Everyone has their fleeting moments of stupidity. From saying something utterly dense to making complete fools of ourselves in public, we humans are seemingly hardwired to do dumb things every now and then. But even though deep down, no one wants to look like a clown, some people seem to be on a quest to declare their lack of brain cells in stupid Facebook posts. Where there’s a potential for thousands of people to see it.
And as they say, once on the internet, always on the internet. So allow us to introduce you to one corner on Reddit called 'Stupid People on Facebook'. This online community with just over 24k members is dedicated to dumb Facebook posts, and they have plenty of examples as proof.
If you have ever clicked "share" on a post that left you with a lingering sense of regret, then this list might set you free. Below, we have wrapped up a collection of some of the best entries from the Stupid People on Facebook community. So sit back, buckle up, and get ready for a wild ride into the land of infinite human idiocy. Keep reading to find our in-depth interview with communication expert, researcher, and lecturer Dr. Paul Reilly. Then, be sure to upvote your favorite images, and let us know what you think in the comments!
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Wtf Is This First Woman's Logic???
This Isn't Your Everyday Stupid!
Chances are, you’ve made at least one of those stupid posts on social media that makes you look back on it with a burning sense of facepalm. Well, if you can relate, then you’re in good company. According to a YouGov Omnibus survey, over half of American social media users reported posting or texting something they regretted afterward. One in six regularly rue their decision to post at least once a week, with Millennials being the most common offenders.
The participants who admitted to sharing dumb Facebook posts in the past said they are less anxious about sounding silly online compared to two years ago. They are much more worried, however, about damaging their reputation at work — 22 percent surveyed said they are concerned their questionable actions might negatively affect their careers.
Moreover, the survey revealed that 14 percent feared that sharing misguided images or messages online may hurt their relationships with loved ones. Women were more likely to fret about stupid Facebook posts damaging their relationships than men. Interestingly, when it comes to the time and place these mistakes occur, they usually happen at home, late at night when tired, or after having a few drinks.
Wrong Interpretation Of This Image Is Just The Top Of The Stupidity Iceberg
As a Muslim, I am just now realizing that God has been preparing me for tornados all this time.
Everybody’s Thoughts?
Maybe those who voted 13 voted that because it's closest to the answer (10) you can get in these options
Mic Dropped
Add that to the millions spent 'investigating' Secretary Clinton and you've eliminated poverty.
But the truth is that most of us see social media as the perfect outlet to share views and vent about politics, religion, culture, and sports, among other things. By doing so, we sometimes forget that it’s also notorious for immortalizing our silly wisdom with groups like Stupid People on Facebook dedicated to it and ensuring it comes back to haunt us. To gain insight from an expert in the field, we reached out to Dr. Paul Reilly, senior lecturer in communications, media and democracy in the School of Social & Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow, UK.
When asked why social media users often share their dumb Facebook posts without thinking twice, Dr. Reilly explained the design of online platforms encourages instant responses and reactions. "The stories, images and posts that feature prominently in our social media timelines are often the most likely to elicit emotional responses from us."
"The 'publish then filter' model of these sites also means our opinions are published immediately with no cooling off period for us to consider whether we want to post them or not," he added.
Hmmmm
I Have No Words
To keep the stupid alive so everybody knows what not to do.
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Husband is frustrated but at himself, not her, because he didn’t know how stupid his wife was until this issue came up.
For the kid's sake I hope the dad is the one in charge of education!
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My ex had one of his front teeth missing (punched out probably for being an idiot). He was freaking out one day and asked if we ever had a baby "would it be born with a missing tooth like me?". We never had kids thank goodness
I hope the baby likes chocolate breast milk. Because if she ever eats chocolate and then feeds the baby, it will be getting chocolate milk. Well known fact.
I was just hoping the same thing! My SIL once had us looking all over the house for her keys...which she found a half an hour later in her bra...that she had on.😳
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Because not enough science is taught in schools, and lots of kids stop thinking after being taught the world is not flat.
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Your husband is right. The baby gets your GENES (that you were born with), not your improvements. I bet he's a bit regretful to mix his genes with yours...
“But I wasn’t born with genes on…I was completely naked!”
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The same person in high school: "Why do we have to take science classes? I'll never need to know this stuff!"
It’s ok to be embarrassed to ask. You’re right. You’re a moron.
In your case the only thing you should worry os if its a Durex or a Trojan.....
I still believe rigorous testing should be mandatory for reproduction
This is why there should be mandatory IQ & basic knowledge testing before people are allowed to reproduce. If you don't even know how the f**k reproduction and genetics work then you shouldn't be allowed to reproduce. Period.
I can see how she got there, but um... all she needed to do was listen to her husband lmao
........this is why people should have to pass a test before a hospital can legally give them their newborn back.
Reminds me of how many young people believe women have an additional rib (or men one less) because of what they learned in Sunday School. How?
Even If by some miracle the baby gets a beautiful nose, its intelligence is going to be very very low.
