50 Times People Wanted Attention On Social Media So Bad, They Resorted To Doing Horrible Things
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What’s social media all about? Keeping in touch with your family and friends, as well as making new connections, right? Well, it should be. But just like the internet, social media is a rusty double-edged sword laced with toxic goo—far from everything is as wholesome as the cat pictures you’ll find on Bored Panda.
Most people want to be loved, adored, and to be in the spotlight. In short, they want attention and adoration. Unfortunately, a sizeable chunk of humankind is prepared to do anything for that, morals, common sense, and decency be damned.
From acting plain idiotic to doing some downright immoral stuff that would make the local priest splash them with holy water, the people who are prepared to go to extreme lengths just for internet fame end up on the r/justforsocialmedia subreddit. Check out the best of the worst below, upvote the ones that impressed you with their awfulness the most, and share any similar stories in the comment section.
Bored Panda spoke about why some people tend to do pretty much anything for a splash of fame with redditor Blank-Cheque, one of the moderators at the 'Just For Social Media' subreddit. According to them, the internet is a contributing factor in hunting for attention. "I'd say a lot of these people would've done stupid stuff anyway, but the internet gives them extra incentive and lets them share it with others." Scroll down for their other insights.
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Killing A Dolphin For Selfies
His Beautiful Flower Field Got Trampled By Tourist
Gobsmacked
Subreddit moderator Blank-Cheque said that the internet has opened up a lot of different avenues for shooting to fame and glory through social media. All because of the changes in technology and the commodification of attention. "Seems like there's more fame to go around now, so it's easier for people to become briefly famous. Not sure if there are more people doing it but certainly more are successful."
What's more, the moderator doesn't believe that the people featured on the subreddit are giving up their morals in exchange for attention. Rather, "they may not have had them in the first place."
The ‘Just For Social Media’ online community on Reddit has 97.5k members and, even though they enjoy poking fun at people who are prepared to do pretty much anything for a sackful of silver and their 15 minutes of fame, they have some strict guidelines, too. So no sharing personal information for one, no matter how much you think that person might deserve it.
Another Human Forgetting That We Share This Planet
When You Adopt 7 Kids. And Use Them As Trained Pets To Make Money On Youtube
She Just Had To Get That Shot
According to researchers, social media gives everyone the tools to live a life of constant exposure where they curate their experiences and are more and more worried about their visibility.
Of course, attention has its perks. They’re not just financial. We’re social animals, so we equate attention, likes, comments, and exposure with approval. And we’re hardwired to want approval because that means we’re more likely to not only survive but also thrive. However, there is a darker side to becoming famous on the internet.
Public opinion can shift at the drop of a hat and the approval you were soaking in just a moment ago can turn into criticism, threats, and even… forcing you to delete your social media accounts. Meanwhile, Psychology Today explains that a careless tweet or a dumb social media post can cost you your job even years down the line.
This Dude Filled Up A River With Soap And Destroyed The Entire Ecosystem For Some Tiktok Clout And Thinks He Is Funny
The stupidest people think that they are incredibly clever because they can't tell the difference. I hope that he was arrested and made to pay perpetual restitution that would really bring tears to his eyes.
It's the opposite of Diogenes. Diogenes was a dumbass who was clever, but this guy's just a dumbass.
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I really hope they got arrested and refused bail.... you know, as a detergent... I mean deterrent
Hopefully they All will Gain a little respect for nature.
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I've heard of people having to pay some serious fines for environmental damage. Let's hope he did.
this is bad enough when people do it in fountains that don't belong to them. I mean if it's your own fountain go ahead and screw it up. But other people's property, or freaking nature is not yours to f with
Yeah... as if anyone would care. Look at littering, driving pick up trucks when you don't need them, driving instead of walking, producing too much trash... I could go on for ages. Sadly most people don't see farther then their own noses.
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"Viral in my city" must be the equivalent of "world-famous in my town". I''ve googled this and can't find anything informative about it... (On reddit someone posted a link to a 2009 article about a suspected factory spill in Manchester but it didn't look like the same place to me...)
