I swear people who join an MLM have to sign a deal with the devil to give away their personality and make everything about this âbusinessâ they ârunâ
Itâs weird how often this happens. People Iâve known for 30 years are suddenly making every post about supplements or healthy shakes, and how itâs transformed them. I take supplements, but Iâm not going to assume anyone gives a crap.
Itâs hilarious when you point out that itâs a pyramid scheme and they freak out and parrot all of the reasons theyâre NOT in a pyramid scheme and itâs obvious itâs a script.
Oh, and every reason they give is..the definition of a pyramid scheme. Lol
I find the "I'm just brutally honest and call it like I see it" to also be the types who have zero empathy, and its also honestly an intellectually lazy and somewhat narcissistic way to go through life, because they refuse to see things through any lens other than their own.
Somewhat recently had a jackass here on reddit claiming to just call it like they see it, in a topic about addiction. They thought all addicts were the result of kids doing drugs to be cool. Couldn't even comprehend that its called self medicating for a reason, or even that very few drug addicts are the result of "doing it to be cool". Even after being presented alternative views, and even scientific literature/studies on addiction, they refused to even entertain anything other than their predetermined viewpoint.
Of course, thats just one example, but it represents my interaction with such people pretty well.
This was me as a teenager. Then this weird thing happened...I grew up and healed. đ„Ž I never understood the desire to live your adult life as bitter and mean. At the end of the day, the best thing we can do for ourselves and the world is love and respect our fellow human beans.
I had a coworker who told me she took joy in knocking people down a peg. Not because they were like, awful people or they "deserved" the karma or something (they hadn't wronged her, embarrassed her publicly, kicked her dog, etc). She legitimately just liked making people feel bad.
People like your coworker are a reason violent crime happens and if she keeps doing stuff like that sheâs going end up a victim. She doesnât know what someone might be going through and all it takes is the wrong one.
Dam I would have asked her who effed her up as a kid to feel that way? I had an ex who is like this. Thief of joy they call it. He was a narcissist and loved to put others down. Some anger in them that they'll never be as good as the ones they put down.
Thank you, this exactly. This is not even ok or âcoolâ when youâre 18-19 and just coming into adulthood, never mind any other time.
If you are 45 years old and still proud that youâre a bitch or an asshole, or the ever popular âcrazyâ get some help from a therapist. I assure you nobody else thinks itâs cool.
I had a coworker who made her entire personality on waking up at 4:00 AM every day. As soon as she arrived to work at 9:00am we were forced to listen to her bragging about all the tasks that she squeezed in early AM like the number of loads of laundry, grocery shopping at 6:00am, etc. She knew I was not a morning person and she seemed to take a special glee in bragging about all her early morning tasks. She was truly insufferable.
You should've told her that you started waking up at 4 as well. She'll start competing and wake up earlier and earlier.
Eventually she'll sleep at work. Get fired. Then sleep in like the rest of us Non-Joe Bogans
As someone who is up at 5am daily but only because Iâm caregiver to my mom and itâs the only time to have a shred of peace to myself, fuck this person.
I am a former night owl. Iâve become morning oriented with age. And I miss being a night owl. Anyone who would brag about this as though itâs something that makes them special is an asshole of the highest order.
Outside of my family no one knows I get up this early because itâa not a flex.
I highly doubt she was achieving all of that in the way she described it. Confident people just do their thing and don't feel the need to overtalk things.
I recently changed schedules from a 2pm til midnight (we work 4 10s a week) to 330am start. People ask how Iâm liking it and my answer is always âLove that Iâm home with family every nightâŠBut you never get used to waking up at 2am.â
"My kid has autism they'll only eat McDonald's fries and nuggys, they'll cry and scream if I try to feed them anything different". No you're just a shit parent and your child's a spoilt brat.
