Introvert Memes to Destroy Your Soul 🙌 😂

[@JREG]

Montreal album release show May 24: www.eventbrite.com/e/postmodern-love-songs-tickets-895466433207

[@CrackmiserGaming]

MERLIN!

[@bingbong7431]

gooning to this alone in my room rn after ignoring a scheduled meeting with a new friend and ghosting them on all socials

[@thegovernmentoftajikistan7841]

Come back to politics

[@10e999]

Quelle plaisir !

[@kv4648]

I sense an incongruity of your logic in the way you approach this, but cannot properly pinpoint it

[@sauerkrautlanguage]

I love how Jreg drops any and all pretense of postmodern irony when it comes to introvert memes

[@REY.3727]

nah his recreations of the memes are very funhny i think

[@kaishedan37]

no this is definetly somewhat ironic (I hope)

[@thekingoffailure9967]

Theres some tate matrix posting in here

[@Idkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk50]

I'm guessing he should and maybe feels the need to be more sincere because the whole "cute cat/muppet" is deceptive. It's like they try to convince others they're harmless, cute, or fun. Or even themselves. So on one hand I hope it's sincere. But then again not having to take things sincerely is happier right now so eh.

[@eichornfilm7122]

I guess he was in the same phase once so he takes this stuff very personal and seriously.

[@champagne.future5248]

Loving this era of Jreg shaming his audience into getting friends

[@normanclatcher]

llamo, what friends

[@Ethan11892]

Fuck it, we ball (mental breakdown)

[@nathgee2074]

@@normanclatcher cringe mentality. meet some irl people please

[@normanclatcher]

@@nathgee2074 I met you. Deal with it.

[@a-s-greig]

​@@normanclatcher**Holds up a mirror to your mirror**

[@madesno5002]

Jreg is having a “the worst type of person in existence is me 3-5 years ago” moment

[@jasonmp85]

If you think that maybe you need to get out of that time period yourself

[@E4439Qv5]

​@@jasonmp85pre-pandemic, I hated my life. From where I am now, I _also_ hate my life, just now with a beard.

[@LordComradeAnarchoCapitalus]

@@jasonmp85 Or maybe you should just go outside and stop being an armchair psychologist

[@dolphin1418]

@@E4439Qv5Have you heard the great words of grind of Big Boy M’Lord?

[@jasonmp85]

@@LordComradeAnarchoCapitalusoh hey thanks for posting and reminding me of this video.

[@archduke2277]

the worst part about introvert memes isn't that they're atomizing, or self-defeating, or full of hate. it's that they're fucking boring

[@LopsidedMoz]

More like sad and pitful

[@rimantassiupienis267]

This whole vid was full of hate. And unlike the memes, the hate is projected outwards

[@geranb.4400]

They’re not funny

[@iamrealiswear]

Art that doesn’t challenge anyone really doesnt do anything unless you’re the person they’re validating

[@UnarmedBastard]

@@antongorov5275 you mean that thing extroverts don't have?

[@fuygieri8308]

actually jregory 🤓✌️, a covalent bond breaking won't cause an atomic explosion, it will result in free radicals, similar to how i'm radically alone and free of any happiness in life! 😂

[@ralfkinkel9687]

I vote for your comment to be added to the next review

[@Hewbroc]

Actually that makes a lot more sense in the context of the metaphor since these people are deathly afraid of drama and would rather just uncouple instantaneously rather than explode with any kind of emotional reaction that could possibly lead to an outcome that doesn't end with being radically alone.

[@FederalBulgeInvestigator]

*By the way, free radicals are extremely reactive and will attempt to bond with anything and everything, causing damage and more free radicals just so they can have some stability. I hope you'll manage to find your "antioxidant" partner in life one day before you, uh, break some DNA strands or important proteins or something.* *edit: Now that I think about it, would an antioxidant be a therapist? I'm not good with analogies.*

[@a-s-greig]

I am a Lone Wolf, and my family can't relate. I am _increasingly_ glad I don't have access to firearms, especially because I am on main.

[@AnimosityIncarnate]

​@@a-s-greig I hope you know, I understand you, what you're going through. Suffering does pass I've been told. Jreg seems to have made it passed, maybe you can too?

[@neskey]

nothing more true than that line about people pretending their awful awful opinions are ok because they wrap it in some cute imagery is the most evil shit online

[@eee33645]

Personally I think genocide is worse but you do you 💯💯💯💯

[@momoaa]

@@eee33645 yeah theres a whole lot of people online running around committing genocide huh

[@a-s-greig]

​@@momoaa literally everybody with a Lysol bottle.

[@Ruthvika_Rajesh]

Most evil

[@imsurfingontheearthimasurf5975]

@@momoaa literally yes

[@GooCrew]

The perfect JREG quote doesn't ex-- JREG: "They put all the weight of all the people they are missing-- Mentors, rivals, friends, community in general-- into one single person, one node in that network. Still atomized, but you just made a covalent bond, two atoms swirling around each other. The pressure that’s put on that bond will cause it to split and create an ATOMIC EXPLOSION."

[@oskardahle2478]

Well covalent bond are one, pretty strong, and rarely cause an explosion.

[@j2k14]

​@@oskardahle2478🤓🤓🤓🤓

[@chinggiskhan6678]

​@@oskardahle2478 Covalent bonds aren't made up of 2 people, so I'd imagine one that is made up of people would almost instantly cause a nuclear reaction on an atomic scale

[@oskardahle2478]

@@chinggiskhan6678 Lol I guess thats probably true

[@colinlpeace]

Sir, this is a meme not a short novel.

[@jellyfisch4238]

honestly like 95% of people who say they're introverted are just people with social anxiety in denial

[@quinnm.3127]

and 95% of people with social anxiety need to realize it's not their problem that other people suck

[@WorthlessWinner]

@@quinnm.3127 - since other people suck so much, why bother making a community with them?

[@quinnm.3127]

@@WorthlessWinner sry not everyone, just the people making others THINK they're socially anxious because they just not very nice.

[@MortyJoe44]

@@quinnm.3127 okay what about the people who actually are socially anxious

[@quinnm.3127]

@@MortyJoe44 yup. just saying something that could potentially help some ppl.

