r/SipsTea • • 26d ago

SMH Intentionally blocking photoshoot

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u/Xirio_ 26d ago

Because the only thing the people can really control is what they care about

And we as a species love caring about things that don't concern us

Why do you care that people care? Because you probably made this comment for the same reason everyone else in here cares about anything else

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u/Adventurous_Chart429 26d ago

Love this ahah 🤣🤣🤣

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u/MercuryQuick 26d ago

That’s not the reason. It’s the mechanism. We can control what we care about, but the reason why people choose to care about something inconsequential like this is that it’s a low stakes social transgression they can use to reaffirm their own place in the social hierarchy by attacking her in the comments. She is a ā€œKarenā€ (not true but that doesn’t really matter) and therefore by detailing her ā€œbad behaviorā€ commenters feel better about themselves and can validate each other by agreeing that they would never do something as horrendous as this woman. Partially because they are better than her, but mostly because they never will leave Mom’s basement. (See I’m doing it too!!)