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This last decade has undoubtedly given rise to all manners of unexpected, and honestly, occasionally, unfortunate trends. The digital worlds of places like TikTok have certainly given some folks the necessary platform to inspire positive change and actually work to accomplish some good in this wild world. 

At the same time, other people have seemingly completely lost themselves to the inevitable ego inflation that can come from assuming you’re the main character in everyone else’s life story because you have a certain number of followers on a social media account. 

Maybe this AskReddit thread-inspired piece will likely leave you nodding in utterly troubled bewilderment. 

It’s Gotten Out Of Control.

Reddit screenshot about concert ticket pricing being crazy over last 10 years.
Reddit

Seriously though. The price points for various concert tickets nowadays have achieved truly unprecedented levels. If you’re planning on attending the show of one of your favorite artists and they’re at all mainstream, you best be ready to dig deep into your wallet. 

YouTube Families Are Something Else.

Reddit screenshot about how weird YouTube families are.
Reddit

Not only are YouTube families a profoundly strange development for human beings as social animals in general, but the levels of psychological toxicity that must run rampant behind the scenes can make one shudder to even think about. 

Leave The NPCs For The Video Games.

Reddit screenshot about people paying to see TikTok stars eat food and whatnot.
Reddit

Yeah, so this whole development is especially cringe and we would do well to forget that we ever had people doing this in the first place. 

Related: These Viral TikTok Trends Cleared Store Shelves

We Don’t Need To See Someone Else’s Reaction.

Reddit screenshot about how people make money filming themselves reacting to stuff.
Reddit

You know you’ve fallen down a particularly ridiculous rabbit hole in the internet when you find yourself possessed by the maddening urge to waste away your day’s hours by watching other people react to various things that you yourself could experience. 

Ouch.

Reddit

To think that it’s become so difficult to break even on numerous kinds of films nowadays. The film industry is a cutthroat business to say the very least. 

(Though we will admit that there are some movie sequels that are better than the original.)

Oh Boy, This Can Be The Worst.

Reddit screenshot about how people will play their audio without using headphones.
Reddit

If you’ve ever made an economically efficient routine out of using public transportation, you’ve probably endured the highly irritating noise that can be music or a show blaring from someone else’s phone or computer nearby, who simply refuses to use earphones. It’s truly the worst. 

Yeah, That’s A Whole Lot Of Nope.

Reddit screenshot about how there have been more strange clown sightings.
Reddit

Okay, so this is only deeply terrifying. 

Blame It On All The iPads.

Reddit

I think it’s almost like an automated response when we find ourselves signing off on a recent purchase via an iPad at one of the many stores that use them nowadays out of their convenient nature. Granted, there are plenty of folks who do really deserve those tips, but sometimes the “tip” that you might unconsciously green light isn’t even going to the business that you’re trying to express financial appreciation for. 

We’ve Got To Remain Curious.

Reddit screenshot about how less people care about science and discovery.
Reddit

You’ve really got to hope that this isn’t true. Curiosity and exploration are key elements in continuing to evolve. 

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This Ties In With The Bit About People That Refuse To Use Earphones.

Reddit

Just be kind and considerate. It shouldn’t be as hard as some people make it out to be. 

Oversharing Can Be A Lot For Other Folks To Handle.

Reddit screenshot about how some people overshare big time.
Reddit

Vulnerability and healthy transparency with your family and/or peers can be great, but there should be some boundaries in place at the same time. 

Meet the Writer

Matt has spent the last 8 or so odd years as both a writer and editor in Seattle and Brooklyn, where he is now based. He loves escaping the tirelessly fast pace of the “Mad Apple” that is NYC by taking walks and runs through parks where he’s able to catch up on the latest tea about society from the city’s ever chatty, always hungry, occasionally rabid, pigeons. When he’s not taking his urban nature strolls, or dutifully combing the deepest rabbit holes of the internet to find the content that’s worth sinking your mind’s teeth into, he’s likely holed up at a dark-lit dive bar with a book and/or some friends, or just easily he could be on the hunt for the next addition to his steadily growing plant family.