[@hugox1316]

Introverts when actively pushing people away from your life makes people getting away from your life: 😦

[@scottanno8861]

You're not sad because nobody is in your life. You're sad because nobody good is in your life 😅

[@oskardahle2478]

@@scottanno8861 I feel like the vibe from this video isn't that there is nobody good in your life, but more like you didn't give anyone a chance because you like the comfort of being alone.

[@normanclatcher]

_Task failed successfully._

[@a-s-greig]

​@@normanclatcher_Fission Mailed_

[@HermitKing731]

Good. Thats exactly what I want.

[@hammerhead04]

The Drake vs Kendrick beef is for normies, Jreg vs introverts is where it's at

[@otakulife9157]

JREG…this video literally convinced me to reach out to almost every single person I knew and check on them, and my god, I’m glad I did. This means more than you’ll ever realize. Cheers to this puzzle of a life

[@greenmario3011]

As someone pretty autistic I used to think like this and didn't notice it was cutting me off until high school ended and I lost my last close friend group. I then formed this sort of mutually atomized codependent relationship at the start of covid. Since then we've broken up on mutually good terms, I've found a strong community (spending 9 hours with a rotating cast of friends in a game store every sunday, also my dnd group which isn't face to face but does scheme with me a lot), and having this network of friends has let me see career paths that fit my innate need to lift things and touch machines all day a lot better than trying to force myself through college. This wasn't directly inspired by your videos but I think a lot of them (especially Frameworthless and What E-Celebrity Did To My Brain) helped me into more complex, useful frameworks which let me see my life more clearly.

[@zchularoceribfjan]

That's awesome 😊😀!!!

[@gamerclan2277]

JREG never fails to make me edge uncontrollably.

[@ortherner]

so true

[@VovanGood]

Good.

[@ryanrichardson5844]

Thought this said edge uncomfortably which is kinda the same thing but weirder

[@sugrado]

isn't edging about control?

[@luketyika1351]

Oxymoron

[@Ω3103ζ]

any1 got fentanyl i am running low

[@donotoliver]

Ask anthony fentano

[@TheletterR.]

Too introverted and shy to give any to you even if i had it

[@FinDan07]

Im gonna say what no one else dares to say, america has a fucking fentanyl crisis

[@lmaolol9357]

​@@FinDan07 RIP Mr Millipede

[@thnxm8]

ask st. floydanyl

[@neco5740]

This felt personal to him

[@normanclatcher]

Clearly.

[@a-s-greig]

Me as well.

[@E4439Qv5]

Three-for-three.

[@yanivproselkov1025]

Based and community-pilled. We're making it out of the bedroom with this one, guys!

[@Crimson_Fist]

I think part of the issue is that a decent chunk of people seem to treat introversion vs extroversion as a strict binary. You can be an introvert and still go do stuff and get a sense of community. Nobody is forcing you to be the leading role, they just think it'd be nice if you were part of the cast so to speak.

[@a-s-greig]

Classic "it's a spectrum."

[@heartofthesea572]

Most people are ambiverts. The MBTI and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race

[@notbon5432]

​@@a-s-greig but it's true in this case

[@E4439Qv5]

​@@notbon5432yes, but that doesn't matter

[@beardannyboy]

Jreg is angrily lecturing the camera, but really he's angry at his past self for failing and hurting others, and angry at the people who have hurt him through their failures.

[@andyghkfilm2287]

He should, uh, not take that out on random Instagram thot memes

[@a-s-greig]

​@@andyghkfilm2287let the thots suffer.

[@HunterTracks]

Maybe he should talk it out with his therapist, rather than filming it and putting it out into the Internet. Seems like a potentially more productive avenue for him to take.

[@johnroyal4054]

You're dumb

[@firestar464]

@@HunterTracks A bit late here, but I usually like his funny content and nice stuff (man, the anprim jokes were fucking funny). He does have some points, but like...he's overreacting, at the very least here. Struggled a bit, wondered if I just wasn't "getting the true message" or whatever, but after some serious thought I just feel like he missed the mark here

[@RealClassixX]

Thanks for giving me motivation to atomize even harder. Those weekly interactions I have with the cashier when grocery shopping are going in the trash.

[@RealClassixX]

Wait FUCK, I'm socially engaging by leaving this comment. I'll never truly get there.

[@thekingoffailure9967]

You can afford to go to the grocery store???

[@quinnm.3127]

@@thekingoffailure9967 pass bill C-233 / S-233

[@normanclatcher]

​@@thekingoffailure9967Sometimes. Working on getting past that need, and the elites are helping a lot.

[@Ethan11892]

​@@thekingoffailure9967Canadian sigma grindset

[@PresidentoftheManosquare]

People don't recognize how damaging some things are for their soul

[@normanclatcher]

Like, y'know, the Internet.™️

[@a-s-greig]

​Based @@normanclatcher

[@PresidentoftheManosquare]

@@normanclatcher wow what insight

[@normanclatcher]

@@PresidentoftheManosquare gotta love the sarcasm, or else we die horrible deaths

[@Anton15243]

How do you know if your soul is damaged, exactly? If your body is injured, you can see it bleed or work improperly. If your mind is injured, it affects the way you behave. What are the signs of an injured soul?

[@Roquet_]

Girl who clearly showed interest in me ignored me when I texted her and keeps sharing such memes, great time to be alive.

[@ralfkinkel9687]

Maybe try to be for real with her and write her something like "Hey I felt like you were interested in me and maybe you are feeling anxious, that's okay. I would love for us to go on a date, maybe somewhere you feel particularly comfortable". Being ignored would be worst case I guess.

[@thekingoffailure9967]

She has the brain rot too keep texting (dont be creepy ofc)

[@augustin19tube]

take it on the chin and share your awesomeness with those that appreciate it more clearly like the sun always awesome, always shining

[@oh-k-den2640]

A woman like that is good for nothing, not worth pursuing. Dont pursue these hoes, get jacked, get bread, pay for head. If and when a woman worth pursuing crosses your path, you'll know, until then, forget em.

[@Juanfcilantro]

@@augustin19tube real king stuff right here

[@joooj6484]

I hate how people use asocial and antisocial interchangeably, half of "introverted" people call themselves antisocial completely unaware of that they are calling themselves sociopaths or psychopaths.

