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30 Of The Most Interesting Answers To “What Are People Stupidly Proud Of?” Posted In This Online Group
Pride is a feeling that can be both constructive and destructive. Healthy pride often inspires positive behavior, however, the unhealthy aspect of it can make one arrogant and self-centered. Appreciating one's own growth and achievement is definitely a self-esteem booster, but overindulgence and comparison may lead to unpleasant consequences.
Usually, people's upbringing and surroundings are huge factors that affect what they feel proud of. For instance, some pandas are proud of sharing their bamboo because they are taught to value kindness more, while other pandas are probably proud of cunningly acquiring bamboo because they value cleverness more.
Whatever the case is, pride is just another feeling and it can arise in the strangest scenarios for a variety of reasons! Recently, a Redditor asked a question, “What are people stupidly proud of?” The viral thread received lots of responses revealing the strangest and most ridiculous reasons why people feel proud of themselves.
Bored Panda has compiled some of the most interesting answers from the thread, scroll below to read them all, and let us know what you feel about people who just love bragging about their trivial achievements. Lastly, keep celebrating your achievements pandas, and be proud of the good things you do!
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My dad, a father of 7, brags that he's never changed a diaper. Like, congratulations on being no help?
Fake mental illnesses. Depression/anxiety/OCD are not cute and quirky, they’re debilitating af to people who actually suffer them
Yes, and I'm going to take a lot of abuse for this comment and possibly be kicked off BP, but right now being gay, trans, whatever is a lot more popular than not. As with other areas (mental health for example) those who try to fit in with the 'in group' are detrimental to those who really do belong.
Not reading books. Actually boasting about it.
Edit: So far, the most tragic comments have been those defending TV watching as "taking just as much effort as reading".
The book is always better than the movie. The book is the entire story, as seen through the eyes of the author and interpreted by your brain. A movie is the writer’s and director’s reworking of the author’s story, to make it fit in a time slot and appeal to a range of audiences by cutting whole characters and storylines, framing for the modern perspective. and adding gratuitous nudity.
Teachers being proud that their classes are hard and their students are always failing.
That their dog weighs so much but really it's an obese sausage with legs who can't even take three steps without running out of breath.
Willful ignorance. Example: pride in not knowing how to do basic math.
How sensitive people don't get along with them because they're "not afraid to openly speak their mind."
(aka they are a**holes who always have to share their questionable opinions very loudly)
People who are proud of being "brutally honest" only care about the "brutal" not the "honest". Its perfectly possible to be honest without being a jerk.
"I haven't missed a day of work in years."
This usually means you went into the office while really sick, at least a couple of times.
Skin color. You fell out of your mother like that. It's not a personal achievement.
I think for the African American community it is a little bit different. It is only recently that we have started outwardly taking pride in being black because for the longest time in society we were told we are not good enough, smart enough or capable enough just because of the color of our skin. When you get told that for 100's of years, most in the community start to internalize this. So we are basically trying to undo a lot of generational trauma by being loud and proud about being black and uplifting ourselves. We are not saying we are better than anyone per se, but we are trying to uplift ourselves because in the past no one else would. I hope that makes sense 😊
Drunk driving.
They say it like it makes them a super cooool dude. Wait until you hit and kill a child and then see how cool you think you are. Bellends.
Holding or Acquiring Believes or Opinions based on a single thing about yourself,
to say you will or won't do something because it's the (Alabama Way). Supporting everything America does because you're American. Supporting EVERYTHING a political party does because they're your political party. Supporting everything a woman does because you're a feminist.
The vroom vroom sound their car makes at red lights. Like dude. Cook it. You're in a Mazda.
Not knowing something.
I have a coworker who, whenever they saw me replacing the paper towels, would loudly and proudly declare they have never done that in the five years they worked there, and that they didn’t even know how. I certain he thought it was some amazing “look how smart I am” moment in his head, but all I could think of was, “I’d be embarrassed to not know something so basic, and certainly not proud to be that lazy.”
being cruel.
My ex actually said, "Yeah, I saw this guy in a pub yesterday who tried talking to us so I basically burned his stupid shirt for an hour lol," which is one of the main reasons I broke up with him.
Brand Loyalty,
If you're not getting paid to exclusively use Apple, Samsung, Sony, Nintendo, Nike, Adidas, Chanel then why are you going so a hard for them?
Long commute times and working hours.
Yes. You're not hard working, you're just sad, and everyone's counting down the days till your mental breakdown.
Teens who think that are gangsters.
We had a family friend who, at 15, decided she wanted to join a gang. After her 'initiation," she was so badly mangled that she had to have a closed casket funeral. Gangs are not cool or fun, kids.
1. Not reading books.
2. Not listening to experts.
Not so sure about this one. This flex could land you in a presidency.
How bad they have it. I’ve seen people borderline brag about how much trauma they’ve been through like it’s some kind of contest.
I think we've all seen that FB post where OP says that they can never make their mom's recipes the way she does, and a commenter spends 3 paragraphs wingeing about how OP's post was hurtful and offensive because their (commenter's) mother was an alchoholic and a drug addict and blah blah blah...case in point.
