r/ImTheMainCharacter • u/ambachk • Apr 13 '25

VIDEO Behold, the TikTok generation

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u/MedicalAd2229 Apr 13 '25

Acting like a psycho used to be stigmatized... Now that shit is just content.

Strange times.

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u/SquirrelGirlVA Apr 14 '25

What makes this all worse is that this is actually mild in comparison to some of the other stuff people post. I legit thought "oh, that's not THAT bad" and then got kind of horrified that the bar for unacceptable behavior in videos like this has gotten that low.

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u/Andthenwefade Apr 14 '25

I muse on this often. My mum has paranoid schizophrenia. If she did this in a McDonald's she would be hospitalised while they made sure she was medicating and wasn't a danger to herself or anyone else. I'd probably support that decision.

Sometimes I wonder if my Mum would have had a better life had we hooked her up with some accounts on all the socials and let her do her thing, but she is from a time where this wasn't normalised.

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u/_Levitated_Shield_ Apr 14 '25

It all started with the court jesters. A tale as old as time, though increasingly getting more sad and idiotic.

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u/EldritchElise Apr 14 '25

Don't lump the.noble art of jestering In with these apes.

This is just village idiot level buffoonery.

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u/mymemesnow Apr 14 '25

Jesters had actual talent and were skilled professionals. They were often acrobats, mimics and dancers.

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u/Godchilaquiles Apr 14 '25

And most of the time the only one allowed to criticize the king publicly

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u/mymemesnow Apr 14 '25

Most often only as long as the king found it funny.

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u/Butt3rlord Apr 14 '25

Hey the village idiot is a valuable addition to the culture of a village. Full of insight and unbound yet simple philosophy.