[@quinnm.3127]

they mean "asocial"... i tried to explain this to somone this and they got offended and blocked me -_-

[@joooj6484]

@@quinnm.3127 yeah whenever I try to explain it to somebody, they think it's no big deal and just ignore it, but it's literally two entirely different words.... the prefix "anti" implies that one does something against something, how can people think it's just some stupid letters?

[@jebediahkerman8245]

Give it up. The term has been successfully stolen just as the term introvert has been stolen and turned into a synonym for avoidant personality disorder.

[@crimsonvale7337]

You can claim that the definition of antisocial is your own pet term all you want, the definition of a word matches how people use it no matter what

[@neco5740]

Well in that case I deem it still accurate ^ ^

[@alnerique]

The pure rage. The absolute anger I hear in this video. Holy shit. Complete W, show those "introverts" who's boss!

[@SoVidushi]

yes jreg tell me I'm a cute little kitty cat again just like that

[@thistragicaffair]

😟

[@accountrarysi2776]

Right, I always remember you here Vidushi

[@accountrarysi2776]

Met you in a random video, and you just seem familiar

[@SoVidushi]

@@accountrarysi2776 first the pearl video and now this?? We need to stop engaging with the same creator and genre of youtube videos while scrolling through comments.

[@skulibaumgardner242]

i like this emotion that jreg is displaying here of being so sick of casual externalized misery that he gets mad and changes memes to be about pleasant interactions. We should have a word for this emotion.

[@normanclatcher]

It's called "customer service burnout."

[@a-s-greig]

​@@normanclatcher and you're the expert here.

[@vingerengaoma]

Wow JREG you really showed those introverts who's boss! (*Crying on the inside.*)

[@MaciejGrze]

getitng roasted for 9 minutes realy opened my eyes that i have a problem... And I thnik I will stop making excuses and do something about it! Thank you JREG :)

[@fifimhehim9200]

Knowing Jreg's audience, I don't even know if this comment is ironic or genuine.

[@MaciejGrze]

@@fifimhehim9200 Worry not, my progress is genuine

[@ДмитрийОсипов-м9д]

​@@fifimhehim9200 it might be genuinely ironic Unless, ironically, it *is* genuine

[@alextiedt4481]

This feels meanspirited now, leave me only Gregory.

[@normanclatcher]

You saw the thumbnail, right?

[@E4439Qv5]

(apparently, they didn't care.)

[@a-s-greig]

​@@E4439Qv5yeah, well... their loss.

[@user-td3yi1mq7p]

Understood, if I find being around people exhausting, I need to just grow up and be exhausted all the time like a real adult.

[@letsexplodetogether5667]

you gotta figure out your social battery and find some activities that dont make you exhausted around other people

[@user-td3yi1mq7p]

@@letsexplodetogether5667 Thanks for the advice, but I'm good actually. Just having a bit of fun.

[@citratune7830]

i cant tell when the irony starts and stops. im lost.

[@dancingmathusalem5451]

Thanks Jreg for reinforncing my fear that it's too late for me and I'm destined to be alone and miserable for the rest of my life because I didn't properly socialize in my youth! Me and my therapist were starting to take little steps in convincing me that my future despair is not unchangeable fact, and that I can indeed be happy, but now that I've seen this video my preexisting bias has been reinforced once more and I am now taking several steps back on the road I was on!

[@oskardahle2478]

I realize that this comment is ironic, but I don't see how this video can be seen as hopeless. It feels more like a wakeup call to try to act social despite of your maybe subpar social skills.

[@HunterTracks]

​@@oskardahle2478He literally says in the video, word for word, that if you don't socialize until a certain period in your life you're doomed to be eternally incapable of connecting to other people.

[@andyghkfilm2287]

@@oskardahle2478 he literally says word for word that a meme isn’t actually about introversion, but about “being a loser”, and that’s a common misconception.

[@E4439Qv5]

​@@andyghkfilm2287Ok. Who's losing, and _what game are we playing._

[@Frankenbanana_]

genuinely extremely needed input, abrasive but sometimes the most loving thing you can do is call people out on their bullshit

[@normanclatcher]

Myself included.

[@LarryCalcGOAT]

Genuine reg is a treasure. Unbecoming ironic was the greatest decision of my live

[@thekingoffailure9967]

I can’t believe you think this is genuine! This is merely a seventh layer so thick the true jreg cant even breathe…

[@E4439Qv5]

"reg" is short for "regalo." His is a gift.

[@hydroburst7738]

Jreg found three people who dont even like him that much and immediately fashioned their corpses into a high horse

[@a-s-greig]

Something about spawning a Nuckelavee?

[@biharek7595]

It's so hot when jreg tells me that my introversion is a mental illness, I came at 5:12

[@MrMrprofessor12345]

Yeah that one was a tilter. Bizarrely reductive take by Reg

[@corrina8125]

Ty for shaming me jreg, I needed it

[@jagermaestro1]

I think we have reached critical mass of people not wanting to do things together, but I appreciate the effort.

[@a-s-greig]

So true. Community requires group cohesion. He's shouting into the void, but that alone doesn't make the void clump together.

[@spiderclown5572]

There'a something so deeply refreshing about Jreg, someone that I relate to, calling the sassy introvert narcicism fucking evil.

[@a-s-greig]

"Trouble Awful Devil Evil." -They Might Be Giants.

[@sengroagers1111]

Ironically, most of the people who make and share these are at a pretty comfortable place socially. Indulging in this stuff from time to time is totally normal for most well-adjusted people. The fact that jreg feels the need to respond so aggressively to this clearly light-hearted humor, actually indicates that he is the one with a problem

[@mr.f716]

felt the same way This sadly just seems like self hatred for his own past mistakes or something? Some mayor projecting.

