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Despite its toxicity, social media can still be a fun way to bring people together. Microblogging sites, for example, allow users to evoke different emotions and use them as a medium to poke fun at the mundaneity of life.
Just look at these examples from The Funny Introvert Instagram account. Creator Kevin Flynn has created an online community of 3 million people (and counting), virtually bonding over wisecracks about self-checkout machines, pre-drinking rituals, and misadventures at the dentist’s office.
As always, we’ve curated our favorites, which we hope you'll enjoy.
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Social media is no longer the “fun-only" platform it was when it first began. To paint a clearer picture of how badly it went downhill, a 2024 report by the World Health Organization revealed that 1 in 10 adolescents exhibited signs of “problematic social media behavior,” including an inability to control their use.
However, it is still a medium that brings people together, especially among young people. As psychologist and Brown University professor Dr. Jacqueline Nesi points out, it’s a way for teenagers to explore their identities, which she deems an “important task of the adolescent years.”
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Portentia9 9 months ago (edited)
I do. I feel ashamed that I am forced to share this beautiful planet overflowing with trash on legs.
Memes are another tool that unites people online. These well-crafted images succinctly express a statement that many people typically relate to, and you may see some of them on this list.
A Penn State study concluded that memes can influence one's sense of belonging, community, and attitude toward a community.
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nottheactualphoto 8 months ago
One reason I live in the Washington DC area is because you don't want to survive a first strike.
Paul C. 8 months ago
Used to live three miles from a Nuclear power plant, all good, if it goes up, I'm not going to know much about it!
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Cronecast AtTheRisingMoon 8 months ago
I plan to die. Swiftly. I live near LA so I am likely toast, and early toast at that but I have zero plans of being all I Am the Road Warrior if they forget to destroy one of our biggest port cities first. Nope. I am going to eat a cheesecake and wait for the Grim Reaper armed with a can of whipped cream to top the cake, y’all can reenact all the Day After struggle for survival without me, I am going to have a wrap party and join the Choir Invisible.
Auntriarch 8 months ago
Pretty much my plan, except that I will add three bottles of Veuve Cliquot
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Rick Murray 8 months ago
If nukes get lobbed around, I plan to erect a ladder, climb onto the roof, and await the blast. I watched "Threads" when it was first broadcast, when I was a child (!), that movie messed me up enough that I'm pretty sure I don't want to be around in the after.
Pferdchen 8 months ago
I plan to throw my shoe at the TV when POTUS comes on and says we're winning and this was the plan all along.
Portentia9 9 months ago
I told a friend in 2002 that I honestly couldn't wait for the s.hit to hit the fan so that people will drop the facade and become who they really are.
Science Nerd 8 months ago
Or try to re-enact Dr. Strangelove as Slim Pickens.
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Dogcat vet (retired) 8 months ago
I live in San DIego: if I'm not dead in the first 5 minutes then I'll worry about it. I do have water and dog food stored up though for the two dogs.
Helen Rohrlach 8 months ago
I live in Western Australia and nobody would probably bother telling us it had happened for a week.
Anthony J Cornish 8 months ago
I live in São Paulo and this seems to be a Northern Hemisphere problem, although it will seriously complicate my supply chains, all of which are in the, you guessed it, Northern Hemisphere !
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MAKtheknife 8 months ago
When I was a kid, we had to crawl under our desks. I always thought that wouldn't do much to deter an A Bomb.
Strahd Ivarius 8 months ago
Put a white sheet over your head and go slowly to the nearest cemetery; why slowly? so as not to induce any panic.
Riley Quinn 8 months ago
To get to Zone 1 as quickly as possible. Although, according to FEEMA, I live in a strike zone. Unlike all those valiant survivors of apocalypses you see in the movies, I want to go out in a blaze of glory.
Dawn Marie 8 months ago
It will happen between now and Jan. 20, 2029, I will guarantee it. My family and I have it all mapped out where to go and what to do.
Doofnuts 9 months ago
I have Iodine tablets and food, a well, generator, weapons, so whatever.