Any social media thing, should never show these and any submission like this, should be sent to the FBI, or the authorities!
People think they are so smart when they do these things, but they are just insanely stupid
In Lithuania, nature inspectors count dead fishes, estimate dead fish eggs and estimate damage to other species and that guy would get huge bill and probably would have to sell his house. Such damage could easily be few millions dollars.
Why? Animals die from pollution already? Why make them die quicker by throwing in soap in an ENTIER river?
GET THEM ARRESTED. SO MANY ANIMALS PROBALY DIED SERIOUSLY AREST THEM
so many fish and frogs must have lived there tik tok made all these kids just go crazy
He should be charged and prosecuted for eco terrorism and destruction of a river Ecosystem and all animals it killed.
Environmental crimes are serious crimes. This ought be treated seriously by relevant Authorities. Apart from anything, there should be a lock up for people this f*****g selfish and stupid
I'm guessing he didn't exactly "destroy the entire ecosystem." Gravely harmed certain elements of it should be sufficient for outrage.
I can not find the words to express how vile was this action. I pray he had to clean it up, no matter how long it takes. It should be his full-time job. He should have to restock the water. Replace the plant life, even algae, and scum. In another age, he would receive 50 lashes.
Many of these cases here, while horrible and beyond stupid, were not on purpose. This however - you cannot convince me that he wasn’t aware what damage he was causing.
Not My Grandma??
Sexually Assaulting Men For Tiktok
Playing around with fame on social media is a bit like a wish granted to you by the infamous monkey’s paw: be careful what you wish for—because you won’t foresee some of the consequences. Make sure you really want to get famous before you do something dumb for the attention. And remember, your morals are worth more than fleeting fame.
This Girl Makes Tiktok Videos Of Her Forcibly Hugging, Touching Or Trapping Korean Men. This Is Not Okay Behaviour. In All Videos The Men Are Visibly Uncomfortable And Try To Get Away From Her, She Either Follows Them Or Will Not Let Go Of Them...if The Roles Were Reversed There Would Be Outrage
This isn't okay anywhere but especially in a culture where you don't even talk to strangers let alone hug them... Gives us foreigners here a bad image
Exploitation, Plain And Simple
1. I hope this kiddo gets a sincerely LOVING family. 2. I hope her kids remember this when she's decrepit.
A Russian Model Risking Her Life For An Instagram Picture
This Woman Stomped All Over The Plants In This Conservatory Despite Staff Repeatedly Asking Her To Stop To Get ‘Instagram Model’ Shots. The Area She Is In Is Off Limits
Dude Is Flexing His Louis Vuitton Bag On Auschwitz Train Tracks
This is so disrespectful to the victims of the Holocaust. Nevermind that this photo is grossly insensitive, but why do people post photos of themselves and their possessions? Are people that easily impressed by irrelevance? No one cares about this guy's common as heck Speedy bag.
Cute Girl... Cute Caption... Wait...
These Kids Were Absolutely Not Interested In Making The "Saving African Kids With My Presence" Pose For Instagram
Parents In China Drag Their Child On Edge Of Hill Just To Take Photos
They Basically Made A Pipe Bomb
Gender Reveal- , oh s**t, ummmm hey pal what gender is red with human chunks again?
We Found Another One!
Check Out Muh Tats Bruh
Apparently An Industrial Car Wash Hurts Human Flesh
Using Real Reaction Of Divorce For Views
Number Neighbors
Gotta Get That Funeral Shot For The Gram
Going Hiking
What The Actual F*** Was She Trying To Accomplish By Posting This
This Guy Spray Painting Rocks In Yosemite
Cutting Your Sons Hair And Making Him Cry For A Tiktok “Prank”
This Woman Throwing A Chair At Traffic
Purposely Throwing Plastic Straws Into The Lake
Influencers Ordered A Bunch Of Stuff To Take Pictures For The ‘Gram But Didn’t Want To Pay.
This Kids's Grandpa Is Actually Dying While He Is Recording A Musically, I Did Some Research, And The Grandpa Died
I was in denial that my mom was dying and I was 25. My bet is he was in denial. Or had been there all day.
