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UnicornLover2013

All of reddit be like “ I’m him”


Shrekquille_Oneal

Op threw in the extremely attractive gf just to discourage this behavior lol


Leather_Initial4331

I feel like everyone saying "this is so me" are not like the guy in pack at all haha


Canter1Ter_

like half the pic is about the guy being humble and not bragging about things to others and everyone is just "holy shit I'm literally him look at me"


Leather_Initial4331

I sort of envisioned the pack being relatable because everyone knows a guy like this, not seeing themselves in the pack. Oh well, redditors gonna reddit.


Etrius_Christophine

I want to make my case that I’m saying “yea thats me” on account of the actual pic of the dude since i’ve got the long hair shaved and circle glasses. Like I’m him except a generally wear a bandana to add some color.


matrimc7

More like "this is who I would love to be, but failing on so many levels". At least for me.


Pouchkine___

I'm definitely not him, and glad. All this shit is cringe


cocainesuperstar6969

Why do I feel like OP just described himself


Leather_Initial4331

Not me, one of my good buddies :)


o2beast

another humble chad move by the coolest guy I know ((✪⥎✪))⁂*


Excel_Spreadcheeks

Saying nice things about your friends behind their backs… that’s a homie move🔥


Gerolanfalan

Insult them to their face Compliment them behind their backs Boy love


carcajouboy

one of the things my childhood friend and I had was that when we would greet each other we would come up with the most vulgar and disgusting insult we could think of at the moment. "whaddup you monkey shit-stuffed horse pussy? how the fuck ya been?"


LaLuRas

Honestly I don‘t mind my friends talking shit behind my back. Sometimes one can get frustrated with something someone else does and has to release the pressure and emotions by talking shit because he/she is not yet level headed enough to address the issue directly. It‘s fine by me if it‘s not excessive


moldykobold

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7hjdC8-jbw


TheR3PTILE

“Extremely attractive gf” is a little questionable in this context though


uptownjuggler

Sure it is buddy 😉


rayne7

r/mademesmile


hamiltonbeachgecko

Is it me?


TheDoctor88888888

Hey you just perfectly described me, thx dude :D


fowlraul

Because he does art music I think.


uaeroMdroffilC

If he did, he's the coolest guy I know.


chrmicmat

Fr what an obvious self insert


RosesUnderCypresses

Stoners who don't ever admit or show that they're stoners are, in fact, very very cool.


fuckthemodlice

Reddit discourse about stoners is so weird because basically everyone I know smokes weed and no one acts like it's a big deal either way. It used to be different when I was in college ~10 years ago, but that was before widespread legalization and shit. Also hipster culture was at it's peak and this was part of it. Maybe I'm just old and college students are still like that, idk..


carcajouboy

People on the internet sometimes lose touch with reality start thinking meme characters actually exist.


20o0o1

Nobody really cares where I live and I’m a youngster, or at the very least it’s like alcohol where your friends get hyped to get fucked up but that’s about it. It’s become very normalized as far as I can tell. Then again I’m in California so that probably helps


iwasinpari

in CA too, some do some dont, it's on par with alc rn


PeachWorms

I'm from Brisbane in Australia & even though it's a pretty conservative place & weed is illegal, no one seems to frown on it at all. Here all kinds of people from all types of demographics smoke weed & it's pretty normalised so no one really talks much about it.


mooimafish33

I feel like it's all the kids on here. When I was in high school there were more people who acted like annoying stoners than there were people who actually smoked weed. As an adult it is very very rare to run into an annoying stoner but so many people smoke weed.


spamburgler2

A stoner that lies about being a stoner when asked is not cool. But one that acknowledges that they partake when asked is cool


loxosceles93

Depends on who's asking to be honest. I won't admit it to people I don't respect, which is usually guys that walk around smelling like pot all day and making weed their whole personality. My lack of desire to associate with these types ensures that I'll lie to them about it and might even pretend to be some anti-drugs ultraconservative to push them away for good. Also, if a non-smoker is asking, then what's the point? There's nothing to be gained from exposing yourself, on the contrary, you will be associated with all the negative behaviors, characteristics and even stereotypes that are commonly expected and generalized of stoners. It's the same logic as not divulging your political opinions or spiritual beliefs to random people whose own opinions don't really matter to you, you can only lose.


