What’s something you wish people would stop pretending isn’t a big deal?

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What’s something you wish people would stop pretending isn’t a big deal?

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  1. Some_Dayz1 Avatar

    Climate change

  2. jackt-up Avatar

    My Dance Dance Revolution high score

  3. scarlet_mei Avatar

    The current state of the world.

  4. hockman96 Avatar

    I wish people would stop downplaying mental health.

  5. Curious-Bake-9473 Avatar

    The country falling apart because it’s run by an idiot.

  6. ScuzJackson Avatar

    having your child addicted to some form of a tablet/ipad as a baby/toddler

  7. charismacarpenter Avatar

    what I went through last summer and discovered

  8. jimfosters Avatar

    using a Shark Bite fitting instead of a proper fitting.

  9. Fine-Grand5961 Avatar

    Autism and Depression

  10. LunaCaterpillar Avatar

    That the last big country is also falling to fascism.

  11. Squishmitt6 Avatar

    Being too ill to work efficiently and staying home

  12. tiredDad24vegas Avatar

    Epilepsy.
    I hate having seizures and going into coma’s, and constantly loosing jobs and not getting disability, epilepsy ruined my life. And the meds make me have nightmares about the end of the world.

  13. HooterEnthusiast Avatar

    sugar, and lonely men.

    lonely men are more likely to become violent for various different reasons.

    both loneliness and sugar significantly increases your chances of heart attack, cancer, and diabetes.

    we are social creatures we were never supposed to be alone, and we were never supposed to be able consume sugar in this quantity

  14. CosmicCalicoBTD Avatar

    Going through anyone’s phone.

  15. AlwaysLauren Avatar

    January 6th. It was a violent attempt to overthrow a democratically elected government in the United States.

    The fact that Trump was elected in 2024 means that people don’t actually give a fuck.

  16. Altruistic-Box-3778 Avatar

    Anxiety issues. No I can’t just stop thinking about bad things!

  17. Big-Intention8500 Avatar

    “Cancelling” people who have different perspectives and opinions than others. It’s literally killing individuality and deeper thinking one cancel at a time🫠

  18. sassy_cassie04 Avatar

    Blowing off older folks for being homophobic, or racist. Saying “that’s how they were raised, it’s not a big deal” like yes tf it is. Times a changin get with the times you boomer.

  19. Key_Breakfast_9291 Avatar

    Needing a little assurance. It’s not that hard to dish it out when somebody needs it but mfs always act like it the end of the world to do it.

  20. innmate-2863 Avatar

    Lack of recycling or food waste control.

  21. TooKoolFoU Avatar

    Giving kids phone and/or iPads. You can have a flip phone until you’re old enough and responsible enough to get your smart phone. Simple as that

  22. skibum247 Avatar

    Having a high body count

  23. ghosttiles Avatar

    Punctuality. I can’t stress how rude it is to waste my time and yours.

  24. Hufflepuffknitter80 Avatar

    Racism, bigotry, sexism, ableism (and any other along these lines).

  25. Alert_Eye_9 Avatar

    Overpopulation

  26. Haunting-Bridge4832 Avatar

    Burnout. Way too many people act like being constantly exhausted and stressed is just “normal” adult life.

  27. Elegant_Molasses9316 Avatar

    Lying about their dog being a service dog and bringing them into places they shouldn’t be.

  28. BitterAd4936 Avatar

    The ability to sue my doctor for poisoning me with a fluoroquinolone antibiotic r/floxies (7 black box warning labels and banned in some European countries I was not aware of) and ibuprofen combo should be my right. Mixing levofloxacin and ibuprofen is neurotoxic and the literature is all over the internet. The fact he prescribed me to take two 750mg of levofloxacin and up to 4 600mg ibuprofens a day to treat a simple case of pneumonia is outrageous and the serious risk posed by that combo should never have happened. Yet I owe them $14,000 for giving me severe tinnitus, insomnia, brain fog and whole body weakness/malaise. I should be able to sue for loss of quality of life, but in America crooked doctors are protected.

  29. mpworth Avatar

    Trump’s threats toward Canada. I don’t care if you think he’s joking. My country is not a joke, and we’re not laughing.

  30. Society-Into-Ashes Avatar

    Has nobody said sleep depravation??

    Lots of you need more sleep.. 

  31. silkymitties Avatar

    Gambling. Whether it be the betting itself or the commercials.

  32. flameoosifuhotman Avatar

    Celebrities suddenly having an entirely new face or body and everyone praising it

  33. user392747 Avatar

    Highschool bullying.

  34. Possumnal Avatar

    According to r/relationships posts, all of the warnings signs of domestic violence.

    Ladies and gentlemen; it is NOT normal to date someone who yells in your face, habitually insults you, destroys your things, steals from you, punches holes in drywall, throws dishes, abuses your pets, insists on installing keyloggers or GPS tracking programs on your phone and laptop, and treats you like fucking property!

  35. potatoloaves Avatar

    Sex. Especially casual sex.

  36. frozenpizza__ Avatar

    Hide abuses that occurred within the family/school environment.

  37. Popular-Sector8569 Avatar

    Drinking alcohol/being an actual alcoholic.

