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Monica January 6, 2024

With the growth of social media, we’re more connected to our friends, families, and even strangers than we’ve ever been before. We’re able to watch adventures and experiences from around the world as they’re happening. Current news reports unfold before our eyes. We can catch up with a friend from another country with the mere tap of a button.

But just because we’re that connected doesn’t mean it’s all good. If you take a look below the surface of social media, you’ll quickly realize just how much it’s ruining our lives in many unfortunate ways. The way people treat each other online, jealousy, comparison, and aggression are just a few of the ways social media has taken our lives and spun them into something much more sinister. You may love it or you may hate it, but find out how social media is ruining our lives here.

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Addicted To Tech

As a society, we’re addicted to technology and it’s not getting any better. According to Counter-Currents, “about 73% of Americans report feeling a certain degree of information overload, yet we continue to interface with it on a variety of devices and media, both professional and social. It is estimated that the average millennial picks up the smartphone 150 times a day.” We don’t even stretch 150 times per day or meditate for 150 minutes per day. In turn, social media has created a cancel culture, FOMO (fear of missing out), and Phantom Vibration Syndrome, where we think our phone is vibrating when it’s not.

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People have drawn a cyber safety net regarding what they’re posting on social media. In turn, social media has made most of us cowards. We’re unable to share our opinions. Instead of posting something controversial like a political opinion or other opinion, people share posts about children or how to make the best vegan banana bread. Our dopamine-fueled brains prefer the likes, happy comments, and shares that come with our happy-go-lucky posts to posts that mean something and share what we’re feeling deep down. The more blander our social media posts, the safer they are, which means we’ve turned into cowards. Why stick up for something and risk losing followers when we can safely relax in the knowledge our followers are here to stay with our soppy posts? (via Listverse).

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It Created Cancel Culture

The early 2020s developed something called “cancel culture.” It’s a form of ostracism where people are banned from social circles or groups and are “canceled.” This is done socially or professionally, but it hurts all the same. Has a friend group ever canceled you? This ridiculous byproduct of social media is silencing those who have an opinion and who go against the norm. During this supposedly “woke” era, people are compromising their feelings just to fit into what they deem the “bigger picture.” We’ll let you in on a secret, you won’t find the bigger picture on social media.

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It Makes People Meaner

Because everyone can hide behind the comfort of their screen, they’ve become a lot meaner. According to Pew Research, “the internet, particularly social media, has changed how, when, and where these kinds of interactions occur. The number of people who can go online and call out others for their behavior or words is immense. It’s never been easier to summon groups to join the public fray.” Simply showing your opinion, which is a normal thing to do, people are now attacking more than ever before. It’s the ease that comes with social media. People choose to attack by hiding behind their phones because they’re cowards in real life.

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We Have Much Lower Attention Span

Let’s say you’re watching an entire cancel culture argument unfold on Facebook or Instagram as comment after comment filters in. You’re sitting there with a bowl of popcorn when suddenly, you get a notification from Twitter about Elon Musk. You forget about the argument and are now honed in on Musk. But it doesn’t stop there, now you’re getting notifications about how the tech industry lost $7.4 billion this year. Your phone grabs your attention. Thanks to social media, our attention spans are unrealistically low, down to eight seconds in the digital world. Readers, that’s less than a goldfish. A tiny little orange fish has a longer attention span than humans. Good luck trying to finish anything ever again.

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Our Brains Are Exhausted

With our fast-paced technology, this overestimation leaked over to the real world. The National Alliance on Mental Health Illness mentioned how “the brain is trained at a young age to multitask to such a high degree [through the use of technology] that it is often incapable of focusing on one task or thought at a time.” With the development of Reels and Tiktok, these platforms have not helped our exhausted brain go from one stimulant to the next like a drug. Now, we can barely focus on one task in the real world. We are constantly seeking that next high from an outside stimulant. To combat this, we all need to meditate just a little bit more.

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We Believe False Information

Because of social media, we’ve stopped using our brains. It’s turned us into drooling zombies. We’d rather believe anything we see online as opposed to our intuition or common sense. According to Listverse, “in a 2019 study, only 44% of participants were able to accurately assess whether headlines on social media were true or false. People were also more likely to believe items that aligned with their political beliefs. This showcases the human tendency toward confirmation bias.” It’s the domino effect of social media. You send yourself down a rabbit hole and constantly seek confirmation about a belief you have or something you saw. Of course, you’ll find information supporting your beliefs somewhere on the world wide web.

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We Believe Fake People

We’ll tell you something that’s probably hard to hear, a lot of the material on social media is not only fake news but it’s shared by fake people. Apparently, “researchers estimate that as many as 15% of users on some platforms, including Twitter, are bots charged with everything from manipulating markets and influencing elections to spread phishing scams and padding follower and comment counts.” Yes, you’re believing something that someone who doesn’t even exist said. We bet you feel pretty dumb, because we do, too. It’s the Wild Wild West, and not everything you read or hear is true. Most of it isn’t.

