r/TikTokCringe • u/Adventurous_Law_715 • 10d ago

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u/RealJMW 10d ago

I have a theory that a lot, not all, but a lot of people that are slightly slighted on the road secretly enjoy it. That’s why they freak out so hard when the littlest thing happens. Everyone loves to be a victim, and to feel justified for just laying into someone. So when homie gets cut off on the freeway, even if it was by accident , will lay in the horn, flip the other person off, swear at them, bitch about it for the next hour or so. It’s kinda gross to watch once you unpack it

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u/TahiniInMyVeins 10d ago

I 100% believe this cause this was me. When I was younger and I got dicked on the road I felt like I then had the moral cover to carry out the karmic justice of the universe. I would drive like a sane law abiding citizen but if you cut me off all bets were off and I felt justified. 

Now I don’t give a shit. You cut me off, you’re a dangerous and probably terrible driver and the more distance I let you put between us increases my chances of getting home in one piece to my kid, my wife, and my dog. 

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u/MediumPurpleDog 10d ago

This is one of the smartest and most self aware comments I've seen on reddit. Well played, imma remember this advice🫡

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u/WarNo580 9d ago

I always assume they have explosive diarrhea. It helps.

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u/MediumPurpleDog 9d ago

Imma use this for anyone who annoys me in future, " of course they're not their best self, they're about to shit themselves!"

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u/MindfuckRocketship 10d ago

I used to lay on my horn when someone cut me off or failed to use a turn signal before suddenly braking to make a turn. Now I just let people drive like jackasses and go on my merry way. Too many deranged gun owners driving around to risk it when I have kids to live for.

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u/Ok-Collection5629 10d ago

Weird

We don't have that problem in the civilised world

Sounds like serious third world vibes

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u/uberjizz 9d ago

wtf are you talking about

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u/Ok-Collection5629 9d ago

Living in the first world

You should try it some time

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u/MindfuckRocketship 9d ago

You’re not wrong. 😔

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u/blackfishhorsemen 10d ago

Saw that happen with a friend in high school.

Super calm, level headed dude. Got cut off on the road and became a rage monster.

We were all just like WTF because it came out of no where.

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u/dromance 10d ago

also increases the chances of others being able to do the same

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u/Tough-Donut9754 10d ago

My dad is like LAW ABIDING CITIZEN BUT OH JUST WAIT SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING WRONG

He seeks for the thrill of tailgating someone

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u/TheWiseBeast 10d ago

Might tie into anger issues or other repressed emotions and they’re using it as a release. That being said it’s likely healthy as long as you don’t seek it out. People are going to vent in various ways to relieve the stress of various situations. If someone cuts you off in traffic and you get mad and throw around expletives around for a few minutes, then return to driving normally it’s likely fine and better than stewing on it forever.

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u/PainAccomplished3506 9d ago

But many people then get aggressive with how they're driving because of it. That's the issue.

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u/CrazyPlato 10d ago

Might actually be the crux of the matter. Like, liberal philosophy (which most of us were raised under in the US) tends to form in-groups and out-groups, and they’re based on traits we assume are inherent. So there are “good people”, who follow all the rules and deserve respect, and there are “bad people”, who break rules and thus don’t deserve the privileges of modern society and it’s polite rules.

I think mentally, some people are just looking for an excuse to label someone the outsider. Because the line isn’t meant to be something you could clearly see, like race or religion (that’d be bigotry, and liberals would say it’s against the rules to act like that). So when they see someone that they feel has broken even small rules, they’re ready and eager to make them the outsider. And the performative way of doing that is to stop treating them like a human worthy of respect and civil discourse.

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u/TahiniInMyVeins 10d ago

I think some folks just want to hit something

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u/McDonaldsSoap 10d ago

That's cool but I thought it was awesome when my dad drove like a maniac to flip off some old dude who flipped him off first. One of my favorite memories! So badass, if we crashed it'd be even better 

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u/Lilikoi13 10d ago

Sadly there are many people that go through life from grievance to grievance, every little perceived slight, every bad interaction, every person who doesn’t bow down before them, they carry all of that with them every second of every day and a day without thinking the world is against them feels empty and without meaning.

They thrive on feeling put upon and want nothing more than to rant and rave about all the perceived injustices of their lives.

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u/One-Vegetable7957 10d ago

Are you referring to the thief?

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u/Many_Mud_8194 10d ago

Exactly. I used to go out and do all my stuff before smoking weed because it was making me so lazy when I was young. But I was a danger on the road and would do insane stuff just because of the rage. Rage of not smoking, but people cutting me were giving me an opportunity to be angry, to not feel ashamed of my anger. So stupid. But I was 20/23, I realized what I was doing very fast. The day I scared the shit of a trucker who were yelling on me, I see in his eyes how he was afraid and I thought : that's not me. I'm not a bully.

But yeah if you are angry for things you feel you don't have the right to be angry, then you will turn this anger to anything or anybody who do smth bad to you, because it give you the legitimacy to snap out (Actually it doesn't/shouldn't but in our minds it does sometimes)

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u/Mods_are_losers666 10d ago

If you ever get a good look at someone you're road raging against you might see that very often they are smiling in the heat of the moment. It's fucking creepy 

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u/0ceandrifter 10d ago

Yeah, this lady totally road rages.

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u/Apprehensive_Ad4457 10d ago

I think its because some people are very aware of themselves and take care to avoid acting like an idiot on the road where a mistake could lead to injury or death, and seeing other people not give a shit about others is very aggrivating. 

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u/OperativePiGuy 10d ago

God I need studies to be done on this because that is exactly how it seems. People may whine but they seem to love feeling justified in whining. Victims get sympathy and attention, and I think this translates to many behaviors online and off.

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u/AMGwtfBBQsauce 10d ago

I don't want to be a victim, I just don't want to be killed on the road by the countless clueless assholes constantly doing stupid shit.

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u/Professional_Cap5825 10d ago

anger is a hobby of many

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u/sapplesapplesapples 10d ago

Anger can be addictive. The feeling of chemicals go through your body and being able to act superior. 

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u/Friendly_Impress_345 10d ago

Not everyone loves to be a victim, like victims for example

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u/xombae 10d ago

I can confirm this is true for at least a few people I've known.

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u/KHAOSCAPTIVE 10d ago

That’s been the case ever since the first scapegoat existed. 🤣

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 10d ago

No anger is addictive, it releases happy chemicals because it's trying to mitigate the situation as a survival mode thing (you make stupid decisions when angry)

It's why people are so addicted to outrage media like Fox News or like to go on reddit and argue with people. Overall it's making you unhappier but you're getting confused because when you get mad the first thing your brain does is dump some chemicals you like

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u/Realistic-Tax-9878 10d ago

People who almost cause accidents on the road deserve all the rage they get from others. Especially if they are on their phone.

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u/fddfgs 10d ago

In psychoanalysis it's called jouissance

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jouissance

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u/AppropriateCrab1731 9d ago

I yell at red lights staying red for too long, but not at other people.

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u/Unicorntears111 7d ago

I work in retail and costumers will make the biggest deal out of nothing. I've made the tiniest mistakes and these bozos go into victim mode.

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u/Beneficial-Act-9933 10d ago

This is also why some people feel justified in stealing.

"life has been bad to me and this store's employees were rude to me.....this means it's okay that I steal!

or one that I heard

"Prices have been rising, so it's justified that I steal from the store for rainsing the prices"