[@Snazzy12341]

Hmm that actually make sense. I know a lot of sociable people who share these 'introvert' memes in group chat or on their ig stories. Initially, I might be a bit confused but as you said they probably secure enough to indulge in these sort of humour. Same with why you'd see premeds and engineering students sharing 'haha I'm a lazy couch potato' memes when it's obvious they're probably the most diligent majors

[@chinggiskhan6678]

Jreg, I'm really glad you made this. This video honestly helped me see the problems I let boil up inside of me. My parents didn't care for me emotionally or even do that good of a job protecting me as a child, and they often enabled bad behaviours like gaming, so I can't say the mess I'm in is completely my fault. What I can say though, is thank you, because I'm finally able to make the steps to move on from my child abuse and neglect

[@E4439Qv5]

Based, and my parents are still _stunned_ at how *nasty* their golden child, raised in relative isolation, can be. I revile them.

[@HermitKing731]

Your parents letting you play video games was child abuse?

[@chinggiskhan6678]

@@HermitKing731 I was playing like nonstop for 6+ hours a day when I should've been outside having fun. It was certainly neglectful at the very least

[@HermitKing731]

@@chinggiskhan6678 Ok. Atleast your parents werent abusive or anything. Just be glad about that. And you know if i was a parent i probably would have let my kids play video games all day just ot not parent them all the time. But thats why im not having kids.

[@chinggiskhan6678]

@@HermitKing731 Yeah, instead of an easily recognisable threat like an abuser, I get 2 assholes screaming at each other and me all day every day, literally never changing their behaviour and blaming all their problems on me. Thanks for downplaying the trauma I suffered, dickhead

[@TheKillerninga]

Im gonna isolate my self all weekend just to trigger you bro

[@normanclatcher]

Me too. Real corona hours, learned helplessness. Jreg has no idea what it's like over here.

[@biharek7595]

I'm doing that too. That will sure show jreg who's boss!

[@HermitKing731]

I have been doing that for ten years. This guy would absolutely hate me.

[@beardannyboy]

I feel like Jreg is going through his Jordan Peterson phase. "Now listen bucko, you need to face your demons and take on responsibility. The communities and societies need you to carry the load and only then will you find true meaning in your life"

[@andrewprahst2529]

​@vyhozshuThe similarity is that basic, first world, white guy advice. The things that are widely known of but are no longer taken seriously by many modern people. That's the big idea that made JP so influential. Not every piece of a person has to be taken into account when making a comparison.

[@kingofcards9]

Based.

[@rampantmutt9119]

Except Jreg has no ulterior motives, is not some self-help guru, and is talking about something that matters far more. Caring about something does not make one Jordan Peterson.

[@RedSunUnderParadise]

I hate that I read this in JP's voice.

[@RedSunUnderParadise]

@@rampantmutt9119 >No ulterior Motives >Views I wuv my pookie Jreg but not enough to lie about stuff like this.

[@8bitminer]

This video was actually very helpful for cutting through the layers of bull that so many people have built up

[@E4439Qv5]

^agreed

[@Tsune420]

beautiful commentary on how social media divides us more and more everyday. You really showed em who's boss greg

[@normanclatcher]

#not_it

[@antlohable]

This is the best video I have seen in a while. It has made me a little happier. Thank you, Jreg.

[@chillcreep4926]

"if I sound mad.. that's just the anger" damn jreg lyrical genius, I am trying to be this honest

[@feb1839]

I love how the “fixed” memes are unironically way funnier

[@a-s-greig]

Because they're just as false.

[@E4439Qv5]

​@@a-s-greig _(ouch)_

[@katelawyer3689]

@a-s, damn ok broski.

[@Strata-GPT]

What the fuck I had no idea jreg was so based You're a genius. You could save thousands.

[@vaughngreason2175]

Imagine making a video trying to encourage people to be more social and then just going "oh for some people its over and you shouldn't even try" 😂

[@ethanmartinez7182]

"the window to make a community is temporary and it has closed" are u good?

[@FlantisFroggu]

he's not

[@andyghkfilm2287]

Yeah, there’s some heat coming off of this video that I don’t really understand where it’s coming from

[@a-s-greig]

It's coming from Jreg, obviously.

[@andyghkfilm2287]

@@a-s-greig yeah I guess, I just I dunno, I wasn’t expecting so much heat!

[@FlantisFroggu]

@@andyghkfilm2287 I think being introverted is something a lot of people especially his audience can relate to, even if they can be wrong about being introverted or they are not the kind he criticizes.

[@donald347]

Setting boundaries is hard for people who never do it but it's crucial. Also I feel like I need to point out that these were almost certainly made by different people, so one can't really be hypocritical in relation to another.

[@E4439Qv5]

Let the narrative conceit alone.

[@johnfsenpai]

6:59 tbh that's a platitude. "The whole point of being alive is others" just no. You can find purpose in anything you like, not just in people. Being in a community is good for your mental health, but it's just a need, not the whole point. You wouldn't say food is the whole point of being alive, right? Same thing for others.

[@normanclatcher]

Compulsive liar, people-pleaser.

[@samuelbucher5189]

I expected a funny video, but it actually just was Jreg venting. Not that I think he is wrong. Those memes weren't made by introverts, they were made by people who need help but are actively refusing it. One can be an introvert and also have a healthy lifestyle and meaningful relationships.

[@Smalljose6912]

facts

[@Aeiouaaaaaaaaa]

Yeah a lot of these were less about introversion and more about isolation, not the same thing

[@liana_951]

r/woosh the whole fucking point is that if you’re refusing social interaction because you’re an introvert you’re actively harming yourself. If you’re interacting socially with a variety of people in real life on a regular basis you’re not A FUCKING INTROVERT

[@yarinelmaliach1444]

No it's not OK when to refuse to go to activities you're refusing to live and the more you do it the harder it will get to Kickstart that engine and be able to live in a world that is not empty

[@a-s-greig]

​@@liana_951correct. I'm a volcel introvert. **Gasses self on copium**

[@mileskile9520]

My favorite quote is the “do you notice how all of these guys look sad? They all have sadness in their eyes.” Like we don’t know that we are the ones causing our pain, and we are striving to escape it and by running away from it we only get ourselves farther from our friends and community

[@E4439Qv5]

thanks TS Eliot, very cool

[@mileskile9520]

@@E4439Qv5 thanks?

