Oops! 22 Silent Killers That Society Doesn’t Care About

“My attention span has improved so much since deleting it!! I also feel like the app was purposely feeding me content that made me feel insecure and then feeding me ways to “fix” those problems via products.”

“It’s so weird to me how some people will go do a thing, and when they’re “doing the thing” they’re spending the entire time taking photos of themselves or having their photos taken, and if they’re not doing that, their head’s down at their phone checking how many likes their previous photo got.”

“Online shopping, especially. I deliver for USPS, and several houses on my route get new clothes nearly every day.”

“My sister NEVER does laundry. She sees clothes as a purely consumable products. She wears them, perhaps once or twice, or until she no longer likes them, then just orders more then throws the old away. It is disgusting.”

“Energy drinks”

“Surprise, no one has said this but lottery tickets.”

“I managed to do it with sugar, but it was the worst month in my life by far, and it took six attempts over several years to finally do it. Not thinking super hard for just a second and eating/drinking something with sugar in it, and boom….back to square one, and it was so easy to fall into that trap.”

“Anger addiction.

Certainly, being outraged about social problems can result in effective social action. Being outraged feels more powerful and active than sadness or empathy. Try expressing “thoughts and prayers” and look at the angry responses from people who associate anger with empowerment. Walking around in a constant state of outrage, even if it’s justified about a certain thing, may eventually cause people to redirect their anger toward every minor irritant in their lives because it has the illusion of control and power.

Anger can also escalate into destructive behavior that is ineffective in addressing whatever problem needs solving. Being angry all the time can’t be good for mental, physical, or emotional health or for the people who have to encounter the angry person.”

“In America, living to work. 60+ hour work weeks and never taking a vacation out of a weird loyalty to a company that will lay you off without hesitation if the bottom line is at risk.”

“Watching it all the time. Seems pretty habitualistic.”

“Money. So normal that I can’t find anyone mentioning it. People are encouraged to get as much as possible, more than they need, and any attempt to cut them off can provoke anger and retaliation. Instead of being addressed, the addiction is tolerated if not defended. A billionaire may often be portrayed as a success rather than someone with a worrying socially damaging problem.”

“A fake lifestyle. Social media (of course) is the root cause but it sprouted this narcissistic culture of always bragging—-, and if you run out of actual things to brag about, you invent it. You fake it.”

“Competition addiction and addiction to approval. I hate competing, and it seems like everything is a competition now.”

“Excessive eating. It’s not “body positive.” It is being point-blank unhealthy. People need to stop trying to normalize obesity.”

“Religion – a girl I know can’t have a conversation without quoting the Bible or talking about Jesus like he is an old friend of hers. I’m not religious, so I find it annoying, but everyone else seems fine with it.”

“Getting skinny/ losing weight. Especially in developing countries where people aren’t aware of issues like eating disorders, people will praise you for starving yourself. For me, when I was deep into anorexia, I could openly starve myself in front of my family because I was on a “diet”. However, my family did intervene once I started looking emaciated. But people around me would straight up praise me for not eating.”

“Haven’t seen this one yet, needing validation from strangers. Strangers online or in person. Who gives a crap what they think about you? Your classmates/colleagues don’t matter. It would be best to do what you think will make you „cool“and be yourself and express your interests. Do things your way (while following rules and laws and shiz).”

“Emotional attachment. There’s too much toxic codependency in many relationships where individuals should be healing themselves and each other.”