Nothing makes me feel old quite like watching "content" made by TikTok "influencers" and thinking, "who let you have a phone?" 😂🥲

@zonatedspore97acamas

7 ай бұрын

Leaving comments for the algorithm!

@charliestevenson3500

7 ай бұрын

Being old makes me feel old.

@watup110875

7 ай бұрын

WTF WAS THAT ROFLMOAO

@Bronasaxon

7 ай бұрын

I know the feeling all too well.

@24sowl11

7 ай бұрын

its a prank bro

The only thing worse than Influencers are the people that follow them

@YouTubeDweller8008

7 ай бұрын

On god. Have you ever criticized an influencer, in the vicinity of their followers? ☕ If you survived, count your blessings lmao

@anthonyreed3682

7 ай бұрын

"who's the more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him?" Obi-Wan Kenobi

@houseofhas9355

7 ай бұрын

The real disease.

@SilasWWE16

7 ай бұрын

👏🏻

@burtleturtle0012

7 ай бұрын

​@@anthonyreed3682exactly what I was gonna say, lol, remember when Star Wars was good?

No cameras in the gym should be a firm rule. It's an invasion of privacy.

@vitorius

6 ай бұрын

Or there should be separate section/room for recording (access for additional fee) it would help gym grow (or any other place)

@Josh.Mangelson

6 ай бұрын

I won't join one until that is standard practice across the board.

@therealdeal3866

6 ай бұрын

That’s why I spent $3200 building my own home gym. You will NEVER see me on social media working out or flexing in a fucking mirror like a douchenozzle.

@Atlas018

6 ай бұрын

Or just smash the camera.

@volundrfrey896

6 ай бұрын

Gym bros has used them for ages to check their form, it's a helpful tool to make sure that you do your exercises correctly and safely. It's a shame that thots ruin that for clout.

I’m 29 and I’m old enough to remember what life was like before the internet and social media ! I hate what social media has done to society !

@gulfstream7235

4 ай бұрын

Maybe add another 10 years to your age and I might believe you....

@joelhodoborgas

3 ай бұрын

The world was very different. Im kinda glad i was a teenager before the social media era, all we had was ICQ lol

@OrganizationXIII

2 ай бұрын

@@gulfstream7235 🤣🤣 your right . I definitely feel like I would be more depressed than I am now about the situation. But I have good news . I think tik tok might be banned in the USA soon . Bad news is we still have all the other social media platforms sticking around . The world 🌎 we used to know is forever gone ! I do miss the good ole days though . I really could care less about the internet and social media being gone for good . I miss the human interactions I used to have . I could go on honestly .

@OrganizationXIII

2 ай бұрын

@@joelhodoborgas it’s depressing man . When I was a teenager many eons ago . I remember using a laptop to use MySpace . I know I’m ancient .

@tonytravels2494

2 ай бұрын

Then change it. All it takes is enough people to stand firm.

I went to Japan last year. There I genuinely met some of the kindest, friendliest people and they were incredibly polite. The majority of people there kept to themselves and were very respectful, which makes these influencers acting out for attention that much worse. If you visit another country, you respect that Country's norms and standards.

Public decency is gone. You don't even need to have someone filming a TikTok. There's people all over at doctor's offices, restaurants, gyms, airports, etc. blasting their phone at full volumes and having what are sometimes *EXTREMELY* private conversations that should stay very private.

@YouTubeDweller8008

7 ай бұрын

I have to wonder.. why haven't more people fled to rural areas to get away from this narcissistic insanity? ☕

@chrisbaker8533

7 ай бұрын

@@KZreadDweller8008 Well, for one thing, 'rural' areas don't have the housing and or land available for any kind of mass migration. Also, in some areas it's way, way more expensive to move to them. Plus you have the issue of transportation, which further increases the cost of living. And then there's the job issue. Rural areas don't always have a lot of opportunity.

@filmandfirearms

7 ай бұрын

@@KZreadDweller8008 Because a lot of people can't. Firstly, there's the financial issues. A lot of people just can't afford to move anywhere, period. Then, there's the matter of work. A lot of people these days do jobs that can only be found in cities. Personally, I think the solution to that is to make your own business so you can go wherever the hell you want, but a lot of people don't have what it takes to run their own business, hence why so many of them fail in the early stages. Then, there's the matter of history. This isn't so much a thing for Americans, but it's very common in Europe. I recently watched a documentary about a Serbian family who lived in the same apartment since 1912. Obviously, that wasn't what was remarkable about the family, but remember that they stayed not only in the same city, but the same apartment in Belgrade through 2 world wars, 50 years of socialism, Milosevic's wars, and the NATO bombing, and they are still there. Tons of European families have similar stories. When your family is so deeply ingrained with a certain area, I can understand refusing to leave

@Feanor1988bis

7 ай бұрын

I guess the city is just more comfortable for many: you have everything you need close by. Still, basic decency in public is really dead, no respect for others anymore. Influencers are just the worst offenders. It feels like just another symptom of western civilization having entered a phase of decay after prosperity.

@deadteddybears_7302

7 ай бұрын

@@chrisbaker8533the easier answer is not all are cut out for it. Most people don’t want to have to drive 10+ minutes to a small town that may or may not have what you want.

The internet has made mental illnesses and neediness cool.

@creativeconsciousness7392

7 ай бұрын

All a part of the great softening-up.

@M-S_4321

7 ай бұрын

Cluster B Personality Disorder is the worst

@MenteMaestra91

7 ай бұрын

Cool to 10 year olds and idiotic adults.

@melancholycollie

7 ай бұрын

We have the power to say, No. No thank you.

@superpig5000

7 ай бұрын

I didn't get internet until I was in my 30's feel sorry for anyonusing it in their 20's

Ugh... Attention seeking is a stage you go through when you're 5 or 6. The fact that so many fully grown adults are this desperate for attention paints the near future as a downright terrifying scene.

I went on a pilgrimage to India and Nepal. I noticed at the sacred religious sites they have to put out signs saying "No music video shoots!" and implemented a no selfie sticks & tripods policy. All because of narcissist disrespectful influencers.

Nowadays...narcissism surpasses compassion. It sucks.

@TheScrootch

7 ай бұрын

If you acted like a moron in the past you could expect a bit of a beating. Nowadays if you'd punch one of these fools you'd get arrested or sued

@blindyeti7313

7 ай бұрын

I get what you are trying to say, but if you think about it, narcissism has always surpassed compassion. By its very nature narcissism is interested only in the self and/or self image.

