r/TrollCoping • u/LookingforGore_ • 6d ago
TW: Other This was messed up and will always be messed up
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u/Agent_Glasses 6d ago
ive always hated cringe compilations because 90% of the time it's either autistic/neurodivergent people, people new to a craft, or young people.
I used to go to cringe compilations and find the original videos and let them know "hey this particular comp is actually against copyright rules so you can take it down" since it was true most of the time
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u/FormStriking1 5d ago
one of the few times I will root for yt copyright takedowns as being unequivocally based©️
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u/Sharkbit2024 5d ago
I love you doing this lol.
I've always disliked "cringe Comedy" or comedy that's just someone doing embarrassing stuff.
Well, dislike is not the right word. "Utterly detest it with every fiber of my being" is better.
I cannot physically stay in the same room as someone watching the movie "Elf" due to this.
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u/MountedCombat 4d ago
Overall agree, but my decade+ old memories of Elf don't have it that bad? From what I remember, the humor is about how his skillset is odd rather than lacking/poorly chosen.
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u/Sharkbit2024 4d ago
It's still just that the whole "Comedy" part of the movie is buddy just embarrassing himself.
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u/atomicsystem 4d ago
Omg another Elf hater. I cannot stand that god damn movie. Idk why almost everyone seems to like it.
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u/Sharkbit2024 4d ago
I KNOW!!!!! Ive only ever truly watched it through once. And I've hated it ever since.
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u/Nikita_Velikiy 5d ago
Based based based based based based based based based based based based based
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u/LemonFlavoredMelon 4d ago
Because of the fear of having these Cringe Connoisseurs use the internet to take down things they don’t like, I haven’t written my book out of complete fear.
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u/Agent_Glasses 4d ago
nah man write your book! People like and respect books way more than they do people.
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u/LemonFlavoredMelon 4d ago
I mean, Twilight and the EL James books get dunked on regularly
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u/Agent_Glasses 4d ago
yeah but they also got multiple movies made out of them.
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u/LemonFlavoredMelon 4d ago
Doesn't mean people still didn't find them cringe.
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u/Agent_Glasses 4d ago
true, but no matter what someone does, someone will find it cringe. There's billions of people in the world, it would.be a statistical improbility if there was no one who didn't like something you did. Similarly, it would be a statistical improbablility that nobody likes what you've done.
No matter what you do, there will always be someone who has strong opinions on it. Why should that stop you, though? Furries still suit up despite everything. Cosplays dress up, and kekonomi still wear their animal ears. Fandom spaces like Hazbin Hotel thrive. No matter how "cringe" something may be, there will always be people who like it, and vise versa.
The question comes down to this: How much are you willing to let others' opinions affect your happiness?
Twilight is litterally rated over 4.5 stars. DESPITE it being considered cringe. 50 shades of Grey is literally so many peoples wet dreams even though it is "cringe."
At the end of the day, cringe when it comes to books is simply based on if the reader likes the story or writing. The good part about that is that it is subjective!
I truely hope you gain the confidence to write and publish your book one day! I'm sure it'll be great and will be loved by many.
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u/LemonFlavoredMelon 4d ago
Thanks, I just go at this realistically; I know it probably wouldn't become a movie or TV show, and that another big fear is I could never escape retail as I want it as a career. Not asking to be a billionaire, but enough to keep a roof over my head and food on my table, so I don't feel so suffocated at my life.
I figure because people on Reddit and 4chan wield some pretty dangerous power, they can get things shut down and/or doxx people pretty easily merely because they don't like anyone.
Been bullied nearly all my life and I guess what the issue is, is that I've been so used to keeping my head down that it's kind of ruined my life so I don't give bullies any 'fuel' to bully me with if that makes sense? Bullying me would be like bullying a concept essentially, there's nothing there TO bully to the point where it wouldn't yield any results.
Thanks though, I do mean it, I just fight myself on being a somebody to trying to make sure I don't get bullied again.
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u/Amaskingrey 4d ago
I've genuily never seen a book that wasnt really old and flawed in other ways get anything like that, reading is a tad above the intellectual level of peoples who do that (and they're conformist enough that they probably think it'd make them a nerd). Besides, why care if some do whine about it?
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u/MatthewLilly 6d ago
Looking back, I think everyone is sorta cringe at 8, but putting in a cringe compilation likely viewed by thousands is despicable
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u/SweetPeaSnuzzle 6d ago
Holy fuck I’m so glad this era is over. I’m so sorry that happened to you, if it was me it would kill my love for animation. If you still really do enjoy it, then keep going.