She Says She’s Deathly Allergic To Blackberries And Then Proceeds To Eat One For A Tiktok
Hospital
I've seen this exact image & captipn posted by so many different Twitter accounts so at least they're not all stupid enough to actually try it.
Guy Pushes Photographer Into Pond
Harassing A Taxi Driver Who Is Just Trying To Do His Job
Arrest her for assault for christ sake. If the genders were reversed people would not find this acceptable.
Influencers Did It Again
Is she posing at a memorial?! I don't think I can keep scrolling this is just the worst of humanity
Youtubers Aren't The Smartest
After reading the rest of the entries, I prefer the people that do this stupid crap to themselves. Leave other people and animals out of it.
This Guy Swallowed His Classmate's Airpod, He's Currently In The ER
Piece Of S*** Does A “Gender Revel” And Gets Glitter Everywhere In Home Depot
Santa Monica Woman Pretends To Board Up Windows Using A Worker's Drill For A Photo Then Drives Off In A Mercedes
Taking A Meal Out Of A Restaurant Just To Get The Right Picture For Instagram Likes
Way Too Young Mother Thinks Spraying Daughter In The Face Is Hilarious, And Has Done It More Than Once Per The Caption
Poor sweet little girl. Stuff like this should be immediately taken down, and the account banned.
Destroying A Sand Sculpture
Caught Taking Christmas Pics In Front Of Her Neighbors House
"I didn't mean to make it look like my home" liar liar pants on fire. She is just backpeddling cause she got caught
Worth It?
Who Even Finds This Funny?
You Tube and Instagram has made our youth into inconsiderate morons.
Killing Important Farm Insects For A Tiktok
Why Would You Even Do That...
Influencers Visiting Chernobyl With A Photographer And Lighting Team
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When I read such posts, I realize how meaningful, balanced, normal, and successful my own life actually is. So I thank you! 🙏
Sociopaths are way more common than people think. The majority of them never kill anyone.
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sometimes I feel I'm too much of an bitter old 40-something to understand the "need" to be Next Viral Thing, but at the same time... are you guys okay? I'm seriously concerned rn. this obsession can't be a real thing.
I feel the same as you, the problem is I'm only 24 so ...
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These people are absolutely horrible. However, in my opinion, people should not get so fired up with humanity. This article is designed to show you the worst of the worst. Do not say the human race should go extinct. So settle down, relax, and read something happy. Not all humans are garbage bags. Don't let posts like this make you think so.
These people only exist if you let them. Stop "following" , upvoting, "liking" them etc. Without an audience there will be no reason for this sort of behavior.
The German shepherd one literally kills me. I want to take it in and pamper him beyond imagination, as well as treat it with the respect he deserves.
If TikTok and Instagram deleted their accounts, they would think twice next time..Except those who are just hurting themselves, let them suffer.
I hate the fact that they are abusing animals and I don't understand why these people would risk there lives for a video! I cannot believe the things people do
i really hate assholes who think this s**t is funny, im at my limit when i see these type of people i seriously that kid doing a tik tok while his grandpa is dying LIKE ARE YOU SERIOUS RIGHT NOW, OH AND DON´T GET ME STARTED WITH INFLUENCERS WHO ASK FOR FREE STUFF , MAKE A MESS IN PUBLIC THINKING ITS FUNNY, i mean i understand they want attention but WHAT THE HELL doing all of this just for attention, I swear if one of these assholes does a ¨prank ¨ on me im sorry but im going to beat there ass i really want to know if any of these people think of what the consequences are going to be. I mean for real why all of this just for attention, WHY.
I would like to publicly apologies for my generation. We aren't all bad, I swear.
Thank you! Lula, whenever I see your account you always seem to be spreading positivity and make my day just a little bit better. We need more people like you in the world! God bless! <3
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I had to stop reading these after 3 posts. Human beings can the most beautifully grace filled creatures on earth. They can also be the most colossal butt holes in the universe.
i hated looking at these, but its good to learn the difference between a good post and going too far for a post. please keep in mind that these people are going WAAAAAAY to far. never do any of these. thank you.
