Dear Supposed Adults: Stop Crying on the Internet

Leftists constantly publishing videos of themselves crying on camera isn’t just incredibility cringe, the behavior is conclusive evidence of extreme narcissism, and it happens all the time — even when there’s no election to cry about.

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Whether they’re complaining about being “misgendered” or working too hard, TikTok has way too many young people sobbing about their lives openly online as if the world were ending. The tragic reality is that these people are obviously lacking when it comes to forming genuine relationships with others beyond social media followers. The anonymous viewers watching these sob story videos have likely become the only source of validation immediately available to them — all the more reason to put the phone down and go outside.

Ed Morrissey

It's amusing that these people think their online tantrums are arguments for people to think of them as leaders, or even influencers on politics and policy. Why else would they make these public? 

Actually, these videos are more like fresh reminders that these trainwrecks should never be put in charge of anything except their own lives. 

Here's a thought: Could someone ask Tom Hanks to recreate this scene, only to put it in the context of politics? There's no crying in politics? Or maybe just Which team are you playing for?



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