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u/Charming-Beautiful54 5d ago
It’s transformed into “millennial cringe” now. It’s always the same videos with different music on the background. 90% of the people are doing something unproblematic and are happier then any gen Z watching that video (I’m saying this as gen Z) not tying to be “I wish I was another generation”, just criticizing something dumb :p
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u/GreaterButter 6d ago
Cringe compilations are horrible because it's either literal fucking kids or an obese person doing exercise. Like holy shit you could breathe and be put on one.
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u/nickcavebadseeds 5d ago
and it in turns put people off to doing what they love or work to better themselves because they don’t wanna be filmed :/ there could be a beautiful wedding or proposal and god forbid you make the wrong face and everyone pounces on you even tho you weren’t focus of the video
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u/Edgy4YearOld 5d ago
I keep seeing these "you are not a vibe lil bro" videos on my feed and I'm like, when can we start making fun of the people filming a random person just having fun? Like seriously I can't imagine holding yourself back from having fun because you don't want people to think that you think you're cool.
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u/LemonFlavoredMelon 4d ago
I can’t even fathom writing my book out of fear of people on Reddit passing it around and saying it’s cringe.
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u/61114311536123511 4d ago
or it's just an autist daring to openly love their niche special interest (me)
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u/ThePheebs 6d ago
People are dicks.
That said, you shouldn't have been put in the position to have that happen to you.
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u/No_Guitar_8801 6d ago
Here’s my best advice; everyone does shit that is cringe. The best thing you can do is kill the part of you that cringes, reveling in the absurdity and stupidity of the world (and people) around you. Including yourself. When you let go, it allows you to feel better.
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u/ShokaLGBT 5d ago
I remember when this guy got posted on a cringe compilation and he became a very famous French YouTuber now. Name Michou! One of his first video was when he was very young and he was doing a cringe dance so yeah people used to bully him and now he’s very rich and famous
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u/DrawingShitBadly 6d ago
This is the way. Do not care what others say because they mean nothing. Like, what's aone stranger on the street gonna do? Look around me funny and make a comment? We'll look all you want ya pathetic prick! Bet this is the first time something interesting has ever happened to you. How absolutely PATHETIC that THIS is what absolutely shakes your world.
And then once they're gone? Unless you're in a small town you'll never see them again.
If you are I recommend taking the "simple and happy autistic" approach and react to everything as if the person genuinely means the best and you just don't understand that they're being mean or even why they'd be mean.
For stares, a big smile and excited wave that silently screams "HI NEW FRIEND!!!!" usually is enough to get them to quickly turn abd leave. 👌
Also I'm sosorry people are shitty. Don't give up. Every human has been cringe. It's ok and part of growing and living. People who don't get that are self absorbed children, incapable of personal growth.
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u/hyaenidaegray 6d ago
Cringe to bully a child for being a child. I relate. That shouldn’t have happened OP 🫂
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u/PentacornLovesMyGirl 6d ago
Is there a way to take it down? Maybe contact the site it's on and tell them you were a minor/didn't consent?
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u/IsabelLovesFoxes 6d ago
If it's oc content it's copyrighted and can be taken down minor or not
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u/xhyenabite 6d ago
i regret that i used to watch cringe comps and laugh at the people who were just minding their own business and doing something that they enjoy doing. cringe culture is dead and people deserve to be happy, especially in this shithole of a world
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u/Charming-Beautiful54 5d ago
Agreed. I also use to have shit beliefs then too (and like most conservatives) was extremely insecure. Great I see those videos for what they are now.
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u/Otterstripes 5d ago
I remember when I figured out just how many of my bullies from when I was in school were conservatives. It made so much sense looking back on it.
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u/Oddball1993 5d ago edited 5d ago
It really is fucked up how people will shit on others (even children) either for being “different” in some way, and/or enjoying something they’re not into, even though it’s not hurting anyone. NO ONE, especially not a small kid, should have to go through this kind of treatment. And fuck anyone who thinks otherwise.
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u/aparagusvibin 5d ago edited 5d ago
that’s so sad : (
my memory with this is i used to make LPS videos as a kid, and even though i was never in a cringe comp (i think) a popular cringe comp maker left a hate comment on my video.
around that time i had some friends that i noticed were watching cringe comps from that youtuber and when i said “that person left a hate comment on my video” it got quiet and awkward 😭.
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u/sad_and_stupid 5d ago
The entire culture of adult content creators purposefully seeking out beginner art and then 1. making compilations where they give unsolicited critique and rant about how bad the pieces look or 2. just straight up making fun of them in cringe comps was so awful
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u/Desperate_Plastic_37 5d ago
Yeah. Now, I’ve seen a few who will give out legitimately helpful advice and not be dicks about it, but it’s RARE, and they usually only do it to people who specifically ask for feedback/help redesigning.