[@chrisberry7640]

This is like Michael Jordan getting pissed off at me for not knowing how to hit a fade away jump shot. I'm happy you've found a community. I haven't. I want one. I don't know how to get one. I've been looking for literal years. I put myself out there and I think I'm doing things right, but nothing sticks. A literal "how I made my community" video might be helpful for people like me, especially if you didn't leverage your following when you created it so I can learn from it. Because whatever "how to make friends" lesson people learned in school, I must've been out sick that day

[@oskardahle2478]

It's good if you are trying to find a community, but most of these memes that he is looking at are about rejecting people and avoiding opportunities where one can possibly find meaningful relationships or communities. I can't tell you how to make friends, but putting yourself in many different (potentially awkward) situations will increase your chance of finding someone that you like and/or relate to.

[@freniisammii]

Yeah, you're missing the point of the video, dude. And I'm guessing if you missed the point of the video so badly then you're probably not "trying to put yourself out there" as well as you think you are.

[@andyghkfilm2287]

@@oskardahle2478 lmao I dunno, reacting to the meme about “do you wanna just stay in tonight” with “you are putting EVERYONE you could meet at this event on this ONE person, that’s going to BLOW UP like a nuke” is kind of extreme

[@andyghkfilm2287]

@@freniisammii no, I think he’s actually getting the point of the video better than even Jreg is. He’s right, this video is basically Jreg punching down at literally people he calls “losers” at one point, because they consider themselves introverts or have social issues.

[@a-s-greig]

​@@andyghkfilm2287 ^correct, and you are welcomed back into the brotherhood. Welcome, fellow Andrew.

[@RealClassixX]

I think what truly upsets people like Jreg when they see introverts is that they both idolize community. These introverts fail to be part of community, recognize that failure, and then use the label of introvert as an excuse, like they don't care about being social, while caring immensely. They claim to desire the hermit lifestyle, but would immediately reject it when given the opportunity to actually be alone. Jreg is upset by this, because he sees a failed version of himself in them, since he too greatly values community. I wonder, would a true hermit, someone who genuinely does not care for being social, upset him too?

[@monoono4051]

Jreg is a failed version of himself, he is not happy.

[@sithdude2436]

Jreg believes people who actually want to be alone don't exist, he thinks it's all cope. The irony, of course, is that belief is cope so he can feel like his problems are more normal and common than they are.

[@sickeningdreams]

Oh i bet jreg is the exact interpretation that you made up of him in your mind, you might even say that you know him like a friend, you know, because we all do!

[@lmaolol9357]

​@@sithdude2436 Like I hang out with friends every now and then, meet new people, but do I have to go clubbing almost every weekend because a lot of people my age socialize that way? Do I have to be miserable until I am forced to "like" it? He mentioned drama as some integral part of life. OK, Is this dude that's older than me trying to convince me that highschool level drama between "grown" women and man is that important?

[@BASEDHITLORLOVER14n88]

​@@sithdude2436It is literally cope though in the vast majority of cases. It's just human nature to want relationships lolmao. Wanting the opposite is literally a personality disorder (schizoid)

[@theholypeanut8193]

These mfs seriously have friends but don't do anything with them, meanwhile my goofy ass still doesn't know how to get IRL friends.

[@vladys5238]

get a job or go at uni events cause i bet my ass you're either in education or sitting at home if u say you have literally zero friends.

[@oh-k-den2640]

REAL. Hope you find some friends.

[@YehudiNimol]

I face this problem as well. I don't know how to fix my social problems, but the solution to yours is probably HOI4 centered.

[@SIGSEGV1337]

I figured this one out, you have to turn up to a place frequently and talk to the people there, eventually some of them become your friends

[@IgnasV]

@@YehudiNimol If he touches HOI4, he's not touching anything else.

[@moshrom3473]

I think neurotics got lonely and felt compelled to join a greater group. That's why they be like: "How do you do, fellow introverts?

[@E4439Qv5]

...shut it off.

[@dancingbanana627]

3:53 My family was abusive and controlling and because of it I now suffer from major depressive disorder and anxiety, but yeah I guess I'm just a for that. My uncle tried to groom me, and he would ask me about my life in ways that were intrusive and that caused me a great deal of stress, but again, I guess I'm just a loser. Thank you.

[@agaga5886]

You do sound like a loser

[@E4439Qv5]

​@@Bd-ng1zvuwu, I self-perpetuate suffering by telling people the specific way I'm hurting, which can also never be fixed or cured this side of Heaven. That works _great_ at empowering people to speak up about their circumstances. 😒

[@rlb1198]

Jreg Is now community pilling us.

[@normanclatcher]

I renounce his medicine.

[@E4439Qv5]

​@@normanclatcherAs well you should.

[@BillNyeTheBountyGuy]

Introvert memes are entirely built on 'Haha, I do that', no other juice from that squeeze.

[@normanclatcher]

'Haha, good one, JReg.'

[@a-s-greig]

Orange juice. It's from Grapefruit.

[@E4439Qv5]

​@@a-s-greigTry persimmon.

[@DantesHQ]

4:25 - What Jreg is saying here is very true. If you don't socialize, then it's pretty much over... People outgrow you, forget about you and eventually become too far away for you to catch up. That's just the bitter truth. I've been suffering with mental issues and have been isolating myself by growing up on the internet alone since like 11 years old (I'm 24 now). It feels like I've spent at least 70% of my life in the virtual world rotting away my brain. This turned me into an even bigger mentally ill loser that is frozen in time at 11 years old. I'm completely out of touch with my countries culture, its people and reality in general. My only real friends growing up were online American content creators and streamers. Social skills really are like levels in a video game. When people are around the same level they can relate to each other and grow together! They can do the same challenges, hang out, make friends with other players and snowball this entire thing further by gathering more social/life experiences, which allows them to enjoy the hell out of this game. When someone who is very under leveled tries to join in, they are looked at as an annoyance, weirdo and something that needs to be removed from the group asap. They are just not relatable or on the same skill level... Let's be honest here, nobody really truly wants to hang out with those players, especially if they don't have the fundamentals down. I think this is what happened to TwoMad who was very under leveled and didn't have anyone to talk to. I relate to his story a lot and I feel like my fate will be almost the same. It happens though, every generation has people that get destroyed by the rise of new technologies. I've accepted that. I just happened to be born an already weird person and then also got swept up by the rise of the internet without any parental supervision. I'll try to maintain this lifestyle for as long as I can then it's sayonara for me. If anyone young is reading this, get out of the house and talk to people, or at least do it over the internet so your social part of the brain doesn't completely die off. Trust me, you don't want to end up like me.

