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35 Online Cringe Moments: When the Internet Hits Rock Bottom

Roy R. Dec 12, 2023 01:00 PM EST

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Step into the cringe-fest with 35 moments that perfectly encapsulate the phrase, "Please, stop trying to be relatable!" These gems range from oversharing to jokes that miss the mark so badly they could qualify for their own zip code. It's like a goldmine of secondhand embarrassment that makes you wonder if there's an online school for common sense that people just missed enrolling in. The internet, as usual, takes the 'relatable' and turns it into a cringe-worthy circus act. People devour these posts faster than a bag of popcorn at a cringe-inducing movie premiere because, let's be honest, who doesn't secretly revel in the awkwardness of others? Get ready for a cringe-fest that'll have you questioning why humanity was ever granted access to the internet.

In those 35 cringeworthy moments, it's a marathon of digital facepalms and foot-in-mouth situations that make you wish for a giant "Delete All" button for humanity's online existence. Online, this cringe-worthy content ignites laughter and facepalms in equal measure. Because really, what's more entertaining than witnessing someone trying so hard to be funny or relatable that they end up diving headfirst into a pool of social awkwardness?

Posted cringe "You'll never be a quirky charming 25 year old living in LA in 2014 who works at buzzfeed during its prime getting paid to make YouTube videos and write listicles" — Save

Posted cringe I started working in ems and this is the grossest thing I've seen so far in a hospital. — Save

Posted cringe Throwback from when I received a message from my crush in college. — Save

Posted cringe Hey, wanna go to an Eminem concert with me this Saturday? Yes!! Where's he playing? x Do you already have the tickets? That's the thing, he's performing in Fortnite so it's free All we have to do is duo up together lol Do you have a fortnite account? I can make you one if you don't — Save

Posted cringe We should make out JAN 01, 2015 AT 11:29 AM Should we? JAN 01, 2015 AT 12:00 PM Nah I was on Molly JAN 01, 2015 AT 12:37 PM Oh that's good — Save

Posted cringe This guy asked my very eligible friend out after they'd just met. He didn't like that she proposed a different cafe option so now he's dateless and material for my twitter feed. — Save

Posted cringe A boy becomes a man when he: • Replaces video games with reading • Replaces conforming with thinking • Replaces reacting with responding • Replaces beer with lifting weights • Replaces pizza with steak & eggs • Replaces TikTok with meditation • Replaces lust with love — Save

Posted cringe Real-time posting of someone else's location violates doxing policy, but delayed posting of locations are ok — Save

Posted cringe Mothers who breastfeed boy babies need to stop. We need to empower more females in this world and by breastfeeding them we're giving them a good start in life which they deserve over a baby boy which are already physically stronger than baby girls. I have feminist views and I am not ashamed to admit that. No boy baby will ever be fed from my breasts if I am unfortunate enough — Save

Posted cringe I'm very thankful for my husband! He got a tattoo of my choosing. He knows my father was a problem in my life so l told him I would divorce him if he didn't get this tattoo for me. Now everyone will understand why he is with me and what I went through. I'm proud to be a marine wife I'm in full control of everything OORAH! I love wearing OUR uniform. — Save

Posted cringe do you know how sexy it is when he teases you in bed with a bird leaf — Save

Posted cringe Do women like this actually exist? I'm naturally an alpha male (almost always the biggest, strongest and smartest guy in the room), and it gets so boring being in control, but every girl I meet just expects me to keep up that alpha shtick with them too. I like strong and dominant girls, but I just don't attract them because I give off lion/daddy energy naturally. feelsbadman — Save

Posted cringe What is the best book you have read this year? I couldn't read any books this year after I found out my husband of 20 years had an affair with his 17yr old student and blew up my life and family — Save

Posted cringe The United States stands with Japan at this critical moment. Our alliance is the cornerstone of a free and open Indo-Pacific and we welcome Japan's contributions to peace and prosperity. — Save

And as we wrap up this journey through the hall of shame, remember this: those 35 moments are just a drop in the ocean of cringe that is the world wide web. If you're craving more cringe-worthy content that'll make you want to unplug the entire internet, delve deeper into the abyss of awkward social media moments, hilarious online fails, and embarrassing digital mishaps that make you question the future of humanity's online IQ. Because let's face it, the world of internet blunders? It's a bottomless pit of cringe that keeps on giving, and humanity seems to be on an eternal quest to top their own digital embarrassment every single day.

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Posted by Roy R. About the author

Roy has been one of the internet's meme tastemakers for more than a decade. He and Phil started Thunder Dungeon in 2012 by posting the stuff they found funny, and it grew into viral photo and video creations, one of the largest meme community apps and one of the best sites for daily meme content. If you've spent any time online, you've probably laughed at one of his memes.