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31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread

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Common sayings are a big part of culture. We frequently hear aphorisms that aim to teach us a general rule of thumb for life in different scenarios. In particular, our grandmothers and parents repeat some sentences continuously throughout our lives. Proverbs, phrases, and aphorisms can hold some essential truth in them, but have you ever reflected upon their real meaning and value?

Sometimes our experiences can refute a commonly repeated phrase entirely. Today's story covers some of the most untrue things that people have heard throughout their lives, including aphorisms.

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#1

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread "Money doesn't bring happiness."

F**k outta here, miss me with that dumb s**t.
As far as I'm concerned money means financial freedom, who wouldn't be happier knowing you ain't gotta worry about paying bills no more.

Wandering-Paradox , Jason Leung Report

Final score:

103points

Apatheist Account2 3 months ago

Money gives you options. I've been able to retire 5 years early, and I'm much happier than I was when I was working. It also buys reliable cars, nice houses, fun holidays, and removes a lot of the stresses of life.

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#2

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread “Looks don’t matter”. Besides from having actual powers, being attractive is a goddamn superpower.

WhatAreYouSaying05 , Kevin Malik Report

Final score:

92points

Luke Branwen 3 months ago

"Looks don't matter!" - Hot people

59points

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#3

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread "Don't give up". Sometimes it is necessary to cut your losses and start anew. Don't fall for the sunk cost fallacy.

Grouchygrond , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

83points

Michael Largey 3 months ago

Trying something else is not giving up.

19points

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Generally speaking, idioms come from cultural powerhouses, such as religion, literature, and folk stories. Good examples of idioms originating from religion are the sayings "Turn the other cheek" or "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" as both of these come from a religious background.

Interestingly, the same aphorisms and idioms are often present across cultures and languages. Some sayings are essentially the same between different tongues. Research on language universals suggests that even though the words in which we communicate a thought vary, the meaning itself is the same.

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For example "Solve two problems with one solution" becomes "One arrow with two birds" in Nepali, or "to catch two flies with one trap" in German.

#4

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread That the big division in the world is left vs right when it has always been rich vs poor.

who519 , hitesh choudhary Report

Final score:

80points

Luke Branwen 3 months ago

Yep, this whole "culture war" BS is just a distraction from the real problem.

34points

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#5

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread "It is not in our budget this year to give raises"

Said months after the company reports RECORD profits and a massive raise for the CEO.

DasBarenJager , Karolina Kaboompics Report

Final score:

71points

Luke Branwen 3 months ago

"Corporation has record profits, but the employees are underpaid." WRONG. Corporation has record profits BECAUSE employees are underpaid.

43points

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#6

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread “I’m just an honest person.”

No, you’re an *unpleasant person* with nothing nice to say.

trevorbuchh , Simon Corry Report

Final score:

69points

Doctor Strange 3 months ago

Those who claim to be brutally honest are more interested in being brutal than honest.

45points

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Some sayings, such as "Don't give up," can be quite inspiring to hear the first time. But the reality is that sometimes you need to give up on something to re-orientate yourself on a better path. The difficulty is in recognizing when you should let something go, whether it's a goal you have, an ambition, or a relationship.

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It all comes down to introspection and a rational assessment of your circumstances. It's hard to give up on something that might be special to you, or something that you worked hard on, but it can be proven to be necessary.

Talking about rationality, Sunk cost fallacy is a great thing to be aware of too. It helps you to spot if you're in a prison of your endeavor, amongst other things.

Logical fallacies are cool on their own as they can vastly improve the robustness of your arguments, and the ability to spot any weak spots in other people's rhetoric as well.

#7

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread Trickle Down Economics.

noahsmybro , Anna Tarazevich Report

Final score:

58points

Kel_how 3 months ago (edited)

The only thing trickling down is tears from the nearly non-existent middle class

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#8

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread "Corporations are people."

Except they're practically immortal, have more rights than actual people, limitless resources, and never have to serve prison sentences for breaking the law.

cparksrun , Pavel Danilyuk Report

Final score:

57points

Michael Largey 3 months ago

I will believe that a corporation is a person when the state of Texas executes one.

45points

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#9

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread Turn the other cheek. My parents were big on that and it did nothing for me but make me a doormat until I had enough and learned to stand up for myself.

lontbeysboolink , Keira Burton Report

Final score:

52points

Doctor Strange 3 months ago

Bullies COUNT on this. When they face no consequences, it is the same as giving them approval to continue.

25points

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Other things that people were immediately skeptical of include even scientific theories which are often repeated in media channels, not only mundane catchphrases.

The flat Earth theory was popularized in the 2010s, covered in Physics World. There was even an attempt to raise money to prove that the Earth is flat, with a goal of $200k, later upped to $1M, over the GoFundMe platform. However, there's no real evidence that the goal was met. Due to the popularization of the flat Earth theory, the believers hold a national conference for it in North Carolina.

