YouTube Culture
"I just kinda hate YouTuber culture in general. I used to work at a Guitar Center Pro Audio department — which is the hub for pretty much all digital creators in one way or another — and almost every week, someone would come in filming, not even subtly."
"A shocked man was about to jump in the water to save the kid when they burst into laughter. At the last second, they informed him that it was a prank. Guaranteed that this brave man will think trice before he will ever show such civil courage again."
-Reddit user (deleted)
"Influencers"
"I've noticed quite a few 'influencers' on Instagram that straight-up post their Venmo or PayPal info, basically saying, 'Here's where to send me money for being hot!' Not for a service. Not for a promotion. It's just to give me money."
"Kind of calls into question who I’m following on Instagram, but that’s a whole other kettle of fish." -Reddit user rugmunchkin
No Privacy
"In general, just the fact that people aren't allowed to be private anymore. All your devices hook up to the internet. Your smartphone tracks you in God only knows how many different ways."
-Reddit user SlumlordThanatos
Charitable Acts
"People recording themselves doing 'charitable acts,' like buying a meal or giving money to a homeless person."
"I can assure you that person does NOT want their face all over social media so you can get clout for being a 'good charitable person. Sure, do a good thing like helping the less fortunate, but you don't need to record it and have their face all over social media." -Reddit user aeb630
Always Having To Be Available
"The right to be unavailable to people. If you don't answer immediately, people freak out about it."
"Used to be, if you phoned someone and they weren't home, you would check back in the evening or the next day." -Reddit user Gold_Ultima
Children And Social Media
"Making young children into social media stars. It’s fine to share pictures of your kids with friends, but aggressively documenting and marketing your family life for the public at large is... creepy."
-Reddit user (deleted)
Lack Of Basic Etiquette
"This obviously hasn't been as big a deal for the last year or so, but the lack of basic etiquette around invitations or even just making plans."
"People feel absolutely free to not respond until the last minute while waiting for something better to come along, and they don't think it's rude to cancel last minute or just not show up without letting you know." -Reddit user (deleted)
"Side Hustle"
"The notion that everybody needs to "hustle" and have a "side hustle." Like it's ok that we are all supposed to act like used cars salesmen, hawking our wares with no shame or sense of self-respect."
"It also frustrates me to no end that people assume that because you are good at something or enjoy it, that you will also be good at and enjoy marketing and selling the thing - two completely different skill sets." -Reddit user (deleted)
Everybody Is An Influencer
"I don't think 'Instagram influencer' has the same meaning it used to have. Back in the day, they were less common, but now I see accounts with 2000 followers posing as influencers. Like re-posting your vacation pics doesn't make you an influencer"
-Reddit user (deleted)
Reaction Videos
"The reaction videos provoke me - I find them more cringe than annoying. I am SICK of the "XXXX reacts to YYYY" videos."
"It's just so embarrassing to see these people acting out a reaction just to satisfy the actual consumers of the product that is being reacted upon." -Reddit user (deleted)
Expensive Weddings
"Weddings have turned into expensive choreographed social media productions worthy of Busby Berkeley. These “shows” empty pocketbooks and ruin friendships."
"It’s gotten to the point where bridesmaids and groomsmen are expected to shell out thousands of dollars and use up their vacation time for multiple trips, while regular guests are told what color to wear. It’s madness." -Reddit user (deleted)
The Overgrowth Of Identity
"There's nothing wrong with being any race, gender, or sexuality (or any other thing), but it doesn't make you anymore '‘legitimate'’ or more of an authority on anything"
"I guess I'm just tired of all the deepening divisions. If you get too engrossed in your 'tribe,' you'll lose sight of all the other people out there." -Reddit user (deleted)
Overpoliticalization
"The politicization of EVERYTHING and people doing certain things solely to display which political ideology they subscribe to."
-Reddit user (deleted)
Glorifying Celebrities
"Glorifying celebrities and treating them like gods. Like, I understand being a fan of someone, but you don't have to create an entire life around them or try to emulate them."
"This is also how people get into positions of power when they shouldn't be." -Reddit user (deleted)
Prank
"The prevalence of downright evil in the name of ‘pranks’. The worst I have seen were some guys that threw a Baby doll face down from a bridge in a river. Then they started screaming that a baby was drowning."
"A shocked man was about to jump in the water to save the kid when they burst into laughter. At the last second, they informed him that it was a prank. Guaranteed that this brave man will think trice before he will ever show such civil courage again." -Reddit user (deleted)