Their political views.
It's not just one side doing this c**p either. It's just as annoying to be berated and talked down to by a "woke" person as it is a "MAGA" person. You're both being annoying, and taking pride in it. Just stop, f**k.
I see a lot of stuff like this and I usually agree. Having grown up in the south and being surrounded by far-right beliefs as a liberal I know some very good people that are conservative. But I find it different with "MAGA" to support Trump you have to disconnect yourself from reality in some regard, be hateful, or just ignorant. Now I'm not saying that Biden is good or even most democrats. They still act with self interest, but as the alt-right seems to take over the typically conservative, it's no longer just a differing of opinion on what's best, it's actively working against LITERAL NAZIS running for office and seating in Congress.
I would have to agree...this is not politics as usual...the MAGAts live in a different reality. I love reading about history and this whole situation here is really worrying to me because I am seeing terrifying similarities of terrible things that happened in the past... 😥
Load More Replies...I don't think your terminology is as even-handed as you might believe. "MAGA" is freely self-adopted. "woke" is a disparaging terms invented by that side's opponents.
Not really. Woke started out as a self-assigned term meaning "awake" from a sleep of racism/white privilege. It became a term of contempt by its overuse and overapplication to anything that was left-of-center.
Load More Replies...No. The "both sides do it" argument doesn't apply when one side is actively pursuing fascism.
One of my favorite things I've ever heard someone say was "Your political view point is like a p***s; If you have one you're proud of, that's nice, just don't shove it down my throat"
And keep it the hell away from children. Applies to religion too.
Load More Replies...Please look at the platform each political parties is pushing. There is a party whose objectives are hurtful to the USA.
As I recall, the Republicans didn't even adopt a platform in 2020.
Load More Replies...If it's expressed as a personal opinion (and if you take responsibility for supporting a side that serves you, because why else would you?), we're fine discussing opposites. I'd love to hear your views and input. But how can you be proud of this stuff "just because"?
Late to the party but here’s what I got to say: religion and politics are two things I do NOT want to engage in/discuss/post on social media.
Also annoying, people saying "I don't like either side, (and not that I've qualified my statement) but THAT OTHER SIDE is wayyyy worse and will be the end of the free world... " Just admit that your side is amazing and anyone who doesn't think your way deserves to be subjugated...
Try being a moderate Independent. I catch hell from both sides. You know, you can't be critical of one side without supporting the other side. Both sides of our political types are wrought with fascism. It's about power & control, not which axis one leans. If I had to toss myself into a harder category I would be a conservative Democrat. I like real, actual liberals. If you are a neo-liberal & call yourself a liberal, you really aren't. You fall into a type of fascism just on the other side of the coin from Trumpsters. Trump people look to up to Heaven & can't wait for Jesus to get off his throne & let Trump have it.
I have what I call the Tolpuddle test (named for an 18th C show trial in England ) : you work out which side of your country's politics is the problem by looking at who has run show trials.
It's when people make it their entire personality and only topic of conversation that it's bad. I've met plenty on both sides and in the middle who can actually talk about regular things and you would never know which way they vote (it's no one else's business anyway).
Thank you. Both sides are corrupt, both sides are idiotic, both sides take things way too far, and both sides lie. I don't care what side you're on, but all the fights and insults is ridiculous. If you disagree with either side you're immediately either a republican or democrat, no I just don't agree with what is going on. Not every republican is going to agree with every single thing the republicans are doing and same goes for democrats.
ALL politicians - I feel worldwide - are corrupt! ALL!!! The government is NOT your friend! They want your money, control, and power...oh, and all the resources - including yours!!
Coming from someone whose handle is "liberal disease" I would take this post with a grain of salt the size of Siberia.
Load More Replies...Politics in general can suck. If you’re interested in it, and you have or would want to have a career in it, be my guest! But when it comes to this, I think everyone’s dumb.
I'm with you...can we just fire the lot and start over? With people who haven't made being a politician a career? Or were born with a silver spoon in their mouths and a block of gold in their a**e? : D
Load More Replies...Either side only cares about a vote.... They're not here to help you. Just to help themselves.
The "vote blue no matter who" crowd were just as scary as the MAGAts. People, there are more than the 2 parties who pretend to be different.
How much of an a*****e they can be
It's amazing to me how many people wear their assholishness as a giant badge of honor.
Their "roots" in a country that their great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather was from.
“I’m proud of myself, I haven’t cheated in a while”
Me: “it’s been 2 months and I’m not f*****g proud of you”
Those IQ tests people share but they dont know how to read their results. Had some guy just so proud that he was in the top 90%
Unearned wealth.
Genetic assignments.
Their place of origin.
What’s so wrong about being proud of your origins? I swear most of the posts here are just insecure people.
Wealth
Nationality
The ability to consume stuff like alcohol
Their sexual activity (no matter if being a virgin or being sexually very active)
Lack of sleep
How much hours they get exploited/work
Every room of the apartment of a woman I once dated was decorated with photographs. They were all of her. A big red flag, but I noticed too late.
