We’re all wired differently from each other. One person likely won’t see things the exact same way as another would, and that’s alright.
Some people, however, take things to another level, thanks to their questionable views of the world. And unfortunately, social media has provided a platform that emboldens them to spew their ideas to the rest of the world.
We’ve collected some posts from the Facepalm subreddit, where its 8.1 million members constantly call out the most absurd forms of logic. Feel free to scroll through, but hopefully, it won’t make you lose the remaining faith you have left in the current state of humanity.
#1 What Answer!!
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#2 Who Are They Talking About?
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#3 Tear It All Down
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Politics is one of the many hot topics that people tend to avoid discussing, especially at the dinner table. Because when one person opens the talks, all logic tends to fly out the window.
A 2019 study proved this when researchers brought together a group of 924 liberal and conservative Americans to judge their logical arguments. Their goal was to determine how ideological belief bias affects a person’s way of thinking.
#4 It Is Rather Strange. Murica
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#5 Sometimes Basic Math And Simple Education Will Work
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#6 Let Us Get This Straight
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Researchers found that while the participants correctly judged 73% of the arguments, it was heavily influenced by their political views.
"Our biases drive us apart not only in our disagreements about political and ideological worldviews, but also in our understanding of logic itself,” the paper’s lead coauthor Sean Wojcik concluded.
#7 Never In Murica
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#8 Amen
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#9 1908: Cancel The Bee. 2008: Cancel Democracy
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It also doesn’t help that polarized news outlets (CNN and FOX News in America) and social media seemingly divide people further. According to psychology professor Dr. Keith Payne, these platforms make it easier to communicate and disseminate polarization.
“Social media is very good at spreading outrage, and moral outrage in particular is something that makes a post more likely to go viral,” Dr. Payne said in an interview with the American Psychological Association.
#10 The System Doesn't Work At All
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#11 The Ongoing Non-Investigation
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#12 This Made Made Me Face Palm, So I Decided It Might Be A Good Idea To Post It Here
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Confirmation bias seems to be the main culprit here. Simply put, it’s a way of selective thinking wherein our brains favor information that aligns with our preconceptions while also disregarding every contradiction, regardless of how logical they are. And according to Dr. Payne, it can reinforce a flawed way of thinking.
“Sometimes it can be confirmation bias that serves the goal of reassuring us that we’re a good person,” he explained. “It’s changing our opinion and taking on the new opinion.”
#13 Burned Out
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#14 I Died..you Did Wrong
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#15 We've Got Socialism For The Rich And Harsh Capitalism For The Poor
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The lack of logic brought on by divisiveness could be due to the feeling that we are in “survival mode,” according to organizational psychologist Dr. Laura Gallaher. In her interview with Forbes, she said the negative news cycles only make things worse, and it is when optimism and positivity are much needed.
“We need to remember that we can still thrive in this environment,” she said, highlighting the importance of “shifting to thrive mode” and eventually retaking control of your thoughts and attitude towards the world around you.
#16 Salting The Earth
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#17 Water These Idiots Doing
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#18 This Is About Raping Our Natural Resources
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#19 It's Your Money
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#20 "Poisons And Cancer"
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#21 50% President, 100% Insane
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#22 They Really Dodged A Bullet With This One
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#23 F*c*book
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#24 Yeap
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#25 Exhibit!!
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#26 I Wish All Billions Were Like This
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#27 It's All So Complex
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#28 How Is That Fat ?
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#29 How Is This Always Legal?
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#30 Fairytale
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#31 Well Said!
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#32 Progress Here? Think Again
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#33 Before And After Pictures Of The White House “Rose Garden” Since Trump Took Office
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#34 How Did This Happen?
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#35 Because You Voted Against It...that's Why
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#36 That Should Work Every Time
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#37 "How Dare Japan Not Cater To My Every Need?"
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#38 A World For Billionaires
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#39 A Wonderful Pipe Dream
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#40 We Gotta Study This Guy’s Brain
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#41 Fb Memory From 12 Years Ago
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#42 The Irony... It Burns
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#43 Best Of Luck, Y'all. We're In Big Trouble
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#44 Wife Got Deported Because Of Trump’s Policies, But I’m Still ‘All In
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