@alexbernard6220

7 ай бұрын

​@@blindyeti7313this also isn't narcissism. If it was, they wouldn't care about the attention at all which is the sole reason they are doing this in the first place. I swear people hear a new psychology buzz word and they think they are an expert on it. At most this is just self centered behavior. It's no where near narcissism. Most of the people that do this type of crap probably have crippling attachment issues that manifests itself in the need to be loved by other people which would not be a sign of a narcissism. Idk why this upsets me so much lol I think it's just that you guys see this as a problem with the individual where I see it as a problem with society. Basically, I think it comes from either bad parents who always put their kids wants first even when they knew it wasn't good for them or what they needed, or being raised by a single parent where your longing for that love and attention most of your life. Both of which are a symptom of how our society views marriage and child raising, just my opinion though but it's definitely not narcissism lol

@blindyeti7313

7 ай бұрын

​@alexbernard6220 please do a simple search on types of narcissism. At the very least the influencer plague is fueled by a sub section of narcissism that is generally labeled as Exhibitionist Narcissism. There are a few other types of Narcissism that this behaviour fits into. A compelling argument could be made for it being a type of Community Narcissism. I don't dispute your assertion that most of the underlying causes can be traced back to parents/parenting and also broken homes. This is a well accepted truth for most of the types of Narcissistic Behaviours evidenced today. That is not to say that some people do not just exhibit the hallmarks and behaviours without a root cause. Some people are just messed up from birth unfortunately. If you do indeed do a search, enjoy going down the rabbit hole of one of the most dangerous types of mental maladies present today. It's shocking the level of disregard for other people that those with Narcissism and Narcissistic Tendencies have.

@lumyre1706

7 ай бұрын

always did not only nowadays

I confess I am a scrooge. I hate all this kind of content. I hate influencers. Maybe it comes from growing up in a rural area with a lot of Germans, who abhorred any kind of showing off or making an exhibition of yourself. Even us kooky theater kids practiced our weirdness in a way that was kinda of self-effacing and low key. And we didn't mess up the lives of ordinary people for our own benefit.

@Cec9e13

7 ай бұрын

I joke that I have been a grouchy old man since about second or third grade.

@Calango741

7 ай бұрын

Hating this kind of idiocy does not make you a "Scrooge".

@MaxskiSynths

7 ай бұрын

It just comes from hating attention seeking cringe adults that shouldn't be acting like that.

@rphilipsgeekery4589

7 ай бұрын

No it's IQ you are too smart to enjoy dumb content, don't do your self down , not being part of idiotic ...mob isn't wrong

@chrisigoeb

7 ай бұрын

Gern geschehen

I was a theatre major back in the day and the mantra was, "for theatre to be appreciated, the actors have to agree to be actors and the audience has to agree to be the audience" You can't force people to be a part of your play

This is why I avoid TikTok like the plague and that's from just watching other people glued to their phones on TikTok, since I've never installed it on my phone. I'm not a medical expert, but I just found this definition on Bing Copilot, "What is the clinical term for extreme narcissism? Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is the clinical term for extreme narcissism. It’s a mental health condition in which individuals have an unreasonably high sense of their own importance. People with NPD seek excessive attention and desire admiration from others. However, they often lack empathy and struggle to understand or care about the feelings of those around them. If you suspect someone might be dealing with narcissistic personality disorder, it’s essential to encourage them to seek professional help..." Luckily, I've never seen people take it to the extreme as shown in your video. I would never approach this type of person, since they appear to be mentally unstable and likely dangerous.

I had a group of girls knock over my son in Walmart over the summer while filming for TikTok in Walmart, we walked around the aisle and they crashed into him with a cart. They were all in tears by the time I finished scolding them.

@hiro4344

7 ай бұрын

Good on you. Hope they learned a valuable lesson

@Sinkingfurther

7 ай бұрын

Good (about u reaming them, not your poor son, hope he was ok!) If more parents actually parented these kids maybe it wouldn't be such an epidemic. Too bad someone else's parent had to do the job in your case. Glad you did though! Maybe they learned something!

@Guardsmen4

7 ай бұрын

My grandmother/father would turn me black and blue if I did that too someone's kid

@Azzurru

7 ай бұрын

@@Guardsmen4 lol same, especially my mom

@Guardsmen4

7 ай бұрын

@@Azzurru you have a great mom

The internet was supposed to make us smarter, it has by and large done the opposite. We're racing towards "Idiocracy" becoming a reality.

@frankcaggiano8282

7 ай бұрын

The literal entirely of the human experience at our fingertips, and still they choose to be retarded

@VueiyVisarelli

7 ай бұрын

The internet is a _tool._ It can be used for good _or_ evil. It is up to individuals to use it for good, and call out/shame/etc. those who use it for _evil._

@richardgp5691

7 ай бұрын

@@VueiyVisarelli more accurately, a lot of people using the internet are tools :)

@suru_media

7 ай бұрын

its called distribution- the smart people will become way smarter, a lot of people stay the same, and everyone else becomes way stupider.

@TheJollyMisanthrope

7 ай бұрын

Before the internet, we had libraries chalk full of books. I doubt the average person spent a single second of their day consuming that knowledge. Laziness will always be a deterrent when it comes to intellectual curiosity and the pursuit of understanding the world around us.

I do not watch them, I do not give them what they so desperately crve: The attention. You are absolutely right, they are a plague.

@markxv2267

5 ай бұрын

You do realize she is one too?

@shantagmorelbereth1408

Ай бұрын

They want dollars for views, they care about making people clicking on their digital garbage, they have weighted their dignity and ours for cash, whatever how ludicrous they are.

@comedicsociopathy

Ай бұрын

​@@markxv2267I don't see how she's harassing strangers on the streets but go off.

I live in Tokyo, and I absolutely hate the fact that this city is now trampled with tourists filming and recording EVERYTHING..I even saw a group of people doing that in my neighbourhood whuch is just an ordinary neighbourhood, not a tourist attraction at all !! And just recently, I saw 3 guys ( two blacks, 1 white) dancing and recording while crossing a VERY busy street and suddenly, one of them dropped and laid down on the street..causing one elderly lady to tripped over him and fell down face first. And those guys just laughed and ran away. Sigh.

its not "main character syndrome" its just narcissistic personality disorder.

@r.8902

7 ай бұрын

main character syndrome is just the gen z term for it lol both should be clinically diagnosed as the same mental disorder

@RickMakely

7 ай бұрын

I love the lady in the background doing the grossed out face lmao

@Bennahr_Fett

7 ай бұрын

protagonist syndrome can be a direct repercussion of that.

@kyleconnor2759

7 ай бұрын

Gen Z didn’t coin this term

@black-aliss

7 ай бұрын

But a certain technology cultivates that.