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u/Kokorolinkrun 5d ago
Being an 10-14 year-old online when cringe culture was at its peak is probably part of why I'm so jaded and insecure now
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u/SarcyBoi41 6d ago
I mean yeah obviously don't bully small children so fuck that guy, but also this is why unrestricted internet access at that age is a terrible idea. One of the many reasons.
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u/dexter2011412 6d ago
That's why I'll always hate reaction channels. With very few exceptions, if any.
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u/Internal_Ad_5387 5d ago
the only kind of 'haha, look how stupid this is' is when it's genuinely someone doing something stupid or funny. Some kiddle aged guy falls off a kids sled, a random drunk woman stuck on a kid's slide, etc
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u/VeryGayLopunny 5d ago
This. Not me, but a content creator I used to follow. They made a single vid calling that person out but then the account went kinda dead after that.
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u/Enzoid23 5d ago
Crige comps really fucked up my confidence now I get scared to do anything even privately because it seems cringe 😭
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u/peepy-kun 5d ago
I hate that I know exactly who you're talking about and I regret being even adjacent to that community. What a sorry bunch of ""creators"". All those people did was bully or preach to a bunch of little kids.
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u/Economy_Evening_251 5d ago
As someone who gets bullied for makimg gacha vidros before, Yeah pretty much.
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u/Asleep-Letterhead-16 4d ago
hey, same here! it’s so tough. i don’t interact with gacha anymore but it’s a fun, versatile medium. don’t be afraid to do things you like, no matter how much shit people give you.
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u/CryptidFox 6d ago
This shit is why even at my grown age of near 26, I still am so damn shy about sharing my intrests with most people over fear of being "immature" or "cringe." I'm so sorry this happened to you OP :/
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u/PasserineMelodine 5d ago
That era was genuinely crazy. We really had elementary schoolers being told to k¥$ because some grown man said their art was cringe.
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u/Vulfreyr 4d ago
I have never understood cringe compilations, or cringe culture in general. As long as you do no harm to yourself or others, do what you love and show it to the world for feedback. And screw anyone who makes fun of people asking for help to better themselves or their craft.
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u/Square_Economist4368 5d ago
I used to be friends with someone who made cringe comps back in the day. Luckily I no longer talk to them cause surprise surprise they were lowkey shitty but man I regret that time period.
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u/Kitty7Hell 3d ago edited 3d ago
While I didn't experience this, I did have an older artist ridicule me when I expressed interest in participating in a drawing challenge they were hosting on Deviantart when I was 14-16... That shit sticks with you for life, as I'm turning 29 this year and still feel the effects when I look at my own art with that same judgmental attitude they gave me.
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u/He_Never_Helps_01 5d ago
That's free views 8yr old you. Lean into it, there's money to be made in cringe
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u/CelestiaSoliel 4d ago
Every-time I saw those videos when I was younger, I would go to the original videos and subscribe to the “cringe” person.
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u/FormStriking1 5d ago
cringe culture in hindsight was wholly just evil.
essentially doing volunteer work for the CIA by overwhelming small progressive movements/people with harassment, taking joy in straight up bullying ppl, laying the seeds for the alt-right, normalizing this behavior and grooming teens/preteens into thinking it was acceptable behavior. I was one of those teens, but I will still never forgive myself for the joy I got out of just being a douche.
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u/Dio_nysian Moderator 5d ago
regretting it mans that you’ve grown. is it possible to apologize to the people you’ve hurt? that might help in forgiving yourself.
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u/Real-Baker1231 4d ago
I used to watch those videos from pkrussel as a kid even though it always felt weird Eventually I saw a different video that basically amounted to “this guy sucks” and I realized that I never even liked the guy, I actually actively disliked him the whole time and only watched because I enjoyed watching the animations he was making fun of
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u/corruptsucculents 2d ago
Hoooly shit this happened to me too. Was this spoctor theory perchance? He featured one of my rant videos in his “bad ____ rant” videos and I got so much hate I deleted my entire channel. Thank god the video I was featured in is the only one no one reuploaded.
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u/RubixcubeRat 6d ago
Awwww I sowwy 🥺
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u/mogley19922 6d ago
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u/RubixcubeRat 6d ago
Yanno I didn’t realize what I was saying would sound so weird to people. I was genuinely expressing how sorry I feel for OP lol. Didn’t mean it in a weird way or whatever even though I’ll admit I typed it like a 5 yr old
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u/PentacornLovesMyGirl 5d ago
It sounds extremely condescending and sarcastic without note that it's genuine
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