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People Talk About Which Things Have Been Normalized But Should Be Considered Wrong

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Imagine a world where wearing a bikini is considered taboo, where you can’t legally marry someone of a different race, or having divorced parents is more than enough reason for other kids to bully you to no end. Sounds ridiculous, right? But believe it or not, there are certain things that we do today that were once considered wrong and are now (almost) completely normalized behaviors.

You know what they say: “Normal is just a setting on the dryer.” And it’s true. Normal is a relative term, and societal standards can change depending on who you’re with and what part of the world you were born and raised in.

But have you ever stopped to think about what things today may be deemed as “wrong” by most people, yet we do or accept them without a second thought? From plastering our kids’ lives on social media to websites selling personal information, the line between what we regard as right and wrong can be a bit blurry.

We recently stumbled upon an AskReddit thread where people stated their opinions on which unacceptable behaviors have become normalized, to the point we generally don’t see them as a huge problem anymore. While some responses may seem like a bit of a stretch, others are quite serious and deserve a closer look. We spent a long time reading these interesting submissions and examining current societal norms people pointed out, so here’s a list of things that are wrong but widely accepted — at least according to the Internet community.

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#1

"Movies/music through your phone in a public place without the use of headphones. People who do this: what the f*ck is wrong with you?"

Kallasilya Report

89points

Thegoodboi 1 year ago

Yeah happens all the time, put your headphones in, not everyone likes what you do and also no one wants to listen to your conversations with others.

4points

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#2

"Putting your children's lives, including their faces and real names and evidence of their schools, lifestyles, friends, and common play locations, on the internet."

Geminii27 Report

78points

Aria 1 year ago

Yeah this isn't a good idea. Some people are crazy and relentless, it can get dangerous and scary very quickly.

7points

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#3

"Using your phone while eating at a table with someone! Makes it feel like you don't value their company or time."

stunningmanatee Report

73points

Aria 1 year ago

This is super disrespectful. You have to pay attention to the other person, and vice versa. Learn some manner, man. (From a 14 year old)

13points

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#4

"People asking anyone why they don’t want to have kids. I just don’t. Stop it."

VeryMuchNope Report

67points

Amy Taylor 1 year ago

Or "when are you having kids?" to every newlywed couple or me with my 2 daughters "When are you going to try for a boy?" it never ends.

19points

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#5

guillezamorap said:
"Having to accept cookies for every website..."

Laantje7 replied:
"I think there should be a new law that on every website that wants to give you cookies, they should have a 3, maybe 5 lines of info with what they'll do with your info and not 5000 pages that no one will read."

guillezamorap Report

60points

Fantastic Mr Fox 1 year ago

In the EU there's the GRDP (General Data Protection Regulation). For example companies cannot just make it super difficult to opt out of cookies so that people have to accept. Google, TikTok and others have been fined hefty fees for not complying.

16points

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#6

"Criminalizing homelessness rather than trying to solve and end it."

plzmappizza Report

58points

Lisa H 1 year ago

Also, the stigma behind it. We all have very different stories, very different lives and we're all very different people. We don't know their respective stories and people need to stop judging them. They're not a blight, they're human beings struggling just to stay alive and people looking down on them for going through a rough time for ANY reason are definitely part of the problem.

5points

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#7

"Taking pictures of strangers who aren't doing anything wrong or untoward just to post up on social media with some snark or judgment."

fanamana Report

49points

Lisa H 1 year ago

Ooh, I hate that. Once, when I was still with my ex, I caught the neighbor's daughter filming me in my backyard. Yeah, I was talking to myself, but most of us do this! I told my ex and he didn't think it was a big deal and convinced me not to say anything. I was mad.

7points

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#8

"'The customer is always right.'"

48points

harpling 1 year ago

"The customer is always right... IN MATTERS OF TASTE." That last bit is quite important.

24points

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#9

"Using your children to become an 'influencer'. I have an Instagram page where I share play ideas as an educator but my kids faces are never in the photos. I don't mention their names either. So many parents with similar accounts are posting daily numerous photos and videos of their kids to thousands of followers and getting them involved in live feeds and stories. We have got a generation of kids, who in 10-15 years time will have their entire childhood documented online and it will all have been done without their consent."

43points

Kim Kermes 1 year ago

However, they have the opportunity to expose parental aging to the world, or drop them at the county nursing home. Or both.

3points

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#10

"Tying your health insurance to your work (USA). If you become too sick to work (example: terminal cancer) you lose your job and your health care coverage. Dental not being included in health care. How is the health of your mouth and teeth separate from the health of the rest of your body and necessitate totally different (and pricey) insurance?