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Our Desire To Be Liked

Popularity and social cliques don’t only happen in immature classrooms in middle and high school, they’ve now leaked into real life. People want to be liked so badly on social media, that they not only forget about reality, but they’ve turned into puppies begging and crying for attention on the Internet all for a like, share, and follow. They’re seeking external validation in places we previously didn’t need validation, like our opinion. When we previously could go an entire day without talking to another person, now we feel rejected and abandoned if our friend doesn’t answer our text message in a mere matter of seconds.

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It’s Affecting Our In-Person Interactions

Because we may spend most of our time on our phones, our in-person interactions are failing. How often do you sit around with a group of friends and you’re all on your phones? Instead of having meaningful, fulfilling conversations, you’re all seeking validation from social media while you’re in front of another human being. Even though social media is bringing us closer together from around the world, it’s making us more detached as humans. There’s also little or no emotion on social media, not like you’d get with a human being. We’re becoming robots.

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We Need Constant Validation

As mentioned, we all want to fit in. Social acceptance is one of our human needs. “This form of acceptance seeking draws a distinct, deleterious difference between in-person interactions. When we walk into a room of people and say something, we receive reactions and feedback in real-time, and a deeper dialogue can commence instantly. By contrast, social media’s “room” is far more populous, and our remarks are initially unrewarded with feedback” (via Listverse). While getting likes and comments makes us feel good temporarily, it’s the constant need day after day for this attention that backfires. That and it’s horrible a feedback loop, where we tend to post things we know will get us more likes as opposed to hate.

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It’s Causing Mental Health Issues

Mild insecurities that arise from social media may mask serious mental health disorders and develop into something more sinister. Without anyone to monitor our social media use except ourselves, it’s easy to fall into a vicious cycle of obsessive social media use. Whenever we’re feeling lonely or sad, many of us may turn to our online apps to feel liked and loved by strangers around the world. The horrible thing is, though, that this attention is only a momentary fix. Social media gives us a sense of false security, and without fixing the underlying issue, it only leads to more disappointment and depression.

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There Are Major Links To Depression

Psychologists have found major links between social media use and anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts. According to Help Guide, “a study at the University of Pennsylvania found that high usage of Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram increases rather than decreases feelings of loneliness. Conversely, the study found that reducing social media usage can make you feel less lonely and isolated and improve your overall well-being.” It seems counterintuitive, but the more you practice putting the phone down, you may realize just how disastrous it can be for your mental well-being. That leads us to our next point.

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It’s A Cyber Drug

The hottest drug on the market is, you guessed it, social media. If you thought your only vice was coffee and the occasional cigarette, think again. Social media is as addictive as most drugs and alcohol. According to Addiction Center, “as many as 10% of Americans meet the criteria for social media addiction. This may include mood modification, salience, tolerance, withdrawal symptoms, conflict, and relapse.” If we told you those were the negative effects of social media addiction, would it make you chuck your phone out a 10-story window?

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We’re Losing Sleep

Screen light negatively affects our sleep. The closer you use your phone to bedtime, the worse the sleep you’ll have. The blue screen light tricks your mind into thinking it’s not bedtime. This suppresses melatonin release, which makes it hard for us to turn off our brains. Without proper sleep quality, this affects other areas of our life, like anxiety, depression, mood, focus, and overall energy. To help prevent this, don’t use your phone or computer before you go to bed. Limit your use in the evening.

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We’re Becoming A Lonely Society

If the thought of that gives you anxiety, well, then, you’re addicted, just like the rest of us. Instead of deepening our connection to other humans, social media makes us feel lonelier than ever before. It’s the sickening reality of how social media is ruining our lives. We’re “faced with smiling pics of friends in staged, often disingenuous settings, we’re left with the sense that others’ lives are happier than ours. This can lead to a sick sort of compulsive cyberspace comparing that leaves us feeling left out rather than linked in” (via Listverse).

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We Live In A Fake World

Social media is the Picasso of a fake world. It’s able to paint a false picture of reality. Why don’t we have a chiseled jawline and billions of dollars to spend on a private jet? Why aren’t we fancy celebrities with good genes and a pocket overflowing with cash? Because that’s not real life. First of all, we’re only seeing the highlights of someone’s life and none of the horrible parts. Creators formed social media to make everything visually pleasing, even if it’s completely unattainable by 90% of the world. The next time you call yourself boring, unadventurous, or ugly, stop yourself. Think again. Social media isn’t real life. Real life is what’s unfolding right before your eyes without a rectangle sitting in your hand (via Psych2go).

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We Want To Be Something We’re Not

Social media attempt to turn us into mini-celebrities. We believe our followers are our friends when they’re nothing more than a name on a screen. You could have thousands of followers and friends, but feel empty and alone inside. Medium describes this as saying “we have “friends,” but perhaps they’re better described as our network. There is much less personal, deep, connection.” If you zoom out and look at it from a completely different perspective, you’ll see that having more followers does not make you happier. It makes you lonelier.

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Think About Jesus?