These girls in the gym who are pretending to lift weight, film everyone around them and then freak out when someone glances in their general direction for two seconds, are the epitome of hypocricy.

@1retiredknight

7 ай бұрын

Influencer: "Why does that guy keep looking at me? What a creep." Gym user actually trying to work out: "When is that woman going to stop messing with her camera and let someone else use the squat rack? I've been waiting 20 minutes!"

@djgeneralbounce

7 ай бұрын

Most of them have an Onlyfans too. Lauren Chen pointed out they're deliberately posting sexualised gym content to promote their Onlyfans

@roserevancroix2308

7 ай бұрын

Yes, and I've heard that many of them have OF-accounts where they apprenetly they have no problem at all with this and the only difference is of course that they get paid for it, which makes it ok then, but both places public spaces. And if you suffer from anti-social behavior mental illness maybe you shouldn't be there, because everyone should not have to walk on egg-shells around you just because you are there and just because your feelings can get hurt.

@Andy-te1mw

7 ай бұрын

I stopped going to a certain gym because of these crayon eaters.

@drugsarebad97

7 ай бұрын

I actually saw one where a guy walked in frame and the girl just said “hey I’m recording just so you know, is it ok that your going to be on film i don’t wanna include you if you don’t consent “ which was really nice actually

Why can't gyms just adopt a no filming policy?

I got a new hobby, just randomly and constantly walking thru frames of "influencers" its so much fun! I highly recommend it to everybody

The only reason the "influencers" are doing stupid shit is because people are watching their content.

@YouTubeDweller8008

7 ай бұрын

Well, narcissism can't survive without suppliers. ☕ Begs the question, doesn't it? Which is the bigger problem? ☕

@agmuntianu

7 ай бұрын

I would add something even worst : they can monetize that behavior .

@fernandomachado1728

7 ай бұрын

It's the age old question of who's at fault for OnlyFans. The girls, or the simps? I think it's safe to hate both. Same goes for the original point made.@@KZreadDweller8008

@michaelbloomer451

7 ай бұрын

Mostly children I assume

@justinbarton8808

7 ай бұрын

"some people will do almost anything for money and attention"

influencer.......narcisstic, lazy, attention seeking grifter. When someone says "i'm an influencer", I turn around and walk away from them, in the middle of their sentence. I'm an adult, with limited time, and I have no time to deal with these negative children.

@irk2

7 ай бұрын

When I hear the phrase "Influencer", I immediately think 'bullshit artist'.

@STScott-qo4pw

15 күн бұрын

You forgot "unemployable".

@michelleraborn6886

9 күн бұрын

I hear "influencer" I think too lazy to get a real job

Just a bunch of people without any actual skill to offer to society or their communities. We're over the hump of modern development. It's all downhill from here.

Most of the time, in order to film in a location, professionals have to get a permit and pay actual money for it, yet somehow these "influencers" think they're entitled to that space in any public location out of self-importance. What a nightmare. I really wish people could get fined for pulling stuff like this.

This is what peak narcissism is for people born in the digital age.

@brauliob

7 ай бұрын

I hope that this is "peak" but I wouldn't hold my breath.

calling them influencers is like calling their audience sheep … i at least appreciate the honesty

@Eidolonian

7 ай бұрын

Truth

@SydneyWatson

7 ай бұрын

heh, they do influence some people. which is concerning :|

@Eidolonian

7 ай бұрын

@@SydneyWatson very concerning, what’s worse is the influenced then try to do it themselves.. god help us…

@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.

7 ай бұрын

​​@@SydneyWatsonThe thing is that they do annoying things and encourage others to do these things too, which they believe they'll get away with because the majority of people aren't confrontational, but a problem arises if they come up against someone who suffers from a mental health issue. There was a case about a year back where an 'influencer' who liked to play pranks in public got badly injured, I'm sure that there will come a time when someone gets fatally wounded, then who is to blame, the person who provokes the response or the person who reacts to the provocation?

@cherrypopp7210

7 ай бұрын

None of them have ever influenced me thank god.

These people are insufferable.

As a former film student I remember we were never EVER allowed to film crowd scenes or scenes out in the general public because our teacher told us it was against the law to film people without their consent and profit off of it… such as a film festival ect ect I know this is probably just to avoid scrutiny within the university but any person we filmed we needed them to fill out a form , all our actors had to do it.

I have more respect for tapeworms than I do for influencers.

@brandonjames412

7 ай бұрын

I agree; tapeworms are significantly less parasitical.

@cesly87

7 ай бұрын

Tapeworms only hurt to one person.

@AutomaticDuck300

7 ай бұрын

At least tapeworms help you lose weight instead of telling you that you’re being fatphobic.

@kcirtapelyk6060

7 ай бұрын

Im becoming more and more disdainful towards them everyday.

@Stug314

7 ай бұрын

Uffff 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I hate it. I hate people & I hate what society is becoming. The worst part is that so many kids/teenagers wanna be just like them, not having a normal job but to get rich being an idiot online. These "influencers" all have one thing in common, they got AWD... Attention Whore Disorder. Good video, Sydney!

@MrMarnix

7 ай бұрын

Attention Whore Disorder, good one!!!! :D

@seeinred

7 ай бұрын

The state of our society and world 20 years later is going to be very, very fun and happy for all of us who will still be there. Know what's funny? There was this setting of Cyberpunk RED, which depicted a bleak future, filled with human suffering, value of life being less then zero, corpo's private armies warring for control, and utter chaos that is the world. We're gettin' that, but WITHOUT any tech progress.

@sacredgeometry

7 ай бұрын

Some of them are just the W.

@kievitz

7 ай бұрын

And also SMP, Social Media Psychosis.

@kaylacollado2931

7 ай бұрын

AWD….I finally have an acronym to diagnose people ….thanks! Lol

They need to be arrested for harassment and the platforms need to stop giving them money for stupid shit.

@FuknNoName

Ай бұрын

That’s the key. They’re being paid, a lot. And, the more bizarre and stupid the more clicks and views and….££££. So , it’ll be easy to stop. Stop monetising it and they’ll have no desire

"Touch me, watch what happens." Typical.

@hide3reptiles365

2 ай бұрын

We criticize their obnoxiousness, but we forget to credit them for their propensity for threats of violence, as immediate response to common sense complaints. Wouldn't mind watching him eat his words in a Fargo style scene.

@outsideupside

Ай бұрын

Illegal filming and a direct physical threat. At some point, just call the cops and let this guy live with his own stupidity.

A lot of this mess is caused by narcissism. That single person matters, no one else does. One step away from being a sociopath.

