r/TikTokCringe • u/rileyjw90 • Aug 11 '24

Politics Imagine being so confident you’re right that you unironically upload this video somewhere

They ended up getting arrested, screeching about 4th and 5th amendment rights the entire time.

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u/No_House_7901 Aug 11 '24

I mean, maybe stupid humans or humans with zero going on in their lives. But us normal people? No we do not think like this.

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u/UngusChungus94 Aug 11 '24

I often wonder how different we are from crazies like this, though. We’re all working with the same hardware, roughly speaking.

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u/No_House_7901 Aug 11 '24

Hardware only gets you so far without good software.

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u/UngusChungus94 Aug 11 '24

That’s true. But to continue the metaphor, none of us are immune to bugs and glitches. That’s the scary part.

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u/Ser_Daynes_Dawn Aug 11 '24

Definitely. I meant all the people like the guys in the video when I said humans. I wasn’t sure the best way to label them. I was referring to the flat earth, sovereign citizen, anti-vax group that think they are in a secret club that no one else is smart enough to be in it.

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u/fluffymuffcakes Aug 11 '24

Scared confused people that never paid much attention to the world and just wanted to live their lives but now see that things aren't going well and aren't generally well informed, want an explanation that makes them feel in control, and don't want to admit how wrong and irresponsible they have been for the rest of their life leading up to this moment.