We wonder why so many people are like this, but this is how society has been engineered in recent decades. Capitalism has been aggressively pushed, meaning they only want people to think of themselves (to destroy the feeling of community and therefore a collective voice). People are not encouraged to be educated, just to try to be like the s**t on MTV and reality shows. It's depressing that as a species, we've had about 6000 years to become civilised, but this is the point we are at.
Lol!!! Capitalism does not equal selfishness. Selfishness happens everywhere and in everyone at one time or another. It is not related to economy.
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I think this is a good example of how we all jump to see what's going on with posts about people behaving badly (me, too, I must admit), and then start to think that most people are horrible. I have to remind myself that most people aren't. For example, I love how most people are polite when they post on Bored Panda, when it could be so easy not to.
This is the saddest I’ve ever seen on BP. Some of them really broke my heart so I stopped after the first couple of pictures.
This just speaks to how social media is so bad for one’s mental state. Depending on likes and views for happiness to do such cruel and/or stupid things says how awful the mental state and reasoning is behind the younger generation doing these things. Behold the future of our world people.
I've had it with reading just how moronic and selfish people can become. The power of YouTube or Instagram to give relevance to the idiots by the following by other idiots just shows how isolated and and shallow people have become in the need to be noticed. All the lonely, ugly s**t perpetrated on those who are lacking so much in the way of that which should be celebrated and acknowledged. The "look at me, loon at!" familiar chant from those who arrive with a blank hard drive, unlimited memory and storage capacity get to this point by operator error. We create our monsters. I had to stop after the cat. Then I went and threw up. When does it stop. After storming the capitol? I'm sorry but it has been way too much, way too long. And it gets worse with each each indignity we wait for someone else to speak up and handle. Stand for nothing. You will fall for anything. We all have our lines we don't cross. I'm not lokking the other say. I just need a break from ugly.
I was thinking about this. It is culturally damning that some people will gravitate to achieve notoriety and attention by doing something easily stupid or trite rather than achieving that same attention through something that traditionally requires patience and skill to craft. Eat a tide pod vs. developing art skills for years; throw a chair into traffic vs. learning how to compose music; take pictures of food vs. practicing serious cooking skills... Just my depressing 2 cents.
So many of these are simply disrespectful. And with all due respect, seem to be posted by younger people. As an older person, I have to wonder what was wrong with their parents that they instilled no social graces or sense of propriety in them. I'm not an old grump, but some of this stuff is just so over the top.
do we downvote for the stupidity and assholeness or upvote because it relates to the post?
Honestly, I just hope at this point that earth is just an experiment by aliens and they can just reset us all at the push of a button...kind of like Divergent.
I want to punch all those people. And I just realized that the world is crazy.
People doing this s**t all for clout on social media are the lowest forms of humans I’ve ever seen. It’s not that serious. Trying going out and living a normal life.
People are obsessed on how they look on social media that they go out and do stupid s**t for views . Not all but a lot put the public in danger whilst doing so. It’s a form of mental illness they all suffer from . It’s all aabout them and they don’t care about others or the fallout of their actions .
All instagram ppl. should watch this every morning and every time they are about to take a photo to "share": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krkk8eyx-lU&ab_channel=DUST
I know I shouldn't be but I am completely shocked by these. I can't get that poor dog that was forced to eat the chilies out of my head, I hope the dog was taken away from them and they were done for animal abuse.
Tell you what, let's start up a trend of squirting compressed air up your nose. That should be good for a few Darwin awards, cleanse the gene pool a bit
Very very depressing. But very informative, exempli gratia, do NOT choose these people to make babies with.
The kids of this generation are disturbed. I just want to go back to the 80s or 90s
JUST when you think humanity can't become more SELF CENTERED and INCONSIDERATE
Ah, natural selection hard at work as always. Pity most of them won’t learn a thing 🤕😖🤭
Supembara jothi facebook & youtube channel haha
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I f*****g hate Instagrammers. Originally, all these platforms were and are good dideas - but not as long as you can make money with being popular.