We need to think about Jesus, the man (or woman) with billions of followers from around the world. He had billions of followers, so we need to, too! Wrong. Medium goes on to say, “Jesus had 12 disciples. Twelve companions, with Peter, James, and John the closest of the close. Always go back to Jesus. When we think about how we use social media, remember that He connected with a handful of people closely, personally, and intensely. The 12 were Jesus’ early adopters.” He had twelve close, personal friends, and that was it. Not millions and billions. Twelve. So if you feel uncomfortable about your thirteen Instagram followers, who you also connect with in real life, remember, you have more than Jesus.

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It Confuses Freedom Of Speech

We live in a world of free speech. But social media may have changed that considering how much censorship the internet puts on us nowadays. Social media can remove anyone and everyone from a platform, no matter how powerful they are. Only a select few have ultimate power over social media. This skews our reality and gives us false information and perception about the world that are not true. We now question the red line of free speech, and who’s holding that red pen. With billions of users on social media, who are the ones who get control of what’s posted and circulated? Social media blurs those lines (via Listverse).

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We’re Dependent On Social Acceptance

Every single human in the world wants to be accepted by society and the community. It’s referred to as a “sense of belonging.” Very Well Mind defines this as “the need to belong is an intrinsic motivation to affiliate with others and be socially accepted. This need plays a role in several social phenomena such as self-presentation and social comparison.” However, because we’re so vulnerable as a species, social media easily affects us regarding social acceptance. We unknowingly compare ourselves with likes, dislikes, and snide comments that make our stomachs churn.

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One Comment Could Ruin Our Whole Day

Have you ever had a person comment on one of your posts negatively? You probably spent the rest of your day thinking about the comment over and over again. In reality, it doesn’t mean anything to who you are as a human being. The more time we spend on social media, the more dependent we become on being accepted by our phones and the digital numbers and people hiding behind the screens. If you start your day reading negative comments, then you’ll spend the rest of your day in a negative mood.

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It Fools Our Brains

According to Now, “an article by Harvard University researcher Trevor Haynes, when you get a social media notification, your brain sends a chemical messenger called dopamine along a reward pathway, which makes you feel good. Dopamine is associated with food, exercise, love, sex, gambling, drugs, and now, social media.” Social media sends us into a compulsive cycle. It’s impossible to escape without awareness or help from the outside. With a little bit of awareness and habit change, you could rewire your brain to avoid social media addiction.

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We’re Becoming More Materialistic

Social media has taken our simple minds and turned us into materialistic robots who constantly seek validation from what we own, instead of what we feel or act like. Day in and day out, you scroll Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, which all promote these material items and happier life. Our overstimulated, tired brains don’t know what to do with this information except compare our own lives to anyone else and buy whatever we can to fit in with the crowd. Everyone’s happier with a nicer watch, right? No, and it’s ridiculous that our world is completely turning to material items for joy. It’s a toxic cycle. If you start to feel “less than” because everyone on social media has a nicer jacket than you, give yourself a moment and remember that none of it’s true. You’re perfect just the way you are (via Psych2go).

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We’re Becoming Less “Woke”

The more extreme you are, the more popular you are. Social media shuts down measured thoughtful ideas. Social media rewards the wildest or the most boring people. It gets pretty political, and according to Listverse, “white heterosexual males are shunned and dismissed simply for being white, heterosexual and male, three identities they were born into. That’s the textbook definition of prejudice. Social media also rewards and normalizes pusillanimous trigger-signaling. Every time another word, person, or classic work of literature is pilloried for not meeting 2021 standards of social justice, a snowflake angel gets its wings.” It’s complete nonsense, and it’s all driven by the same political group of egotistical people. A society that deems itself to be more aware and “woke” is having a pitfall that’s the complete opposite.

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It Gives Us Huge Egos

Many people use social media to talk about themselves, brag, and show off their expensive items. It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there, and social media is the weapon that’s bringing us all to our downfall. According to Addiction Center, “another perpetuating factor of social media addiction is the fact that the reward centers of the brain are most active when people are talking about themselves. In the non-virtual world, it’s estimated that people talk about themselves around 30 to 40% of the time. But social media is all about showing off one’s life and accomplishments. So people talk about themselves a staggering 80% of the time. When a person posts a picture they may receive positive social feedback. This stimulates the brain to release dopamine, rewarding that behavior and perpetuating the social media habit.”

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We Have Status Anxiety

Social media is making us worse people all around. Instead of humbling us, it’s allowing us to brag and show off. And we’ve all fallen into that trap. The way people use social media is a great indicator of who they are as a person and their status anxiety. According to Psych Reg, “this is the idea that social status carries an implicit judgment of one’s value to society; the higher up you can cast yourself on the ladder the more respect you feel you should command from those around you. The lower down the ladder you perceive yourself the more you believe that you are implying you are a failure and have not lived up to society’s standards of success.” Social media is a way for us to climb or fall off a social ladder. As if we needed more ladders to climb.

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Algorithms Are Taking Over

Before we had the internet, we’d have to go to the library and source information from books and textbooks with withered paper. It took a lot longer to find out a small piece of information, which we can now have in a mere matter of seconds. But it also provided a source of genuine, real information that was factually based. Now, we can open the internet, read one sentence about something, and believe it’s true when it’s a complete lie. Misinformation now spreads like wildfire thanks to social media.