Hearing aids are not covered by my health insurance. The testing to determine that you need them is covered but the actual devices are not. I guess all those people faking hearing loss to wear cool hearing aids have forced the insurance companies to fight back /s."

troismanzanas Report

39points

Fantastic Mr Fox 1 year ago (edited)

It's a topic that often comes up on BP. It's hard for me to understand that anyone would prefer this system, but many do. Maybe based on misunderstandings. Same situation with vacation where you have no right to paid vacation in the US, it's something you negotiate, and the average is 2 weeks per year. In the EU you must have at least 5 weeks.

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#11

DuckieDev said:
"Women’s clothing not having pockets, I’m a guy and I use my pockets all the time, I would die without them."

Xavilly replied:
"Dresses and skirts with pockets are a blessing."

DuckieDev Report

39points

zak 1 year ago

It still baffles me that someone hasn't created a women's clothing company called "Pockets" or something, where all the clothes have fully functional pockets.

9points

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#12

GOTisnotover77 said:
"Being proud of and bragging about a lack of sleep as if it’s some sort of virtue."

Earthguy69 replied:
"Or working yourself till you are burned out. Like if you are not giving it 100% all the time you are lazy. And when you finally crash and burn due to lack of sleep and exhaustion from working constantly, you are not hard enough."

GOTisnotover77 Report

38points

Benita Valdez 1 year ago

I have insomnia and when it's really bad I mention it because there's a good chance I could be in a state of delirium and brain no work good. It's not something to brag about; it just sucks.

8points

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#13

"How medical professionals are expected to work unpaid as a part of their schooling and especially that they work exhausting 12+ hour shifts. You’d think in a field where people’s choices have IMMENSE lifetime or life or death consequences they would be encouraged to be on the top of their game by being well rested etc. It’s idiotic how just because it’s a competitive field it has to be to the point of being unsafe."

Aceritus Report

37points

zak 1 year ago

Yeah, unpaid internships/residencies are ridiculous. "Oh, you just spent hundreds of thousands of dollars and nearly a decade in school? Cool cool cool, just work for free for 3 to 5 years and then we'll start paying you"

7points

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#14

"Tipping waiters instead of everyone having a solid minimum wage."

elfonski Report

33points

Neuridivergent 1 year ago

Paying bartenders $5 an hour "because they get tips".

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#15

"Talking on the phone loudly wherever you happen to be. No one steps away anymore or even acts embarrassed when on the phone in public! Drives me crazy."

scarlettohara1936 Report

32points

TheSnark 1 year ago

I have a young neighbor who sits on her porch talking loud all the time. You can hear everything she says.The other night a different neighbor yelled out to her "no one cares about you or your life or they would be here in person". She got real quiet.

5points

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#16

"The way animals are treated when being processed for food, as if they aren't living beings capable of emotions."

31points

Fantastic Mr Fox 1 year ago

In the future people will look in horror on what our generations have done.

3points

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#17

"Single-use plastic. It is the stupidest thing humans can do. You need Spaghetti so you buy them wrapped in plastic ?? A material that, if not burned, will disintegrate into ever smaller particles that will creep their way back into the bodies of all living things on earth. Is that really worth it for a little bit of convenience?"

SunsetinSomerset Report

30points

Sonja 1 year ago

The worst thing is that there are alternatives that are gone much faster and won't end up in our food eventually. There have been for ages. But the industry is just not interested in using them. And that's although some of them are even cheaper than regular plastic. And that's because of the lobby of the oil industry

3points

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#18

"Bragging about "the good" you do on social media, like documenting giving a homeless person something and filming it. Crying in front of your smart phone camera and selling out your personal hardship on social media. Basically, the whole whoring out grand scheme of things at the expense of morals and societal change."

ingloriabasta Report

30points

Jeannie 1 year ago

It is so annoying. If you film what you do you're an a*s

1point

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#19

"Two parents both working because they have to, kids in crèches 12 hours a day, unions gone, pension schemes not worth it, good old fashioned truth and no real working skills, creativity, obesity to name a few."

BensonBringstheBacon Report

30points

zak 1 year ago

Anyone else just now learn the French word for nursery/daycare? 🙂

7points

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#20

River1947 said:
"Taking pictures of random people and turning them into memes."

GingieB replied:
"This. I hate them. There seems to be a lot of pictures circulating on Facebook of people who are very obese, very underweight or not stereotypically attractive with things like 'your 3rd @ has to go on a date with this person'. The comments are usually really cruel. That is a photo of an actual person, can you imagine if hundreds of thousands of people were mocking you on a photo. Disgusting. On the plus side when I see these it helps me easily identify people I no longer want to associate with."

River1947 Report

28points

Neuridivergent 1 year ago

I saw an expensive custom sticker accross the top of the windshield of a raised truck that said "raise it up, fat girls can't jump". I appreciate it when a**holes wear a warning sign.

3points

#21

"Maybe this is just a "me" thing, but as someone who is adopted I am really bothered by adoptive parents who lie to their kids. I think starting your relationship with your child based on a lie is completely wrong, and it will come back to bite you later.

