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It’s kind of funny to see what trends come and go and which ones folks latch on to.
And if you pay enough attention to trends, you’ll quickly realize that people are into all kinds of DUMB STUFF.
What do you think is stupid that a lot of people think is cool?
Here’s how AskReddit users responded.
1. Stay in school!
“Doing badly in classes and skipping school.
And making fun of smart people.”
2. That’s weird.
“Trying to emulate sociopaths/psychopaths, especially ones from TV/movies/video games.
I knew a guy in college who was wayyyy too into the Joker. He started wearing a purple trenchcoat, mimicked the Joker’s laugh, and even carried knives around, though he never tried to hurt anyone.
I mean I’m all for loving dark characters, but believe me, you’re not them and shouldn’t try to be them.
Also, people who think being rude and obnoxious on purpose makes them interesting.”
3. Tough guy.
“My sister’s fiance is in a 1 percent motorcycle gang, and he loves to talk about how “tough” he is.
Riding his bike through thunderstorms, windstorms, and all the peril he gets in along the way (hitting guardrails, losing control of the bike, etc.)
I just sit there like, that doesn’t make you cool, that makes you stupid.”
4. Not cool.
“People that brag about how “crazy” or “psycho” they can be.
Like, I go from 0-60 in 2 seconds flat, don’t p*ss me off!
Try me b*tch, I’ll pop off!
Go to f*cking therapy…”
5. Not the best idea.
“Really bad face tattoos.
People that get them don’t look cool.
They look like bathroom stalls.”
6. Take that somewhere else.
“Trying to act like Rick Sanchez from Rick and Morty.
Yes, Brian, we all admire your newfound nihilistic worldview, so-called “superior intellect,” and aggressive atheism.
Get out of my face.”
7. The grind.
“Bragging about how many hours you put in at your job and how each day you have to slam an energy drink just to hold your eyes open because you only let yourself get 3 hours of sleep at night.”
8. It’ll catch up with you.
“Excessive drinking (at least with young people).
When you’re young people seem to find being able to drink massive amounts admirable or impressive but the minute middle-age hits it becomes a problem and pitiful.
I really do worry about some people I know who are younger and have massive drinking problems and who don’t seem to be able to see the long-term problems it could cause them.”
9. That’s really stupid.
“Veteran here- I’m willing to bet a pretty significant number of military members/veterans have had some version of the following interaction:
Someone finds out I was in the military and tells me about how they were going to enlist/commission/sign up, but didn’t for whatever reason. Not relevant to this thread, but I don’t care why you didn’t join the military much like I don’t care about other jobs you didn’t apply for.
More than once, I’ve had people say stuff like, “I’d have done really well in the military, but I would have punched the Drill Instructor if they got in my face.”
That comment doesn’t make me think you’re tough, it makes me think you’re a f*cking idiot.”
10. Not a good idea.
“Smoking.
Smoking as made a real 180 in my lifetime. When I was a little kid in the 70s and 80s if you wanted to show how bad*ss a character is you would show them dramatically lighting and smoking a cigarette.
Then sometime around the mid-2000s I almost never saw anyone smoking. And now when I see someone smoking I notice it and think how dumb they are. And vaping? That sh*t will never look cool.”
11. So fake.
“People that “don’t care” about anything.
They care so little, they feel the need to tell people all the time, it is almost like they care what people think but don’t want to seem weak.”
12. Ugh. Gross.
“Posturing in bars.
Bragging about getting in fights in public places.
Threatening/emasculating other dudes over petty stuff.”
13. Gets old really fast.
“Constantly being sarcastic or having an “offensive” sense of humor in order to seem contrarian.”
Now it’s your turn.
What do YOU think is stupid that a lot of people think is really cool?
Talk to us in the comments!