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Algorithms Spread Misinformation

The algorithms we fall into aid in the spread of misinformation. “To keep users engaged and therefore sell more ads, entities like Facebook and Twitter monitor our interests and feed us more of the same, columnizing us by a variety of factors, including political affiliation. As we gather news from like-minded media and read comments from like-minded avatars, opinions become hard-set and immovable, while opposing stances become not only disagreeable but disgusting” (via Listverse). The algorithms know what we want to read about and see, and it does anything they can to make sure we get that information.

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Cowards Hide Behind Screens

Instead of arguing with someone face to face, people now rely on their computer screens. It gives them that confidence boost they’ve been looking for, all of their cowardly lives. People say hateful, racist things to one another. They seem to get their rage out with the black keys on their keyboard. People don’t have to look each other in the eyes. They don’t have an argument that’ll likely cause them quite a bit of discomfort. These loudmouths can now flex their phone muscles and have a way to act out their disgusting behavior for no other reason than to boost their fragile egos. Most of them don’t even dare to use their real names (via Listverse).

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We’re Paying With Our Lives

Believe it or not, social media isn’t free. We’re paying for it with our lives. Our mental health is at stake. While it may not seem like it, in the long run, we’ll eventually notice it. According to Psych2go, Jacqueline Sperling Ph.D., a psychologist at McLean Hospital describes how social media is designed to be like a slot machine. If players knew what they would be rewarded with for the game, there would be no interest to play in the first place.” Most of us would never play a slot machine at a casino, but we all have multiple social media apps we’re not afraid to use every day. She goes on to say that “the idea of a potential future reward keeps the machine in use. When the outcome is unpredictable, the behavior is more likely to repeat.” Social media is recording and remembering every scroll, click, like, the question asked, and dislike. It’s becoming smarter and smarter, and soon, will probably outsmart us.

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You Give Away Your Day

Think about it. Instead of picking up a book, going on a run, or taking a course to learn a new skill, you’re picking up your phone and scrolling social media, hopelessly devoted to something that’s only making your life worse. If the first thing you do in the morning is roll over and check your messages, you’re not alone. Those first moments in the morning set your mood for the entire day. The first 20 minutes, call the alpha stage, after waking up are the most impressionable part of your day. It’s like a sponge. It soaks up the most valuable information in those first waking moments. So if you’re rolling over and looking at social media, you’re using those precious moments to put false information, judgments, or negative comments into your brain.

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Generations Below Us Will Be Lonelier

If you thought we were a lonely generation because of social media, think about the generations that are born with a phone in their hand. According to Medium, “the generation that was all but born with a device in their hand, 18-24-year-olds, are four times as likely to feel lonely “most of the time” compared to those over 70.” Most of the time is a lot of the time. It’s too much. Social media has backfired. Instead of bringing us closer together as a society, it’s causing us to dig our graves.

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We Have To Distract Ourselves

If you’re ever waiting in line for something, what’s the first thing you do? Pick up your phone! Like the rest of the world, you feel the need to distract while waiting for more than a minute or two. Why focus on the real world when we could distract ourselves with Twitter and Instagram? An interview on Mind Matters speaks about this. Author Doug Smith said, “but not only are we distracted, we almost have to be distracted. If we have five seconds to wait in line, we first think about pulling out our phone and seeing what happened on Twitter. And that’s by design.” We lose focus and feel an immediate urge to reach into our bags and check the latest news. And it’s only getting worse.

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We’re Losing Our Goals

Instead of spending precious hours focusing on our new business or writing a book, we’re spending those hours scrolling social media and comparing ourselves to others. “Online stardom is often considered an alternative to a prestigious job. Instead of working hard and acquiring the skills to gain a decent job, people are often distracted by social media. Achieving our goals takes a lot of hard work and drive, but we may take the easy route and become distracted” (via Medium). Thanks to social media and the ease that comes with falling into scrolling and posting for immediate gratification, people don’t have enough of an attention span to spend enough time focusing on their goals.

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We Need To Work Harder

We’re not talking about working harder at your job. We’re talking about working harder to break the addiction and negative feedback loop many of us have fallen into. One of the ways to do this is to set a timer for your apps. It’s challenging to monitor how much time you spend on social media, especially if you’re not paying attention to it. It suddenly becomes second nature, and you’re left mindlessly picking up the phone. To combat this, “you can set a timer (or even better, a time limit!) to do the work for you. Most timers will give you a warning when you are about to exceed your time limit. This can help you become more self-aware while providing you with better self-control” (via Psych2go).

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Online Comebacks That Are Too Savage To Put Into Words

Darren December 30, 2023

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The Internet is a crazy place with a lot of toxic people spouting off nonsense much of the time. One problem is that everybody thinks that they have a platform to give their opinions. This means there is a lot of garbage on social media as well as ridiculous arguments. However, sometimes they produce online comebacks that are too savage to put into words.

Today we’ll look at some of the best online comebacks ever as people roasted idiots online. These comments and reactions are hilarious because they destroyed the original post or tweet’s author. Read on to check out these brutal online comebacks here.

