that they’re far more competent and intelligent than the rest. As a result, they see their opinions as closer to the truth than anyone else’s. Often, they’re wrong.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Shush white person shouting and telling black people what should offend them

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

Kicking this guy in the kahunas is just a natural human reaction to such a pervy suggestion.

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However, the Dunning-Kruger effect applies to experts as well. Though, slightly differently. Specialists believe that everyone else is aware of the (objectively complicated) things they know. To these experts, everything seems clear, but the general public might not understand the concept they use. Furthermore, well-educated people tend to underestimate their skills.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh NO! Not the Furries! How long would it take for society to collapse if all the doggers died?

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As a result, you have a very weirdly skewed situation where those who lack education are the most confident in their opinions. Meanwhile, those who are well-educated are too timid and far too critical of themselves. People, in general, have an extremely tough time estimating how competent they are in a given area.

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

Appropriation again? Literally anything and everything is cultural appropriation. And do not dare to respond to this comment using the English Language unless you are English. That is cultural appropriation.

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There’s another issue. Repetition is something that makes people believe an opinion, even if it’s factually incorrect. The more we’re exposed to certain information, the more plausible it seems to us. And even if we’re aware of the role that repetition plays in our perception of reality doesn’t make us completely immune to it. That’s the power of fake news and propaganda.

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

If you think a man owns his wife you should be in therapy and single.

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Two ways to counter misinformation are to find reputable sources and to do a bit of background research on a ‘fact’ before retweeting or reposting someone else’s opinion. No news source is perfect; everyone makes mistakes. However, this doesn’t mean that all sources are equal. Far from it.

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

Well, she wont have to be worried about eviction anymore. Lifetime housing for her.

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

Oh god this is similar to that guy telling AOC that she isn’t a congresswoman just because she’s a woman in congress. It’s just the racist edition

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Focus on new sites that do actual investigative journalism, instead of just parroting information from other sources. The more transparency there is, the better. Media literacy and being able to gauge the reliability of ‘facts’ is an incredibly vital skill in the Internet Age. It will only become more important as time goes by.

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Which of these horrible, horrible takes do you think were the worst of the bunch, dear Pandas? Why do you think these people aren't more self-aware of just how delusional they sound? What's the very worst opinion you've ever read online? Share your thoughts in the comments.

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

They may have the largest brains, cannot be bothered to see if this maybe true, but they know sod all, and will spend the next few years too obsessed with sex.

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

Is the opposite also true? Should I cheat on your delusional a**e, are you going to help me become a better man?

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

Not sure of the context here, COULD be family, brothers and sisters, OR this could be mega creepy.

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

Or Pakistan? They used to have a squad of transvestite tax inspectors in Karachi (to embarass business owners into paying, otherwise they hang around their shops all week; pay or go bankrupt!). So it's the only country where you could defend "no dad, I'm not like that, I'm a tax inspector I only do it for work"? Hm.

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