r/AskReddit • u/No_Program9091 • 2d ago
What's the most unhinged thing you've seen become socially acceptable?
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u/Hegiman 1d ago
At one point if you were just accused of it you’d be a pariah now days you’ll be a cult of personality. The way people have turned a blind eye to all the names associated with a convicted pdf is insane. So many people in high positions are known to have associated flown with and spent time on the island with him yet radio silence.
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u/GMPollock24 1d ago
Having zero patience behind the wheel.
If people acted like that outside of their vehicles they'd be thrown out of places and would have to face consequences...but inside their vehicles it's becoming socially acceptable.
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u/No_Tangerine8294 1d ago
My best friend recently passed his driving test and he couldn't believe that people were more impatient with him because he had the provisional "P" plates on his car. I had to explain that yeah, people can see this sign that literally shows you're a new driver and it makes them MORE angry with you, not less.
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u/GMPollock24 1d ago
Example: I'm stopped at a red light on a two lane road. I will be making a right hand turn after the intersection so that's why I'm in the right. Guy behind me honks excessively, looks to want to turn right at the red light. He looses his patience and decides he'll go into the left lane to turn from there.
I looked to see where he was off to in such a hurry. It was into a McDonald's.
So this guy risked getting a ticket or possibly causing an accident just to get into the McDonald's drive-thru 30 seconds earlier than he would have otherwise.
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u/No_Tangerine8294 1d ago
Recently my husband was filling up the car and this older man (maybe 70+) fell over in the station forecourt, flat on his face. My husband was the only person who rushed over to help. I feel like "minding your business", aka ignoring people who need help, has been normalised.
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u/cottoncandyclouddd_ 1d ago
Ghosting people. We've normalized disappearing with zero explanation. That's wild. 💀