Unfortunately some parents who cannot biologically have children will choose to supplement this by adopting a kid and telling that kid they gave birth to them. This needlessly stigmatizes adoption by making it a shameful secret while also making sure that if this child finds out later in life, they will resent their parents 100% and never trust them again. It's just awful.

My parents were completely transparent with me from a really young age and I grew up well. I love my parents and personally have no desire to ever meet my biological mother. Every adopted kid is different but they all deserve to be told the truth."

reddit.com Report

27points

Amy Taylor 1 year ago

I have a cousin 2 years younger than me and even I didn't know she was adopted until we were in our 20's and it came out. Appalling.

6points

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#22

maybeesknees said:
"Plastic everything packaged in more plastic."

plasticfree2020 replied:
"I work in retail and the amount of plastic and rubbish we get from the stock is horrendous. It's so depressing to see all the time."

maybeesknees Report

26points

Rei 1 year ago

Like when you open scissors In a plastic casing, using scissors?

0points

#23

"Sugar being added to almost everything that's edible."

arshadhere Report

26points

Benita Valdez 1 year ago

And in the US, high fructose corn syrup added to every freaking thing! Real annoying looking for stuff that doesn't have that c**p in it. Also, the use of Splenda (sucralose) in things and not being properly labeled. I'm allergic to it and I can avoid most of the foods easily but over the counter medication gets frustrating; i'm constantly reading labels and it's really annoying.

3points

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#24

"Alcohol dependency/addiction. Now it’s a social media trend amongst ‘wine mums’ and anyone else who has experienced a mild inconvenience during their day. Somehow needing a drink to get through the day is relatable & funny now, instead of concerning."

Curlysnap Report

26points

Headless Roach 1 year ago (edited)

Wine tastes great, but there's a thin line between "I'll enjoy some" and "I need one today". Addiction creeps onto you without warning 😏

5points

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#25

scootycreampuff said:
"Perfect attendance being celebrated for kids. When my kid is sick, he stays home. He’s healthy too. I can’t imagine having a kid with a disorder that makes them prone to being sick more often and then not getting some little award for not being in school everyday. Kids get sick. It’s not wise to send them to school anyway so they can spread they germs."

GB2016sux replied:
"Schools push attendance, because butts in seats is one of the factors that the government uses when deciding how much funding schools get."

scootycreampuff Report

25points

WindySwede 1 year ago

There should be a difference between sickdays and skipping classes?

4points

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#26

"Crimes as long as you have money. And I don't mean that you can pay lawyers or something. Sometimes it just looks that you are just allowed to be a criminal if you just have money."

sirkaracho Report

24points

zak 1 year ago

I can't recall the country that does this (Norway, maybe??), but I've read that in some places traffic fines are based on the person's income. For example, if two people get the same speeding ticket, the rich one might have to pay $50K, compared to the regular person that only has to pay $50. This proportional method should be used for ALL fines and penalties.

11points

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#27

"Flashing used to be illegal. Now every woman gets d*cks in their dm's from strangers."

notsoslootyman Report

24points

Headless Roach 1 year ago

I don't get duck pics in DMs, but I'd like to.

8points

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#28

"Obesity being the norm rather than the exception."

reddit.com Report

24points

Lakota Wolf 1 year ago (edited)

Being "overweight" is not inherently bad. Being obese is. You cannot be obese and "perfectly healthy" at the same time. It doesn't matter if you can wave around "perfect bloodwork" or a note from your doctor that says you don't have diabetes. "Obesity" is literally a negative medical condition unto itself. It is defined as "a disorder involving excessive body fat that increases the risk of health problems." You quite simply cannot be "obese" and "healthy" at the same time, as obesity is not a human body's natural state of being.

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#29

"School shootings.

It's not that they're considered okay, more of people are just numb to it at this point (at least in my area).

Here in the US, shootings everywhere and at this point, everyone is numb to it. Instead of, "oh no! A shooting?! Is everyone okay?!" it's, "another shooting?" It's kind of scary when you think about it."

spiritguardianspider Report

23points

Fantastic Mr Fox 1 year ago

It seems it's getting worse and worse. People are living in a war zone. Now a 6 year old boy shot his teacher. He planned it and brought the gun to school in his backpack. He can just take his mums gun. He has been taught how to use it.

6points

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#30

"That anyone should be able to become a parent, even if it's clear they cannot take care of a child."

23points

Jeannie 1 year ago

This will NOT be well received, but it would be helpful if humans could not reproduce until 25

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#31

"The United States healthcare system."

badnewsbets Report

23points

Theoretical Empiricist 1 year ago

It isn't a system, it's an industry.

2points

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#32

"Men being emotionally abused."

