r/PetPeeves

This idea is a glorified myth based on outdated and unfinished data, and has been proven wrong by further studies.

First, there's no magic "adult brain" age where your brain flips a switch and you're suddenly an "adult"-- at best there are average ranges where your brain gradually reaches a rough "adult phase." And it's a range because everyone's brain is unique and develops at its own pace.

And even then, your brain will change and rewire itself throughout your whole life...

Second, the actual average age is much later than we used to think-- The average isn't 25... it's in your 30s. And this is just an average; it happens faster or slower for many people.

Third, and most annoying of all-- the claims people make after parroting this narrative are ridiculous.

I've literally seen people say stuff like: "I woke up on my 25th birthday and could feel how different my brain was! I don't even want to hang with my friend anymore because he's 23... he practically has a baby brain!"

That's complete insanity. If you woke up one day with your brain feeling completely different, your brain didn't magically mature overnight-- you probably had a stroke. (Or more likely are just making it up.)

Can we please stop spreading outdated misinformation?

The post: “I hate people who say [Thing A]

The top comment 2763% of the time: “[Thing A]”

But seriously, it’s so unfunny it’s annoying.
It’s like a standup comedian who got all his jokes from a duolingo ad.
The humor isn’t anything cool or having a special twist it’s literally just that persons pet peeve. Please stop doing this.

It annoys me when it's assumed I am a member of the larger Fandom when I say I'm a fan of a TV show, musical act, movie franchise, etc.

I can have watched all 15 seasons of a show from the pilot to the final episode without being able to quote and site every episode. I don't need to go to Cons and make the show my entire personality.

I can enjoy a band or musician and have listened to all of their albums from their debut album without knowing what track is on what album or been front stage for every tour.

I don't need to know all the cute nicknames the fandom has for all members and actors.

You're allowed to be a long-time fan of something without knowing every minute detail of said thing and have a paranormal relationship with it.

I don't need to hear wet macaroni noises from 10 feet away.

Mainly pertaining to discomfort around clothing and its fit. Mom is guilty of this and regularly wears high heels and also complains about how uncomfortable it is to wear high heels.

“Here i bought you some coffee on the way”

“But why though”

“Oh its nothing, i owe you anyway!”

No. You owe me money. Not a coffee. Do i drink coffee? Yes. But not often enough that you can reliably bet that id want coffee on the daily to spend money on it. You owe me money. Give me money. Dont spend my money on something else and saying its how you return it.

I'm looking at you, Philadelphia. What is wrong with you? The El is completely packed, people standing against each other like sardines. There's no piss or questionable stains in the seat. Just take it. You're blocking a perfectly good seat and making everyone uncomfortable because you are taking up 2x as much space as everyone else. Just take the seat. Stop taking up so much space on a crowded little train. You're annoying and a detriment to society.

I say this as someone who enjoys a great deal of sports, for the record.

I find this applies mostly to the pre- and mid-game interview variety, but the inanity of the answers the athlete provides can really make my head swim:

• "We need to give 115% out there today." - Applies to any number percentage greater than 100, which is...ummm...impossible.
• "We need to take it one game at a time." - You mean you can't start a second game in the middle of the one you're playing?
• "We need to play our game against these guys." - Who else's game are you going to play? It's not Pictionary, is it?
• "We need to come out and play today." - That's your job, right?
• "We know what it takes to win." - It's usually scoring more points than the other team does, if my memory serves me correctly.

Those are just ones off the top of my head.

I also notice more and more these days athletes who preface answers with "Yeah," although it's not a yes/no question.

>INTERVIEWER: "How do you intend to stop [OPPOSING TEAM'S BEST PLAYER] today?

>ATHLETE: "Yeah, he's definitely a guy you gotta watch out for or he'll burn you."

>INTERVIEWER: "How do you break this four-game losing streak?"

>ATHLETE: "Yeah, we need to get on the same page and turn this thing around."

>INTERVIEWER: "What can you say about the amazing point-scoring streak of [TEAMMATE] over these last six games?"

>ATHLETE: "Yeah, he's playing on another level right now."

If you really start listening for this, it'll amaze you how many players do it. And, yes, I realize that - in those fake answers I just provided - I inadvertently provided more cliche examples.

Enjoy!

some subreddits (thankfully not this one) require flairs for posts but all the flairs are extremely specific with no miscellaneous flair, or theyre random bizarre nonsense that you wont understand unless youve been part of their group for ages

like for example, no, i dont want to pick between “commissioned digital art painted on a wednesday evening” and “art done in middle school at 9am for my teacher whos name started with a B” when im trying to post art, why is there no basic “fanart” flair or just “traditional art” flair? why does it have to be so damn specific? 😭

or god forbid those subreddits that just have nonsense like “WHAAAATTT NO WAY REALLY???” or “IT FINALLY HAPPENED!!!” like what? how am i supposed to choose a flair for my post thats just me needing to ask a question, when every option is some super specific situation in all caps?

if you dont require a flair on every post then okay thats fine! people can use a super specific flair *if they want to*! thats nice and fun! but not every post fits into the strange categories some people come up with…

For me, it's people who don't reply to my emails in a timely fashion, even though I'll go silent for days when someone emails me.