Cute Dress

Sometimes people say idiotic things because they think they’re being intelligent or profound. This woman wrote on Reddit, “Male privilege is wearing the same outfit multiple times to events while girls can’t wear the same dress twice, no matter how cute it is.” Needless to say, this led to one of the most brutal online comebacks ever.

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One man replied: “There isn’t a single straight man on earth that cares if you wear the same cute dress twice. The negative comments will come from other women.” This is very true because women place a lot of pressure on each other while men don’t notice what they’re wearing at all.

Use Your Words

This person appears to have a vendetta against attractive people and roasted them online. There’s no pretending that their words aren’t extremely petty but that’s also why they’re funny. First, the Reddit user said that he feels bad for attractive people who have to communicate with their words for the first time.

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Then somebody responded and said that they feel attacked by the comment. But this resulted in one of the internet’s most savage online comebacks. He simply wrote: “You shouldn’t” and destroyed every aspect of the other person’s appearance in two words. It was a ruthless comeback from this sad excuse of a human being.

Mask Struggles

Many governments introduced mask mandates during the global health crisis because they wanted to reduce the spread of disease. However, some people resented these rules and reacted negatively online as well as in public. The person below said that they struggled to breathe every time they put a mask on.

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Then another Twitter user produced one of the best online comebacks ever. They wrote: “The surgeon who wore a mask for six hours to reconstruct my knee thinks maybe you’re lying and also a drama queen.” We hope somebody gave them some water because that is a massive burn.

No Chill

It’s always hilarious when a major company produces savage online comebacks after somebody roasts them online. This moron decided to slate Netflix over their movie selection on Twitter. However, they didn’t expect the official Netflix US account to call them out and roast them.

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But that’s exactly what happened after he claimed that a girl left because she was bored. The Netflix account’s reaction was golden: “Maybe because you were actually trying to watch a movie, Bryan.” Netflix had no chill in this situation but then again, neither did Bryan, who endured a very embarrassing exchange.

This Didn’t Age Well

Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022 and decided to fix something that wasn’t broken. The Tesla mogul created havoc when he charged people for verification and introduced censorship for parody accounts. This came after he spent years demanding that Twitter ‘legalize comedy.’ He said that comedy is now legal on Twitter after he bought it.

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However, as one person observed: “this didn’t age well” after Musk did a U-turn. So many people produced savage online comebacks and impersonated him on Twitter that he shut them down. It felt like Musk was taking his ball home because everybody was better at playing with it than him.

Savage Country

There are many horrible people online who refuse to look at every facet of an argument. They have a bigoted opinion and it’s very difficult to change their minds even by holding evidence in front of their faces. This person targeted illegal Honduran migrants and asked why people think the U.S. is such a bad place if they want to travel there.

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Then the official WikiLeaks account responded with one of the most brutal online comebacks ever. They wrote: “Because in 2009 the U.S. government supported and legitimized a military coup in Honduras that led to extreme poverty, violence, and repression.” In short, the U.S. helped to create the anarchy present in the Central American nation today.

Tell Karen

Here’s another incident where somebody stupidly questioned the validity and usefulness of masks. They questioned why nobody wears a mask to protect against sexually transmitted infections like herpes or hepatitis. But they didn’t realize that this would provoke one of the greatest internet comebacks ever.

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A fellow Redditor wrote: “Well Karen, they’re called condoms. ‘Dick masks,’ if that helps.”We feel a serious level of mortification for the original author because this was a brutal reaction. Sometimes people don’t think before they write something online but it creates hilarious exchanges.

Actual Intelligence

Many people use big words on the Internet because they want others to think that they know what they’re talking about. But there is always somebody out there with a little bit more going on between their ears. The first person here asked what’s the evolutionary reason why women don’t find intelligence attractive.

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Then another person roasted them with one of the most stinging online comebacks ever. They claimed that women are attracted to how to succeed in life, not a memory of one’s knowledge of how Germany could’ve won World War II. This was a phenomenal roast that brought joy to a lot of social media users.

Too Wise

There are also plenty of religious preachers on the internet who want to spread the word of God. This makes sense because they can connect with millions of people across the world but they’ll also encounter unbelievers. Here’s a classic example of when their moralizing goes wrong (via Reddit).

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The preacher wrote: “The God that you serve is too wise to make a mistake and too loving to be unkind.” Then another person produced one of the most hilarious online comebacks ever. They wrote: “Our source of light gives us cancer, dude” as they tore the argument to shreds in moments.

Dad Bods

Channing Tatum set heart pulses racing after he starred in the stripper movie, Magic Mike. This prompted one Twitter user to call out overweight men as he said that women preferred six-packs. He wrote: “Magic Mike grossed 167 million. If you still think girls like dad bods, keep dreaming pal.”

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However, he didn’t expect somebody else to write one of the funniest online comebacks ever. They replied: “Shrek grossed 484 million just so we’re clear.” Nobody ever expected to see a comparison between Magic Mike and Shrek but now we know what women consider to be peak masculinity (via Some E Cards).

