The internet is a messy place, full of debates, drama, and doomscrolling. But sometimes, the best way to survive it is to embrace the nonsense.
A perfect place for that is the aptly named subreddit Delusions of Adequacy. It defies easy explanation, and that’s exactly the point. Even its own description insists no need to figure it out—after all, as it states, “if you need it explained, you won’t understand. If you understand, you won’t need it explained.” It’s pure randomness at its finest.
No need to overthink—just scroll down and enjoy some of the best recent posts.
#1 I Mean It's Not Wrong, Sometimes I Am Really Excited To Tell Someone About Something, But Not Often Xd
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#2 Good Time Were Had By All
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#3 That Bmw Is Leaving Xwitter Goes Against My Previous Theory That All Bmw Drivers Are Bad
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This isn’t the first time we’ve featured Delusions of Adequacy, and it probably won’t be the last. That’s hardly surprising, given the subreddit’s unique brand of humor—an infectious, hard-to-define charm that just begs to be shared.
#4 No One Is Above The Law! Also, Good Advice For Parenting
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#5 Here's Another Issue That Is None Of My Business
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#6 But Of Course The Goal Is To Make Earth Unlivable So Only Those Who Can Afford To Go To Another Planet Will Survive
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A few years ago, Bored Panda spoke with the subreddit’s creator, aspiring fantasy author Nick East, to get some insight into what Delusions of Adequacy represents on Reddit. We recently caught up with him again to see how the subreddit has evolved.
#7 Cunk On Christmas, Your Essential Guide Through The Season Of Capitalism
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#8 I Have To Assume The Military Budget Big Enough To Fight God Is Because Deep Down The Evangelical Right Know They Couldn't Get Into Heaven Even If It Did Exist
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#9 Remember Words Are Nice Cheap Way To Seem Like You Care Without Actually Having To Do Anything Or Even Care At All
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According to Nick, not much has changed—except for the fact that he now considers himself a full-fledged meme expert. “If it has evolved, it’s not intentional, but I was recently interviewed for a university master’s thesis on climate change memes,” he told us. “So, I feel like I can now officially call myself a meme expert. Not that I didn’t do that before—but now, I have documentation.”
#10 Now Kiss!
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#11 Okay, I'm Willing To Get Raptured Or Whatever If This Is The Rider
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#12 This Is Also Why Workers With Rights Have No Value Under Capitalism, Stress, Pressure, And Burn-Out Is The New Normal For Wage-Slaves
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#13 Yes, But What's Inside The Disappointed Idealist, Is It Like A Russina Nesting Doll Situation?
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#14 Wasn't It Also Originally Meant As A Critic Of Capitalism, Not A Guide For How To Live?
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#15 Lifegoals!
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#16 I Will Never Be This Cool!
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#17 I'm Not Looking Forward To This Rebooot "Forward To The Past"
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#18 Merry Christmas All, And To All A Badnight
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#19 And That's Where Everything Started Going To S**t, Remember Never Accept The Cookie!
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#20 Still Better Than "Carpe Diem" Or "Live, Laugh, Love" :p
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#21 That's All It Takes
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#22 As The Adult Man In This Scenario I Fully Support The Nirvana Clothing Brand Xd
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#23 I'm Super Bad At Identifying Things, I Should Get Into UFO Sighting!
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#24 Remember The First Rule Of The Workplace, All Bosses Lie... Abl For Short
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#25 I Thought They Also Say Adult Cats Only Mjau At Humans, And Yes Mjau Is The Correct Spelling!
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#26 How To Tell People You've Been Brainwashed By Corporate Propoganda
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#27 If I Can't Be Winnie The Pooh I Don't Want To Be Anything
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#28 I'm Aiming For Dumpster Fire, Don't Want To Set The Bar Too High
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#29 I'm Going To Make Disco Inferno My New Personal Motto, Because Mistakes Cause Suffering, But We Also Learn Best From Our Mistakes
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#30 Little Denethor Went To The Farmer's Market, A Lotr Short
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#31 Remind Me, What Does One Have To Do To Upset A Witch?
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#32 New Business Plan For Oil Companies: Giving Evil Lessons In Hell
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#33 This Is My Kind Of Dalek!
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#34 It's Called Class, Look It Up! Xd
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#35 Give Me Your Best Definition Of Aggressively Gullible
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#36 My Favourite Part Of Being Alive Is The Time I Spend That Is Most Like Being Dead
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#37 Mainstream Mathemathics Xd
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#38 Management Also Enjoys An Old Unoffensive Simpsons Reference, So Put This In The Breakroom
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#39 Would You Like To Play A Game?
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#40 Thanks, I Hate People
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#41 This Is Me Now!
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#42 Ah Yes, Hugging Horse And Swordsman, I Know Them Well
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#43 This Is Why I Never Liked History In School
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#44 I Call This The "Try To Fire Me, See What Happens"-Stance
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#45 I Would've Been A Great Greek Philosopher, I Could Drive A Mobile Home Into A Symposium
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#46 That's Some Real Good Philosophy, How Much?
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#47 The Same Person Who Earns Millions And Pays 0.02 Percent Taxes
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#48 This Is The Only Kind Of Therapy I Could Accept
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#49 It's Going To Get Worse Before It Gets Better
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#50 Okay, I'll Be Good, I Promise. Don't Send Me To Video Game Controller Hell!
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