RaoulLaila Report

23points

#33

HostileHippie91 said:
"Bosses threatening your job or hours if you call in sick or use vacation time at 'inconvenient times.'"

vasquez-lab replied:
"Agree. Going to work sick was also one of the "accepted wrong things". Hope mindset changed now."

HostileHippie91 Report

22points

Sonja 1 year ago

I just had the flu. High fever, a cough, snot, dizziness, the whole works. When it was almost healed, I got tonsillitis on top. First came the virus, then the bacterial infection. I was sick for five weeks. I still have a job, and everyone is just happy that I'm back. That's how it should be

5points

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#34

mrfat187 said:
"Talking on speakerphone while in a public place."

satsugene replied:
"Or who play their Bluetooth speakers on trails and other natural places — literally the last place people can go to get away from modern noise."

mrfat187 Report

22points

Eve Forbes 1 year ago

Here's one for the speakerphone: the reason I end up doing that sometimes is that I'm using hearing aids, ones that don't play well with a mobile phone. To give me - and the person who has called me - the best chance to hear what's being said, speakerphone it is.

1point

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#35

"A random person's opinion deserves the same respect as an expert's knowledge."

Atlanteanson Report

22points

Lauren Lewis 1 year ago

Opinions are like a**holes...everyone has one and they all stink.😂

2points

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#36

"Allowing graphic violence but disallowing anything related to s*x even mild nudity, or even things many people wouldn't even consider nudity."

summertime_taco Report

20points

Amy Taylor 1 year ago

I got banned from Facebook for posting an album cover of a band. It had very artistic nudity on it. Meanwhile, "influencers" posting half naked photos of themselves and violence is A-okay.

3points

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#37

"Spelling "lose" as "loose". Lose means to misplace or the opposite of win. Loose means not tight."

BoilingCold Report

20points

Amy Taylor 1 year ago

I see "apart of" instead of "a part of" a lot. UGH

3points

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#38

"Not wearing your mask properly."

reddit.com Report

20points

Haaaapppyyyyy! 1 year ago

Ok, so this bothers me, like, if you're gonna wear a mask, then use it properly!

3points

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#39

"Rent being more expensive than a mortgage."

TheBrassDancer Report

19points

#40

"What's up with people just straight up not believing science anymore??"

CrookedGrandma Report

19points

Lauren Lewis 1 year ago

So, at least in the US, things have become so politicized that people will believe anything that fits in their political leanings, regardless of the science. Common sense and logic are gone. SMH.

4points

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#41

"Websites selling personal information by default."

reddit.com Report

18points

zak 1 year ago

Yeah, "opting out" should be the default. If you want to monetize me, then compensate me for "opting in".

3points

#42

guillezamorap said:
"Making terms and conditions over complicated and long."

Randicore replied:
"Interestingly because they're so long and dense there have been several court cases in the US stating that they are not legally binding, since you are not expected to actually read it."

guillezamorap Report

17points

Szirra 1 year ago

They could have written the clause in, that you have to give up your firstborn if you accept the terms. You would never know, because you has the time to read all of that.

1point

#43

dustnbrewks said:
"Employers expecting employees to check emails while outside of work."

poopellar replied:
"Years ago I had no idea email senders could get notifications if the recipient had received and read the email. I would just check work emails and pretend I never read them until I got back into the office the next day. Then my manager baited me into lying about not reading them. Never checked work emails for real after that."

dustnbrewks Report

17points

Jeannie 1 year ago

My dad got to go to work all day and not know what was going on at home with wife or kids. I missed out on that.

1point

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#44

"'I could care less' instead of 'I could not care less.'"

17points

Benita Valdez 1 year ago

I could care less, but I'm not expending the energy to.

2points

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#45

"Child abuse and neglect."

Sybert777 Report

17points

Lakota Wolf 1 year ago

I've often wondered why my mother adopted me if she was just going to abuse me for my entire childhood. Er, I mean, my entire life. She hasn't stopped yet.

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#46

poisonpurple said:
"Your boss expecting that they can contact you at any hour."

manlikeelijah replied:
"I had a pretty good boss who rarely contacted me outside of work hours unless it was important. I work 12-8pm and stay up late. At 1am, I get a phone call.
“Hey...everything okay.” “I’m really sorry to call. I stayed late to organize the storage closet. And I just locked myself out. I figured you’d be the only person with keys that might be awake.” “I’ll be there in 10 minutes.” “I’m clocking you in for an hour for this.” “Yup.”"

poisonpurple Report

16points

Marilyn Russell 1 year ago

If they want to pay an on call rate, and you agree, then I guess, but people should have their own time to live their lives and daydream if they like. You work to pay your bills, it’s not your whole life.