@Feribrat99

7 ай бұрын

more like a quarter step since 2020 and the lockdowns happened. People are becoming more unhinged as time moves on.

@daviddiggens8841

7 ай бұрын

And projection... a LOT of projection. Look at authoritarian nightmares pushing for fascism and open violence and still calling everyone right of Marx a nootzie like Vaugsh and Hasanabi. Narcissistic tendencies is the gateway but it gets so much deeper and dangerous than that

@NiaLaLa_V

7 ай бұрын

Yeah we need some new legislation. Profile these psychos because you are right, they are sociopaths. And those are the people who shoot little kids.

@gelflingfay

7 ай бұрын

It certainly encourages narcissism. It doesn't always start with it, but it usually ends with someone becoming a narcissist.

@JohnDoe-qw4gc

7 ай бұрын

It's all caused by narcissism, which traces back to "liberalism" and people following their bliss. We have a several generations of "sensitive and compassionate" parents who inflated their children so full of self-esteem that they're now exploding on the internet. Pride goes before the fall, so let's bring humility and self-deprecation back into style.

I'm glad there are people like Joey Swoll ruining the gym "influencers" and calling them out

@NiaLaLa_V

7 ай бұрын

If I see an influencer it is time to preach the good word of veganism and animal rights really loudly.

@CARPETMAN-zj9iv

7 ай бұрын

And the fact that they may have several million views and if they end up getting someone that would rather not be seen because they're in a situation you run a risk of not only losing your phone but something more precious. I want news someone and while I knew his name the world knew him as Mr S. Had he been in one of these shots the man or woman would have had it taken and they would have disappeared at least for a short time and maybe forever ,also. Those dark people actually live among us and you wouldn't know them from anyone else. You see he was a high-ranking Tamil tiger. And I know nobody's ever heard of them unless you are CIA or some other operative from another Nation. But they make 13 and the Yakuza or Triad look like paper boys. I only mention it because I saw it happen once.

@wilson2455

7 ай бұрын

@@NiaLaLa_V if I see an influencer with a camera on the ground, it's a 45 yard field goal attempt..

@ashlinstephens1027

7 ай бұрын

@@wilson2455 perfect

@heidihoglan5873

7 ай бұрын

@ashlin - Those gym people are the worst! HOW are they not just horribly embarrassed?? "Oh stop looking at my stunning beauty you slobs!"

You left out where an influencer in the US was shot for not leaving a person alone. Great video keep it up.

I don't even know where to start with SM influencers. They are a plague.

I think the first step should be stopping and refusing to label and call these people "influencers" or "main role character" or whatever other idiotic term we are calling them, and start calling them "public nuisance pests", "sociopathic narcissist", and "rude, immature attention seeking clowns". Change the language, change the behavior, or however that term goes. Second step is resisting to watch the content and blocking immediately.

@user-cl2tc5kd8k

7 ай бұрын

For me, the word “influencer” has long become a contemptuous term and a synonym for “sociopathic narcissist, rude, immature attention seeking clowns”.

@applebutter4036

7 ай бұрын

I feel like there could be an acronym in there somewhere. Maybe ImRasc's - "immature, rude, attention-seeking clowns"

@jameswhittingham8027

7 ай бұрын

I WISH I was the main character in my own story! I think I was for about 4 years in my late teens/early 20s but since my 30s I seem to only cameo every couple of episodes. Sometimes I may get an "also starring" credit, I think! I definitely don't get any streaming rights or residuals!

@drumandbassob0007

7 ай бұрын

i've always had another word for influencers ever since the term got popularized and i will carry on using it, the other word is twats btw

@houndofculann1793

7 ай бұрын

"Main character syndrome" does mean that the person is selfish enough to think that only their viewpoint has any worth, the latter two of your suggestions are pretty close to what the meaning is already

"Social media has made people too comfortable with disrespecting others and not getting punched in the teeth for it" ~ Mike Tyson

@EgoFeederz

7 ай бұрын

That is wrong anyway, it is actually the law that does this by protecting the antagonizer. Like if a bear gets poked by a stick for years, we only care when the bear attacks back. this applies to humans too. Also let's be honest, there is a good reason why Mike was never known for his intellect.

@dredeth

7 ай бұрын

That's why we don't have such thing in our part of the world - those people would be punched in their stupid influencer teeth. And I love us for being wrong this way ^_^

@ejs7861

7 ай бұрын

​@@EgoFeederzany normal human will poke bear??? 😂😂😂 bear also dont care if they kill or eat human ... just dont provoke other people with your action if you dont want "action" from others

@plasticbazooka

7 ай бұрын

​@@EgoFeederzPreviously, if you acted very inappropriately in public and someone violently retaliated, there was little evidence of the crime and the police were lax in their enforcement (probably because they secretly agreed with the retaliation). Now everyone is filming everything and police have to enforce the law, even when normally they wouldn't want to. I know it's crazy but sometimes punching someone is the correct response, though it's rarely a legal one.

@George-W-Jenson

7 ай бұрын

Mike, gotta life that guy 😂😂😂

The ones that piss me off the most are the ones who use children for clout. It's the ones who film themselves telling a child their dog has died or something like that, it's utterly disgusting.

Social media has just proven the stupidity of people so much for being the most intelligent creatures on the planet

My favorite influencer moment was when that prank video guy f*cked around and found out a month or so ago by getting in a random doordash driver's face, tried to harass him, and caught the "lead flu" instead. Karma, it seems, can work fast: about 1300 feet per second in that case.

@dand3953

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, but the door-dash guy got convicted of a gun-crime, though not for assault because the prankster really did seem threatening. As conceal/carry becomes more legal accross the US, bully-brand pranksters are going to end up catching a lot more lead. Darwin-Awards well earned.

@shakesisdeadya-cunts6675

7 ай бұрын

Lol that .38 wasn't traveling anywhere near 1300ft/sec.

@jhnshep

7 ай бұрын

​@@shakesisdeadya-cunts6675door dash guy's impatience made it travel faster

@bahamut256

7 ай бұрын

@@shakesisdeadya-cunts6675 Does it really matter if its going at 1300ft/sec or 650-800ft/sec when fired at a distance of three feet? Either way the attention seeker is still getting justifiably clapped.

@VainerCactus0

7 ай бұрын

based

It's unbelievable to me that the same generation that freaks out if you don't use the "correct" pronoun for someone, ends up enabling this type of extremely childish behavior

@OutLanderUSN

7 ай бұрын

It's all for attention.

@littlefaith8740

7 ай бұрын

Not really. It all seems connected to the attention seeking "me, me, me" mentality that is prevalent these days.

