It’s great if you’re confident, but too much of a good thing can be toxic. When someone doesn’t bother to question whether they’re right or wrong, they can start spreading complete nonsense. And we should all know by now that opinions aren’t the same as facts. Tell that to a narcissist, though!
That’s where the ‘Confidently Incorrect’ online community comes in. Its members call out delusional people who share completely incorrect things online. We’re featuring some of their biggest fails, and they are cringy as heck. Scroll down to check them out, but beware, the secondhand embarrassment is real.
#1 Someone Got Their History Tests Handed Back Face Down🤭
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#2 Biodiversity Conference In Hawaii Canceled Because Usda Secretary Thought It Was Dei
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#3 “No Nation Older Than 250 Years”
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Having the right amount of confidence is great for you. Too little of it and you might find it hard to fulfil your goals, have positive relationships, and do well at work. Too much of it and it can end up biting you on the behind.
As the BBC points out, a bit of overconfidence can be useful. “Success often comes from taking risks and stretching ourselves to the limits of our abilities or beyond. If you display confidence in yourself, you inspire confidence in others. You are more likely to be believed, trusted, and promoted if you express your views confidently.”
However, too much overconfidence is harmful. As the iconic Dunning-Kruger effect notes, people who overestimate their abilities the most tend to be the worst when they actually have to do something.
#4 South Africa Isn’t Africa According To This Numbnuts
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#5 Silly Marsupial
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#6 $15 An Hour = $100k Per Year
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According to the BBC, your personality has a big impact on your misplaced confidence. If you tend to have more narcissistic tendencies, you’re more likely to have an overly inflated sense of self-worth and confidence. What’s more, broadly speaking, men also tend to display more overconfidence than women.
The issue with being way too confident about your abilities is that it can hurt you and others around you. For instance, if you have to face a grizzly bear or land a plane, an honest assessment of your skills is best. Don’t get in a fight when you can avoid it. And don’t claim that you can land a plane when someone else might be more knowledgeable than you.
#7 Bacteria Don’t Exist?
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#8 Numbers
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#9 Anti Vaxxer Logic
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Meanwhile, Verywell Mind explains that too much confidence can lead to missed opportunities. For example, if you think that a project is beneath your abilities, it can end up harming your career. On the other hand, being overconfident can mean that you take on too much work when you don’t have the right skills.
Furthermore, excessive confidence can alienate your friends (they’ll think you’re arrogant), result in relationship issues (individuals with over-the-top self-esteem tend to blame their partners more), and put you in awkward situations at work.
#10 Assuming A Bestselling Australian Author Would Use American Spelling & Grammar
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#11 All Art Is Benign As Mayo Apparently
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#12 It’s Called The “Water Cycle” Pal
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As WebMD points out, the most common signs of narcissism include:
- A sense of entitlement and demanding special treatment
- Manipulative and controlling behavior
- The constant need for admiration, praise, and recognition, often bragging or exaggerating one’s accomplishments
- A lack of empathy and avoiding taking responsibility for one’s own behavior
- Arrogance and the belief in being superior to others
#13 White Women Can’t Procreate
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#14 That *Sounds* Good
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#15 Red Has Clearly Never Set Foot On A Farm
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Everyone makes mistakes from time to time. But how you react to being wrong says a ton about your values and character. The healthy thing to do is to admit to having messed up, apologize, and (if you can!) laugh it off. People see you as more down-to-earth if you’re not afraid of admitting your flaws.
Besides, when you’re humble, you show everyone that you’re open-minded and focus on growth, instead of protecting your ego. And mistakes can be great opportunities to grow and learn something new.
On the other hand, if you double down when you’re wrong or try to pretend you never messed up in the first place, you’re going to push a lot of people away.
#16 Guy Who Has Never Seen An Orchestral Performance Before Is Mad About A Woman Conductor
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#17 Puberty Blockers Have Absolutely No Use
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#18 Birthdays
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During a previous interview, Bored Panda got in touch with redditor ShadowAlchemy, the founder of the entire ‘Confidently Incorrect’ community. They told us that they had decided to create the subreddit “on a whim,” after seeing a video of Conan interviewing Jennifer Garner.