[@jakebake2416]

i feel this 100%... while I'm not as bad as you I have spent majority of my growing up alone, locked inside my room and playing games/watching streamers for like 8-12 hours per day. def had neglectful parents with an alcoholic dad and so they didn't bother too much to drag me out of the room. when they did, I just lied and pushed them away. i've already started falling behind socially in like second grade of elementary school or maybe even kindergarten lmao. i've gotten so depersonalized/derealized by the internet and isolation at this point that I just feel numb most of the time. i don't feel connected to anything or anyone. at some point I will just have to admit that it's GG or go insane.

[@OriPeel]

yup. socialization is one of the most important skills that you can have. literally nothing else matters. it's what life is all about, hanging out with other humans. it makes life worth living and opens up the doors to everything. you have childhood and teenage years to work on that and to establish a baseline, but if you dont then your prognosis is suffering and loneliness that will most likely last entire life. i think it was JP who said that if a child is not socialized by the age of 4 it's over. other kids just spiral upwards and leave him behind. Those kids then become asocial, maybe even criminals and develop a ton of mental issues/identity problems... Then you also have rich kids who minecraft themselves all the time because wealth ostracizes them from other people and so without a lot of work they can never really belong in any normal groups. this makes them miss out on those core experiences growing up. i wish you best of luck on your journey.

[@agaga5886]

I know it may seem impossible, but it's not. Unless you plan on not continuing to live, you'll regret not trying when you're older. It's not over and 24 is not old.

[@E4439Qv5]

​@@agaga5886it's ^ancient^ in Internet terms.

[@FermentedOuroboros]

It's not too late. You still have time.

[@chris8mon]

I think lots of people confuse personality types with mental health issues. My personal experience is, that the right diagnosis can change your life completely. Three years ago I could hardly leave the house and needed two days to recover from social interaction with people, who were not my closest friends or family. Now I’m hanging out with people the whole day and enjoying it most of the time. Btw: I’m 40+ years old, so don’t tell yourself, it’s to late to change your life.

[@amanul_2474]

Guys, I'm not an asshole with anti-social tendencies, I'm just super shy! 🥺

[@normanclatcher]

👉👈

[@legateelizabeth]

If someone is an asshole with anti-social tendencies, isn’t isolating themselves from others like… the correct solution? Why care how they conceptualise it?

[@SlickJohnnysHouse]

Wow, thank you Jreg. I'll just Google "how to stop people I love from leaving me"

[@MatauReviews]

Loving your revolutionary optimism

[@Hugo-qf1wb]

I was already getting community-pilled but I wont lie, seeing you having similar struggles with atomization of society gave me some strenght to keep trying. I now form part of some groups of fantastic people, and maybe im not at the point I would love to be, but each day im better on that regard. Guys go out, make friends, build community.

[@themonkeyvivi]

thanks for radicalizing me into wanting to love and be loved.

[@normanclatcher]

"thanks, i hate it." 💜

[@E4439Qv5]

​@@normanclatcher "thanks. i hate that and i hate you" 💜

[@katelawyer3689]

@norman, “thanks I hate your mom.”

[@fredosama3466]

Goo job Jregular, you really showed those introverts how they cope and justify their miserable lives 😂

[@seafoaaam]

total obliteration of the soul tonight babe

[@Anton15243]

How do you know your soul isn't already obliterated? How do you know a soul is even there? What if you are a philosophical zombie wandering the earth?

[@E4439Qv5]

​@@Anton15243 _God, _*_*please*_*_ let it be purgatory._

[@Anton15243]

@@E4439Qv5 Oh no, if there is an Christian god it's Limbo for me at best. Purgatory is for the faithful, and I have no faith in my bones. At least there will be good company: Socrates, Ibn Khaldun and the like

[@neco5740]

I actually went back to being more introverted after making a couple of friends. It's honestly just exhausting and high maintenance, and I oftentimes like spending time alone more. My prediction for the foreseeable future is a kind of oscillation between the two extremes

[@binbows2258]

Its exactly this for me. When I have no friends, I want friends. When I have friends, I want to be alone. The only solution, I think, is to find most of your inner peace with one of the 2 circumstances while lightly oscillating between the two.

[@neco5740]

@binbows2258 agreed, but I have also found that having one or two good friends and otherwise acquaintances you can do stuff with is a somewhat nice balance

[@rampantmutt9119]

Is it possible that the reason you find it so tiring is because you got used to not exercising your social muscle for a long period of time? Maybe even when you were younger and still maturing?

[@E4439Qv5]

​@@rampantmutt9119 yes. My parents grounded me too much. And now, I don't wanna try. Because. Y'all suck. 😊

[@HermitKing731]

Talk to AI instead of real people. A lot better.

[@RedSunUnderParadise]

As an Introvert, I personally enjoy the fact that my existence ruins your day therefore you think about us and by extent me and therefore you realize I exist and therefore I am technically part of you and will aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalways be with you. Isn't that right, Pookie?

[@SusanooMain]

"as a label with no sense of self, i will make up mental gymnastics and delusions so i could feel smug and better while doing nothing of value or substance"

[@RedSunUnderParadise]

@@SusanooMain Being better than you isn't an achievement but it ain't your fault, buddy. I bet your mom blames your dad for not wearing a condom too.

[@SusanooMain]

@@RedSunUnderParadise bruh. The projection is pretty strong here, but I guess it's natural if you're the unwanted child

[@RedSunUnderParadise]

@@SusanooMain "N-No u" Oof, touched a nerve, didn't I?

[@SusanooMain]

@@RedSunUnderParadise you literally just make a mom joke dude, you expected anything more?

[@salt_factory7566]

Jreg went in guns blazing on this one

[@monkeydetonation]

I like Jreg's "sincerely and aggressively advocating for you to have healthy relationships and connection to community" videos

[@hannie-byt3]

I hate to say this jreg, but I would consider how much of your “community” is actually just your orbiters - and consider the more common issue of trying to ladder your way into a community while lacking popularity or social security rather than already being the core of it

[@hannie-byt3]

maybe it’s energy or a genuine social deficiency but people can genuinely be very snide and exclusionary

[@Suninrags]

@@hannie-byt3 agreed

[@a-s-greig]

​@@hannie-byt3 myself included.