2points

#47

eeeeeefefect said:
"The sexualization of our youth on social media and algorithms that reward them and promote it."

sualum8 replied:
"For young girls, it’s even just finding clothing that doesn’t make them look older than they are. Have an 11 year old girl who’s tall for her age, but it’s very hard to find “kid” clothes. It’s like the clothing industry has conspired that it’s time for her to dress sexy. Shorts and shirts are made very short. And in the kids section recently, the new thing is athletic pants but with a matching crop top... in sizes as small as xs meant for like 6 year olds. You can find some things, but it’s absurd how hard you need to look to make them feel like a kid."

eeeeeefefect Report

16points

Nicole Weymann 1 year ago

Buy boys' clothes. How important is it, that she wears pink, judging by the fact that a "sexy" cut and colour are the main difference between the two?

2points

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#48

"Corrupt politicians, lawyers and people in the financial business."

B3ARDGOD Report

16points

Jeannie 1 year ago

How much money do you need? I get being comfy and having security but WTF

0points

#49

"Could of instead of could have."

Bear_the_Spaceman Report

16points

Lakota Wolf 1 year ago

"Coulda, woulda, shoulda." I wish I could remember where I first heard that phrase XD

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#50

"Bullying - it's so normal to ridicule people now, especially over the internet. I also believe a lot of schools don't tackle bullying appropriately because it's seen as 'normal.'"

sandybeach82 Report

16points

#51

"Trolling. Everyone acts like it’s just a normal thing people do on the internet. Personally I think it’s a sign of mental illness."

VibeComplex Report

16points

Terry Tobias 1 year ago

That's not mental illness. That's just meanness.

5points

#52

Special-Speech3064 said:
"Teachers mentally abusing their students."

theexteriorposterior replied:
"Also students abusing their teachers."

Special-Speech3064 Report

16points

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#53

"Cheating."

NuckinFutsCanuck Report

16points

Aria 1 year ago

Andrew Tate made this a big thing. Promoting cheating.

2points

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#54

"Taking your shoes off on an airplane."

BlazingCondor Report

16points

harpling 1 year ago

I blame Die Hard for this. Bruce Willis has created a monster!

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#55

"How western nations ship their garbage to small south east Asian islands and call it 'recycling.'"

15points

Marilyn Russell 1 year ago

Yes I hate that and am sad when I heard my own country does it. We make the garbage - we should deal with it.

1point

#56

"This has changed a lot since Covid, I’m assuming, but people going to work when they’re sick. Not sure what it’s like in the rest of the world but I feel like in the US we’ve been conditioned to feel like it’s worse to be an inconvenience by not showing up to work than going to work sick, miserable and getting everyone else sick.

Just wanted to add I am not trying to attack those who can’t afford to take time off. I absolutely understand that that’s a reality for A LOT of people. I get that many times there is no good choice. There are also times where paid sick time is available but workers are bullied into feeling like they can’t take time off or honestly think they’re place of work can’t survive without them. That’s bs."

hungryhippo17 Report

15points

Ivanh 1 year ago

Wtf...if you came in sick here you'd be sent home.

2points

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#57

pastelie_ghostie said:
"Well I'm not sure if its actually wrong, but needing a few years of experience for an entry level job just sounds pretty wrong to me."

Omgninjas replied:
"Yeah companies seem to not differentiate between entry (let's say at most an internship beforehand), and low level positions (1-5 years experience)."

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ZeroCapacity 1 year ago

Was going to apply for a dishwashing job when I first moved to where I am now. It was within walking distance, could be there in minutes if needed. First thing they asked for was a resume and CV. I was like wtf is this s**t?

2points

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#58

Busy_Progress_2824 said:
"Dog breeding and ”purebred” dogs."

sedahren replied:
"Pugs make me sad."

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15points

Amy Taylor 1 year ago (edited)

Don't even get me started on "designer dogs" It's a mutt!! Stop it!! Even the original breeder of the Labradoodle regrets ever starting that. It's gotten way out of hand. Adopt a shelter dog!!

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#59

"Not to be that guy but- the Uyghur situation. Every government knows exactly how horrible the Chinese government treats these people (even concentration camps) and still nobody does anything about it. The reason is obvious, but it’s still not okay."

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15points

#60

"People use “I” instead of “me” incorrectly constantly. “Do you want to come with so-and-so and I” is wrong. If it was just me I wouldn’t say “do you want to come with I?”, adding so-and-so doesn’t change that, but so many people use it that way so it’s become the norm."

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15points

Lauren Lewis 1 year ago

If I am unsure, I always say it to myself as if I were the only one. If "me" makes more sense than "I", that's what I use and vice versa.

6points

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“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#61

"Turning a blind eye to those without shelter, hungry or in need of any form of acknowledgment that they exist."