Sober New Year

Some celebrities rub people the wrong way and it’s more than safe to say that Chrissy Teigen is one of them. A gossip website ran a story that said she enjoyed her sober New Year’s Eve. This came after she quit drinking alcohol for four weeks. However, somebody took issue with this and says that they were five years sober but didn’t advertise it.

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Then somebody destroyed this bitter individual in the comments. They wrote: “You just did. In your attempt to discredit her sobriety you literally just advertised yours” (via Ranker). There’s no denying that they ruined the person with one of the most scathing online comebacks we’ve seen.

I Made You

Parents can be very annoying and often come out with inappropriate jokes that embarrass their children. However, it’s best to ignore these and let them have their fun or they’ll produce further humiliation. One child discovered this the hard way after they told their mother that she isn’t funny.

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We can see the mother’s devastating comeback above when the child told her she never makes jokes. She replied savagely: “I made you,” and almost destroyed her offspring’s willingness to live. It’s a great response because she crushed the youngster’s soul and taught them a harsh lesson (via BlazePress).

2/10

It’s never nice to tell somebody that they’re ugly but that’s exactly what one person did in a message exchange. This was a terrible error because they set themselves up for one of the greatest online comebacks in history. First, they told their recipient that they are ugly. But the other appeared to react positively by saying words can’t describe their beauty.

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They successfully lulled the nasty individual into a false sense of security because they were saving the killer line. We can see above that they wrote: “But numbers can,” before following up and rating them just 2/10. This must have crushed their spirit because it was such a harsh line. But they deserved it for being mean in the first place (via BuzzFeed).

Prove Me Wrong

When somebody invites people to prove them wrong, it’s clear that they believe they’re geniuses. Lauren Witske is a former US Senate candidate with notorious links to Mexican drug cartels. She contentiously tweeted that most third-world migrants can’t assimilate into ‘civil societies.’

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Then the author Van Thanh Nguyen shredded her with one of the best online comebacks ever. He told her that he has a Ph.D. in English and won a Pulitzer prize for his novel, The Sympathizer. Then he asked her what she’s achieved. The far-right activist didn’t achieve her ambition of making it into the Senate (via Reddit).

Hypocrite

Everybody is guilty of being an occasional hypocrite but there are avoidable situations. This high-profile pastor decided to attack same-sex marriage as he made an emphatic statement on Twitter. He enforced his belief that God only recognizes marriages between men and women.

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But this prompted somebody to research his personal history and they burnt him in front of his followers. They noticed that he cheated on his wife and didn’t have any remorse about sharing his hypocrisy. Hagee isn’t in a position to lecture anybody about marriage because he’s a massive hypocrite (via Reddit).

You’re Loved

Nobody likes it with a greedy conglomerate preaches to the masses but this doesn’t stop them from doing it. Burger King’s official Twitter account decided to spread a message of love but it didn’t end well. Firstly, their admin has terrible punctuation but that wasn’t the worst part of their condescending message.

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Somebody didn’t have much appreciation for Burger King’s message and replied scathingly. They replied: “You pay people eight dollars an hour,” in one of the best comebacks ever. Burger King’s loving attitude doesn’t extend to the people on their payroll (via Reddit).

Screenshot

Many of the posts on this list relate to public issues and opinions but this one is very funny. Somebody asked a stupid question about what happens if they press the brake and accelerator at the same time. There are some geniuses on the Internet and the person who responded was one of them.

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They said that it takes a screenshot in one of the most hilarious online comebacks we’ve seen. The funniest aspect of this is that the original Tweeter probably didn’t understand what they meant. If they’re dumb enough to ask the original question, the irony will pass over their heads (via Inspire More).

Checkmate

Gary Kasparov is a Russian chess champion and an activist in his native country. He criticized Elon Musk after the tech billionaire advised Ukraine to cede territory to Russia and stay out of NATO. Then Musk fired back and asked him what he’s done to help Ukraine except to tweet.

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A random person replied: “I think Garry knows a little bit about putting himself at risk.” He attached images of Russian police and security services accosting the chess legend and violently arresting him. This is something that Musk will never experience, and he attracted a lot of ire for his disrespect (via Reddit).

Photoshop

Here’s another example of somebody being ruthless online. A woman decided to leave what she thought was a profound post on Facebook. She said that she needs Google in her brain and anti-virus in her heart. But not everybody wanted to encourage her cringeworthy way of thinking.

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A ruthless person responded: “And photoshop on your face,” as he took the computer references to the next level. It’s a fantastic but savage response but she may have found it funny. Some people don’t care about how far they take their comebacks if they find the right opportunity (via Bored Panda).

Well Played

Several people revealed on Twitter how much they hated a physics book by Roger A. Freedman. That’s because it’s very complicated but they didn’t expect him to join the thread. However, he had some humorous replies and brilliant comebacks as he continued to advocate physics.

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One woman said that she used the weighty tome to press her tofu but this didn’t insult the professor. He explained that she used normal force to increase the bulk stress on the tofu and then said “Well played.” Furthermore, he referenced the chapters where he went into detail about these topics in a funny reaction (via Reddit).