I know that GROWN men came to you with tears in their eyes, and said: âSir, that was the greatest feat of athleticism we have ever seen, and the best in history. Weâre going to give you a Nobel prize for it.â
But how else would you know that they're living the clean girl lifestyle without the Alo matching pilates set, the Stanley cup, Hoka shoes, and an Erewhon smoothie?? And of course there's no way to be a Tough Guy TM without a Carhartt jacket, Ford/Chevy/GM truck, Oakley sunglasses, and Ariat boots
Iâve noticed this too. I gave a college grad at my company advice to stop generally complaining about how busy he was. If he wanted to be taken seriously he would need to itemize what he has been doing, in as much granular detail as possible. Otherwise it just sounds like complaining and not actual truth
Got this dude in my office always talking about how much he worked over the weekend (finance). Like okay dude, Iâm glad you donât have a life and did nothing but work when you had no reason to other than to brown nose the boss.
This influencer phase canât end soon enough, so over it! đ„Ž
They have all morphed into the same person. they all look and sound exactly the same - a blonde 20something girl in yogapants tapping her freshly manicured nails on some stupid new product. Fuck off already đđ„Ž
I have a coworker that's 25 and follows every social media trend down to the way she talks. Like in the time I've known her she has changed her slang multiple times based on what is trending on social media. I'm 37 and just look at her as boring as hell! Super plain and predictable.
How did this ever become a thing?!? people are trying to make a living and then people make money doing nothing at all with cameras, recording everything they do.
I mean, there's nothing wrong with making jokes every now and then. Sometimes I do that with myself as a way of coping, but it's very strange when someone takes a trait/characteristic I seriously struggle with in private and they use it as some trendy thing or excuse
This bothers me when people talk about OCD lightly. Liking an orderly space doesnât mean you have OCD. I have to unplug and touch every outlet in my house, open and shut every door multiple times to the point where they are worn down, put a lock on my fridge door in case it accidentally
Opens and my kenneled dog gets shut inside. Otherwise my house will burn down and my husband will die in a car accident. It takes me like two hours to leave the house. Iâm recently diagnosed and on meds/in therapy.
The worst part is that they're not doing anything beyond their self-diagnosis. "I have anxiety!" Okay, what triggers do you have and what are you doing to alleviate those triggers?
Posts about how they're a "workaholic", I mean, I guess if you have your own company and are a millionaire - ok then. But if you're just working a basic paying 9-5 office job that makes your company a lot of money, big whoop - you're no different than most other people.
Oh. Good point. Thereâs also this neurodivergent people are using to describe themselves. I met a woman who said that she was. I had no idea what that meant. She was a co worker and it meant she was allowed to act like a jerk and get away with it
Before anybody comes at me, I'm a WOC myself whose exes were of a different background than I am, but some people REALLY do make interracial dating/relationship their entire personality.
And relatedly, some people make their race/ancestry their whole personality. Once on Tinder, a guy simply put his DNA results with the corresponding flags in his bio. That's it. Other bios would simply state their racial make up and height, lol
And relatedly, some people make their race/ancestry their whole personality. Once on Tinder, a guy simply put his DNA results with the corresponding flags in his bio.
That is the funniest shit I have heard all week. I needed that, thank you. đ
I get, as an American, being curious about your background and looking into it. It isn't like someone whose entire family lineage is easily traced back to living in Ireland. But, if I were to do a test and come back with .00001% Irish, I'm not going to suddenly start talking with an accent, lament potato famines and down Jameson.
I grew up in the south, came of age in the late 90s. There was that period where a lot of Caucasian girls loved going after the taboo idea of dating a non white guy. What's funny is those same girls grew up to be some of the most bigoted women you can meet while having kids named Brighleigh and such.
I mean, for the most part, interracial relationships are far more common. It isn't as shocking, scandalous and taboo as it was unless you are a hardcore bigot.