15points

#62

"Religious bigotry and behaviour based on beliefs that are a complete contradiction to the religion they preach."

jezza__1 Report

15points

Jeannie 1 year ago

Religion period. More people have been abused and murdered in the name of a fictional character than for any other reason. God is made up. Fiction. You can not give it five minutes of critical thinking and believe in the c**p

3points

#63

ItsMeVicki said:
"Americans having barely any vacation time. And I've also heard, if they use it, its almost frowned upon???"

itsaprivateprofile replied:
"I had ten days of sick days and got a concussion. The doctor wanted me to take 8 days off. The company tried to force me to use FMLA (family medical leave) instead because it allows them to pay me only like 60% or something. And my HR department drops this on me while I’m at home, concussed, trying to get me to fill out paperwork and argue with them. I spent the full 8 days dealing with it. I’d worked there three years and never taken sick time before."

ItsMeVicki Report

14points

Pheebs 1 year ago

Pretty sure FMLA requires you to use available vacation time first. Had a friend take a mental health break from work, and he had to use his accrued vacay time before FMLA would kick in.

1point

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#64

Magical_bat said:
"I mean... Why do we work for 5 days then have 2 days off. Why not try 4 work days and 3 days off? Or literally any other combinations."

Jiveturkwy158 replied:
"I’ve tried 6 and 1 as well as 7 and 0. Would not recommend trying either of those combos."

Magical_bat Report

14points

Pheebs 1 year ago

I’ve done 4 and 3 work days, with a 36 hour schedule (technically 40 hours with each day having a paid 1 hour lunch). I’ve also done the standard 5 and 2. I actually don’t mind either schedule, and I like that my current job swaps between the two based on time of year. We’re on the 4/3 when it’s the summer months, which gives more time for projects and outdoor time. I don’t like 4/3 as much when working on big projects, as it’s frequently a pain when planning timelines - but I doubt that’s true for all industries.

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#65

"The entire American Education & prison system."

XXnighthawk8809 Report

14points

#66

"The use of the word 'literally' as an exaggeration rather than in the original literal sense has now made it into the accepted lexicon."

smolspooderfriend Report

14points

Pheebs 1 year ago

I’ve been trying to train myself to use “figuratively” when being extra.

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#67

"Open opposition to basic human rights."

reddit.com Report

14points

#68

"Profits over people."

laughguy220 Report

14points

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#69

"Banks charging you fees to use your own money. This is just one among many other practices that are wrong."

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13points

#70

"Slaughterhouse conditions."

zorkempire Report

13points

#71

"Ghosting people."

gupgupnlilbit Report

13points

#72

"How about the fact that we are all *glued* to our phones? What would you guess the average screen time per day is? I work in a digital space, but in my private thoughts, wasn't it nicer sometimes when you weren't reachable at all times, when walking outside there wasn't anything buzzing to distract you, and that we were better about to connect with people without urges to check our phone?"

Little_Read8826 Report

13points

Jeannie 1 year ago

I don't want to connect with anyone I'm not already connected with. No small talk. Go away. No new friends. If you haven't seen me on my pajamas leave me be.

0points

#73

"Arguments being verbal battles meant to be won.

Not they aren't, arguments are discussions with the objective of reaching a truth or consensus. It's not about dunking on your interlocutor or asserting your beliefs over theirs."

Puzzlehead-Engineer Report

12points

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#74

"Cost of higher education."

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12points

Michaelhunt 1 year ago

Get a trade

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#75

hightimesinaz said:
"Believing lies because it supports your world view.

Marzoval replied:
And what's equally wrong is that people who believe lies is a profitable market for media programs and personalities willing to continue and spread said lies."

hightimesinaz Report

12points

Mike Hunt 1 year ago

Like the gender confusion indoctrination lies

0points

#76

"The confusion between then and than."

certifiedinfamy Report

12points

Nicole Weymann 1 year ago

Your (=belonging to you) and you're (=short for you are). There (= not here) - they're (=short for they are) - their (= belonging to them). It's (= short for it is) and its (= belonging to it. "The mouse escaped into its hole. It's under the fridge.")

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#77

"Letting a wiretap listen in on us in our homes, we even named it Alexa."

BigFatBigPotato Report

12points

#78

"Getting ghosted by employers you've applied to.

The idea that $15/h is outlandish as a minimum livable wage, when in reality it would be closer to $24/hr."

12points

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#79

noguerad said:
"Spam email. We ignore it, it's just there. But it shouldn't be."

Itsyamatey replied:
"I’d tack onto this one, paper mail that you never asked for. It’s a waste of resources! Been getting magazines, catalogues, advertisements and other solicitations in the mail and I’ve never once responded in any fortuitous way to any of them.
Who actually indulges in that to inspire that potential return on investment?!"

noguerad Report

11points

Pheebs 1 year ago

So, I used to work for a company that produces these things - including email marketing. They do them because it actually brings business in. Just because you don’t respond to that mailer, doesn’t mean others don’t. A car dealership (one of the most frequent mailers) will pay for mailers to be sent out to thousands of people within say 30-50 miles of their location. If that mailer results in 20 cars sold, and maybe 20+ new customers to their service center, it’s money well spent on the advertising.