Call Me Colonel

Some men use online forums to engage in their favorite hobby of belittling women. Unfortunately, they think that social media is a great platform for them to spread their bigoted views. One man said that ladies shouldn’t talk about war because they can’t be drafted and told them to sit down.

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We can see one of the best comebacks ever above as a powerful woman shut him down. She said that many men treated her this way but now they address her as ‘Colonel.’ He probably didn’t expect a fully-fledged military commander to reply but she destroyed him in front of his peers (via Awesome Inventions).

Pizza Guy

Here’s one of the funniest exchanges we’ve seen on the Internet for a while. Two people went off on a tangent about how pizza arrives at a house quicker than the police. One of them said that there are consequences if the pizza delivery person doesn’t do their job right.

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They implied that they’d shoot the pizza guy if he came too late with their food. It’s a ridiculous interaction but it’s enjoyable to see that the two strangers are enjoying their conversation together. Let’s hope that no pizza delivery people suffered injuries in the making of this (via Reddit).

It’s Fine

This is one of the most notorious Twitter exchanges ever because of the sheer destruction that occurred. Political personality Meghan McCain went on a rant about the decline of Manhattan. She compared her neighborhood to a war zone and condemned the city’s administration.

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But then, actress Kristen Bartlett eviscerated her in one of the best online comebacks ever. “Meghan, we live in the same building, and I just walked outside. It’s fine,” she wrote as she destroyed McCain. This response went viral because McCain’s original post was so over-the-top but this was hilarious.

Third Wheeling

Some of the best online comebacks leave a sense of poignancy and this is one of them. Somebody said that third-wheeling with a toxic couple ‘is lit.’ They meant that it’s exciting to spend time with a pair that aren’t good for each other. However, somebody had a great reaction to this.

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“Not when it’s your parents,” the responder wrote as they instantly made their pain clear. We hope that they’re not going through a tough time because many people live in these types of households. It’s not easy to grow up in a house with toxic parents but at least they had a funny comeback (via Reddit).

Take A Breath

Sometimes people go crazy on social media and grammar goes out of the window. It feels as though they are writing in a stream of consciousness as they say the first thing that comes into their heads. This person wrote a lengthy post about dangerous drivers but they didn’t use a single period.

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This prompted one of the funniest online comebacks we’ve seen. Another person replied: “I’d think someone so concerned with slowing and stopping might want to occasionally use a comma or period.” This was ruthless because the original poster probably had good intentions but the internet is a cruel place (via Reddit).

Drag Bars

Many people targeted drag bars in 2022 as part of the endless cycle of culture wars. This woman advised people to take their children to church instead of drag bars. Presumably, she doesn’t like make-up or glitter or flamboyant covers of Shania Twain. But somebody reacted in a harsh but effective manner.

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They posted statistics about the number of children the Catholic church abused in 50 years. Then they revealed that approximately zero children suffered the same fate at drag shows. It’s safe to say that people should pick their battles and try to make the world a happier place (via Reddit).

No Slavery

Some people refuse to have fun in this world and find faults in everything. This woman called out ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ because the movies allegedly erased slavery from the 18th Century Caribbean. Forget the undead pirates and fantastical sea creatures, the most unbelievable part was the lack of slaves.

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This prompted another person to reply with one of the funniest comebacks ever. They wrote: “That was actually my biggest gripe about Muppets’ Treasure Island too, the lack of slavery.” It’s so ridiculous but it just shows that there are people who should relax and try to enjoy life a little more (via Reddit).

It’s A Service

The Economist doesn’t want the U.S. to have a postal service because it produces ‘billions in losses.’ They found it bemusing that over 90% of people view the USPS favorably even though it loses money. It doesn’t matter that it’s essential to the lives of millions of citizens because it’s all about the bottom line.

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That’s why somebody tweeted a reply about how it’s a service. They said that it doesn’t lose money but it costs money. Then they compared the USPS to the military and how we perceive things differently. It’s a valid point because the media tries to influence people and affect their perceptions.

100 Cents

There are plenty of people on the Internet who think they’ve all of the answers. They’ll preach about how to invest money to produce millions of dollars. Needless to say, they haven’t profited themselves but don’t do as they do, do as they say. This individual wrote on Reddit: “How would you turn one dollar into 100?”

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Somebody else wrote: “Go Get change, now I’ve 100 cents. This is why it’s important to specify units in the question.” It’s one of the most pedantic replies ever but we appreciate this. Perhaps the original author was trying to be profound or make people think they’re intelligent. Yet they failed miserably (via Reddit).

Nursing Home

Parents should exercise care when they raise their children because their decisions could come back to haunt them. Here’s a wild situation where a woman explains how she controls her 16-year-old son. She says that she sends him to be at nine and they only receive an hour of supervised internet use per day.

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This shocked a lot of people on the internet who just thought that her parenting methods were too extreme. One person replied: “Crazy that those are gonna be the exact rules you follow in the nursing home.” It would be interesting to know if she changed her approach after reading this (via Reddit).

Aren’t You Sisters?