The so-called 'flat-Earthers' discuss the theory, and hold educational seminars. However, scientists have strong opinions on the theory and consider it entirely disproven centuries ago. As covered in this Astronomy article, to make the flat Earth argument coherent, you need to believe in a global (pun intended) conspiracy of people faking scientific evidence.

#10

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread The biggest load of b******t I've ever heard? That the Earth is flat. Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, some people still cling to this absurd belief.

Forever_Emma , repaze premier Report

Final score:

50points

Jeremy James 3 months ago

I wonder how they think the GPS on their phone works? Or what the 'G' stands for?

13points

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Lastly, aphorisms, sayings, and idioms can become cliches over time. Most cliches once were quite powerful words, but as time passes and we hear them repeatedly, they lose value and the impact they once had. Do you know any idioms that are timeless classics for you? Is there any saying that makes you roll your eyes? Let us know in the comments below.

#11

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread We are a nation of laws, and no one is above the law.

EmporerPenguino , KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA Report

Final score:

48points

Serena Myers 3 months ago

HAH!

25points

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#12

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread “Take your problem to HR.”

HR is not your friend. They can and will protect the company first.

AkuraPiety , cottonbro studio Report

Final score:

48points

Gen.Stal 3 months ago

Take your problems to your Union, I know in the US some Unions are not cool and instrumental used by corporations, but it's with unity Unions can really help us protect one another and better our workplaces and situation

13points

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Lastly, aphorisms, sayings, and idioms can become cliches over time. Most cliches once were quite powerful words, but as time passes and we hear them repeatedly, they lose value and the impact they once had. Do you know any idioms that are timeless classics for you? Is there any saying that makes you roll your eyes? Let us know in the comments below.

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#13

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread “This isn’t just work, we are a family here”.

uarstar , Fox Report

Final score:

48points

P Peitsch 3 months ago

RUN!

27points

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#14

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread "The only true thing in the entire world is my holy book written centuries ago by religious fanatics on a particular landmass who weren't even present for the events they narrate. Don't believe your senses, your friends, your experience, your "science" or "facts" or "logic." Don't believe _anything_ except what I say that my book says is true.".

Emu_on_the_Loose , Pixabay Report

Final score:

45points

Caroline Nagel 3 months ago

Why are so many willing to let men who have been dead for more than 2000 years dictate them how to live their lives?

19points

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#15

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread “Your call is very important to us” while being on hold for an hour.

Inevitable-Stage-154 , Anna Shvets Report

Final score:

45points

Michael Largey 3 months ago

“Your call is very important to us. Please wait until it is no longer important to you.”

25points

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#16

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread “Being gay is a choice.”
Self explanatory, way more people would choose to be gay!

Happy pride month y’all! :D.

FridgeParade , Rosemary Ketchum Report

Final score:

40points

Toothless Feline 3 months ago (edited)

“Did you actively choose to be straight? Or did you just know?”

11points

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#17

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread God wanted it that way.

F**k off with all that.

Number2compressor , Marcos Paulo Prado Report

Final score:

40points

Michael Largey 3 months ago (edited)

If it's clear what God wants, why are there over 45,000 different Christian denominations?

19points

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#18

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread "Pull yourself up by your bootstraps" as our country holds folks in poverty and certain Electeds brainwash them into keep voting for more of the same. .

MelzaB , Mikhail Nilov Report

Final score:

38points

Michael Largey 3 months ago

"Pull yourself up by your bootstraps" was originally meant satirically - to make fun of the very type people who use the phrase now. Try pulling yourself by your own bootstraps. Youl'll end up flat on your a*s.

27points

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#19

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread "You're a good worker!" *gets assigned more responsibility for same pay.

Hades-S**t , Sora Shimazaki Report

Final score:

36points

Guy-Incognito 3 months ago

And if you accept it you can kiss promotions goodbye. Why promote someone doing 4 jobs?

12points

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#20

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread That I can't sue over a misdiagnosis that cost me my leg. It was more than my leg. It was my freedom, independence, ability to work and defend myself. Apparently necrotizing fasciitis is hard to diagnose.

This was during covid and I talked to a Dr through a tablet. I waited for 20 hours with a high fever and no trauma. They said I had a sprained ankle.

Fun_Situation7214 , Thirdman Report

Final score:

36points

Debra Robinson 3 months ago

So sorry that shīt happened to you.

14points

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#21

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread The government as a whole cares about its people. This pretty much goes for most countries, not just America.

Comfortable_Ball_765 , Marco Oriolesi Report

Final score:

31points

Lil Miss Hobbit 3 months ago

This. As a Canadian I can say with complete certainty they don't care s*** about us.

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#22

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread Most conspiracy theories. As a project manager I can attest there is no way in hell that "they" could pull off half the conspiracies and not blab about it. Seriously the projects I've worked on are challenging at best. LOL.

