This is the era of peak social media, and no, not everything about it is as rosy and great as its champions would like you to think. Suddenly, it’s not just your life that is up for judgment by the world, but many influencers and TikTokers are ready to drag in others, minding their own business, just to get clicks. It’s just that these so-called social media stars don’t get to walk away unscathed every time.
Aka FAFO.
Tiktoker @dangeloruff, whose page is brimming with videos of halting the elderly in their tracks and bombarding them with how much they paid for their first house, faced the consequences of jumping on people without showing any common courtesy or manners.
In the clip, currently going viral on Reddit, the TikTokker is seen approaching a woman shopping and asking in a very unsettling voice how much she paid for her first house. Exhibiting the annoyance everyone of us feels when faced with such strangers dragging us into their antics to garner attention, she furiously stopped him in his tracks, demanding to know “Who the hell are you?” and letting him know that his “intrusive” question don’t make it mandatory for her divulge her life’s personal information.
@dangelorufff I’m so confused
♬ original sound – Delo#fyp #foryou #vira #trending #dangeloruff
On the tiktoker’s original video of the interaction, most of his followers side with him, calling the elderly woman a buzzkill and a Karen. But on Reddit, the clip is garnering massive support, with everyone siding with the woman and calling out @dangeloruff for his “creepy” voice, which instantly reverted to normal the second he got schooled.
What irks the most is his approach – no hello, no explaining what he is doing, asking for permission to record her. He just starts questioning her, showing a level of entitlement that is neither polite nor digested by everyone. And even after getting rightfully reprimanded by her, his face and gesture towards the camera (and then posting it on TikTok) imply that he learned nothing.
He is not the first to make such videos, nor is he the last TikToker to intrude on someone’s casual, peaceful day without any context. Would it have gone differently if he had asked her permission first and left politely if she said no? Probably not, especially for him, since clicks and views are all that matter in this era of social media.