It’s always funny when somebody tries to be profound on the Internet but fails miserably. Kim Kardashian is a reliable presence on Twitter because she always produces cringeworthy content. Here’s a tweet where she shared pictures with her sister with the caption: “Somehow in this crazy life we found each other.”

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Somebody observed that yes, they are indeed sisters and questioned this in a retweet. This meant that they didn’t find each other because grew up together. It’s ludicrous but hilarious and one of the funniest online comebacks on this list. Sometimes people should think before they tweet (via America’s Best Pics).

Your Feet

There are all kinds of posts on the Internet where people think that they look good. Here’s one where somebody asked their followers to ‘whisper something dirty in my ear.’ They expected them to flirt with her and leave comments about how good she looked. But one troll took this in a different direction.

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He observed that her hygiene routine didn’t extend to her feet and commented on this. When she said to whisper something dirty, he replied: “Your feet.” It was a simple response but a brilliant one that made a lot of people laugh. He received more likes than the original post (via Me).

Rewrite!

One of the most cringeworthy sights on the Internet is when somebody says and believes something that is extremely true. Just ask Senator Marsha Blackburn because she knows all about this. The good senator tweeted an unfortunate message that came back to haunt her about never rewriting the U.S. constitution.

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Then the journalist Jemele Hill tore her to shreds as she observed that amendments made it possible for Blackburn to become a senator. They also meant that Hill didn’t grow up as a slave. It’s safe to say that Blackburn’s attempt to appear powerful didn’t work effectively.

Stone-Cold Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel is one of the most popular and successful talk show hosts in the U.S. He’s also a famous comedian and very defensive of his guests. Sometimes these two things cross paths when somebody tries to criticize them online. One person threw shade at Dua Lipa after she appeared on his show and said that women aren’t funny.

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Kimmel replied to this tweet with one of the most crushing online comebacks ever. He wrote: “Maybe if one talks to you someday you’ll change your mind.” It’s possible that the police came and arrested Kimmel after this tweet because he destroyed the idiotic critic.

False Narrative

There’s nothing inherently wrong with having more money than other people. But it’s very annoying when somebody pretends that they did something the hard way when the truth is that their parents paid. That’s the situation below where a 19-year-old got the keys to his first house and bragged about it.

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Somebody took the time to check the realty records and discovered that the teenager’s father bought it. They also proved that he doesn’t run a company but it’s his father’s business. There’s no need to pretend to do any of these things because it reveals a crazy level of insecurity (via Some E Cards).

Friends Not Food

It’s always amusing when people are needlessly petty online. PETA represents animal rights with regular campaigns and protests across the world. Sometimes they go too far and antagonize ordinary folks who like animals but also enjoy a juicy hamburger. Here they preached on Twitter: “Cows are friends, not food.”

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However, they didn’t expect somebody to reply with one of the funniest online comebacks ever. Their petty response was: “Name one cow you’re friends with.” It was very dumb but it amused a lot of people because of this. Imagine the indignation on the PETA admin’s face.

Mind My Business

People react to different posts in funny ways. One website tweeted a picture of a wanted felon with tattoos all over his face. They advised citizens to call the police if they spot him because the marshals want him. It’s safe to say that there isn’t a more criminal-looking criminal on the planet.

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Then somebody retweeted this post with a very funny caption overhead. They wrote: “If I spot this guy Ima mind my damn business.” That’s because of the man’s terrifying appearance. Perhaps he’s a misunderstood sweetheart but it appears that he’s not a contributing member of society.

Wake Up

Is anybody more infuriating than the people who preach about their morning routines? They find them to wake up, do a workout, meditate for an hour, read a self-help book, do a week’s meal prep, and do their make-up. Meanwhile, many of us choose between taking a shower or having breakfast because we’re in a rush.

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When one person asked their followers which part of their morning routine takes the longest, another had a funny reply. They simply wrote: “deciding to get up.” This is a sentiment that most folks will relate to because it’s never easy to get out of bed. Who needs a morning routine anyway? (via iFunny).

Wi-Fi Password

One day Lady Gaga decided to smash her keyboard and tweet a bunch of random letters and numbers. We’ve no idea what the eccentric pop star intended to do but she decided that this was a valuable contribution to the world. For some reason, she still managed to achieve hundreds of thousands of likes.

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Meanwhile, somebody stole her thunder with one of the funniest online comebacks ever. He wrote: “What’s your wi-fi password? It’s on the back of the router.” This simple but brilliant description of her bizarre tweet brought a lot of joy to people’s days (via Ruin My Week).

Coats of Sugar

Piers Morgan is one of the most controversial media personalities in the U.K. He sometimes pops up on American TV too but that happens less frequently these days. The presenter polarizes people with his opinions. One day he tweeted: “I hope people don’t make me sound too perfect when I die. No coats of sugar please.”

 

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Then the famous singer, John Legend destroyed him with a brilliant comeback. He wrote: “You could test us by announcing your retirement. He subtly tried to encourage Morgan to remove himself from the public eye because he is an annoying personality. We appreciate Legend’s effort at a comeback, even if it was unsuccessful.

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