“Do You Even Know Who You’re Talking To”: 35 Times People Made Fools Of Themselves Online
Mortifying examples of when trolls didn’t realise who they were talking to online.
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The internet is a powerful tool that allows experts to share their knowledge on serious subjects. Unfortunately, there’s always someone who leaves a foolish, entitled, or misinformed comment. Often seeming to operate under the Dunning–Kruger effect, named after two psychological researchers who described the tendency to overestimate one’s own knowledge or competence, these individuals seem to have forgotten just how easily they can make fools of themselves for all to see.
The internet isn’t for the faint of heart. When egos clash and unearned confidence enters the scene, you can expect a brief but satisfying showdown. Moments when someone is hit with a resounding “Do you know who I am?” are particularly gratifying. As that trump card lands, you can almost taste the regret of the now-embarrassed commenter who has been firmly put in their place. We’ve gathered a series of amusing screenshots that capture those exact moments when someone picked the wrong person to mess with online and learned their lesson the hard way.
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My 3 y/o daughter and I were in NYC today for Halloween event and some guy recognized her as Rapunzel from Tangled. Most people assume she’s just a generic princess so I said “i’m assuming you have kids if you could tell who she was!” and he replied actually “I voice the prince in the movie”
Zachary Levi is actually such a nice guy.
TLDR I THOUGHT FLYNN RIDER WAS JUST SOME RANDOM PARENT ON THE STREET
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#1 Trump Supporter Says You Do Not Understand How Trade Works. Has No Idea Who He Is Talking To
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#2 Elon Musk Is A Masterclass In The Dunning Krueger Effect
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#3 You Don’t Know About Space…
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#4 Keyboard Warrior Is Also Actual Warrior
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#5 Wholesome
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My 3 y/o daughter and I were in NYC today for Halloween event and some guy recognized her as Rapunzel from Tangled. Most people assume she’s just a generic princess so I said “i’m assuming you have kids if you could tell who she was!” and he replied actually “I voice the prince in the movie”
Zachary Levi is actually such a nice guy.
TLDR I THOUGHT FLYNN RIDER WAS JUST SOME RANDOM PARENT ON THE STREET
#6 Saw On A Different Sub
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#7 The Man Then Came Up To Him And Accused Him Of Violating The Hippocratic Oath
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#8 Slow Down And Read Again Missus
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#9 Are You Unaware Of Who I Am?
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#10 Found In A Facebook Military Group
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#11 NJ Mayoral Candiate Absolutely Cooks Dude ?
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#12 Ask And Ye Shall Receive
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#13 *sobs* But Doctor, I Am Pagliarini
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#14 The Og Of The Sub On Halloween
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#15 He Literally Wrote The Book On It
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#16 “My Phd Thesis Was On Mrna”
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#17 A Reporter Requests To Use A Video
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#18 The Only Thing Worse Than Being A Piece Of Work Is Being An Ignorant Piece Of Work
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#19 Dude Giving Health Tips On Furious Pete’s Post About Him Eating Mustard Flavored Ice Cream
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#20 Telling A Company What Their Machine Is Meant For
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#21 Ok Gordon Ramsay
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#22 Trying To Roast A Journalist
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#23 It's Authoritarianism
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#24 X User Doesn't Know Marvel Writer
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#25 "I'd Like To See This Chick Name One King Diamond Or One Mercyful Fate Song!" - Referring To The Current Bassist Of Metal Band Mercyful Fate
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#26 Telling The President Of Signal About Her Own Product Roadmap
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#27 You Didn't And Can't Read Studies Very Well
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#28 More Respect, Please
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#29 Your Jokes Were Obviously Stolen
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#30 He’s Probably The Best Source
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#31 “Uncredited”
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#32 She Showed Up Totally Informed
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#33 Arguing About Words With A Dictionary
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#34 Telling The People Who Created The Dance That Its Not For Them To Perform
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#35 I Found One In The Wild For The First Time! It's A Wholesome One!
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