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#80

B3RS3RKCR0W said:
"A job making you "seasonal/part time" but works you at least 40 hours every week never giving you full time wage, or insurance."

semitones replied:
"39.5 hours, every week."

B3RS3RKCR0W Report

11points

Pheebs 1 year ago

I’m more ticked about some (US) companies not qualifying you for benefits (insurance and in some cases vacation) because the employee’s record lists them as a part time employ, yet their record shows they have been working the 32+ hours weekly to qualify. My first job, I lost out on paid vacation time for 2 years because of that little checkbox in my employee record.

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#81

"Copays to visit a doctor when you already pay a monthly premium for health insurance."

pizzabagels1994 Report

11points

#82

bosstea16 said:
"Unpaid internships is incredibly wrong.
I’d say the way OT is mandatory in the trades world."

MEsyas replied:
"What's even worse: paying for an internship."

bosstea16 Report

11points

Jeannie 1 year ago

This keeps the middle class and poor out of those positions. If you can afford an unpaid internship then you're one of "us". Old money. Duh

0points

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#83

"Journalism not following anything like the rules of journalistic integrity that once literally defined the field.

They are mostly, even many of the the most respected institutions, unacknowledged editorials now. Nobody even blinks when a "reporter" starts injecting their opinion right in the middle of a "news" article. That firewall used to be sacred."

gregaustex Report

11points

#84

"The fact that many big corporations just don't pay taxes. It seems to be common knowledge but no one seems to be doing anything about it."

asksobrko Report

11points

#85

"Working a job where the scheduling is made each week."

thereasonihavenolife Report

11points

Lakota Wolf 1 year ago (edited)

I hated this at my retail job. Plus, there were times when my department manager wouldn't even get the schedule done and posted up in time. Nearly impossible to schedule doctor appointments, vet appointments, etc. in that situation.

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#86

"Verbally attacking people both in person and online. The amount of drama there has been growing up with the internet/ social media. I’d rather people be fake and not just have a go at each others throats whenever they feel like it."

OdinTheBogan Report

11points

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#87

TheFirstSecondBoner said:
"Hurting people's feelings purely for the entertainment."

TendiesForTheBoys replied:
"My ex has entered the chat."

TheFirstSecondBoner Report

11points

#88

"I’d say checking your phone while driving. I’m guilty as well, I won’t deny it. But it’s basically wrong and unsafe. But everyone does it anyways."

Rusulfus Report

11points

Marilyn Russell 1 year ago

It’s illegal where I live.

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#89

sgannon200 said:
"How much material classified as recyclable is, in truth, not recyclable. It's more a marketing win that kept people using plastics. Why else would China stop taking the world's trash? They could do nothing with it but bury it in the ground."

flippingdonut replied:
"I'm from one of the Southeast Asian country that actively receive "recyclable plastics" from few of the Western countries. Trust me, the trash that they sent over here I bet less than 5% were truly recycled. And the leftover trash usually incinerated and sometimes microplastics "survive" in the incinerator and pollute the surrounding. It's really sad to see."

sgannon200 Report

10points

Neuropotathy 1 year ago

But China and India throw it in the ocean.

0points

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#90

"Fast news instead of accurate news. And the fact news has evolved to just another form of reality entertainment."

No-Opinion9692 Report

10points

#91

"Social media addiction."

Glittering_Impact Report

10points

#92

ToeBeans-R-Us said:
"Short-term diet culture."

Apeirophobia69 replied:
"Gonna consume nothing but lemonade for a week straight! I definitely know what I'm doing."

ToeBeans-R-Us Report

10points

#93

"Paying hundreds of dollars for kids birthday cakes."

Eclairebeary Report

10points

Jeannie 1 year ago

That's a choice. Duncan Hines will hook it up for 2$

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#94

"Factory farming; 99% of meat in the USA is processed in this inhumane manner and when you tell people they don't really care, so I guess that counts as a response to your question, OP."

Scrabbler4evs Report

10points

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#95

"iPad Parenting.

I see so many parents just stick an iPad in their kids face to shut the kid up, or so the kid stops bothering them.

You are the Parent. It's your job to parent your child. Not just pawn them off on an iPad."

AlphaTangoFoxtrt Report

10points

Lene 1 year ago

In my house we almost never let the kids watch stuff on a tablet or a phone. We stream it on the tv. This was we are all able to watch along. And we can talk about what happens or sing along to songs. I think it happens just a few times per year that my kids watch somethin on my phone. Their granddad on the other hand.... he lets them watch whatever. He's good at setting boundaries on other things... but not the phones and tablets for some reason.

