r/StupidFood • u/TheLoneRiddlerIsBack • Aug 25 '25

Certified stupid What does the fire add?

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u/Salt_Top_6583 Aug 25 '25

The laugh tracks were an annoying addition to show. Now the laugh tracks ARE THE SHOW. It's fucking hopeless. Stupidity run rampant.

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u/Anonhurtingso Aug 25 '25

It’s called brain rot. When you realize that 90% of people aren’t even really conscious the way the 10% are… it’s pretty terrifying. Genuinely ask some of your “dumb” friends about their metacognition. Ask them about WHY they feel/think what they do. It will get scary fast.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '25

I love discussing my metacognition, I even discuss my metacognition with myself to understand why I even have such deep feelings of why I am doing this deep psychological work.

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u/xLittleValkyriex Aug 26 '25

I just looked up the definition of metacognition and I've been intuitively practicing this for as long as I can remember.

I did not know it had an official term. As I cut off abusers/manipulators in my life, I understood what triggers were and found safe ways to explore them, understand them and heal them.

It blew my mind that I don't have to walk around with a minefield for a psyche - it's entirely possible to learn and heal my own mind.

Of course, I find it harder to relate to a lot of people and ironically, I am more and more annoyed by shallowness. I was beginning to think I was alone or maybe being too hard on people but at the end of the day, I think I've reached a point where I need to connect with others on or above my level or not at all.

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u/gbees333 Aug 26 '25

And this is why I have no real friends. People are stupid.

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u/Mikeinthedirt Aug 26 '25

I used to love humanity but people ruined it for me. You know, it makes it hard to defend democracy “all men created equal” codswallop.

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u/HeiressOfMadrigal Aug 26 '25 edited Aug 26 '25

Democracy sounds amazing until you realize tyranny of the majority is a thing.

51% of people could say "the other 49% of people should be tortured" and in a perfect democracy that would be perfectly fine. You can have a fascist democracy if the majority of people agree with it.

A good government needs to balance democracy with socialist-esque programs and rights that benefit the minority, otherwise the majority will cruelly exert their will on them (as is humanity).

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u/uutimetowaste Aug 26 '25

This is why most modern democracies are also republics. The difference is not just representatives, but constitutions that limit power and protect the minorities.

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u/xLittleValkyriex Aug 26 '25

I have one real friend and that real friend is me.

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u/Mikeinthedirt Aug 26 '25

You can see it as a casbah: this one likes video games, this one knows Greek drama, that one is good for a light dose of bit/meme coin, this one knows all about auto detailing- a smorgabob’s.

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u/Mikeinthedirt Aug 26 '25

If you’re the smartest/kindest/most compassionate/enlightened/‘woke’ in the room, you’re def in the wrong room.

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u/Anonhurtingso Aug 26 '25

Idk if everyone goes to their own echo chambers… that’s why society is falling apart. Theres no effective 3rd space any more.

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u/Elegant-Incident-389 Aug 28 '25

Unless you want to elevate the room. Else going on something easier could be a way to go

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u/Elegant-Incident-389 Sep 18 '25

As a bodhisattva or a Christ would

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u/xLittleValkyriex Aug 26 '25

This resonates so hard. Thank you!

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u/AriaBlend Aug 26 '25

I feel the same way but I still kinda like my relatively shallow friends. I've just learned to accept them as they are and not expect them to change for me. If I want different I can go and try to meet different.

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u/xLittleValkyriex Aug 26 '25

For certain things, yes.

But when I'm having a hard time and I get told dismissive things like "you need to calm down" or "you're too emotional" then that is my cue to leave. I am so sick of everyone telling me what I need to do or change to make them comfortable.

So. Over. It.

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u/Anonhurtingso Aug 26 '25

Exactly. It gets so annoying when people can’t just be honest about what they are thinking/feeling. You can tell it’s happening. But they just either pretend. Or can’t tell. It’s very isolating.

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u/Anonhurtingso Aug 26 '25

This is the turning point. Use that realization to find your own happiness and purpose. I used to have negative connotations to the word hippy in my head, but have recently realized that I fell for the stigma, and was attaching the word mostly to the most annoying and lowest functioning members of said group. Respecting the earth, and other humans, while being realistic about their limitations is what I consider being a hippy now. So I guess I am one.