Being more masculine/feminine than other people.
Thank you! I’m more of a tomboy but you don’t see me bragging and saying “Ugh I hate pink cuz I’m such a cool tomboy!”
How little sleep they got last night
This one is a BIG problem in EMS. People take this weird misplaced pride in getting dangerously little sleep. Dude you've slept 4 hours in the past three days. That just means you're useless as a partner.
The random piece of land where they were born.
Everybody has a story. There can be plenty of sacrifice and struggle to make one proud of the place they were born. Some families sweat blood to get to a safer, a better place for their children to be born. They cross seas and warzones, walk through jungles, deserts and minefields, leave everything from their old life behind just to get to that place to be proud of. The same way a one's birthplace can make one feel awful. Anyhow, sometimes it explains so much about a somebody: "Born in Auschwitz" https://youtu.be/jg-PK5hTwrE
I grew up in a rural/country area, and I struggle to find the word to describe it, but that kind of country snobbery where they brag about being too good to do things that people who are too good for simple things do.
Being a democrat or republican
As opposed to someone who can weigh information, think for themselves, and make decisions based on that rather than what other democrats or republicans think.
My pets. They are awesome. Want to see pictures?
Sure, I'd love to! Would you like to see some photos of my dogs? I have hundreds of photos.
Addition: People (esp. Boomers) who are proud they played outside, drank from a garden hose etc. Yes of course this is better for kids than sitting in front of a cellphone at the age of 4. But your generation has embraced and used all technical improvements too (which is fine). If cellphones had been invented earlier, you surely wouldn#t have said, "no, father, I'd rather climb up this tree." You're not better because you didn't even have the choice. You were just born earlier.
From one born at the end of that generation - It is not so much bragging, but fondly remembering and maybe feeling that way has benefits "you" are missing out on. It has been proven that being outside has definite benefits in the long run. It needs to be a mixture of new and old. Unpopular opinion - the just in case clause - we need to be able to do "things" without technology because the next war will probably be cyber ( better than nuke imho).
Load More Replies...can i brag that i have the cutest and best cats ever and i love them and they are so sweet to me! that's what i'm proud of!
For me, it's people bragging about all the stupid animals they own. So you have cats; keep them at home, keep them to yourself and your cat-loving friends, and don't bother the rest of the population with the endless "cutesy" pics and videos of the ........... felines doing their normal things.
Load More Replies...People wearing bragging about how they're vegan, thinking theyre higher than you, WE GET IT
It annoys me when people are proud of the fact that they refuse to use medicine or go the doctor.
Or worse they brag about not taking their child to a doctor or getting them potentially life saving vaccines...
Load More Replies...I'd say women who are proud of not knowing how to cook or clean (which EVERY adult needs to know) and also people who are like "I never go outside if I can help it sunlight is my enemy" like no, sunlight and fresh air are good for you.
Using family time as an excuse to show up late and leave early every single day. How is your time more valuable than mine and why do I have to pick up your slack a*s when you make 50% more money then me....
Another one: being disabled. People feel the need to mention it, even when it has no bearing on the situation. "I'm disabled"...it's like a badge of honor.
Addition: People (esp. Boomers) who are proud they played outside, drank from a garden hose etc. Yes of course this is better for kids than sitting in front of a cellphone at the age of 4. But your generation has embraced and used all technical improvements too (which is fine). If cellphones had been invented earlier, you surely wouldn#t have said, "no, father, I'd rather climb up this tree." You're not better because you didn't even have the choice. You were just born earlier.
From one born at the end of that generation - It is not so much bragging, but fondly remembering and maybe feeling that way has benefits "you" are missing out on. It has been proven that being outside has definite benefits in the long run. It needs to be a mixture of new and old. Unpopular opinion - the just in case clause - we need to be able to do "things" without technology because the next war will probably be cyber ( better than nuke imho).
Load More Replies...can i brag that i have the cutest and best cats ever and i love them and they are so sweet to me! that's what i'm proud of!
For me, it's people bragging about all the stupid animals they own. So you have cats; keep them at home, keep them to yourself and your cat-loving friends, and don't bother the rest of the population with the endless "cutesy" pics and videos of the ........... felines doing their normal things.
Load More Replies...People wearing bragging about how they're vegan, thinking theyre higher than you, WE GET IT
It annoys me when people are proud of the fact that they refuse to use medicine or go the doctor.
Or worse they brag about not taking their child to a doctor or getting them potentially life saving vaccines...
Load More Replies...I'd say women who are proud of not knowing how to cook or clean (which EVERY adult needs to know) and also people who are like "I never go outside if I can help it sunlight is my enemy" like no, sunlight and fresh air are good for you.
Using family time as an excuse to show up late and leave early every single day. How is your time more valuable than mine and why do I have to pick up your slack a*s when you make 50% more money then me....
Another one: being disabled. People feel the need to mention it, even when it has no bearing on the situation. "I'm disabled"...it's like a badge of honor.