[@binbows2258]

you talking about his irl or online community?

[@mrDjuroman]

If anything, orbiters make the friend group far less genuine, so he'd have a harder time, not an easier time, making real connections. He still advocates for making these connections because they are just simply good for you

[@Zero77989]

It‘s really strange hearing this. I would tend to agree that finding community is worthwhile but I think these memes are mostly born out of the resignation of failing to find community. I think its great that Jreg found a community but I‘m not sure he sees that part of the issue is simply access to community. I know some would say create a community if there isn‘t one but that nessacitates either available time or money which tends to be problematic (probably easier for a popular youtuber / entertainer). Throw in some undiagnosed mental illnesses simply due to the horrendous state of health systems around the world and you have a recipe for disaster. I hope confronting „introverts“ doesn‘t push them further into their often self inflicted isolation.

[@quinnm.3127]

pass bill C-233 / S-233

[@wildfire9280]

I remember reading a comment somewhere about a time when there was power outage and more people were outside at the same time than the commenter had ever seen. Then the power came back on and it was back to normal.

[@sharrpshooter1]

Sounds a bit like copium

[@Zero77989]

@@sharrpshooter1 it probably is

[@bobwasowsky270]

don't confront them then, sneak in and bait them into becoming healthier

[@hater-z6r]

"this is child abuse" bruh what 😅

[@normanclatcher]

'inner child abuse.'

[@E4439Qv5]

​@@normanclatcher...yup, they stopped reading.

[@jadchahin2145]

Jreg some people legitimately prefer to be alone or with few people in more quiet and intimate spaces. Not all introverts are just coping.

[@kiefscooper7]

How in the fuck do i become a normal person i feel like im goimg to explode

[@a-s-greig]

(Me too.)

[@googleautocorrect9498]

+1

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

If you don't hate introverts, I think maybe the introverts in the community would appreciate it if you made a video on what an introvert actually is and why it's just as valid as being an extrovert so that people don't conflate being an introvert with their neuroses. This could make an important contribution in that it could also help extroverts in particular not to from prejudices against introverts and lead to them being ostrasized that way as well. On the one hand, these people, whether they are genuinly introverts or not, do need help in addressing their faults, but I think they also have a point in that the community is less kind to introverts than it could be and likewise contributes to their atomization. If you go in there and stomp on a mentally ill person's already fragile ego, are you necessarily going to convince them to open up, or only drive them even further into their neurosis? Sometimes giving someone space and accepting them even if they don't participate as much as you would like can help them feel secure enough to engage of their own accord. Going in there and trying to usher them into the group, even with the best of intentions and in the most kindly fashion, can still set up a pattern of aversion because they're not being given the space they require. Casting someone as, "The weird person who doesn't interact and is probably pathological," isn't the most encouraging aspersion to have cast on you even if it's true and one of the faults of the community is that it enjoys a self-fulfilling prophecy.

[@normanclatcher]

*The quiet kid, essaying:*

[@binbows2258]

@@normanclatcher *insert nerd emoji here*

[@normanclatcher]

@@binbows2258 **the nerd emoji in question is your pfp**

[@thewideduck5708]

Mate, there's more than enough content extolling how great introverts and introversion is and how they're somehow smarter and better and wiser than everyone else. I think jreg is doing the right thing here, giving that needed kick in the pants to people who think everyone else in the world is stupid.

[@simone9781]

​@@thewideduck5708uhm, no.

[@Boamere]

You don’t strike me as a happy well adjusted person

[@binbows2258]

ikr hes so bitter and angry. Resentful, spiteful, even. I dont know what inflamed him to behave in such a manner. This is not how happy, well meaning people talk to people who need help

[@Boamere]

@@binbows2258​​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠I think he sees his past self in their memes and hates his old self and them… Or something along those lines, could be wrong lol I think there’s a more nuanced way of criticising people wallowing (or revelling) in their own introversion (or people who joke about their problems)

[@legateelizabeth]

@@binbows2258 I think he’s still upset but really wants to be ‘fixed’. Like how some people really WANT to be religious but never really find it in themselves to believe. Some part of Jreg still feels this way, when according to the worldview he’s built in his head having ‘community’ should make him okay, but it hasn’t. He can’t be sad, that’d mean he’s wrong, so it manifests as anger.

[@kylesmith2145]

​@@legateelizabeth I interpret it as a wake up call fueled by righteous anger, "look, these memes are what i was, i was angry then about the systems that destroyed the traditions of community when i was suffering, and now i continue to be angry on your behalf." This is a situations that demands appropriately directed anger to make any strides out of the pits of despair on your own; you must be angry enough to have the action potential to actually do something, and you must be angry in the right direction lest you dig your pit deeper

[@facefullofcat101]

​@kylesmith2145 yes! Anger is a natural feeling that is needed to protect and provoke change. He'll get past it, and he'll be different than he was, in a way that he needed to be.

[@WokeDiogenes]

im 3 minutes into the video and im missing the part where jreg suddenly goes completely ironic and spouts political extreme takes to keep my genocidal mind entertained

[@lewisbaitup6352]

If you got to, imagine this as genocidal rhetoric towards introverts.

[@WokeDiogenes]

@@lewisbaitup6352 but he didnt use the words "kill" or "eat" at all, my thirst for blood is not satisfied

[@tobediv]

I had that atomization codependent “we stay in together” type relationship and it does indeed always detonate. Never let someone make it okay to isolate yourself from your friends. I still havent fully recovered my community and struggle to this day as a result of that. Avoid that shit like the plague.

[@E4439Qv5]

...nope. Get in with them, trauma bond. Bully them out of the house into making friends and growing the support network themselves.

[@BasharGaming2008]

End of Evangelion will never be a youtube meme review 🥣 🤯

[@andrewprahst2529]

🤔 Wow yeah

[@ummyou2872]

this meme review wasnt anything like evangelion because unlike evangelion it wasnt complete garbage

[@BASEDHITLORLOVER14n88]

@@ummyou2872 Filtered

[@normanclatcher]

Hi. Excuse me. Can you (not)?

