Humans have a natural tendency to want to impress others, gain their admiration and respect. This can lead to people showing off their achievements, things, or abilities in various ways. However, each of us might see differently what is “cool” and impressive and what is rather cringe and not worth showing off. It is important to understand what you can gloat over and receive a positive reaction, and what things may have a negative effect that can lead to other people forming a bad or completely wrong opinion about what kind of person you are.
In this online group, one user asked the audience what are the things that people think is the “flex”, but in reality, they are very far from the list of things that you should show off about. However, here you can check out 38 of them, vote for things that you think are not worth “flexing” about and share your opinion in the comments section!
More info: Reddit
#1
proclaiming you’re an „alpha male“. in fact, it makes you look like a complete idiot and everyone hates you.
Image source: jonsbryhill, emre keshavarz
#2
“I haven’t read a book since high school.”
This is not a flex. Not being interested in reading, having issues with it or having had s****y teachers ruining it for you is one thing, but saying it like you’re proud of it tells me a lot about the type of person you are. None of it is good.
Image source: Kissowa, Vincenzo Malagoli
#3
Driving around in a super-loud vehicle such as a low-riding Scion with glasspacks.
If you own one of these, you look like an a*****e and everyone hates you.
Image source: sev45day, Vincenzo Malagoli
#4
Being proud about being “brutally honest” when they’re just rude
Image source: Forsaken_Ambition_83, Alex Green
#5
A huge percentage of the political activism I see people out participating in is deeply immoral. Some people are out fighting for freedom, which is good, but a scary amount are out proudly trying to control other people’s lives, which is bizarre and horrifying to me. Trying to impose your will onto others is not something to brag about.
Image source: Skwerilleee
#6
the “i never take a day off” types who live at work. how bad does your home life have to be?
Image source: kbyyru, Jari Sjölund
#7
Do you know who my dad, mom, or parents are?
No, no one cares.
Image source: rurouni318, Noelle Otto
#8
Teachers bragging how some high percentage of the class fails every year
Image source: riphitter, Pixabay
#9
not wearing your seat belt,
not using sunscreen,
bragging about how many people you’ve slept with,
bragging about how little sleep you’ve got this night
Image source: altosuwulugares, d30visuals
#10
These idiots that ride motorcycles/atv super fast and recklessly down city streets doing wheelies and swerving in and out of traffic.
Image source: TheSchoeMaker, FlorS Q
#11
CrossFit. As a nurse that has worked in orthopedic surgery, a lot of our surgical procedures are repairing injuries from CrossFit.
Image source: No-Independence-6842, cottonbro studio
#12
Coming to work sick.
Image source: RonPolyp, Polina Tankilevitch
#13
Having a huge, expensive wedding when you’re not a wealthy person
Image source: lazyluxe11, Maria Lindsey Content Creator
#14
When adults brag about high school sports achievements like that’s their whole personality
Image source: Willing_Impression_5, IMG_1979
#15
One upmanship. Good grief. People think making someone else look less than them makes them “cool”. Um no, it makes you look INSECURE.
Image source: Melodic_Bear4259, Nina Uhlikova
#16
People who describe themselves as “an empath” in the first few minutes of meeting them. Most just have a lot of unresolved trauma and talk incessantly about themselves.
Image source: Dry-Ad-2642, Stanley Morales
#17
“I’m my own boss”
-MLM Participant
Image source: Skwerilleee, Ono Kosuki
#18
How many followers you have
Image source: TonyClifton323, cottonbro studio
#19
Listing your job title as CEO of the business you own, when you are the sole employee
Image source: Own-Firefighter-2728, fauxels
#20
“Oh, you work 40 hours a week? I remember my first *PART TIME* job!”
F**k. You.
Image source: poweredbyford87, Prince Roy
#21
Basically all the “not like other girls”-girls
Image source: bye_scrub
#22
“Bruh I’m such an alcoholic I can drink X amount of alcohol”
Image source: Shadow948, energepic.com
#23
How big their mortgage is. Dude, you’re just bragging about how crippling your debt is.
Image source: lilly_Litox, Karolina Grabowska
#24
My coworkers flexing their 900$ car payments for new cars they didn’t need to buy with high interest rates
Image source: Canijustgetawaffle, Pixabay
#25
“We’re like family here”.
We’re coworkers who work for an organisation that pays us money on a contractual basis. Relationships will always have a limit. It’s not family. And if you feel like it is, you might want to protect yourself.
Image source: feeflet
#26
People who say they don’t read instructions.
Image source: vidvicious, Karolina Grabowska
#27
Being a “top earner” in an mlm
Image source: Yaseuk, Eduardo Francisco Vazquez Murillo
#28
Does anyone think those dictatorship military displays that look like a circus act are a flex? If anyone does think that, I’m here to tell them those aren’t the flex they think it is.
Image source: lucia-pacciola
#29
I work in healthcare. People who say ‘my daughter/ husband/ neighbours cat two doors down is a Doctor….’ I DGAF. Does that mean you’ve instilled their medical knowledge and experience through osmosis? I will treat you the same as every other patient, although the type of person who says stuff like this is usually the biggest obstacle to their treatment.
Image source: iriepuff, EVG Kowalievska
#30
Having a bunch of kids.
Image source: mox44ah, Tatiana Syrikova
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