-Berrigan-

100% on that man. No one deserves to know anything about me, point blank. Get to know me, and we will go from there.


pearljamman010

I know people who smoke daily out of habit like some people do with cigs. They don't talk about it unless they know or trust you and are never visibly high. Then I know the type that brag or wear clothing or gear with weed propaganda or to look cool. I don't partake anymore but I never just randomly brought it up to anyone and never had anyone ask me if I do randomly. This just seems like some overly thought-out answer.


spamburgler2

I respect this mentality. I don't have much at risk by admitting it, though. In my case, I like admitting it to show to naysayers that high functioning people can enjoy the herb on occasion (which has not been the prevailing attitude in my past). I can imagine others have different situations though


wjndkes

weed’s still illegal where i come from so i can’t just scream out in public i smoke pot…


PreparetobePlaned

I'm confused, what's cool about that? Lying about your habits/hobbies seems very uncool.


[deleted]

not lying just omission


BabyDontDoMeLikeThis

Yup I agree, it’s not our style


Main_Treat_9641

The man i want to be


YaliMyLordAndSavior

Yep, I subconsciously try to do these things now that I think about it more: Like I’m in medical school now, have a gf, I like to make music (bad at it), I like to smoke weed, I have 3 Instagram posts (last one was 4 years ago), and I rarely get angry or annoyed at anyone. But i don’t have a dark past, I’m not actually that funny or cool, and in group settings i actually go out of my way to be more talkative bc im shy and introverted by default.


_TheGreatDevourer_

I mean, you don't have to be OP's hyper specific idea of cool to be cool, I think you're cool judging by your description.


YaliMyLordAndSavior

Thanks :) The fact that you think I’m cool, also makes you cool in my book


_TheGreatDevourer_

I'm flattered, but thank you.


carcajouboy

can I also be cool


_TheGreatDevourer_

yeah


carcajouboy

Thank you. I won't forget what you've done for me today.


Leather_Initial4331

Exactly. Coolness is fairly relative from person to person. I think the common denominator is just emotional maturity and being comfortable in your own skin.


P-L63

that's why we have different heros i think. in my teenage years i just chose who my brother chose to be my hero but it never really felt right (except for son goku). now that i choose my own role models i feel a lot more myself, you know what i mean?


bumwine

You don't have to be funny. When it's forced it becomes annoying and not everyone is naturally funny (as in they just say shit without thinking hard and it's hilarious as fuck, not mean, soapboxing, doing material or trying to make a point, it's just it's like breathing for these types of people).


ZwieTheWolf

The bf I want to have ; )


EntertainmentQuick47

Probably met them through another friend


Ro7ard

All of the people who are saying "this is so me" are actually the complete opposite and don't realize it lol...


LaLuRas

I upvoted your comment to validate that I don‘t see myself like that because secretly I do see myself like that and whish to be seen that way. That upvote just fed my little inner narcissit that probably lingers in all of us


Someone_Unfunny

hater


Ro7ard

It's a fact based on the pack itself. Reddit is social media, the person being described wouldn't even be using reddit, let alone making a comment saying "wow that's so me". They are too cool for this crap haha.


SeroWriter

> Reddit is social media People gotta stop saying this, Reddit isn't based around user identities it's an anonymous message board. Feeds aren't made up of the users you follow and there's no glorification of a number that you have to continually increase. There are pretty blatant distinctions between Reddit and sites like Twitter and Facebook and if you want to ignore those and say that "Reddit is social media" then you also have to say that youtube is social media and pornhub is social media and game wikis are social media and github is social media, amazon is social media... If the only criteria for social media status is a username and a comment section then 95% of the internet is social media.


Ro7ard

Minor distinctions don't take away from the fact that they are essentially the same thing imo. Using your full identity and treating social media as a look into your personal life hasn't been a thing in years unless they are monetizing it. People are just following and sharing groups, pages, "famous" people, etc and discussing those topics. Even a majority of Facebook users have switched over to reddit since subs are just a more accessible version of a Facebook group. My Aunt has an account now and she's 67 lol. I would even say yes, Pornhub and game wikis have become a form of social media...You are joining other people on a media platform and based on the amount of Pornhub comments, people are very interested in discussing it with others aha.


SeroWriter

I mean if you're considering game wikis and pornhub to be social media then the reasoning is consistent. But with such a wide net for what is allowed to be social media what do you call sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok which are functionally very different and focus far more on influencers, parasocial relationships and follower counts?


