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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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blobby_grrl
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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...

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

And she's stupid, because if he cheated WITH her, he will cheat ON her eventually.

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

She wants a good man, but if he is willing to leave his GF for another woman is he still a good man? Maybe poison the GF to get the good man, but that's probably frowned upon.

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

How to announce you're shallow and without integrity: a thread.

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

On that logic all the good women must be in relationships as well. Being as you are single there must be something wrong with you.

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

Then you have a guy that has a history of leaving one woman for a "better" woman. So when an even "better" woman comes along...

Ponyo (they/them)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

don’t let this person in your house, she gonna steal the whole thing

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

In this post "good men" = "men willing to cheat on or dump their current love"

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

I don't know how many women explicitly think this way, but I do know that I find that waaaay more women seem to have found me dateable when I was seeing someone else. I was kinda floored at the issue when I got engaged. At least once I got married, I was considered "out of bounds."

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

In this one there actually is some truth, I think many have experienced this: you're single and have a hard time finding a date, you got a partner and suddenly everybody wants you. A friend once had hard time dating, this was before Tinder, another guy suggested he should buy a fake wedding ring and suddenly had a lot more success with women in the clubs.

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

Knew something was wrong with me and not the cheating hose bags that are my ex's

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

Uhm single pringle here: some ppl jes haven't found a person who wants to date them yet or they just don't want to date at all.

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

You are a horrible person, I hope every man you get this way leaves you for being horrible.

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

"The available men are available because there's something wrong with them." So WHY on earth would you want to be with ANY of them?

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

how’s that been working out for u? someone call the moral police. she clearly doesn’t have any.

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

She can steal mine. Saves me the trouble of setting him free.

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

But if she is able to 'steal' the boyfriend, then he's not a 'good guy' but someone who is OK with two timing....

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

Hey! That's my female progenitor's name! She slept with a homeless man! Yaaay!

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

Actually, why would someone WANT a dude who would leave their current chick for someone who tempted them? That means they will likely do that to them as well, so clearly not a "good man".

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

..or a good man could become single because his partner had died, or because his former partner turned into a selfish piece of CR4P, that did not understand the value of her partner and hence dumped him in a the-grass-is-greener-on-the-other-side-deloution, or the two of them could simply have grown apart. Relationships can end for a number of reasons, and somebody elses "rejects", can turn out to be the perfect match for you. The concept of just one type of "good man" is simply to narrowminded. There are good men out there for you to find, so you don't need steal one to get one.

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

Wouldn’t a man willing to destroy the integrity of his marriage and family have something wrong with him? At least in how he maintains relationships???

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

Not nessesarily. It is really hard to predict the future, and some relationships just goes sour without it nessesarily being somebody's fault. People can simply grow apart, or realise that they rushed the deciont to marry due to being young and naive, or simply giving in to pressure from their parents. A lot of stuff can happen, that make people realise that their current partner is just not the right match for them, without it nessesarily meaning that something is wrong with either of them. People can simply grow apart for numerous reasons. Sometimes it simply turns out that that relationship was not meant to last, and in these cases, the best option can be for the partners split ways. In other cases his wife could simply turn into a b***h (perhaps she was the whole time, but the mask that she put on in the beginning to win him over simply too convincing) without it being due to a fault his. That can result in a situation where he chanceless no matter what he does.

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

Everyone knows that good food should be eaten. The available leftovers are available because there’s something wrong with them. That leaves you, a hungry person with a desire to eat, with only one option: stealing someone else’s food!!

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

I will leave a piece of blue cheese on the plate, if it was served to me, and quite often someone will ask if they can have it, as they seem to love that stuff. The same thing aplies to us when it comes to partners, we seem to prefer different things, and have a hard time agreeing on what is good and what is bad. Some women want a dominating "manly" man, who will take all the important decitions and thereby rid her of a lot of work and worries that can following having to consider every options. Other, more independent women, would quickly grow tired of a man that behaves like that, as they want to have their say in how their lives evolve, and is looking for more of an equal. We do not seek the same thing, and hence the world can be messy to navigate in. E.g. some women apreaciate you holding the door for them, while others feel belittled by it, and it can be really hard to be predict the category of woman you are dealing with in advance, and hence choose the "right" action.

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

So if you stole 'a good man' from a relationship wouldn't that make him a 'bad man' and thus he becomes an available man because there is something wrong with him?

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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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Nathaniel
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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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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

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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