This woman has million of followers since then: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8064447/Backlash-Russian-blogger-widowed-dry-ice-poisoning-accident-29th-birthday-party.html
Jeez. I can't believe any of these. Too many idiots on this planet. Why. What goes on in these people's heads. What happened for them to want to do this stuff. We live in an unbelievable time.
So we had an attempted coup in America today, and they are all THIS type of people. Why is this even a thing? Why are people such garbage? And what do we do about it?
I did not like this article at all. I should have known better that to look. I thought it would be more like Darwin Awards than a showcase of the worst of humanity. I get enough of that on mainstream media.
No, we don't. That is not fair to anyone who has ever been kind to animals or has been a good person. Just because some humans are bad, does not mean we deserve to go extinct.
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When I read such posts, I realize how meaningful, balanced, normal, and successful my own life actually is. So I thank you! 🙏
Sociopaths are way more common than people think. The majority of them never kill anyone.
Load More Replies... sometimes I feel I'm too much of an bitter old 40-something to understand the "need" to be Next Viral Thing, but at the same time... are you guys okay? I'm seriously concerned rn. this obsession can't be a real thing.
I feel the same as you, the problem is I'm only 24 so ...
Load More Replies... These people are absolutely horrible. However, in my opinion, people should not get so fired up with humanity. This article is designed to show you the worst of the worst. Do not say the human race should go extinct. So settle down, relax, and read something happy. Not all humans are garbage bags. Don't let posts like this make you think so.
These people only exist if you let them. Stop "following" , upvoting, "liking" them etc. Without an audience there will be no reason for this sort of behavior.
The German shepherd one literally kills me. I want to take it in and pamper him beyond imagination, as well as treat it with the respect he deserves.
If TikTok and Instagram deleted their accounts, they would think twice next time..Except those who are just hurting themselves, let them suffer.
I hate the fact that they are abusing animals and I don't understand why these people would risk there lives for a video! I cannot believe the things people do
i really hate assholes who think this s**t is funny, im at my limit when i see these type of people i seriously that kid doing a tik tok while his grandpa is dying LIKE ARE YOU SERIOUS RIGHT NOW, OH AND DON´T GET ME STARTED WITH INFLUENCERS WHO ASK FOR FREE STUFF , MAKE A MESS IN PUBLIC THINKING ITS FUNNY, i mean i understand they want attention but WHAT THE HELL doing all of this just for attention, I swear if one of these assholes does a ¨prank ¨ on me im sorry but im going to beat there ass i really want to know if any of these people think of what the consequences are going to be. I mean for real why all of this just for attention, WHY.
I would like to publicly apologies for my generation. We aren't all bad, I swear.
Thank you! Lula, whenever I see your account you always seem to be spreading positivity and make my day just a little bit better. We need more people like you in the world! God bless! <3
Load More Replies... I had to stop reading these after 3 posts. Human beings can the most beautifully grace filled creatures on earth. They can also be the most colossal butt holes in the universe.
i hated looking at these, but its good to learn the difference between a good post and going too far for a post. please keep in mind that these people are going WAAAAAAY to far. never do any of these. thank you.
We wonder why so many people are like this, but this is how society has been engineered in recent decades. Capitalism has been aggressively pushed, meaning they only want people to think of themselves (to destroy the feeling of community and therefore a collective voice). People are not encouraged to be educated, just to try to be like the s**t on MTV and reality shows. It's depressing that as a species, we've had about 6000 years to become civilised, but this is the point we are at.
Lol!!! Capitalism does not equal selfishness. Selfishness happens everywhere and in everyone at one time or another. It is not related to economy.
Load More Replies... I think this is a good example of how we all jump to see what's going on with posts about people behaving badly (me, too, I must admit), and then start to think that most people are horrible. I have to remind myself that most people aren't. For example, I love how most people are polite when they post on Bored Panda, when it could be so easy not to.