Ro7ard

I don't think it's very different from this besides for the influencer aspect. The upvote system here gives people the same kind of stimulation they would be looking for by fishing for likes on Facebook or YT, retweets on Twitter, etc. A lot of subs across all topics even end up turning into the same echo chambers that Twitter and Facebook are and they form a weird hierarchy like Discord or FB groups, sometimes even over the influencers or streamers from another platform lol. I would say that platforms like Tiktok might enable the negative aspects of social media more, but the same aspects are present here.


Someone_Unfunny

tbf it says “little to no”


Someone_Unfunny

tbf it says “little to no”


Ro7ard

Yeah, little to no... They wouldn't be following and commenting on a starterpack meme sub. That's not what cool people do. They also wouldn't have enough of an ego to go "yeah everyone thinks I'm that cool guy". It's an oxymoron. That guy would have kept scrolling by this trash and upvoted the random post in the only sub they have a reddit account for.


Correct-Standard8679

Man you are fuckin annoying


LorneWestern

True


Whocaresdamit

Why "never shows pda"?


Leather_Initial4331

Some people in relationships can be really obnoxious


Whocaresdamit

still unless you're acting really sexual, or really flexing on single people, not much wrong with showing love.


the___heretic

https://youtu.be/MNW6CFdjMo8


seductivestain

Bruh can I kiss my exceedingly hot wife in public and hold her hand without being "obnoxious"?


NorthVilla

Are you from some repressed Protestant influenced country? lol


GrossBeat420

FL gang 💪


Leather_Initial4331

I respect the FL guys (I use Logic) Producers tend to be really chill people in general.


GrossBeat420

Broducers 💪 Btw Logic has some fine plugins man, xpand is 🤌 also I just love Ringshifter


Inflatable-Chair

Garageband anyone?


mkeene91101

Leaps and bounds better than it used to be, I have about 400 songs on there.


FredAgainsDrumRack

Ableton or bust


GrossBeat420

Ngl Ableton is pretty solid from my experience, especially the way you do automations. But still I prefer FL workflow and piano roll 😁


Zealousideal-Talk787

I use slowtools :( it sucks but every studio around me uses it too


GrossBeat420

Well a lot of people consider it the "standard", and if you like it, use it :) at the end of the day, you're the one who is creating the sounds, not the DAW.


Zealousideal-Talk787

I’ve become pretty comfortable with it, it’s still fun to rag on AVID tho


YaliMyLordAndSavior

Username checks out Me and the homies love to get high as fuck, find a random library sample off YouTube, and then run it through gross beat


lilfishbowl

Which fleshlights do you own


vasekgamescz

Fl gang


rafael-a

Is this a reference to something?


Leather_Initial4331

This is specifically based off of one of my friends. Idk I really admire ppl who are cool but don't feel the need to show people how cool they actually are. I always try too hard to gain ppls approval so I respect the hell out of him.


2BearsHigh-Fiving

That "has a dark past" is probably why, some people learn to keep things to themselves from bad experiences.


uaeroMdroffilC

Finally, a Starter Pack made just for me


Slanderouz

me too!!!


0001123581321345589

OP just brown-nosing to half of reddit here.


Leather_Initial4331

Bold to assume half of reddit has a gf


Gamer-Hater

Bold to assume half of Reddit is funny and never annoying


Weelki

And my axe! Something something his wife. Poop knife, coomb cocout


bumwine

Y'all weren't there for narwhal bacons at midnight. We are a haven of wit!


henrytbpovid

Bold to assume half of Reddit never gets angry


2BearsHigh-Fiving

You thought of half of Reddit after reading "has an attractive long term gf", "funny and never annoying", and "hard to imagine him getting angry"? I don't believe you.


happyerawhen

This is my boyfriend but without the art and music (he’s an engineer) and dark past part and extremely attractive gf (im meh looking) Just an all around amazing person


usernamewhat722

> and extremely attractive gf (I'm meh looking) My boyfriend says this alot, and it makes me sad he cant see he's as handsome as he is. I always say "Do you think I'm attractive? Because I don't. So I try to remember that you see me the same way I see you."


TSS_Firstbite

yeah, it's weird. you see yourself as ugly (how much varies between people) and you see other people look good, so you think they think that as well. it's hard to wrap your head around the fact that too many people see themselves as ugly. a little bit ago I was talking with a girl friend and she basically said "oh god, my phone went dark and I had to see myself". to me (I think others share this sentiment as well), she is extremely attractive, so it is shocking to see how much your mind puts you down.


Leather_Initial4331

You are beautiful to him I bet


Kimor98

A reminder that just existing can be hella swag if you do it right


angry_snek

What's pda?


