Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, citizens were free to watch YouTube videos to their hearts’ desire, without being constantly bombarded with ads for fat-burning tea and companies that will help you build the perfect resume. These same residents could go to the grocery store and purchase a gallon of milk without wondering if they were going to be able to pay rent that month, and they could walk home without hearing TikToks blaring from other people's phones.
Romanticizing the past isn’t always the healthiest thing to do. But we have to admit, there are some things that have gotten way out of hand these days, so Reddit users have recently been calling them out. Below, you’ll find some of these annoyances that likely grind your gears too, so enjoy reading through and be sure to upvote the things you’d like to put an end to as well!
#22
Gun violence. It’s BEEN out of hand but it’s absolutely terrifying to live in the US right now. Nowhere is safe - not church, not your local bar, not the bank, not the farmers market, not a music festival or concert, nowhere is safe.
110points
#24
Short videos on every social media app. It destroys the attention span and critical thinking abilities, mainly for children that grow up with these apps watching endless short videos. They will have no motivation to do something else that costs more effort and it is truly concerning.
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95points
#25
Literally everything/everyone raising their prices for seriously everything. I have gotten so many "we are raising our prices this year to growing inflation" and yes the items are smaller, you dont get the same as you did before, or the product is worse. They all say we need to raise the rates for something because they cant afford to keep running their business on the prices now. But yet they show record profits. I'm looking at you Xcel.... among others and others and others just like this. Its insane.
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93points
#26
A lack of self-awareness. People think its weak or whatever to be mindful of the people around you. It's insane the number of people that just don't care if they are an a*****e.
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90points
#34
People falsely claiming their dog is a service animal so they can take it with them anywhere they want.
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80points
#36
People at the gym recording videos thinking everyone should let them have their way always at the gym since they are recording.
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78points
#37
Outrage. It’s totally out of hand. Everyone gets outraged about everything. It’s fueling the divides and tearing the fabric of society and culture.
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78points
#38
Biased reporting- fake news; sensationalism and reporting with a clear agenda.
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75points
#39
The way people treat hospitality and retail staff. This week I had a woman lose her 💩 at me when I had to tell her she couldn’t take food out of the restaurant, I’ve had people ask for drinks but basically demand them and not even say please, I’ve had tables let their kids make a total mess of the table and floor and show no remorse because that’s what the staff are paid to do
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74points
#40
People treating political parties like sports teams. Yay democrats won! Yay GOP won! They are both f*****g you and 100% DO NOT GIVE A S**T ABOUT YOU OR YOUR PETTY LITTLE SOCIAL DIFFERENCES.
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73points