Rick Murray 8 months ago
Iodine tablets may cause more harm than good if you're over 40, food and weapons may well be useful, but you might find - depending on boom proximity - that your generator and anything you'd plug into it might be toast.
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Crystalwitch60 7 months ago
I’m 15 miles from brize Norton ,lol which is an American raf base ! So even this I live in a small village in the sticks 😂I ain’t gonna know jack about it , but I know exactly who’s gonna start it !! That lunatic in the White House !
MygrandsonscallmeNia 8 months ago
Charleston West Virginia, is on the top ten list of the first strikes. Because, there's a huge chemical plant. I'm only 25 miles from there, I be gone in minutes.... I won't know what hit me
Christine Wild 8 months ago
Hide under school desk? During the 60s they’ve had drills in school and you had to go and get under your desk for safety .. oh you know…from an atom bomb.
Rick Murray 8 months ago
My mother was told to line up two deep along the walls of a corridor in her school in Maryland (in the 50s). A corridor that was long, wide, and had huge glass doors/windows at each end. Even as a child she felt that the idea was to ensure no survivors to worry about and/or have to care for.
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Sally Moen 8 months ago
Good advice for Seattle drivers. Schools cancel classes here when it's 1/2" of snow and below freezing temperature
Of course, we cannot ignore the potential dangers that social media use brings, and it’s not the obvious ones that many would likely be aware of. Clinical psychologist Dr. Mary Ann McCabe views these social platforms as echo chambers due to the algorithms that present the same type of content.
There’s also underlying racism within these sites through “filter biases,” where most “beauty filters” on platforms like Instagram and Snapchat are geared towards appealing to paler skin tones.
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Bill Swallow 9 months ago
Our local hospital, you can pay at their parking garage if you want. But at the ER, they offer free valet parking. Seriously, this complex is so big it probably has two zip codes all to itself.
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Michael Largey 9 months ago
People of all ages and genders have suggested that I go climb a tree.
Ultimately, it’s about maintaining a healthy relationship with social media and recognizing when it becomes problematic. This especially applies to pre-adolescent kids since research shows that excessive use may not be suitable for developing brains.
In addition, some problematic habits to watch out for include social media use that interferes with daily routines, choosing these platforms over in-person interactions, and lying to spend time online. These behaviors are similar to substance addiction and abuse.
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Portentia9 9 months ago
I am reminded of the times my friends were really impressed with how "nice" I looked and "What are you all dressed-up for? What's the occasion?". My response, "Oh, it's laundry day".
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Uncle Panda 9 months ago
I always have mixed feelings when my problem stumps the expert. I feel vindicated for having given up and calling for help because it stumps the expert too, but I still want my problem fixed.
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LauraDragonWench 9 months ago
Yeah, logic doesn't work on crippling anxiety over past stupidity that only you remember. I've tried, but I just don't listen to myself. 🤪
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LauraDragonWench 9 months ago
I KNOW I could. I'm a 6'1" jaded cynic with severe depression and a massive case of pessimism - I could break that laughing weirdo in under a week. 🤣
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Michael Largey 9 months ago
Now everything's cool /She's a part of the band / And my Monster Mash / Is the hit of the land!
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April Pickett 9 months ago
No, go ahead and stare, make comments while shielding your mouth, snigger, but learn the lessons that we are learning, and don't do that to your own people.
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Pink kitty 8 months ago
She probably forgot that the other person was on break at first then realized she had to do it herself
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Huddo's sister 9 months ago
25c! Ours are a gold coin ($1 or $2) in Australia (forgetting the fact we don't even have a 25c coin). In all honesty, it is frustrating that my town has just brought this system in because I always forget a coin and try and fit everything into a basket. Plus, there are still just as many discarded trolleys left on the sides of the road.
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Huddo's sister 9 months ago (edited)
Is it weird these seem like perfectly normal nicknames in Australia? Especially the last three.
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LauraDragonWench 9 months ago
Mine, too, only it's sitting there, giggling to itself and scaring away any potential teammates coming to let it know what's going on.