This has caused me to meltdown multiple times, i hate it so fucking much i want to actually cry. From this sentece on i wonMt delete any typos just so you see how many i make while writong. If ant one knows id its possivle toc make rhe iphon e 13 keyboard a vut bigger i would apperciare it becaude i’m starting tso get real tired of these typos.

Anyway i ahte this so much i want to cry. It’s not a big deal but i have really bad eyesight and really big fingertips, so i literally make typos all the time. Pleade hive your advice id you have any.

Also i’ve tried speech to text thing but for some reason thsoe are always fucking dogshit. Like its insane how they keepxmakig new hones and yet they change nothign but the look of it.

It makes me want to kill myself.

It's "I looooooooooooooove you!", not "I loveeeeeeeeeeeee you!".

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That was my original post, which was automatically removed because it was way too short, but yes, my complaint is that short.

BTW, there's people who even lengthen consonants in a wrong way. For instance, yes, there's cases where you can pronounce a lengthened consonant, but "my goddddddddddd" is just wrong.

Do you care or not?

Please, share your personal trauma experiences with this.

That’s kind of it. Of course we all use slang for genitals, but please use more ‘adult’ slang, nothing diminutive or rhyming. It is creepy.

I never want to hear another adult talk about someone’s ’wee-wee’ or ‘hoo-hoo’.

I accept that every app is siphoning off my data like a goblin with a Capri Sun. Horrifying. Expected.

But if you’re going to scrape my data with the grim devotion of a raccoon licking grease out of a Waffle House dumpster, aim better.

TikTok has apparently decided my deepest unmet need is AI romantasy porn.

Every third video is some uncanny fae warlord with shovel-jaw anatomy, wax-museum abs, a sentient lizard on his shoulder, and a caption like:

“He was sent to destroy her kingdom… until her scent awakened the dragon inside him.”

Ma’am. No.

You had my books, my garden, my cast iron collection, my gym music, my chemistry rabbit holes, my anti-consumption rage, my academic neuroses, my grocery habits, my outdoorsy interests, my late-night curiosity clicks, and probably my blood type.

And your conclusion was: reptile-adjacent elf boyfriend sludge.

That’s what offends me. The incompetence.

You violated my privacy and still failed the assignment.

Sell me heirloom seeds, doc martens, lab glassware, weird academic books, lifting straps, witchy jewelry, cast iron, or moisturizer formulated by a medieval nun with a chemistry degree. I would respect the precision.

This is algorithmic slander.

I know art is subjective and people can like or dislike something, find it relatable or not. However saying a show aged badly because a plot wouldnt happen with cellphones is nonsensical to me. Its like saying that, I dont know, the odyssey aged bad because Odysseus nowadays would be able to just take a plane and go home.

Sometimes I just want to do things with loud music in my ears and that's okay. Working out, cleaning house, driving to my next repair, you name it.

Sometimes people cross my path and need to have a convo and that's also okay.

But why TF would someone just keep talking to me when they can clearly see me give them the "one sec" index finger before clearly removing an earbud from each ear?

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Then I have to F***ing tell them what they just saw and prompt them to do the obvious. "Sorry, I had these here earbuds in my ears. Can you start over."

You know what I hate the most? I mean, like, *this* is my #1 pet peeve above anything else. Being *PATRONIZED*! 💔 Like they would say something in a way where it either sounds condescending or when it seems like they’re trying to help, but the way they say it really makes me wanna swing on them. Say for example,

“Hey, I know you’re said about so-so’s death, but whining and sulking about it isn’t gonna change anything.”

To that, I’mma retort and say “—Fuck you.” Like I legit H A T E this saying.

I know you’re *trying* to help and I know what you’re saying is true, but you can’t just expect them to hop back up just because you said that it’s not gonna help you. You’re hurting. You should be *allowed* to feel some type of way and I genuinely hate when someone says shit like that. I know it’s not gonna help me, but you expect me to get over it under your jurisdiction? Literally *fuck* you and the tall horse you ride on and let me grief until I get at least a TINY bit of energy to stand up on MY terms.

There so many acceptable pizza toppings, both sweet and savoury, why on earth have the sheeple of the internet decided pineapple is forbidden? Ham and pineapple is a legendary combination, both on and off a pizza. Just stfu about it already.

Can we talk about this specific flavor of Gen Z stare that happens in stores?

You walk into a shop, make eye contact with the employee (usually 16-22), smile, and cheerfully say “Hey, how’s it going?” or even just “Hi!”

And they just… stare.

Eyes wide, zero expression, mouth slightly open, like their brain is loading. No “hi,” no head nod, no smile, not even a grunt. Just pure blank void for 3-5 long seconds. Sometimes they eventually mumble a flat “hey” like it physically hurt them to speak.

It’s not even rude in an aggressive way...it’s worse. It’s like you’re a glitch in their simulation and they’re waiting for you to despawn. I’ve had this happen in coffee shops, clothing stores, fast food, everywhere. I start second-guessing if I actually said anything out loud.

I’m 25 (Gen Z) and I swear this wasn’t a thing when I worked retail. You greeted people back. You at least gave something. Now it feels like I’m interrupting their extremely important task of staring at the wall.

Is this an anxiety thing? TikTok brain? “Customer service is beneath me” energy? Or have we genuinely raised a generation that thinks blankly staring at someone who greeted them is normal?

It makes me feel so awkward... especially if it's a small shop where it's just the employee and me, and they are just quietly staring at me without acknowledgment...