“I scrolled through the comments and saw someone who thought stuff like that would make a great community of its own. It was super late at night when I saw that, so I made a subreddit really quick for no reason, posted a video or two, then went to bed.”
They had no idea that the sub would soon go viral.
#19 “Temperature”
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#20 On A Video About Dissolving Pills In Water Using A Syringe
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#21 “Nothing And Nobody Are Made Of Stardust”
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“I wake up with probably 1,000 or so notifications, apparently the sub had blown up overnight! Tons of people were talking about the ridiculously fast growth of the sub, I think we got around 30k members in our first day. It was super popular its first week,” the founder said.
They added that the group’s growth slowed down after the initial burst, but had been steady since then.
#22 Whats Tofu Made Of, Bud?
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#23 Bro Thinks His Insurance Payments Only Cover His Expenses
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#24 Apparently Both Parents Need To Be Citizens For You To Be A Natural Born Citizen… Scotus Was Apparently Wrong… There’s A Lot But These Are Some Highlights
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Bored Panda also asked the founder of ‘Confidently Incorrect’ for their perspective on confidence and the lack of it. From their point of view, confidence is a vital part of people’s personalities. “Without confidence, we’re nothing. Confidence is what gets us out of bed, what gets us out the door to face life. People definitely listen to those who show confidence,” ShadowAlchemy told us earlier.
Meanwhile, confidence has a direct impact on society and other people’s lives. “Just look at politics. Politicians are probably some of the most confident people on the planet, and a pretty large [number] of people just listen to what they say,” the founder said.
They added: “No one’s gonna listen to a shy person with all the facts.”
#25 He Didn’t Do His Research
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#26 Doesn’t Know How Alphabetical Order Works
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#27 The Water Is Not Afraid Of The Feathers
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The ‘Confidently Incorrect’ subreddit has been going strong since early 2020. Its members call out people who are “way too smug” about giving the wrong answers. At the time of writing, the online group gets 187k visitors and 4k contributions every single week.
The moderators ask internet users not to share any interactions that are scripted. Instead, focus on sharing genuine examples of egocentric people embarrassing themselves with how very wrong they are. Just keep in mind that you shouldn’t post any online conversations that you’re a part of, either.
#28 Primary Colors
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#29 My Brain Hurts
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#30 Ok Buddy
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We’d love to get your perspective, Pandas. Which of these pics genuinely made you wince, cringe, or facepalm with secondhand embarrassment? What do you do when you spot someone overly confidently spreading complete nonsense online? Do you call them out or flat-out ignore them? Let us know in the comments!
#31 Classic Flat Earther
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#32 Watches A Clip From A Legal Drama, Thinks It’s Real
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#33 Blood Nearlyboiling But Heart Rate Normal
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#34 Open Your Mind, “But Not So Open That Your Brains Fall Out.” -Walter Kotschnig
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#35 This Comment
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#36 Wireless PC’s Don’t Exist
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#37 The Moon Doesn’t Reflect Light
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#38 Thinking That The Abe Coin Can’t Be Called A Penny
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#39 His Friend Refused To Accept A $5000 Raise Because He Thought He Would Earn Less Overall After Tax
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#40 Your Average Fox News Commenter
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#41 Quick Maths
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#42 ‘Big Brain’ Move From This Fella
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#43 It’s A Form Of Democracy, But It Isn’t A Democracy
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#44 On A Meme About Optimus Prime Supporting Queer Folk, Someone Mentioned The Bible
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#45 So Close!
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#46 Two People Confidently And Incorrectly Correcting The Dictionary
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#47 Gas Doesn’t Weigh Anything
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#48 Not Only Wrong But Delusional Too
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#49 Someone Failed Economics 101
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#50 Genuinely One Of The Biggest Whiffs I’ve Seen
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#51 Nobody Could Ever Have 1.5tb Of Ram?!?
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#52 Physics Is Hard
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