People are kind of rude in the comments, like y'all don't say dumb things occasionally. I was normally one of the top students in school, if I judged people for not picking up on things I'd never get anything done. But also I've said embarrassibg things and wouldn't want people to say I shouldn't have kids!
This is a joke ? This kind of ignorant should never be responsible for a child. I am sure this is a joke for entertainment value.
How the heck does Lamarckism keep surviving into the future? Do you get it as like a bonus download with the Flat Earth application?
Lord, Please help this poor woman who should not have ever reproduced.
I assume the husband didn't know how thick she was before the marriage
One has the distinct feeling hubby is regretting marrying a dumbass and is wondering how dumb the baby is going to be...
Unfortunately, it is still a fact that there is no brain plastic. If her cosmetic surgeon had just climbed up the floor, the lady might have had an aha experience...
????? I'm am going to say lack of parental and school education. Schools can only provide so much, parents need to be educators as well. This is basic knowledge. Many people have failed this person. Cudos to the husband as I would very worried about the baby that is about to be brought into this world. I am going to assume she is smart in other areas.
Amusingly, 21st century research in epigenetics suggest that Lamarckism has a grain of quasi-truth at its core. Acquired characteristics are not heritable, but our environment determines which of our many, many genes will express themselves. Perhaps if she surrounds the baby with pictures of teeny little upturned WASP buttons, its small nose genes will activate.
Young lady, "plastic" surgery does not change the DNA you were born with. All plastic surgery does is change your physical appearance. Maybe this example might help: You have a beautiful house you love. Unfortunately the front door is ugly. You buy a new door to replace the ugly door. The bones (the important parts) of the house did not change. You used surgery to replace a nose you thought ugly. A nose others may have loved and thought made you unique. Your DNA and your husband's DNA will combine to make your children. They may look like you, your husband, your parents, his parents, or anybody that is blood related to you. They may resemble people long dead from 300 years ago. What does not matter is their facial features. What matters is you love them, period. I hope you never make your children think how they look is more important than who they are in their soul.
This is just like if you dye your hair rainbow colours....your baby is not going to be born with rainbow coloured hair 😂
Yeah I got a tattoo when I was 18 and now my kids are tattooed as well, because, ya know, the ink changed my dna. That's clearly how it works! That's why if you want to have kids and tattoos you should have kids first and then tattoos so your kids come out blank. Same for the person not carrying the baby! This has been false pregnancy facts, I hope you enjoyed your time.
It'd be a real pisser if the kid hit the genetic jackpot and avoided having its own big nose.
I mean, I really hate to ask. Are questions like this legitimately being asked?
Yes there are. No person is taught everything they will need to live. Does she need to know how DNA combines to live? No. Would it be nice to know? Yes. Do I need to know how to fix a car to drive it? No. Will I might wish I did one day? Yes. Could I go on like this, forever? Yes. Am I? No.
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Dumbest Indeed
The Chinese: Let's spread this virus that can be fought with a vaccine. Surely, Trump and the crew will fight off science and give in to the virus.
Typing a few sentences and pressing "share" may seem like a great idea when you’re flooded with emotions. But in reality, we all need to be more aware of the fact that anything we say online has the potential to last, dare we say it, forever. Embarrassing photos, ill-timed jokes, drunken messages, and hot takes that age so badly, they turn sour — the internet is known to save things you didn’t want to be saved in the first place. What’s even worse, your posts might not only be saved, but also discussed in places like Stupid People on Facebook Reddit threads.
Just Gonna Leave This Here
Facebook Never Ceases To Amaze
Opinions?
When asked whether our stupid Facebook posts always become permanent, Dr. Reilly told us, "Yes and No. It’s true that social media posts are no longer your property when you share them publicly or even privately, given that they can be shared by others. Even on encrypted apps like WhatsApp and Snapchat, people can take screenshots of content deleted by others and share them later."
"However, there needs to be a motivation for someone to do this," he continued. "This is why we see so many politicians being shamed for historic (and often deleted) social media posts. The consequences can be severe, ranging from embarrassment, reputational harm, people losing jobs and even worse." Especially because sometimes, digital content can be made permanent in ways we never imagined. The posts can be changed, modified, or altered into something completely different from what they originally intended to be.
But How????
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This Is Why A Majority Of People Shouldn't Vote
According to Dr. Reilly, this can even lead to the spread of fake news and false information. "This is why you will see people getting prompts asking them to read before they share content on sites like Twitter."
"People should ideally verify the information before they share it, but many don’t," he said. "However, it should also be noted that people are better at detecting 'fake news' and disinformation than they are often given credit for."
Somone Complained About The Format So Reuploaded Thanks For The Award On The Last Post
Obese Is A Slur Now
I Wonder What This Person Thinks The Word “Heterosexual” Means?
A recent study entitled "The Ability to 'Distill the Truth'" conducted an experiment to see Americans’ ability to evaluate the accuracy of news items. The researchers asked participants to read a series of short news stories on various topics — half consisted of accurate information, and the other half contained incorrect and downright fake news.
