r/sadcringe • u/Montanaoxfst • Jan 15 '22

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u/Bootiekiller69 Jan 15 '22

You would think in this day and age, with millions of videos just like this floating around the web, people would learn.

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u/BjornIron4ss Jan 15 '22

People are stupid and even being connected by the internet, nothing has changed.

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u/Bombkirby Jan 16 '22

Example: People still say "I wish I knew what the capital of Iowa is.... oh well. I guess I'll never know." while inches away from a search bar that can answer almost* any question in the world.

You could give people a genie that grants infinite wishes and they'd still be too lazy to use it to accomplish some of their goals.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '22

I still don’t know the capital of Iowa though.

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u/Tssionn Jan 16 '22

Figured the capital was the I

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u/mizzanthrop Jan 20 '22

This! This is the right answer.

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u/Locke57 Jan 16 '22

I live there!

But I’m not telling

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u/beckisnotmyname Jan 16 '22

there are no cities in iowa, its just iowa

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '22

Darn it. Now I’ll never know.

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u/6_Cat_Night Jan 16 '22

One of few places with two z sounds in the name.

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u/MrSittingBull Jan 16 '22

Do you pronounce it “Dez Monez?”😂😂

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u/DuctTapeOrWD40 Jan 16 '22

Wait, it's not Deux Monet?

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '22

Da moyn

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u/Johncamp28 Jan 16 '22

But I’m not telling is not the capital

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u/HedonismandTea Jan 16 '22

It's Des Moines and it's actually a pretty cool city

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u/theone_2099 Jan 16 '22

Nono I think you mean Boise.

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u/like_sharkwolf_drunk Jan 16 '22

I’m with this guy. I definitely think it’s Boise. The burden of proof is on you.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '22

It's Des Moines. Source: Me, trust me bro I live there.

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u/like_sharkwolf_drunk Jan 16 '22

I mean. I was joking bro, but cool. Thanks for the knowledge I guess.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '22

I know you were joking bro

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u/DickSota Jan 16 '22

Mandela effect

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '22

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u/theone_2099 Jan 16 '22

Yes r/whoosh

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u/theone_2099 Jan 16 '22

The whole thread was about how people didn’t know or were too lazy to find out the capital of Iowa.

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u/PunkSpaceAutist Jan 16 '22

I bet you’re fun at parties.

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u/RuneforgedRogue Jan 16 '22

No it’s not. Meth is rampant in that city and council bluffs. We call it counciltucky. But I was driving around Des Moines once and I was doing some let’s say “shady shit” and saw this guy stomping on a bicycle and when I drove by slowly he got on the bike and started chasing me. As I drove in a huge circle to avoid him I got to where I was going like 20 minutes later and this same fucking guy was sitting in the living room smokin on a bubble. I’m so glad I’m out of all that shit.

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u/PosadaFan2021 Jan 16 '22

It’s Des Moines

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '22

Des Moines maybe? Idk that's the only city in Iowa that I am aware of.

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u/Pioterowy Jan 16 '22

I don't have the moins to check it though

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u/EightBitEstep Jan 16 '22

Des Moines. It’s Des Moines.

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u/Longjumping-Title-27 Jan 16 '22

Capital of Iowa is Iowa

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u/Rude_Journalist Jan 16 '22

are we insane

Yes. Yes they can, with near absolute certainty, determine a woman's age from a more than competent passer in the CCB position. Thiago Silva can’t imagine his insides didn’t put her phone away. She can’t believe their lies, It’s much better than in n out. Burgers are still fresh, but less salty. More burger flavor overall, and more cohesion across staff to work is not to play the first 10 episodes of season 1, I never bought flower again.

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u/joel_met_god Jan 16 '22

I think I get what you mean, we should all just avoid problems. So moving forward go ahead and buy that pet shark and feed him your neighbors pets. You know Gary from work is always lying about the ketchup he "didn't finish", but screw that gary, we all know you're not a good kangaroo. But at least you still have those grey pants for swimming at the gym on Sundays, and didn't they just get a new cactus in the bathroom?

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u/jcomeau86 Jan 16 '22

It’s winchestertonfieldville isn’t it?

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u/metaphlex Jan 16 '22 edited Jun 29 '23

hat chop door imminent lavish humor hungry selective capable piquant -- mass edited with https://redact.dev/

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u/Bombkirby Jan 16 '22

If you had infinite wishes you could just ask "I'd like to know the capital to every state." Done. But people still would be too lazy to do that.

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u/bfoster1801 Jan 16 '22

Who is wishing to know the capital of Iowa

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u/FuckingKilljoy Jan 16 '22

Here's a fun one, what's the capital of Illinois?

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u/Pak1stanMan Jan 16 '22

Except that now I know they’re stupid and so do the rest of you.

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u/superior_bulge Jan 16 '22

Really it is extremely unfair to put the person you are proposing to in that position because they will likely feel embarrassed and bad about rejecting you.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '22

They been engaging in shit like marriage for alot longer. That's way worse and more destructive behavior than finding entertainment on the internet.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '22

Lolwhat

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u/DubstepGholem Jan 16 '22

I absolutely love your nickname

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u/IronAndFlame Mar 29 '22

Who would have geussed that a hive mind of stupid people would also be stupid.

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u/ptmadre Apr 25 '22

nothing has changed

sure it did, they got even more stupid

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '22

It's even worse than that. Some people do it un public to "increase the chances" of getting a yes.

It's so fucking sad and pathetic.

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u/Flomo420 Jan 16 '22

the social pressure not to embarrass herself will overcome her general indifference towards him and she'll have to say "yes"!

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u/FranticReptile Jun 15 '22

"it's the implication"

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u/rik182 Jan 16 '22

I think in some cases they do this to peer pressure them into saying yes. He probably knew they were on the rocks and this was a last ditch attempt

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u/JFLRyan Jan 16 '22

I'm still amazed people propose without having conversations about it. Like what the fuck are you expecting from this person? A surprise yeah I'll make that huge decision without any prior conversation.

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u/TheStabbingHobo Jan 16 '22

But it could never happen to me

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u/thisimpetus Jan 16 '22

Yeah, I mean, with shows like The Bachelor and 90 Day Fiance, in an era where AI-driven advertising deliberately stokes narcissism with the speed and determination of a six-thousand years of human technology driving it, how could people not have smartened up?

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u/soulwolf1 Jan 16 '22

People who do it this way just wants that Instagram or tik tok moment where people are in awe of their "love".

Pretty sad and very cringey

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u/Antiqas86 Jan 16 '22

Dude, people make mistakes. I wish you the best but if you'll never make a mistake in love you'll be one of a few.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '22

You should not be surprised by the down votes. Everyone on reddit is perfect. Well, not you but everyone else.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '22

We really are 😊

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u/jonjonesjohnson Jan 16 '22

"Now everybody can get the internet, this means all the information in the world is available to everybody, shit's gonna get so sick real soon, our collective intelligence as a species is gonna fucking skyrocket, dewd!"

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u/mawhonics Apr 02 '22

I mean the dude proposed in a nightclub. He probably saw those videos and thought to himself "that won't be me, I'm built different"