44 Times People Wanted Attention On Social Media So Bad, They Resorted To Doing Horrible Things
What’s social media all about? Keeping in touch with your family and friends, as well as making new connections, right? Well, it should be. But just like the internet, social media is a rusty double-edged sword laced with toxic goo—far from everything is as wholesome as the cat pictures you’ll find on Bored Panda.
Most people want to be loved, adored, and to be in the spotlight. In short, they want attention and adoration. Unfortunately, a sizeable chunk of humankind is prepared to do anything for that, morals, common sense, and decency be damned.
From acting plain idiotic to doing some downright immoral stuff that would make the local priest splash them with holy water, the people who are prepared to go to extreme lengths just for internet fame end up on the r/justforsocialmedia subreddit. Check out the best of the worst below, upvote the ones that impressed you with their awfulness the most, and share any similar stories in the comment section.
Bored Panda spoke about why some people tend to do pretty much anything for a splash of fame with redditor Blank-Cheque, one of the moderators at the 'Just For Social Media' subreddit. According to them, the internet is a contributing factor in hunting for attention. "I'd say a lot of these people would've done stupid stuff anyway, but the internet gives them extra incentive and lets them share it with others." Scroll down for their other insights.
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#1 His Beautiful Flower Field Got Trampled By Tourist
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#2 Another Human Forgetting That We Share This Planet
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#3 She Just Had To Get That Shot
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#4 This Dude Filled Up A River With Soap And Destroyed The Entire Ecosystem For Some Tiktok Clout And Thinks He Is Funny
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#5 Not My Grandma??
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#6 This Girl Makes Tiktok Videos Of Her Forcibly Hugging, Touching Or Trapping Korean Men. This Is Not Okay Behaviour. In All Videos The Men Are Visibly Uncomfortable And Try To Get Away From Her, She Either Follows Them Or Will Not Let Go Of Them...if The Roles Were Reversed There Would Be Outrage
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#7 Exploitation, Plain And Simple
#8 A Russian Model Risking Her Life For An Instagram Picture
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#9 This Woman Stomped All Over The Plants In This Conservatory Despite Staff Repeatedly Asking Her To Stop To Get ‘Instagram Model’ Shots. The Area She Is In Is Off Limits
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#10 Dude Is Flexing His Louis Vuitton Bag On Auschwitz Train Tracks
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#11 Cute Girl... Cute Caption... Wait...
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#12 These Kids Were Absolutely Not Interested In Making The "Saving African Kids With My Presence" Pose For Instagram
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#13 Parents In China Drag Their Child On Edge Of Hill Just To Take Photos
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#14 They Basically Made A Pipe Bomb
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#15 We Found Another One!
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#16 Check Out Muh Tats Bruh
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#17 Apparently An Industrial Car Wash Hurts Human Flesh
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#18 Using Real Reaction Of Divorce For Views
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#19 Number Neighbors
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#20 Gotta Get That Funeral Shot For The Gram
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#21 Going Hiking
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#22 This Guy Spray Painting Rocks In Yosemite
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#23 Cutting Your Sons Hair And Making Him Cry For A Tiktok “Prank”
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#24 This Woman Throwing A Chair At Traffic
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#25 Purposely Throwing Plastic Straws Into The Lake
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#26 Influencers Ordered A Bunch Of Stuff To Take Pictures For The ‘Gram But Didn’t Want To Pay.
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#27 This Kids's Grandpa Is Actually Dying While He Is Recording A Musically, I Did Some Research, And The Grandpa Died
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#28 She Says She’s Deathly Allergic To Blackberries And Then Proceeds To Eat One For A Tiktok
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#29 Hospital
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#30 Guy Pushes Photographer Into Pond
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#31 Harassing A Taxi Driver Who Is Just Trying To Do His Job
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#32 Influencers Did It Again
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#33 Youtubers Aren't The Smartest
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#34 This Guy Swallowed His Classmate's Airpod, He's Currently In The ER
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#35 Santa Monica Woman Pretends To Board Up Windows Using A Worker's Drill For A Photo Then Drives Off In A Mercedes
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#36 Taking A Meal Out Of A Restaurant Just To Get The Right Picture For Instagram Likes
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#37 Way Too Young Mother Thinks Spraying Daughter In The Face Is Hilarious, And Has Done It More Than Once Per The Caption
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#38 Destroying A Sand Sculpture
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#39 Caught Taking Christmas Pics In Front Of Her Neighbors House
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#40 Worth It?
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#41 Who Even Finds This Funny?
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#42 Killing Important Farm Insects For A Tiktok
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#43 Why Would You Even Do That...
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#44 Influencers Visiting Chernobyl With A Photographer And Lighting Team
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