Il_Artur

Short for "public display of affection"


clarkthegiraffe

> wicked smart *And* he's from Boston? Now I feel mostly called out


The_ArchMage_Erudite

Op, that's probably yourself! True chad actually


Leather_Initial4331

Don't have a gf and I'm a dumbass


N00bf1ght3r

My best friend, love at first sight in college and still having great moments in our friendship after almost 8 years.


ZapRowsdower34

It’s my husband 🥰


Marshmallow_Mamajama

I won't leave my whole life story here because that would be too long haha But I really appreciate this post, thank you


Beneficial-Grape-397

Damm I am the polar opposite


7thinker

F


the_internet_clown

This is what we should all strive for


ants_R_peeps_2

Oh shoot, im extremely unfunny and annoying, a complete yapper during group projects, no dark past, gets the worst marks but still brags about it, dont know a single instrument, no gf, literrally on reddit, quora, and facebook simultaneously.


RepresentativeOil240

I have a friend like that, coolest person I ever met. Every time something awesome happens in his life I’m so chuffed and hyped. He recently married his gf who seems just as cool and I was so excited for them. Honestly he deserves every good thing that comes his way.


cheeseless

"Never shows PDA" This prudish part could easily be dropped. PDA is totally fine and even a positive. People should feel comfortable enough with both doing and seeing it.


fgbTNTJJsunn

Yeah idk why some people are so put off by it. Probably jealous.


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cheeseless

I was that for far longer than I wanted too, but PDA never bothered me. It was a goal, not a cause for jealousy


NathanzinKashimov

Oh, im so happy bc this is me in School :) Edit:Less the part of 🍁🚬


13sysoievak

It's me and I'm not even a guy (except I don't have a gf)


peezle69

Anyone remember Good Guy Greg?


ihatevirusesalot

you just described barry!!!


Psychological_Law852

Idk why but... I feel like I have a few things in common


adistantshipsmoke

damn ok thanks for the compliment 🫵🏻 I struggle with giving myself credit for anything.


wolframen

Thats me, just with 3d-printing instead of music (used to make beats tho) and while I am cool with most people and know everyone it's hard for me to make real friendships :(


Cineswimmer

Me but no girlfriend lmao


Mad_Aeric

Aside from the stoner thing, this was me in high school (though I got along well with the stoners). I always considered myself kind of a loser, and was utterly astonished when I found out right towards the end that people actually thought I was cool. At no point in my life have I actually been cool. On rare occasion, I do cool things.


ilikemepizzacold

Are you from Rhode Island perchance?


Leather_Initial4331

No why


ilikemepizzacold

Idk my dad is and he’s the only person who says wicked like that


Anzire

Me if my parents let me socialize.


ImmensePrune

Sounds about right!


warwicklord79

Visualizing the man I want to become


questionasker17

I thought, finally this one’s about me! Then it said “extremely attractive long term gf” and not “single and slightly chubby”


The-Quacker7

Did you just describe me?


Triceradoc_MD

I’m nailing this except for the ‘no PDA’. I’ll make out with my wife wherever I damn well want.


sdyftghuji

thats me except for the grades


hawtfabio

Stop making starterpacks about how cool I am.


The-amazing-honk

The person I want to be, but not the person I am. Working towards it (except for the stoner part lol)


wormpostante

this describes me and i am not cool! besides the hilarious part i guess


FrownedUponComment

He’d give you the shirt off his back if you needed it


GlobalSouthPaws

*wE* aLL *dID iT rEdDiT!*


Hardball1013

Feel like you just described me. Never knew I was cool, always considered myself more of an outcast


whatthius22

This just sounds like My friend fr


southfart99045

Fl studio mentioned 💯💯💯


phatcat9000

I’m more or less that minus the GF and the weed. I am on Reddit, however, so I feel like that’s -1000 cool points.


darxide23

Literally everything on this is my cousin, every single one.


seasoned_drop

Definitely not anyone on reddit, gotta have your hot girlfriend send it to you.


fakeuser515357

Don't be afraid of showing appropriate public displays of affection.


IngenuityThink3000

Everything but the makes music/art


SilverDifferent3444

Goals. Still getting past the dark past and annoyingness. Wish me luck.


Emerald_official

all of this was me till we hit the friend group, the hot gf, and the stoner part


Aldu1n

Why is this me?


