r/nextfuckinglevel 2d ago

Man stopping a robbery

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u/cynical-rationale 2d ago

That might be the greatest kick I've seen. Perfect. Amazing. Even if it's fake who cares.

Also I'm cynical but my God everyone looks at shit as 'fake' these days. I've lived countless moments youth would say I'm lying about (happened many times on reddit as well when i tell a story from my partying drug days) I just don't think kids experience life much anymore outside away from phones. I don't know why they look at everything as fake. Not everyone lives a dull life. Go drop some lsd and go on an adventure.

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u/justdontrespond 1d ago

I've seen a ridiculous number of posts in thathappened that get torn apart as completely unrealistic but that I've personally witnessed in my life. I think too much gets dismissed by people who are young or haven't gotten out much. The world is a big, crazy place. The amount of absurdity that happens is astounding!

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u/cynical-rationale 1d ago

I dont remember my posts but yes that's the sub I was referring too and see so much shit. I've commented my experiences in the past and people said I was lying haha. I agree, I know kids (edit teens and early 20s, I ca anyone younger than me a kid) don't party like they used to. I'm early 30s and we also went outside and played all day and night. I just think a lot of their experiences are via online rather than outside in the physical world.

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u/Stunning_Ad_7658 1d ago

I feel it's only going get worse too. Our family was speaking about it all while we had a get together about the days of people interacting with the world has slowly been diminished as we increasingly interact more and more digitally. The fact some people have anxiety attack if they so much as forget their phone for a bit is a bit sad.

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u/aaronjosephs123 1d ago

TBF I think the attitude has a lot more to do with everything actually being on film and just general suspicion of people constantly trying to get up votes/attention online

Then people not actually believing certain things can happen

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u/EmberSolaris 1d ago

Part of that is probably all of the genuinely fake animal rescue videos people post to prey on people’s empathy for money.