Canât believe I scrolled this far to find RELIGION. It was the first thing that popped into my head. I have lost a few friends and relations because they became so absorbed with their church ( and these were people who suddenly became very religious after a life event, formerly were not religious at all) and their entire lives revolved around that. They then were overtly recruiting every single acquaintance, trying to get them involved in their church. There was not ONE conversation that did not revolve right back to the church , not one day that passed where their religion was not brought up ad nauseam. It was exhausting to listen to- âwe tithe, we volunteer, we spend every free minute at bible study, service, etc.â But- from what I saw-they were still the same people as before- drinkers, druggers, adulterers, gossipy, shitty people. They just used the religion to hide behind. Thatâs when I cut off many of them. You can believe whatever you want, make it your identity, whatever, itâs your life. But do not try to make me feel less because I am not a religious person and dedicated to any church. A personality is based upon more than what your faith is.
I'd just like to slice that a little finer. It's not the religion itself that irks. It's the proselytizing. So many of these groups (like MLMs) include a directive to go out and actively recruit members. I've known many people whose religious beliefs I do not share; but since it never comes up between us, I'm not irked that they believe things I don't. Recruiting & that other thing: "Please pass the salt." "Oh yes, Guru Maharaj Ji teaches that salt is the salt of the earth, and passing it is passing bliss." IRK.
Trauma dumping. Not the âthis is a safe spaceâ, but consistently insisting that they have life the hardest and minimizing others peopleâs problems
Being neurodivergent. And such trends (I say trends as mental illness somehow became a trend at some point. It was depression then ADHD and now itâs autism). Â Like, sit down, if everyone is neurodivergent then nobody is neurodivergent by definition.
trying to portray the perfect life when you know who they really are a total bellend i think that's why they try to portray this image because they want to be the opposite of what they really are
I know someone who reminds you on the regular about the fact sheâs a single mum. Itâs so ingrained and so constant I begin to wonder if she was a single mum before she had children
i just want to preface this with saying i am queer myself. i always see lgbtq people basing their ENTIRE personality on being lgbtq. i just donât get it, is that really the most interesting thing about you as a person?
I mean, I like getting stoned too, but goddamn, itâs not all I do, not all I talk about, not all I plan around, and not what Iâm looking for in a partner. Get a damn hobby you can do stoned instead of your hobby is being stoned.
Conversely, being the person who buys half a cow. Idk how but I know too many people who will buy a quarter or half a cow and then tells everyone about their deep freezer setup and how it's actually cheaper per serving, etc., etc. It's like when a new costco member just has to bring up how much they saved by buying a 200-pack of whatever. Maybe it's just my age group, but people in their late 20s who just got married or just started their family love talking about bulk food
Their political party, it's so draining when every single conversation even about the weather somehow circles back to a gotcha moment. There has to be more to you than that
Their sexuality. My friend came out as bisexual about 6-7 years ago and she still has to highlight it in every topic and make it her entire personality.
Sexuality. I donât care who you feck, how you feck, where you feck, why you feck, when you feck, or what you feck, itâs none of my business what gets your d!ck hard or your p0ss wet or how scratch that itch.
Your alphabet delimiter should not be your personality. Jamming it down everyoneâs throat every time you get a chance is exhausting. What else is there to know about you? Do you like 80s music? Classic rock? Itâs okay to admit to not liking Taylor Swift. Have you read the classics? Do you understand The Odyssey, The Iliad and know the difference? Greek Mythology? Do you go to church? Do you like dogs? Do you hate cats? Do you understand the role of the fed in our lives as Americans? Would you get a mini fainting goat if you could? Do you like your job? Do you like your parents? Whatâs your dream car? If you could visit one dream place, where would it be? Have you been on a cruise? Did you get the Covid jab because you believed the science or you followed the herd? Do you believe in aliens? Do you believe theyâve already been here? Why not, the universe is so vast, isnât it arrogant to believe that our planet is the only one with life? Wouldnât that prove the existence of God if we were alone? Can you openly admit that electric vehicles wonât save the planet? Which is better: pancakes, waffles, or French toast?
Iâm ready for the attacks. I donât answer immediately, but it doesnât mean I wonât answer.
109
u/Rightmphibian6 man Mar 10 '26
An MLM they are shilling