@khadyadjisall5708

7 ай бұрын

They are all the main character of their own lives. Narcissism.

@tracieh215

7 ай бұрын

@@littlefaith8740There’s a word for that: narcissism.

@clogs4956

7 ай бұрын

Dr Ramani Durvasula published Don’t You Know Who I Am in 2019, examining the rapid increase in Narcissistic behaviour and how/why it’s tolerated. Obviously, she highlights celebrities and social media.

I hate all these narcissists.

Yeah, I know how to fix all this nonsense. It’s real simple when you see one of these idiots with their little tripod, you walk up you fall over the damn thing smashing the damn thing and then you sue them for causing you to hurt yourself.

I miss the days where you could tell someone to sit down and stfu and not be accused of disrimination and bullying.

@104thironmike4

7 ай бұрын

You mean the days where you yourself could act like a bully with impunity? lol

@Tjd1982

7 ай бұрын

@@104thironmike4 Nah the days when some "look at me, I said LOOK at me" person, was told to stop annoying people and be civil. Then they actually thought about the people around them.

@robinenbernhard

7 ай бұрын

​@@104thironmike4 lol you most be one of simps who follow stupid People in vid.

@Ryan-cb1ei

6 ай бұрын

@@104thironmike4 You’re kidding me right

@user-zw9co9vd9h

6 ай бұрын

​@@104thironmike4Be silent child when the adults are talking.

Mental institutions were all emptied out in the 1970's. We need them back. 😐

@MrLavajet

7 ай бұрын

Thanks Reagan.

@prettypennyschannel

7 ай бұрын

No actually, they stayed in business through the 80s. They didn't help people really. It kept some off the streets who couldnt care for themselves. But it was also a way to gaslight, and get innocent people locked up. I witnesses all of this. I know.

@rootfish2671

7 ай бұрын

The new mental institutions are the streets

So beautiful watching 25-year olds behaving like 3-year olds desperate for attention

Really well said. Banning filming in gyms, public transportation and market places would be a good start to get rid of this cancerous behaviour.

Such a shame more people aren't like you. I couldn't agree more. Influencers are absolutely terrible, shallow, attention-seeking greedy people and I cringe whenenver I hear someone being an "influencer".

@SydneyWatson

7 ай бұрын

I hate the word "influencer" so much too haha. I feel so old, but I miss when there were just "KZreadrs" and that was about it 😂

@kavtind

7 ай бұрын

​@@SydneyWatson Yup, those were indeed much better times! How did it all go so wrong? And you are abolutely not alone about feeling old - I am too and I think for the both of us it is a bit too soon 😅 But the only reason we feel that way is because we refuse to join the way the masses behave today so I consider it a good thing haha

@ajclements4627

7 ай бұрын

No difference? 😂

@ajclements4627

7 ай бұрын

@@JustMe-of6nx KZread caters to long-form content, while TikTok only allows short-form videos. On KZread, creators can upload videos up to 12 hours long. On TikTok, the maximum video length is 10 minutes. YT is useful, whereas Tik Tok is not. It’s low brow “entertainment” in microbursts for people who can’t even sit through a 26 min episode of a series on Netflix.

@EdwinHofstra

7 ай бұрын

​@@ajclements4627That all depends on what you do with the time you got. A 12h remix of a song that barely classified as music, an 108min. compilation of home video's that might have been funny one by one, or an hour long collage of your awesome karate pork chops/jedi mind power swordfighting, do not make for interesting content. KZread never was high brow. Yes, there's some good content, but it's few and far between. And the newest trend of know-it-all video's about ancient history or foreign cultures, written entirely by bots that cannot differentiate between the current state of understanding, and what was hip fifty years ago and debunked thirty years ago, is not what I'd call educational.

Meanwhile, I'm out here feeling bad for taking too long to decide on what bread I want at the store because I worry I'm blocking access to the bread someone else wants while I make my decision.

@callen8908

7 ай бұрын

I feel that! Courtesy is such a simple but valuable gift. I hate to think that notion will become quaint

@mattgonzales774

7 ай бұрын

i'm like that anywhere i'm ordering food lol

@cesly87

7 ай бұрын

I made a woman walk around ME on the sidewalk and I felt like a garbage excuse of a man.

@AmbikaMenon-eu6lm

7 ай бұрын

Hahahahahahhaha me too

@EclecticEngineer604

7 ай бұрын

Haha good stuff my friend 😂❤️🙏🏼

As an old guy (Gen-X), I miss the days when people like this would have been smacked, ostracized, and/or arrested for disturbing the peace.

I am 76. Trust me. The amount of selfishness that pervades society in general is sad. Just another example of the decline of Western civilization. I am glad I was raised better.

Finally someone said something about these attention-seeking weirdos. Thank you, Sydney.

@insensitive919

7 ай бұрын

Sydney isn't seeking attention? She basically runs a gossip channel now.

@YouTubeDweller8008

7 ай бұрын

@@insensitive919 "Hey! You! Stop that! Stop noticing!"

@anthonyreed3682

7 ай бұрын

No one says it better than she does.

@filmandfirearms

7 ай бұрын

@@insensitive919 Making a living from media is not the same as making videos solely for attention, which is what almost all of these videos she talks about are. These people aren't getting paid for this stuff, they're just desperate for attention

@Calango741

7 ай бұрын

@@insensitive919 I wondered if some IDIOT was going to accuse her of that...

Playing music out loud on public transit is very much A Thing in the major American city where I live. Sometimes two or three different people will be playing different songs at the same time, while two or three (or more) other people watch TikToks or reels without headphones. If anyone says something, even "could you please turn that down?", they can expect to be met with a blank stare at best and screamed at by multiple people for not just "letting them live!!" at worst. I love my headphones and don't understand all of this.

It’s especially annoying when someone is playing their own music in a place that ALREADY HAS AMBIENT MUSIC.

I remember the days when people actively thought for themselves and didn't take everything they saw online as reality. Those were the days...

@markmunroe-hz8rf

7 ай бұрын

More and more are now having a collective hive mind.

@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz

7 ай бұрын

People have always been the same, the medium has simply changed.

@tuseroni6085

7 ай бұрын

i think it's safe to say there was never a time when people thought for themselves.

@somebeachsomewhere1888

7 ай бұрын

I remember the days when if you made a complete ass of yourself in public it at least wasn't immortalized on social media for all time, and you were very grateful for that. Now everyone wants to make a complete ass of themselves in public and have it immortalized on social media for all time.

@douglashoughton2179

7 ай бұрын

That's gen x and prior, we actually had to think for ourselves to solve our problems. Our computers had a little more power than a calculator and forget graphics.

