Hey Pandas, What Harmless Thing Did You Do That People Totally Overreacted To? (Closed)

Whenever I put a condiment on something that others normally wouldn't.

You're not going to die simply because I put a small bit of Ketchup in my Mac and Cheese.

A well-known local writer posted on social media about a book he was promoting. The name of the book was incorrect. I dared to post a comment drawing attention on this (since you are promoting something, at least write it correctly, I thought).

He corrected the mistake and thanked me. But a hoard of haters on his page started insulting, threatening and harassing me ("you think you're so smart"). Social media is considered a public space; any threats fall under specific laws and can be reported to police, with proofs (screenshots). I reminded them about this, and they magically stopped.

Got an average of 65 out of 80 during my preboard exams last year and my dad a****d me so bad emotionally that I legitimately considered s*****e.

Another time could be when I was 6 years old I must’ve said something rude so my dad dangled me over the balcony from the fourth floor, legs hanging and all with zero support in case he dropped me. My parents still blame me for that when I bring up how traumatic it was

Shaved my head. Twice. My father wasn't best pleased. But it's just hair. It grew back.

I complimented a woman at work for wearing a nice top. It was sort of raindow-shimmery and did indeed look quite nice. Given the reaction, you'd have thought I'd asked her to accompany me to bed. SMH...

People got so mad at me for just helping an old lady into a van. Just because it was "my van" and why did I put a "bag over her head" and what were the "ropes and shovel for". Seriously people, the ropes are so she doesn't get knocked around on the drive. Totally for her protection. And the shovel is for burying the body.

I did a nice thing and nobody batted an eyelash. I was waiting to cross a six lane street in NYC and asked a blind gentleman if I could take his arm and accompany him across the street. He said yes. Then we thanked each other and parted ways.

I fidget a lot sometimes, and that really bugs other people for some reason. I can’t imagine why. Someone told me it shows a “restless mind” and that I shouldn’t do it. I’m not even loud or annoying either, it’s not like I loudly click my pen or something.

Almost any time I point out how toxic political discourse has become.

During the worst of COVID, larger cities were storing the deceased in refrigerated trucks until protocols and arrangements could be made. On the facebook page of a local news station, I asked if that was being done in our location. People attacked me saying that I was calling for unmarked mass graves or large, public funeral pyres.
I wasn't.
My older brother was in the ICU with COVID and was not expected to survive because he was diabetic. We were all worried and scared about what would happen to him.
I deleted the post because of all the a***e I was getting.
My brother passed away 6 weeks after getting sick.

I posted my opinion about something on Bored Panda.

dyed my hair neon teal (like the character in my pfp)

my birth dad crashed out and yelled at me :(

one time in middle school, i gave someone the thumbs up and everyone started freaking out, saying i was weird, and that my thumb was broken. turns out that i have hitch hikers thumb, and i freaked everyone out with my thumb when it got bent pretty far back ._.'

When I was in high school, back in the 80s, I was in class, and my desk was nearest to the wall. I noticed a thumb tack was loose on a bulletin board on the wall right where I was sitting. I tried to push it back in but it fell on the floor, where I preceded to pick it up and push it in again. I looked up, and my math teacher was pointing at me, and staring and kept saying "I saw you!" It was like something out of a horror movie. It was almost like she was possessed. It's funny that I've remembered it all these years.

At restaurants, I move all of the misc. stuff they put on my table to a nearby empty table - I don't need a flower, a candle, 4 hot sauces, sugar packets, salt... so many people say "you can't do that", why not, I'm not destroying the place.