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#96

"Journalists using the word "slam" instead of the word "criticize". It does not leave a lot of room for discourse, and makes the article sound like it was written by a 5th grader."

Snoo-377 Report

9points

#97

MeatWad111 said:
Harvesting as much data as possible. You have to go to some extreme lengths to prevent your personal information being sent to random strangers you have never met.

jld209 replied:
Bought a Samsung tv and setting it up REQUIRED making a Samsung account. They know, by the time you unbox it and place it, that you have really no recourse but to relent and provide your account info.

MeatWad111 Report

9points

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#98

"The total area of land that has been given over to the automobile, and its care and feeding."

muggsyspanier Report

9points

#99

"Does anyone else think its weird that we all know that our clothes, electronics, and pretty much anything else we buy is made by sweatshop or literally slave labor and everyone seems to be fine with that?"

reddit.com Report

9points

#100

"Micro-transactions in a full retail AAA video game."

9points

Lakota Wolf 1 year ago

Or the fact that so many game studios are putting out games that are unfinished or incomplete and won't take accountability for it, and will only release patches with the missing content years later, if ever.

0points

#101

"Pirating movies/tv shows etc. Remember those FBI warnings back in the day? Neither do I... MWAHAHAHA!"

ChaseDonovan Report

9points

#102

"Pollution."

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9points

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#103

"The use of the "one bad apple" phrase.

If you ever stored apples, you know what this phrase meant originally before it was turned upside down:

One bad apple spoils the bunch.

The conclusion is therefore, that you have to sort out the bad apples so that your bunch stays intact (which is exactly what you have to do when you store apples because the rottenness spreads to the good apples)."

Tschetchko Report

9points

Lakota Wolf 1 year ago

Did the meaning of the phrase change recently? When I was a kid it still meant "it only takes one rotten apple to spoil the bunch", with the meaning being exactly as stated.

5points

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#104

"Cyber-bullying, its a bad thing but if your getting cyber-bullied and try to speak up (most) of the time everybody would laugh at you because 'it's just a joke' or 'mad'."

jakeknike Report

9points

#105

"Additives in our food chain."

SonOfTheAfternoon Report

9points

#106

"Government access to everything."

intox310 Report

8points

Nicole Weymann 1 year ago (edited)

I find companies having access to everything at least as disturbing. By providing public services (and for providing them) government "earns" (and needs) certain rights and information. I have no frigging notion by what merits, through what "services" facebook, etsy or McD's think they deserve access to my privacy.

0points

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#107

"That bats can’t see. Bats have perfectly functioning eyes, that are just as good if not better than ours."

Bloodragedragon Report

8points

#108

"So many people are growing up in the digital age and have zero notion of what true privacy is like, or they grew up before then and just stopped caring, and will therefore trip over themselves to defend authoritarianism from governments and anti-consumer behavior from companies. It generally feels like the entire world is populated by bootlickers now."

Eighth_Octavarium Report

8points

#109

"Not stopping before making right turns on red and yellow lights (at least in North America).

Why is this different than a stop sign in people's heads??"

blueberrymuffincakes Report

8points

Lauren Lewis 1 year ago

Ha...they don't stop at stop signs either.

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#110

"Using your real name on the internet."

6points

Lakota Wolf 1 year ago

When I went to make my first screen name in 1993, my dad told me to never tell anyone my real name on the internet. So, I've used the same screen name/user name (LakotaWolf) since 1993. XD And that was in the days of dial-up modems and AOL!

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Melanie Gervasoni

Writer on a quest to explore every corner of the world, one country at a time. Fueled by my love for Arcane, oversized hoodies, and weightlifting, I try my best to bring even more fun energy to Bored Panda. My cup of tea? Pop culture, funny content, sharing interesting facts about the world, and creating listicles for fellow Pandas. When I’m not crafting articles, my eyes are still glued to a screen — be it binge-watching my favorite shows, leveling up in video games, or learning Spanish with Duolingo. Always on the hunt for the ultimate playlist, I scour Deezer to find the right tunes to listen to while working on my creative projects.

Writer on a quest to explore every corner of the world, one country at a time. Fueled by my love for Arcane, oversized hoodies, and weightlifting, I try my best to bring even more fun energy to Bored Panda. My cup of tea? Pop culture, funny content, sharing interesting facts about the world, and creating listicles for fellow Pandas. When I’m not crafting articles, my eyes are still glued to a screen — be it binge-watching my favorite shows, leveling up in video games, or learning Spanish with Duolingo. Always on the hunt for the ultimate playlist, I scour Deezer to find the right tunes to listen to while working on my creative projects.

What do you think ?

Michaelhunt 1 year ago

Forced speech, forced thought, and forcing gender confusion

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lauralett50 1 year ago

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Michaelhunt 1 year ago

Forced speech, forced thought, and forcing gender confusion

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