'Influencers' are ridiculous... I remember the days when you tried NOT to embarass yourself in public, wish we could go back!

I don't even want to be friends with someone who would record themselves dancing around and eye f**king themselves in their selfie camera, on public transportation.

There’s an easy solution to this: start suing these ”influencers” for illegal commercial use of recognizable people in their videos.

Sorry Sydney, I literally could not finish watching this - it made me so uncomfortable. This is actually a thing that people do? the world has lost it's collective mind. I live in a quiet place in Northern Idaho so I literally never have to interact with whatever the hell this is. and I prefer to believe that the human beings around here would never participate in such nonsense. and if they do, I've never seen it, luckily.

@davemccage7918

7 ай бұрын

So glad I’m not poor anymore, and therefore I don’t have to take any type of public transportation whatsoever. I’d probably end up back in prison again if I had to put up with this shit on my way to work.

@stakkadakka3427

7 ай бұрын

Ah yes, Ignorance is bliss as they say.

@TriumphAusStahl

7 ай бұрын

Glad I wasnt the only one! This behaviour pisses me off beyond belief.

@friedmandesigns

7 ай бұрын

@@nope2128 The 'sane side' of the Pacific NW on the Canadian border, e.g. Eastern WA State, northern ID, Montana -- is some of the last vestiges of sanity on this side of the Republic's west coast. Any work you'd care to do can be found. Though i do prefer Florida's variety of spiders to what's up here. Cheers.

@ajgumpper

7 ай бұрын

It's very rare. Live in the suburbs. Never seen shit like this. Avoid Cali though, at all costs hahaha.

There was a time when people on social media still understood common courtesy. It's now about entitlement and attention and I hate it. I anticipate there will come a time when these influencers start getting physically harmed for their actions and that will get them to stop.

People doing things they would have been embarrassed to do in front of other ppl a decade ago....so they can post it online hoping thousands see you being a fool.

My friend was filmed by an influencer and then the clip was published, which went viral. He repeatedly called her to take it down and he does not agree to be a part of this clip. She ignored. So he sued her and she had to pay him several hundreds thousands of dollars... In fact, he had her condo sold to cover his "actor's wage" ;-)

@Michiel-777

6 ай бұрын

And rightly so! This behaviour will stop quickly if more people do this, because the law is always on the side of the person being filmed and published against their will.

@CaptainCJ97

6 ай бұрын

LETS GOOOO!!!!

@chapps5945

6 ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant... love this story..

@Colourfulmelanin

6 ай бұрын

Kudos to your friend 👏🏽 🎉🎉

@phoradio1277

6 ай бұрын

I'm unsure how if they were in public as in The States it's been ruled time and time again that you have no expectations of privacy in public BUUUUUT this brings up an interesting question. If everyone trademarks their image then I assume that they will have to pay you royalties for using your likeness. I think you just figured out the solution to this crap....... Fantastic 👏

I was in my 30s before I had anything but a flip phone. No regrets. I'm especially happy that I had a childhood without cell phones at all..

@STScott-qo4pw

15 күн бұрын

I got a flip phone in 2008. Downhill since..

I used to think that having a blog was so pretentious. Now look at the shit we have to deal with

Hey Sydney, great video. You mention photo bombing in the video which is something people of our age will appreciate, and that gave me a thought to combat main character syndrome. Next time you see an "influencer" filming in a public space, just join in with what ever they're doing, the more people who do this takes the attention off them thus reducing their main character syndrome. I think I'll give it a go next time I see someone dancing in the supermarket.

The irony of them saying 'live and LET LIVE' is frustratingly hilarious. Also you don't have social anxiety, you probably have a lot of entitlement and a desperate need for attention and social validation from strangers. The fact that they even think that feeling uncomfortable dancing in public transport for your socials is some form of anxiety they need to get over is evidence of their complex.

@vjerez1149

7 ай бұрын

that "live and let live" angered me too. You CAN perfectly live without being an attention whore in public transport.

@minigunner1218

7 ай бұрын

Gee, it's almost as if self-consciousness exists for a reason. Sure, it can get out of hand, but it's completely normal for people to be concerned about not looking like an idiot.

For me, it simpky boils down to rampant narcissism. There's nothing wrong with wanting to be the main character in your own life. Its not alright to want to be the main character in OTHERS' lives...🤷‍♀️

@Metalgarn

5 ай бұрын

For me, it simply boils down to rampant leftist... and the lack of open carry laws.

@Network-23

5 ай бұрын

@@Metalgarn Simply blaming ONLY 'leftists' for EVERYthing? Okaaay....

@Metalgarn

5 ай бұрын

@@Network-23 For everything? No. For this nonsense, the leftist world of you are never to blame it's always someone else's fault, no boundaries, no judgements, etc... ABSOLUTELY YES.

@MolloBolloEsquire

5 ай бұрын

Narcissism is only half of the 'main character syndrome'. The other is being a sociopath. And it's the sociopathy that makes them indifferent to other people's discomfort. What's worse is that these sociopaths can disguise their callous disregard for other people as confidence. Most even come across as charming, at first glance, which is why they tend to gain large followings.

@anthonyjs8048

5 ай бұрын

​​@@Metalgarnonly the worst type of people force fit their intense political emotions into literally every situation, regardless of relevance. And please... open carry, concealed carry, any type of carry... the fact remains you and everyone like you aren't gonna do shit.

It's insane how rampant narcissism has become in our society. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if it didn't also showcase the death of original thought. The social decline is real.

That dude on the floor, there's was a time he'd be picked up for being mentally unstable. Now the public let's so many things slide because the crazy person has a camera on themselves.

I don't get these "gymfluincers", if you want to work out and not have people doing things between you and the camera, get your own equipment and work out at home. Or go to the gym when it's quiet and no one else is around.

@momomomocensoredbyyoutube9085

7 ай бұрын

Controversy drives views and engagement. They do it on purpose for clout.

@IgorDz

7 ай бұрын

Or do normal exercises and don't hog the equipment

@robinkholmes7127

7 ай бұрын

So true@@IgorDz

@ASavageEye

7 ай бұрын

@@momomomocensoredbyyoutube9085 Yeah these people dont give a damn about the actual exercise, they just want to catch that one poor guy who glances at them for like 1 second so they can call him a creep and get a million clicks of support. The amount of them that clearly dont even know how to use the equipment properly is scary. Greg Douchette, a genuine champion of body building, has done a number of videos on these idiots and shown how they could have really hurt themselves making these videos. And of course Joey Swole is the GOAT at calling out there crappy behaviour. I love both those guys for their attitude and for being GENUINE Gym Influencers

@aaronharlow2137

7 ай бұрын

First question I asked my gym was if they allow people to record others. They said no, so I joined. I'm self-conscious, and the last thing I need is to be publicly humiliated by some tik tok imbecile wanting clicks and views.