KippersAndMash , Thought Catalog Report

Final score:

29points

Jeremy James 3 months ago

I heard someone say, "You could never have a conspiracy across the whole scientific community because we're very gossipy people who drink a lot."

27points

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#23

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread New study shows consuming ____ x times a day may reduce your risk of cancer by as much as x%.

reel8boy , Nathan Cowley Report

Final score:

29points

Jeremy James 3 months ago (edited)

"Reduce your risk by 20%" sounds like a lot at first. But if my chance was 1% to begin with, and you're saying I could get it down to 0.8% by drinking asperagus juice every day, that sounds much less impressive.

18points

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#24

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread “She’s harmless. Just ignore her.”
No, she’s not harmless. She is a vindictive b***h who will do the same to anyone she comes in contact with.

Obi1NotWan , Tobi Report

Final score:

26points

UncleJohn3000 3 months ago

Keep your fingers and toes away from the cage, and maybe find some sympathy in that you don't have to be her everyday. What kind of hell goes on between those ears?

10points

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#25

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread The people that thought you can't wear face masks because of "mask breath" and how bad it was for your dental hygiene (or whatever they called it).

anasirooma , Anna Shvets Report

Final score:

26points

JenC 3 months ago

Surgeons don't pass out from lack of oxygen, you big babies.

23points

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#26

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread Clean Coal.

Ritaredditonce , Pixabay Report

Final score:

25points

Mental Liberals 3 months ago

Clean lithium, cobalt, and every other mineral they rape the Earth for to make cell phones, solar panels, EVs, etc...wake up!!

8points

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#27

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread Christian Evangelical takes on the Bible. Endlessly amusing.

GOODahl , RDNE Stock project Report

Final score:

25points

Kel_how 3 months ago

It's almost like the failing education system they created has led to a drop in reading comprehension, which is a direct correlation to ignorant Christian Evangelicals.

16points

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#28

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread A book claiming how to win the lottery 😂.

Wooden_Cattle1847 , Ryan Brooklyn Report

Final score:

21points

Doctor Strange 3 months ago

"Buy a ticket for every possible combination of numbers"

14points

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#29

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread Supply-side economics is good for everyone.

AdInternational5489 , Pixabay Report

Final score:

16points

Michael Largey 3 months ago

Depends on which side of the supply you're on.

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#30

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread There’s more than one way to skin a cat. Why is this a phrase?? It weirds me out every time someone says it.

MajesticAmanda , Pixabay Report

Final score:

11points

Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 3 months ago

We REALLY hate this saying. Have you ever seen a sphinx cat?

7points

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#31

31 Of The Most Baseless And Cringiest Things People Ever Heard In Their Life, As Told In This Thread I once interviewed a guy for a sales role and mentioned we were looking for someone to sell in South Africa (not the job he came for), and he came out with all sorts of BS about how well he knew the market and then named dropped several politicians before coming out with the line "I walk with Mandela, and have access to everyone".

Strange how he looked blank when I said what did he think of Madiba.

fussyfella , Tima Miroshnichenko Report

Final score:

6points

Carrie B 3 months ago

Thank you for teaching me a new thing today.

3points

Tomas

This lazy panda forgot to write something about itself.

This lazy panda forgot to write something about itself.

Monika Pašukonytė

I am a visual editor here. In my free time I enjoy the vibrant worlds of art galleries, exhibitions, and soulful concerts. Yet, amidst life's hustle and bustle, I find solace in nature's embrace, cherishing tranquil moments with beloved friends. Deep within, I hold a dream close - to embark on a global journey in an RV, accompanied by my faithful canine companion. Together, we'll wander through diverse cultures, weaving precious memories under the starry night sky, fulfilling the wanderlust that stirs my soul.

I am a visual editor here. In my free time I enjoy the vibrant worlds of art galleries, exhibitions, and soulful concerts. Yet, amidst life's hustle and bustle, I find solace in nature's embrace, cherishing tranquil moments with beloved friends. Deep within, I hold a dream close - to embark on a global journey in an RV, accompanied by my faithful canine companion. Together, we'll wander through diverse cultures, weaving precious memories under the starry night sky, fulfilling the wanderlust that stirs my soul.

What do you think ?

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similarly 3 months ago

Well, think of it this way. Sometimes BP runs articles about men who do bad things. I don't feel attacked by those articles because I'm not one of those men that the article attacks. Likewise, if you're not the kind of Christian they're attacking, then are you really being attacked? Maybe they're attacking someone else.

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Super Beast 3 months ago

I'm happily changing Christian to white or Cis or men and it reads as perfect as this

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similarly 3 months ago

Well, think of it this way. Sometimes BP runs articles about men who do bad things. I don't feel attacked by those articles because I'm not one of those men that the article attacks. Likewise, if you're not the kind of Christian they're attacking, then are you really being attacked? Maybe they're attacking someone else.

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Super Beast 3 months ago

I'm happily changing Christian to white or Cis or men and it reads as perfect as this

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