This is the saddest I’ve ever seen on BP. Some of them really broke my heart so I stopped after the first couple of pictures.
This just speaks to how social media is so bad for one’s mental state. Depending on likes and views for happiness to do such cruel and/or stupid things says how awful the mental state and reasoning is behind the younger generation doing these things. Behold the future of our world people.
I've had it with reading just how moronic and selfish people can become. The power of YouTube or Instagram to give relevance to the idiots by the following by other idiots just shows how isolated and and shallow people have become in the need to be noticed. All the lonely, ugly s**t perpetrated on those who are lacking so much in the way of that which should be celebrated and acknowledged. The "look at me, loon at!" familiar chant from those who arrive with a blank hard drive, unlimited memory and storage capacity get to this point by operator error. We create our monsters. I had to stop after the cat. Then I went and threw up. When does it stop. After storming the capitol? I'm sorry but it has been way too much, way too long. And it gets worse with each each indignity we wait for someone else to speak up and handle. Stand for nothing. You will fall for anything. We all have our lines we don't cross. I'm not lokking the other say. I just need a break from ugly.
I was thinking about this. It is culturally damning that some people will gravitate to achieve notoriety and attention by doing something easily stupid or trite rather than achieving that same attention through something that traditionally requires patience and skill to craft. Eat a tide pod vs. developing art skills for years; throw a chair into traffic vs. learning how to compose music; take pictures of food vs. practicing serious cooking skills... Just my depressing 2 cents.
So many of these are simply disrespectful. And with all due respect, seem to be posted by younger people. As an older person, I have to wonder what was wrong with their parents that they instilled no social graces or sense of propriety in them. I'm not an old grump, but some of this stuff is just so over the top.
do we downvote for the stupidity and assholeness or upvote because it relates to the post?
Honestly, I just hope at this point that earth is just an experiment by aliens and they can just reset us all at the push of a button...kind of like Divergent.
I want to punch all those people. And I just realized that the world is crazy.
People doing this s**t all for clout on social media are the lowest forms of humans I’ve ever seen. It’s not that serious. Trying going out and living a normal life.
People are obsessed on how they look on social media that they go out and do stupid s**t for views . Not all but a lot put the public in danger whilst doing so. It’s a form of mental illness they all suffer from . It’s all aabout them and they don’t care about others or the fallout of their actions .
All instagram ppl. should watch this every morning and every time they are about to take a photo to "share": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krkk8eyx-lU&ab_channel=DUST
I know I shouldn't be but I am completely shocked by these. I can't get that poor dog that was forced to eat the chilies out of my head, I hope the dog was taken away from them and they were done for animal abuse.
Tell you what, let's start up a trend of squirting compressed air up your nose. That should be good for a few Darwin awards, cleanse the gene pool a bit
Very very depressing. But very informative, exempli gratia, do NOT choose these people to make babies with.
The kids of this generation are disturbed. I just want to go back to the 80s or 90s
JUST when you think humanity can't become more SELF CENTERED and INCONSIDERATE
Ah, natural selection hard at work as always. Pity most of them won’t learn a thing 🤕😖🤭
Supembara jothi facebook & youtube channel haha
Load More Replies... The people who made the dog eat chilli enraged me with the anger of 1000 Satans.
I f*****g hate Instagrammers. Originally, all these platforms were and are good dideas - but not as long as you can make money with being popular.
This woman has million of followers since then: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8064447/Backlash-Russian-blogger-widowed-dry-ice-poisoning-accident-29th-birthday-party.html
Jeez. I can't believe any of these. Too many idiots on this planet. Why. What goes on in these people's heads. What happened for them to want to do this stuff. We live in an unbelievable time.
So we had an attempted coup in America today, and they are all THIS type of people. Why is this even a thing? Why are people such garbage? And what do we do about it?
I did not like this article at all. I should have known better that to look. I thought it would be more like Darwin Awards than a showcase of the worst of humanity. I get enough of that on mainstream media.
No, we don't. That is not fair to anyone who has ever been kind to animals or has been a good person. Just because some humans are bad, does not mean we deserve to go extinct.
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