There needs to be a lot more social and legal consequences for influencers and far less rewards.

😂😂 the background lady is like wtf is wrong with people these days. That face was funny as hell.

Im glad in my country i can sue influencers for recording me in the street.

This is indeed a narcissism problem. The fact that these people see themselves as entitled to inconvinence others for clout is disappointing and shows our cultural decline. If one wants to document their life, a great time-tested means is a journal. This is not only private and safe for one's genuine thoughts, but it creates a primary source about your life that may prove useful in the future.

@laurenfazenbaker9777

7 ай бұрын

What they're doing is a good way to get sparked out messing with the wrong person. I'm definitely the wrong person.

@rinkusan978

7 ай бұрын

Video format has lots of benefits over a written format though. What do you mean by "primary source"? And what's the difference in usefulness between a video and written format?

@angyles1

7 ай бұрын

@@rinkusan978 I think the benefits between video and written form could be debated. In general people tend to lean more towards affectation when on film, vs a sense of honesty with oneself when expressing only thoughts as you do in written form. That said, there's no rule that limits a journal to writing. A person can keep a video journal. I think then the real problem though would come down to the fact that most of these particular people don't have a sense of honesty with themselves. They don't actually spend time with themselves and their own thoughts. These people are not making a video journal for themselves, they're trying to find validation through attention.

@lukeanastasiades5657

7 ай бұрын

@@rinkusan978 Also, "primary source" is a history term referring to a document or object created at the same time as a studied historical period. Usually the piece will pertain to the studied period/person/event and forms the backbone of our understanding of that period. For example, if we're studying the Civil War, a primary source could be an old M1863 Springfield Caplock musket, a letter from President Lincoln to General George McClellan telling him to attack, or a Journal from a Union private detailing his experiences on the front lines. Hence, keeping a journal will create a primary source about one's life, while also allowing one to express themselves honestly.

@rinkusan978

7 ай бұрын

@@lukeanastasiades5657 then a video format primary source trumps a written format, especially in terms of honesty. It's harder to lie with your facial expression and body movement being recorded than when it's not recorded. The true issue here is not the video format recording. It's how the medium is being used. People can lie equally as much when writing, especially when it pertains to seeking attention. We're on youtube, the land of clickbait titles... for example.

The other part of these attention seekers are those who are dangerous. Like the ones who film themselves hitting old people as a “prank”. Then that one who breaks into peoples houses at night and films inside their house snickering about it again as a “prank”. It’s degenerate and dangerous behavior that needs to end.

@sayLeotardbutsayitChinese

7 ай бұрын

Both sound like their days are numbered

Influencers are the last step of humanity's evolution before extintion

Glad to see people finally taking about it, definitely a problem and can have lasting effects on the people who just don’t want to be filmed. So much good content gets lost in the ever growing sea of trash fad “influencer” content which i really feel doesn’t take talent to produce.

It's so sad to see how far our society has fallen. We're only a few influencers away from "Electrolytes, it's what plants crave”

@camsterdam3896

7 ай бұрын

Crave

@Augrills

7 ай бұрын

We’re honestly worse than that. At least they trusted the smartest man in the world to fix things.

@camsterdam3896

7 ай бұрын

Water? Like from the toilet?

@KandyKoRnKorpse

7 ай бұрын

There are plenty of 'tards out there living really kick ass lives. My first wife was 'tarded. She's a pilot now.

@1000OtherFoxes

7 ай бұрын

By society you mean the west, thank god most countries in the world are still decent.

People filming themselves in public around me should not expect me to accommodate them at all

@elizabethshuster218

7 ай бұрын

Exactly, and if they want to film their muscles in a mirror so badly, then they need to do that shit at home, not in a locker room with other people. The lack of self awareness and respect for other people's privacy is astounding.

As someone who grew up in Japan the rule of etiquette is do not do anything to disrupt someone else's day that is the ultimate rudeness

I had my fill by 1:39. Thankfully I’m not on TikTok, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter so all of these things can disappear permanently via the next solar flare.

Humans have always been narcissistic and egotistical but in this social media era it has skyrocketed to unfathomable heights, everyone of these "influencers" thinks they are truly the best thing since sliced bread, we are truly doomed.

@JaneRuss

7 ай бұрын

As you say, people were always narcissistic, but never before had they had platforms that was frying their dopamine senses on daily bases. Social media is a drug, and these people are junkies. (acting crazy, no self reflection/selft respect even less respect for others)

@Kunfucious577

7 ай бұрын

I know. It’s crazy how important everyone thinks they are.

@victorcates9330

7 ай бұрын

I hate it. It punishes people for their good manners.

@eddypuentes6155

7 ай бұрын

They're the worst thing since the bubonic plague.

@prachetasnayse9709

7 ай бұрын

More like social media just showed us the worst it has in its bag pack.

These are all prime examples of why i have never and never will download, and make a tiktok account. I honestly believe stuff like this is bad for society and its just gonna get worse before it gets better.

@dumdebadaba

7 ай бұрын

I hesitated to make an Instagram and Twitter account, so I never had them. Then Tick-tock came along and I decided I was right. I waste enough time on FB already. Three more FB clones would only multiply the bad FB habbits by three.

@brandonjames412

7 ай бұрын

It won't get better. You are correct about it getting worse.

More and more gyms have had enough and started “no filming” policies. Some have tried to split the difference and have “no filming” zones but the trend is set.

Luckily this type of behavior is not that common in my country, mainly because you can still get booted or fined for public disturbance, but I remember one "influencer" from my country, two girls and one guy would run into some furniture store and jump on beds or some shit like that, and when they get scolded and kicked out this chick played the victim like she had no idea what she was doing. and that's the worst and most annoying thing about influencers, they know exactly what they are doing but play dumb and go full victim mode when someone doesn't want to put up with their shit.

It's at a point where pushback is needed. There is a guy on trial for using a gun in self defense against one of these clowns. He shot the "Influencer" after repeatedly trying to escape from the A-hole and his buddies. He beat the charges but he still got stuck with the legal expenses and the media coverage trying to ruin his reputation and assassinate his character on a national stage. No one should have to use a firearm to make someone with a camera trying to use them for profit to go away. That should never be a thing. Unfortunately, it became a thing.

@iandick1364

7 ай бұрын

Pranking a stranger should come with legal responsibilities. It probably already does, but we need the law enforced.