  38. olismismi Avatar

    Honestly, I wish people would stop pretending that burnout is not a big deal. So many folks just brush it off like, Oh, everyone’s tired, just push through… but it really messes with your mental and physical health. It’s not just being tired… it’s feeling drained, unmotivated, and sometimes even hopeless, and it can take a long time to recover from. I feel like if more people took burnout seriously, we would all be a lot happier and healthier. It is totally okay to need a break or set boundaries, and we should not have to act like being constantly exhausted is some kind of badge of honor. Let’s normalize taking care of ourselves

  39. EastPriority8568 Avatar

    My husband shaving off his full beard to clean shaven. I’ve never known him without it and I’m having a pretty intense emotional response to a completely new face. He doesn’t look bad necessarily, just completely unrecognizable and somehow a little meaner. He has no interest in discussing how I’m feeling. He’s acting like I’m just a ridiculous little girl who should just get over it.

    I have emotional ties to a certain face – memories, fantasies, day dreaming of the future now none of that matches the person sitting beside me. I’m sure I’ll get used to it, but I feel like I’m not allowed to mourn the loss.

  40. commercial_ape Avatar

    The destruction of US democracy and basic human rights.

  41. Future_Usual_8698 Avatar

    Thousands of tech Bros microdosing LSD on The Daily in Silicon Valley and debating whether or not the little people should be allowed to make decisions for the country

  42. lego6 Avatar

    Using a phone while driving. Even at stop lights.

  43. BookLuvr7 Avatar

    I wish pharmaceutical companies hadn’t stopped investing in women’s chronic health issues. Apparently they have decided it’s “not cost effective” to give a damn about us. Apparently the needs of more than half the population just aren’t important to them. They care more about erections than chronic pain.

  44. El_Coloso Avatar

    The return of measles

  45. AugustAutumn57 Avatar

    Endangered species

  46. U2Ursula Avatar

    To mention a few that hasn’t been mentioned:

    • Sexual assault
    • Porn
    • Violent kinks
    • Self-harm
    • Use of AI
    • Influence of social media

    EDIT: formatting

  47. FewMission5564 Avatar

    The way people pretend mental health isn’t a big deal. You can’t just “snap out of it” or “get over it.” Treating mental health issues like they’re invisible or not worth addressing does more harm than good. It’s time we stop acting like a person’s struggles are any less valid just because you can’t see them.

  48. Goodie_2-shoe Avatar

    covid infections.

    see also getting other people sick and going out on superfluous outings while sick.

  49. Weenabeata Avatar

    Talking bad about someone’s family during an argument

  50. taintmaster900 Avatar

    Literally everything rn

  51. johnny-tiny-tits Avatar

    the rise of fascism in western democracies

  52. davyp82 Avatar

    The ascension of an obvious psychopath and literal fascist into the world’s most powerful position, and the implications that has for democractic countries trying to hold back the threat of tyranny in a world in which total surveillance is possible.

  53. SpecifiesDev Avatar

    Inequality/racism?

    Growing up, my entire family pretended that racism wasn’t real due to the progression that society has seen in the last 70 years, but it is very much still there. It’s just more masked (or should I say was) than it used to be, and it’s such a problem. I’ve had family members assume someone was a criminal on the basis of race, and had hiring managers turn down people on the basis of their last name making them more likely to be a criminal. Our whole system is inequal, from race, class status, ethnicity, and more.

    Masked racism and bias is honestly more dangerous than blatant forms of it, because it makes it feel “normal.” That’s why I tend to get really confused when people “ignore it” because they have their “own problems.” This is protecting a system that has divided groups of humans for centuries, and I know a lot of people who don’t take it as seriously as it should be. I’ve distanced myself from whole sections of my family, ended relationships, and friendships over blatant or masked racism, amongst other things. To me, this way of thinking is a deal-breaker in any type of social dynamic, and I’ll never ignore it lmao.

  54. mi_kombucha Avatar

    That 5 million people that chose to sit this election down arent as guilty as someone who chose to vote for trump. 

  55. NeedsItRough Avatar

    Having a baby.

    I see so many people say something like “watch me tell my boyfriend I’m pregnant again 😬” and the guy’s freaking out while the woman is laughing, like, it clearly wasn’t a planned pregnancy and they’re making so light of it

    It’s not a joke, it’s a damn human.

  56. Sea_Client9991 Avatar

    Toxic workplaces.

    Thankfully I’ve only personally seen this with people who are much older than me, but still.

    Like no Barbara, it’s not “Just how it is” to have my boss threaten to reduce my hours if I don’t do unpaid overtime, or to constantly take their bad moods out on me because they apparently never learnt emotional regulation.

    It absolutely is a big deal that so few workplaces aren’t toxic, this type of behavior shouldn’t be normalized.

    You are an adult, you should know better than to act like a toddler raised by neglectful and toxic parents.

  57. BoringNameBoringLife Avatar

    Spending $15-$20 just as the delivery fee for food from apps like Doordash and UberEats. Like bro it’s less than a 5-minute walk, get some exercise and save money.

  58. lycos94 Avatar

    how the world is actively collapsing around us

  59. LoveInTheAgeOfGoon Avatar

    The rise of fascism in the global right wing.