Reddit is here to drop some lessons for the adults of the world. While kids and early teens have their ‘is there Santa Claus’ question to ask us, we adults have our version. And like the truth about Santa, truth bombs about adult life can hit hard too. A harsh truth or two can build up your immunity to the train wreck that is hard adult life. But why are these truths so hard-hitting and why is Reddit so full of them?
It is common to hide the ugly truth with lies and deception. Adult life is just one hard, cold and brutal truth one after another. Life lessons get thrown at us every day till we finally take off those rose-colored glasses and see adult life for what it is. But it's part of the process of growing up and becoming an adult. Reddit is full of these so-called “adults”. Most of them spend a lot of time on Ask Reddit talking about things they usually don’t accept or follow. It’s the life of a Redditor. They dash out reality checks left and right, 24 hours a day.
So if you are on the internet to learn some harsh truths about life that Redditors have shared, look no further! The list below might have the greatest life lessons on the internet that you could learn. If a truth hits close to your heart, be sure to upvote it and help others learn it as quickly as possible. But, if the truth is your own version of ‘there is no Santa Claus', be sure to comment down below and say why you refuse to accept it.
#3
"HR are not here to protect you, there're here to protect the company's interest."
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42points
#4
"Working hard isn't enough to 'make it' - you are more likely to make it if you know the right person and get lucky on top of it."
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39points
#5
"Promotions aren't always merit-based, and senior management people don't actually know what they're doing."
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37points
#6
"You aren't getting paid based on how good you are.
You are paid based on how hard you are to replace."
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34points
#7
"Nobody has life figured out. We're all just slugging away one day at a time."
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34points
#8
"There are terrible awful people in the world that get away with all of it and die peacefully in their sleep with no repercussions.
There are people with hearts of gold who get continually wronged by life for no reason.
The adult version of 'there's no santa' is 'the universe doesn't care.'"
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32points
#9
"Some lazy person out there will have everything they want in life because of good genetics and set up by their rich parents."
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30points
#11
"I used to think all cops (and pretty much any authority figure) were good and just."
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29points
#12
"Family will not always be there for you. They may hurt you worse than anyone."
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29points
#13
"College education doesn’t (anywhere near) guarantee a job in your field."
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29points
#15
"Using taxes to build a pro sports stadium and giving the team massive tax breaks will not result in an improved economy in any way. It simply makes the team owners wealthier by shifting their costs to the public."
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26points
#16
"The idea that once you graduate college, or get married, or buy your first house, or have your first child, that you'll 'reach' happiness and stay there the rest of your life, save for the occasional sadness from death of a friend or loved one.
Happiness will go up and down, nothing is permanent. Just gotta maximize [and enjoy] the happy times when you have them."
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21points
#18
"When you become an adult, adults are nowhere near as compassionate towards you."
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20points
#19
"Not everyone gets a happy ending. People die too young, grow old but die alone, never find fulfillment, never get financially stable and never find love.
Friends of mine lost their two oldest children in a car accident 4 years ago. The oldest was 7, the middle was 4. The youngest and mother were injured. It rocked my early 20s invincible mindset."
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20points
#20
"The average person is a lot less intelligent than you think. Seriously."
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18points