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Dragons Exist 8 months ago
If you woke me up at 5 AM and told be the house was on fire, I would simply lay there and die
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Andrew Keir 8 months ago
Excellent distinction, realising the potential to affect everyone's future
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Bill Swallow 9 months ago (edited)
1) Read; 2) Watch TV and Movies; 3) Listen to music; 4) Build electronic kits; 5) Fly model rockets; 6) Connect to the outside world via the Internet; 7) Volunteer at the Library or the Pet Shelter; 8) Write short stories or novels; 9) Take online courses; 10) Crafting; 11) Learn basic automotive maintenance; 12) Learn basic household skills (cooking, cleaning, etc.) Our family farm was in the middle of bumfark nowhere, the nearest house was over a mile away. I made do. You're only as limited as the extent of your own mind.
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Huddo's sister 9 months ago
My dream last night, I was a teacher but it was a scifi where people had to be inside during a particular time every day or they died. Most of the dream was spent pulling kids inside the classroom to safety. As if being a teacher wasn't bad enough in real life.
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Portentia9 9 months ago
This sounds like me as a kid. And by kid, I mean from teens well into adulthood.
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Andrew Keir 8 months ago
She might actually *have* a trust fund but I think it's also possible that she has superior self-respect also. "Noli illegitimi carborundum" ! It's only a valid insult if you can't handle it.
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Andrew Keir 8 months ago
I suspect that it's the words you use , rather than the way you say them, that give away your nationality. OK, old bean?
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Apatheist Account2 8 months ago
"You have to walk the plank!" "I tried that, but his leash kept falling off when we went to the park."
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Portentia9 9 months ago (edited)
I am a 50 1/2 -year-old woman and I STILL have to deal with the masses expecting me to "Ooooo and Ahhhh" and drool and babble in baby talk over their c.unt runts simply because I have a uterus. No. Never has been me and NEVER will be. If I don't know you, s.crew you and your snotty kid. And hey, some of you that I DO know, s.crew you and your snotty kid!!!
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Andrew Keir 8 months ago
I think grandma was dropping a little hint when she encouraged you to join the circus ...
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Shark Lady 8 months ago
Children have to learn how to navigate an existential crisis from somewhere.
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Huddo's sister 9 months ago
My sister doesn't have to pay for doctor's appointments because she has a healthcare card and we are in Australia. This is still her plan. She also encouraged her friend to be a lawyer so she could get free legal advice. Her eyes lit up when she heard our cousin was doing accounting!
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Shark Lady 8 months ago
I really wish this was true. Unfortunately, it was debunked the last time it was posted here.
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Huddo's sister 9 months ago
Usually where I live it's just the name for grandma/grandpa in their language. Most of my friends had an oma and opa or something similar. I do have a kid I teach that told me 'little nan' was picking him up and I asked if his other nan was 'big nan' and he was shocked I guessed that :)
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Andrew Keir 8 months ago
... but just wait till you need the ER and find me there, running it..
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Veronica Jean 8 months ago
As someone "in the industry", no athlete is drinking Gatorade. Way too much sugar. Most are pretty crazy about what they eat/drink
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Veronica Jean 8 months ago
Little Caesars founder was an good man. Do not make fun of the little Caesars.
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Andrew Keir 8 months ago
Also watch for the absence of precise names ... just in case they used the wrong one ...
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Huddo's sister 9 months ago
I teach after school care. In winter I have kids worrying that their parents have forgotten them because it's dark which means it must be late.
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Andrew Keir 8 months ago
It's a displacement activity - he's probably autistic and doesn't know how to get on with people, so he learnt how to run a really good fire. Do not mock the autistics, we make the world rock !
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PenguinEmp 9 months ago
Move out of the states. Here where I live it's fireworks or car. Never even thought of gun.
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marianne eliza 9 months ago
But.. If he rose on the 3rd day, after he died wouldn't that be Monday?
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Mike Crow 8 months ago
Early in my navy career there wasn’t much going on with the ship as it was summer and most people were on leave. My friend and I were called to our chiefs office and told that he can let one of us go but we had to give a good reason. My friend gave the usual excuses but I said I should be let go for psychological reasons because I actually wanted to stay. He chose me.
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