"On average, participants in our experiments provided the correct evaluation of veracity only in 62% of the news stories they saw, and only 14% of subjects were able to discern the veracity of information in at least 80% of the news stories," Alberto Cardaci, co-author of the study and Assistant Professor of Economics at Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany, wrote.
Next She'll Tell Him It's Not A Real Planet
*face Palm*
Who's Gonna Explain To Her How Chlamydia Works?
Cardaci stated that a simple intervention — asking people to think about the accuracy of the story they read before sharing it — can increase the quality of what people share online. So the researchers randomly selected half of the participants and told them which news stories they identified as accurate were, in fact, false. "We found that subjects who received this informative feedback increased their awareness of the problems related to misinformation and showed a greater desire to act against the risk of being affected by it," he explained.
She (Red) Commented This On A Post About 2 Year Old Girl Currently Dying Of A Super Rare Cancer
I Mean.... They Tried
Grammar, the greatest nemesis of Trump supporters on their path to online glory.
Check Out This Gem
So even when we can essentially say whatever we want online — whether it’s objectively true or not — and not really have very serious consequences for it, we should all strive to make social media a better place. "Read the story before you share it. Satisfy yourself that it is based on an authoritative source. If it makes you feel an extreme emotion, then be wary — this is often a sign that it is disinformation designed to polarize audiences," Dr. Reilly concluded.
But for now, let’s return to Stupid People on Facebook and their excellent collection of social media fails—there are still plenty of them on this list!
United States Of Africa
Found This Gem On A Video About A Popular Youtuber’s Brother Suffering From Cancer
Denise Might Also Not Understand English
Antivax Mom And Her Kid Almost Die
I’d Like To See Them Try
Yup, now you can take a nice, probably short drive to see God...
The Governor Of Hawaii Wants Tourists To Stay Away Due The Strain On The Island's Health System
Acktually
Proud Racist
Ummm, I'm Pretty Sure You Can
.... I Have No Words Rn
By This Logic, Trump Isn’t President
People Who Don’t Know What Notre Dame Is
Found It On A Friends Story
“Pet Free Rug” For Sale
Scrolling Through Facebook And I Couldn't Believe What I Saw
That Do Not Make Sense
"Georgia Isn't A Country"
In their defence, I can imagine there are people who don’t know about Georgia. If you had your last geography class before 1991, you’re not from Eastern Europe, you’re not fond of travelling the world, you’re not interested in state-of-the-art phage research, you don’t watch any world news, especially not in 2003 nor in 2008, and you also don’t watch the Eurovision Song Contest, chances are you’ve never heard of the country.
Xbox For Sale
Oh Yeah Man?
An Elite Conspiracist
Karen Thinks The Bruh Apple Is Satanic Imagery
At Least He’s Honest About What He’s Selling?
Is A Male A Boy Or A Girl?
Or the person was reading too fast and missed the word "male". If so this isn't idiocy, it's just carelessness.
Natzi Insignia???
I Can't Believe I Found A Flat Earther On My News Feed
Muslims Worship... A Fabric
Note: this post originally had 113 images. It’s been shortened to the top 50 images based on user votes.
I left Facebook in 2015. I highly recommend snipping it out of your life.
Never had an account. Not planning on it either
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I was so stupid when I was a kid, and I still have secondhand cringe over some of the stupid s**t I blurted. But I recognized that I was stupid, and wanted to learn things and be smart. So I went to school a lot. I read a lot. I continue to learn when I don't know things. THAT is the difference. There is a chunk of people who think stupidity and refusing to learn new things = a point of pride.
What disturbes me the most is that these peoples' votes count just as much as mine does. In some cases, statistically, more.
The thing that got to me about ALL of these (including in a lot of the comments) was the spelling. Don’t Americans learn how to spell any more? And don’t pick on me, it’s depressingly obvious that these are American posts.
Oh the irony.."Any more" of what? A lot of people here trying to laugh at other people but being fools themselves in one way or another
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I'm so, so sorry this is happening in a time where women had autonomie over their own bodies. The government's who implement this are m*Ron's and should be involuntary c*strated....
I left Facebook in 2015. I highly recommend snipping it out of your life.
Never had an account. Not planning on it either
Load More Replies... I was so stupid when I was a kid, and I still have secondhand cringe over some of the stupid s**t I blurted. But I recognized that I was stupid, and wanted to learn things and be smart. So I went to school a lot. I read a lot. I continue to learn when I don't know things. THAT is the difference. There is a chunk of people who think stupidity and refusing to learn new things = a point of pride.
What disturbes me the most is that these peoples' votes count just as much as mine does. In some cases, statistically, more.
The thing that got to me about ALL of these (including in a lot of the comments) was the spelling. Don’t Americans learn how to spell any more? And don’t pick on me, it’s depressingly obvious that these are American posts.
Oh the irony.."Any more" of what? A lot of people here trying to laugh at other people but being fools themselves in one way or another
Load More Replies... I'm so, so sorry this is happening in a time where women had autonomie over their own bodies. The government's who implement this are m*Ron's and should be involuntary c*strated....