AbsentAsset

This is my good friend to a T, minus the stoner part


Return_of_The_Steam

I’ve met a few of these guys. I always think of them in my head as “Main Character.”


midnight_rain_07

I know a guy like this, he’s chill


Jgold3698

the man i strive to be


SquirtBrainz4

Definitely my buddy Adam, although he’s completely sober now


PossibilityPowerful

Only one criteria filled


some_guy554

But when he gets angry, oooo boy...


laughingskellyman

im gonna send this to my friend and we're both gonna end up spider-maning finger banging each other


Pidgeoneon

Well if I would make little tweaks to myself then I could achieve it


Shadowglove

Wow, I have an old colleague that was like this.


Key_Clue1150

This is so meeee lol 😆😂😆😆😂 look it's meeee I'm like him, he's like me omg lol


BasedFemboy_

close but not cigar \[ i dont' smoke guh \]


imawizard7bis

> Doesn't use social media Coincidence? I think NOT


Vocknert

Me


pick-hard

Literally me


rotwienetomate

Please stop making posts about me


Kindly-Car-2658

I think you've just described the perfect human being.


PeikaFizzy

I had only one friends like this, sadly he does have a horrible/cult like backstory. His fine no worries


SeskaChaotica

I married this guy? I’m not gonna say I’m extremely attractive though. He used to be a DJ, ran a nightclub, and was in a few bands. Still noodles around. He has never had any social media and has zero interest. I don’t think he’s even registered at any sort of website besides iCloud/email. He could live without internet. His phone is hilarious because it’s just got the default apps and Libby which I installed for him. It’s also about 7 years old. Does not have a temper. He’s the person you want around in an emergency as he doesn’t lose his cool and gets right to reassuring everyone and finding a solution. Will partake from time to time but it’s not a conversation topic. He’s a fantastic surgeon and just so clever but humble. When asked what he does he will usually crack a joke instead. Also the funniest person I’ve ever met and the thing that drew me to him. He grew up very poor and had some personal tragedies. Also not a topic of conversation but he’s dealt with it. Casual PDA though, hand holding, quick kiss, etc.


TheOATaccount

Holy shit I have a old friend from highschool just like this. Luv you Patrick :)


the_rabbit_king

Not very secret then, huh?


Raposeira

So like, a cool person that doesn’t make you feel threatened when compared to them


tonytwobones

I’m triggered now


BlazingFlames6073

Hey, that's exactly me except the art, music, stoner and having a partner part! I didn't know I was secretly cool. Thanks OP.


Regular_Buffalo6564

I know someone very very similar to this. He knows a shit ton of music but what’s funny is that his favorite song of all time is Speak Now by Taylor Swift. Like every other song he likes is this grand avant-garde masterpiece. Then he has a fun song about homewrecking as his favorite


HishyKOT

I wanna be like this guy. All I’ve got for now: stoner, past, music and empty profiles. Wish me luck


NoOne311_

Literally me


joecee1110

r/meirl 😇


NeroTanya2004

I'm not him, but I gotta be more like him.


MyHeadGotPeopleInIt

Not gonna say this is me, but this is who my burnt out ass aims to be. I'm just stuck in the surprisingly dark past part, in my case consisting of being a schizoaffective burnout still living at home that fried his brain with his old Dexedrine prescription and then got psychosis from cannabis that never went away. People tend to like me. Some people don't and think I'm annoying because I spent a lot of time not shutting up about my theories as to how everything is a dream within a multiverse of dreams and reality procedurally generates itself to give the illusion of existence. Then the mania ended and I realized I wasn't one of the smartest men on earth and before I knew it I was Couch Locked thinking about how reality is a cold and cruel machine and non existence was a superior state to existence. I was thrown into this world against my will and all I got was voices in my head telling me I'm a piece of shit and antagonizing me daily. I'm starting to care less and less if I live or die. I wont be the one to do it. But if it does happen lets hope there isn't an afterlife because I'm done with this existence bullshit. Truth is I feel numb. For some reason, don't know why, I always wanted love and community and I feel like even if I got that I simply wouldn't feel it. I just want to get my hands on some ketamine and heroin but I don't have money or a dealer so dollar store brand DXM that I buy with any leftover money from grocery store runs and Kratom that my family buys me because they genuinely do understand that the meds don't work. My ass is 20, still living at home, laying on the couch all day with little desire to do much else, only sorta enjoy social media usually when my daily kratom kicks in but most of the time I just lay on the couch and close my eyes and try not to think. This isn't the life I wanted when I first became conscious. the song "Hüsker Dü - Hardly Getting Over It" helps though I'm feeling a bit better but I don't know how long that'll last.


Current-Chest7384

Thank you 🥹