People Are Sharing Toxic Behavior That's Been Normalized, Specifically In 2022, And It's Important To Discuss

On Tuesday, Reddit user u/RealimTheanimalking asked, "What toxic behavior is, for some reason, becoming more accepted at this time?" People came through with some spot-on examples of stuff that's been normalized — especially right now — and I think it's important we acknowledge it.

1."Absurd, baseless, poorly sourced nonsense in political discussions."

—u/Ma1

2."Double standards in relationships. 'Respect my boundaries while I walk over yours, even if they're the same as mine.'"

—u/Hot_Pomegranate7168

3."Responding to words with physical violence. Example: Will Smith slapping Chris Rock."

—u/SamwisethePoopyButt

4."Generally treating others like shit. It's like it's in now. I know, I know — shitty people have been doing shitty things forever. But it's almost like aggression is the new norm."

—u/Toby_Keiths_Jorts

5."Sending dick pics. It never used to be so standard."

—u/SuvenPan

6."Extreme self-love to the point of narcissism."

—u/kevinjunpalma11

7."Narcissism is a big one right now. Main character syndrome is real, and A LOT of people suffer from it."

—u/karmagod13000

8."Celebrity worship and clout-chasing — and even getting paid for it."

—u/kevinjunpalma11

9."Incel behavior — need to nip it in the bud. Can't have misogyny become normal."

—u/IntenselySwedish

10."Being offended. There are things that can actually offend, and there are things that you overreact to on the internet because it's the cool thing to do."

—u/mkicon

11."Bullying strangers on the internet. Example: Stan Twitter."

—u/Planetsxcollide

12."QAnon and conspiracy theories! They are just using recycled garbage I heard when I was young, like, 'Barcodes are the mark of the beast.' I knew even as a young kid to stay away from this stuff. If any of this had been even said in public a decade ago (especially by people in power), they would have been laughed out of the town. Now it's being normalized!"

—u/liarbility

13."Calling any minor inconvenience in life a 'trauma.'"

—u/Belinda4717

14."Ghosting. Online dialog has made it much more of an option. I've sometimes asked people how they would feel if they were talking to someone and abruptly then turned around and walked away without saying anything."

—u/Hyphz

15."Having unrealistic standards when it comes to dating partners. No one is ever perfect, so telling people not to settle until they find their perfect person is a scam. You should instead look for someone that ticks almost all the boxes for you and makes you happy."

—u/Belinda4717

16."Doing good deeds for other people for your own selfish benefit such as clout, money, a fake image that you’re an amazing person, posting about it, etc."

—u/Sienna-hart

Do you agree with these? Some? All? Let me know in the comments below!