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As it turns out, there actually is such a thing as having too much confidence. Having principles is perfectly fine; being arrogant and close-minded, however, is a recipe for disaster. Just because you write something on the internet with complete conviction doesn’t automatically make it the truth. And not all opinions are facts. [Surprised Pikachu gasps dramatically!]

Some of the worst, most uneducated, completely bonkers opinions end up being featured on the ‘Delusional Takes’ Twitter page, where followers can poke fun at them. There’s being wrong and owning up to your mistakes. And then there’s the stuff featured on ‘Delusional Takes’ which is a whole other level of insanity.

Be warned, Pandas, what you’re about to see might make you facepalm so hard that your friends might wonder why you’ve got a red mark on your face. Scroll down for some of the worst things that the internet has to offer.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why do Americans speak English, an English language from England, rather than speaking Native American?

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The ‘Delusional Takes’ Twitter page was started up fairly recently, just half a year ago, in June 2022. However, in that time, it has managed to attract over 162.9k followers with its posts that focus on wrong opinions and arrogant social media users.

The page moderator suggests that people should unfollow the account if they’re cringe. Meanwhile, if you’ve come across an incredibly delusional take while surfing the net or scrolling through your social media feeds, you can send them a link to the post. Who knows, you might get lucky and your post might get featured. 

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Reading through some of the posts that were featured on ‘Delusional Takes’ is bound to give you a heavy dose of secondhand embarrassment. Seriously, how can people be so incredibly wrong?

It’s moments like this one that remind you that common sense isn’t all that common. And that many people would rather stay comfortably within their opinion echo chambers than risk being proven wrong. What’s life worth if you don’t try to learn more about the world and instead bonk everyone on the heads if they dare disagree with you? That’s no way to live.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Then by her logic, she is single because theres something wrong with her, which im honestly starting to believe...

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People who have delusional takes are prime examples of the Dunning-Kruger effect at work. To put it simply, the effect means that most individuals firmly believe that they’re smarter than average. Now, obviously, that’s not how averages work. But these people think that they’re far more competent and intelligent than the rest. As a result, they see their opinions as closer to the truth than anyone else’s. Often, they’re wrong.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Shush white person shouting and telling black people what should offend them

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However, the Dunning-Kruger effect applies to experts as well. Though, slightly differently. Specialists believe that everyone else is aware of the (objectively complicated) things they know. To these experts, everything seems clear, but the general public might not understand the concept they use. Furthermore, well-educated people tend to underestimate their skills.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kicking this guy in the kahunas is just a natural human reaction to such a pervy suggestion.

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As a result, you have a very weirdly skewed situation where those who lack education are the most confident in their opinions. Meanwhile, those who are well-educated are too timid and far too critical of themselves. People, in general, have an extremely tough time estimating how competent they are in a given area.

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh NO! Not the Furries! How long would it take for society to collapse if all the doggers died?

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Nathaniel
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Appropriation again? Literally anything and everything is cultural appropriation. And do not dare to respond to this comment using the English Language unless you are English. That is cultural appropriation.

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There’s another issue. Repetition is something that makes people believe an opinion, even if it’s factually incorrect. The more we’re exposed to certain information, the more plausible it seems to us. And even if we’re aware of the role that repetition plays in our perception of reality doesn’t make us completely immune to it. That’s the power of fake news and propaganda.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you think a man owns his wife you should be in therapy and single.

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Two ways to counter misinformation are to find reputable sources and to do a bit of background research on a ‘fact’ before retweeting or reposting someone else’s opinion. No news source is perfect; everyone makes mistakes. However, this doesn’t mean that all sources are equal. Far from it.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well, she wont have to be worried about eviction anymore. Lifetime housing for her.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh god this is similar to that guy telling AOC that she isn’t a congresswoman just because she’s a woman in congress. It’s just the racist edition

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Focus on new sites that do actual investigative journalism, instead of just parroting information from other sources. The more transparency there is, the better. Media literacy and being able to gauge the reliability of ‘facts’ is an incredibly vital skill in the Internet Age. It will only become more important as time goes by.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ha, if you come anywhere near my special edition PS4, I’ll set my cat on you!

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Which of these horrible, horrible takes do you think were the worst of the bunch, dear Pandas? Why do you think these people aren't more self-aware of just how delusional they sound? What's the very worst opinion you've ever read online? Share your thoughts in the comments.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please don't fetishize autism or any other disability. In fact please stop with all the autism objectification in general. We are not a prop for your vaccine discussion which is both untrue aaaand insulting to be used as a worst case scenario for preventing a disease with death as an option. Stop making tv shows about how we are so smart but have no ability to be emotional or worse just need to be taught how by someone we want to sleep with. Autism is a complex disability that can present in a lot of ways and painting it with a broad brush is why it's so hard to get diagnosed.

Alexandra Davis
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ok but, as someone who has been only just diagnosed and struggled silently for years, how about we don't and let people decide if they want to sexualise themselves and having autism has no push or pull over the situation!?