@somerandom138

7 ай бұрын

Yeah the guy didn’t get charged because he could’ve reasonably been in fear for his life, which is technically assault

@GameOn0827

7 ай бұрын

I kept waiting for her to bring this up

@PetrolJunkie

7 ай бұрын

@@somerandom138 If he didn’t get charged how did he end up in court? He was charged for discharging a firearm in public because it happened in a stand your ground state. The Jury decided his actions where reasonable which I agree with. Lehto’s Law channel covered the case.

@randomusername3873

7 ай бұрын

​@@PetrolJunkiemaybe you are talking about a different person, because I heard more than one case similar to this

Joey swoll has been killing it with the gym creeps who try to make innocent people out to be perverts, and also recording people in locker rooms who are nude

@jasono2139

7 ай бұрын

Recording in a locker room is completely illegal... it's a place with a "reasonable expectation of privacy"... just like a restroom. Anyone doing this should be arrested.

@thegamingcook785

7 ай бұрын

@@jasono2139 I know lol

@rey_nemaattori

7 ай бұрын

I'd press charges if anyone is filming in the locker room...

@stevef68

7 ай бұрын

@@rey_nemaattori Unless you are a DA, it's not up to you.

@tittentei7331

7 ай бұрын

@@stevef68 Wow. You have brain! IRONI

Your video just made me realize the legality of what they are doing. YES, you can legally photograph / video anyone in public due to "expected privacy" laws. BUT... if that internet content creator is posting that video, which includes you in it, AND they are monetized... they MUST pay you residuals. This is why Hollywood filmmakers have to get signed releases from anyone appearing onscreen. And most people don't know this but... you MUST get a permit to film anything commercial (monetized). AND... this extends to things like (no joke) power poles, which are owned by the private utilities companies, railroad tracks or trains, which are also privately owned, etc. They have to be paid and can legally sue for that.

@Alex-hm7nt

27 күн бұрын

So I guess that's what it'll take. Not just private individuals, but companies going after people. I don't see how else to battle against it. Videos will get views whether we like it or not...until people stop making them

Calling them influencers is giving them too much power and credit. They're harrarssing strangers with the end goal being attention. Nothing more.

The goofiest part of it all is that they are literally influencers. You are paid to be looked at you dingus. Don't go to. A public gym if you're gonna be a head ass.

The worst thing about this stuff is that the person being harassed is basically required not to react because the “influencer” has a camera on them. It means they always get away with it, because no one is allowed to get angry or they’ll be filmed and demonized online. It would be normal for people to yell at these a-holes for their behaviour but no one wants that clip out there to be taken out of context and have ten million people weigh in on it. So the “influencer” can behave as poorly as they want but everyone else needs to be on their absolute best behaviour because they don’t control the narrative.

@Meenaia

7 ай бұрын

I've thought about this as well and am saddened that "background" people are afraid to express their own valid feelings due to the possibility of online backlash with little to no ability to defend themselves. I'm seriously considering buying shirts saying "I HOPE THIS RUINS YOUR VIDEO" and wear them when going out in public. If enough people start doing this, maybe "influencers" will respect us NPC's a little more.

@sarah345

7 ай бұрын

@@Meenaia yeah, me too. I like the shirt idea, maybe something smaller like a hat or a button people could keep in their bag and pull out when someone’s being a douche in public? 😆 then everyone wearing the hat/bandanna/button is like a vote against that persons dick bag behaviour. Maybe shirts would work for the gym, for all those people that think a public gym is their own personal recording studio and they have a right to dominate all the equipment in their shot. I think as long as someone is delusional enough to view other people as NPCs though, they’re probably beyond help.

@winterwind7853

7 ай бұрын

One influencer got shot in the stomach because of that and still continue harassing people after he recovered. They won't learn.

@brandonjames412

7 ай бұрын

@@winterwind7853 He almost learned; the gun was just aimed at the wrong spot.

@barbarianlibertarian9200

7 ай бұрын

I came to make this very point. It’s encouraging someone else made it before me.

My parents taught me manners and how to present yourself in public. This behavior is truly sickening and just shows how selfish people are. Manners and respect look way better than flopping on a dirty floor 😭

"the internet might have been a mistake" it was.

Shame is a lost virtue.

@Feribrat99

7 ай бұрын

wrong, shame is a tool that they are using to step on others to elevate their agendas. Shame has never been a virtue ever. Humility might be one but not shame. Having ethics is a virtue and is lost on these 'creators'.

@cogd1599

7 ай бұрын

Add judgment to that list.

I think what is most disturbing is how you say multiple times something along the lines of “some of you may not find a problem with this behavior” and just how right you are about that. I’m sick of having to act like some people aren’t total fuckin weirdos and idiots just because drones on social media will say “Ok, boomer.”

@Glambutfirstcoffee

7 ай бұрын

I stopped doing that. I judge, I stare, I laugh and make them feel ashamed. I DO NOT CARE :D

@higgydufrane

7 ай бұрын

@@Glambutfirstcoffee I don't know if they really can be shamed.

@Devious1Funk

7 ай бұрын

@@Glambutfirstcoffee Unfortunately they aren't the least bit embarrassed because they too don't care. They operate in their own little world of trying to impress their followers. Through their lens they are a "somebody" and above scrutiny from the general public.

@retyroni

7 ай бұрын

@@Glambutfirstcoffee Same. If I catch someone filming me I glare at the camera with my glariest f-off face. I know they may assume I was judging whatever else they were doing besides filming me and I know they may have followers who assume the same, but IDGAF. Hopefully someone somewhere comments "yeah nah man I think she was just pissed off at you filming her" but I'm never going to see their stupid videos so IDGAF.

They contribute ZERO to society. ZERO. And theyre getting paid for doing ZERO.

Thanks for addressing this…this whole mess is quite depressing but also I find it fascinating how it’s a sort of vicious cycle with a few variables at play. We’ve got people addicted to attention, we’ve got people addicted to clicking attention seeking addicts, we’ve got algorithms that ramp up the potency of the experiences and content these people desire and we’ve got platforms that encourage the consumption of short-form fast food media if you’ll tolerate the expression. The platforms seek nothing but money and the attention addicted and content addicts do a great job making them rich by way of ad-based models and of course data-mining(which benefits handsomely due to leaky things like Tik Tok which have astounding privacy issues that nobody seems to care about) . I don’t know what will come next…will it be worse? Does the barrel have a bottom or do seekers of profit and cheap thrills just keep sinking to new lows? The more you sell out your dignity the more fast money one can make I suppose.

I miss social media in the late 2000's/early 2010's. It was just a hobby you did for an hour but people had lives outside of it and it wasn't bascially their whole existence. Simpler times.