Wood Carver
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not to derail your excellent point but I'm glad you're starting to get clinical input and answers. After childhood it can be extremely frustrating and difficult to get a diagnosis. I hope that it helps to make you feel whole and better understood. To quote red green. I'm pulling for ya, we're all in this together.

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Miocha
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hey, guys? Could you lend me some hand to slap this person?

Zenozenobee
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Normalized", the word you were looking for was " normalized", right? Right?

K- THULU
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No, no we don't.... Hard enough being autistic as it is.......

Himory TheDreamer
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Idk, I believe maybe this person only made a bad wording choice. I'm autistic and it often bothers me to be treated like if I can't have sex or sexual desire or reproductive system issues (straight up been refused treatment for being autistic meanwhile having visible reproductive/hormonal issues) and it's something I've seen other autistic people speak about as well, maybe that's what they meant to discuss and expressed badly or even purposefully choose inflammatory wording to bring attention to the issue (people are more likely to click that title than a more passive one for sure).

Linden
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm autistic too and wondered if they were maybe trying to make the point that autistic adults are whole people with sexuality and not to infantilise or assume...but now having gone seen their TikTok I can't tell what their stance may or may not be as their content seems to be a lot of edgy clickbait...but also it's beyond my generation so maybe I just don't get it.

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sky
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have ADHD and OCD and been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and this post makes me sick to my stomach.

Allison B
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As an autistic person please don't. I already have to deal with that c**p being a woman. I'd rather not have extra.

Kathryn Baylis
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How about we just let people find their own way through life and love instead? Sexualizing anyone is never a good thing. Just ask anyone who has been treated like a one dimensional sex object instead of being genuinely appreciated and loved like the real and complete person they actually are.

The Original Bruno
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm gonna go way, way, waaaay out on a limb here. Is it possible that the creator of this post means to say that it would be good if people found people on the spectrum to be sexy? Consider this: people with Asperger's syndrome people very often are considered creepy when they ALREADY have significant difficulties with socialization. (WHO THE F*** NAMED IT A*S-BURGER'S SYNDROME??? That was just cruel!) Imagine navigating a dating scene were certain behaviors are tolerated and rewarded if the other person finds them sexy, but hated if the other person doesn't. Now picture being legitimately inherently unable to tell the difference. What if there were some group of people who decided, "you know what? Those are good people, potentially great lovers, and they're not all taken?"

sylvantic
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it's named Asperger's syndrome after Hans Asperger, the man who discovered autism (worth noting that Leo Kanner also discovered autism at the same time, but these were mostly independent, although Kanner did work with a man who also worked with Asperger on his autism work, but he denied his awareness of Asperger. If I sound interested, it's because I am, and because I am reading Neurotribes by Steve Silberman, a book about the history of autism and the neurodiversity movement). Asperger is controversial because there is some evidence to suggest that he was a Nazi, although there's also evidence to the contrary (as detailed in Neurotribes), so who knows he's dead we can't ask him, and when he was alive he said he wasn't. Asperger's syndrome as a diagnosis is no longer used, as it isn't really distinct from other manifestations of autism. Even Asperger didn't call it Asperger's syndrome.

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Old Roadie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

*Normalizing. Now put down that phone and go outdoors. Your brain is starving for air.

Amber Fox
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At first I though they wanted to serialise Saturn, which honestly I think would be better

Debby Keir
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Give me a good reason why we should be sexualising anything at all, let alone neurodivergance.

Violet Jensen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m autistic and when people call me “quirky” it sets off my fight or flight since it’s like. “You’re weird, but in a way that I’ll still fück you”

Kitty Kat
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No, higher functioning autistic people can have adult relationships if they want to, but severely autistic people will never been able to give meaningful consent no matter how old they are.

StarlightPanda!
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's f***ed up on so many levels!! Hope no one "sexualizes" their illnesses/problems. >

Mrs.Pugh
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Now I done already told y'all, not EVERYONE should have access to the internet and putside world.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They may have the largest brains, cannot be bothered to see if this maybe true, but they know sod all, and will spend the next few years too obsessed with sex.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Is the opposite also true? Should I cheat on your delusional a**e, are you going to help me become a better man?

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not sure of the context here, COULD be family, brothers and sisters, OR this could be mega creepy.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or Pakistan? They used to have a squad of transvestite tax inspectors in Karachi (to embarass business owners into paying, otherwise they hang around their shops all week; pay or go bankrupt!). So it's the only country where you could defend "no dad, I'm not like that, I'm a tax inspector I only do it for work"? Hm.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe the confusion stems from the second photo being South African (a country officially named the Union of South Africa, in short U of SA --- a small step to the US of A; hence both USA!).

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I live on a farm and I just want to get away from ALL people! Intovert's heaven 🤷‍♀️

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Given PETA's track record of animal abuse, they hardly have a leg to stand on do they?

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