[@marcelnowak402]

@@normanclatcheryou can (not)

[@eugeneimnotgonnatellyoumyl5513]

I've never seen John Regis so sincere and angry

[@calebcomrie7984]

Giving ben shapiro vibes but if he wasn't evil

[@millythespugwit9051]

Low-key though his shtick now is just a non bigoted Jordan Peterson, a bizarro version of sorts. Ngl we kinda need someone like that so I love it!

[@Im_actually_a.shark_]

real

[@o11k]

So just regular Ben Shapiro

[@quinnm.3127]

@@o11k no.

[@ortherner]

ben shapiro if he was hot

[@Oyrocynicaaaa]

jreg constantly goes on about how having a community is what will make you happy, when my own personal experiences completely contradict that. I have unironically felt at my happiest and most content when I'm alone and interacting with people has only ever made me feel miserable. litterally the source of all the things that have upset me in life is the shit that other people have put me through. every friend that I made has had a negative impact on my life and made me feel like dying. meanwhile when I'm alone I genuinely feel at peace and am able to enjoy the things I enjoy with no judgement. I don't agree with the sentiment that *everyone* needs friends because in my experience I'm at my happiest when I have no friends. jreg seems to not understand that just because some works for him, that doesn't mean it will work for everyone.

[@gamblerofrats]

I think the principle of communitarianism is sound - humans seek purpose in externalities i.e., our meaning is typically derived from relativism and contraries. But of course there are cases where communities detract from meaning, purpose, and joy. You may have schizoid personality disorder, some form of trauma/masking response, or you may happen to be a rare example of an emotionally self-sufficient person. Or, as is the case for many of us, we have yet to find a group of people who we are truly comfortable with.

[@filedotnix]

​​@@gamblerofratstrue on that last part. jreg's audience has a high percentage of people who struggle to find their place in the world, whether it's because of autism, schizophrenia, etc. just because you haven't found someone that makes you feel seen yet, doesn't mean you never will. I say that as someone who spent my entire life hearing that "I'd find my people". guess what, I did.

[@oh-k-den2640]

Crying about it in yt comments is definetly gonna help

[@WorthlessWinner]

Ditto. JREG (an obvious extrovert) is projecting his mindset on everyone else.

[@WorthlessWinner]

@@oh-k-den2640 - you have posted this in response to about 20 people. Why do introverts trigger you so much, snowflake?

[@jellybelly8672]

this genuinely sounds like a Ben Shapiro video

[@zephyr32]

I used to be like this and I’m so glad I found a group of friends. I’m a much better person for going out there and meeting new people

[@ravenwarjoy]

The one about couples hits hard for me especially, since me and my boyfriend, although we love each other very much, have very different social energies. He is an extrovert, likes parties, likes being with huge groups of people, likes being loud, and I'm introverted and I prefer smaller groups that are lower energy than that. So we like to spend time together (obviously, we're in a relationship, you'd hope we did that), but we also have our own friend groups with some overlap, so we can realize our other social needs outside of ourselves. That doesn't make me not an introvert, social interactions still drain me and I prefer to avoid them, but I don't develop an antisocial philosophy because of it.

[@MiguelCramwell]

These are the most harmless memes ever made

[@normanclatcher]

So it would seem...

[@E4439Qv5]

​@@normanclatcher...and that's the trap.

[@IndieLambda]

Having multiple contacts? Joining a community? Fuck yeah. Partying and shit? Fuck no. Only small groups, just, multiple ones, large groups are loid and no one hears one another, people clash, shit goes bad and quickly you're more alone than in small groups, in small groups, everyone gets to know eachother and those that can't get along, don't have to, pick and choose, manage and optimize, because you can go see Dune with 40 people 1 time and barelly understand the story and barelly can say anything about it, or go see Dune with 5 people 8 times and get 40 different understanding of it while yourself having spotted all the details. And sometimes what you really need is to just take a break, just sleep, breath, do nothing, the next day is booked, can't enjoy it if you're shit faced. Doing 3000 things at 1% isn't the goal, do 1 thing at 3000% instead.

[@lmaolol9357]

Same conclusion I came to, you just don't resonate with some people and that's OK. Like if I am at a point I have to force a similar interest with some people, are those bonds even real then?

[@davidmerrell5561]

Jr. Egg has truly poured out a slop of wisdom into our trough today. Unironically, great video. I hide behind the “introvert” label all too often.

[@talananiyiyaya8912]

Hey man, no need to attack me so viciously here...

[@normanclatcher]

uwu

[@a-s-greig]

​Ah yes. 'this'

[@SuperWeegee9001]

Just had a near death experience due to a severe lack of community, trying to move forward and reconnect with friends and make new ones. I hit rock bottom by falling into an isolating relationship, then drinking alone, perpetuating that until hospitalization. There are people who care in everyone's lives, you just have to be a part of life. Thanks for the reminder to pull myself out of hell jreg. Much love

[@normanclatcher]

God bless.

[@medln5357]

i joined the military to find people to relate with, found no one. my home is 200 miles away and ive lost everyone, i dont even know how to find a friend anymore not even on the internet

[@a-s-greig]

Who was your Sargeant-Major Malfunction?

[@binbows2258]

damn. once you get out of the military, you should try joining some kind of group/club for a hobby you're interested in. dont give up, you're never cooked. Even if Jreg says you are.

[@frankthetank2550]

the easiest times I've had finding community is hanging out at game stores and churches that have a lot of young adults. seriously though just look up "game store near me"

[@gbyjrjn]

The song is pretty fire. Damn, Jreg, glad to see the growth and that you seem to be finally making the ART happen and sustain you.

[@brutaka5058]

This one was pretty tough to hear, especially for those who have tried to create community and reach out only to be seen as a sick loner, constantly trying to be the glue, and struggling for it to all feel natural, like it's not a losing battle. I definitely agree with points around playing too many video games, living with your parents still, but shit is fucking hard. Finding people who respect and support your grind is hard and the economy is even harder. Fuck my rent and fuck those who are playing life on easy mode compared to me.

[@ashtimbog]

I think the problem here is that these memes and jreg make having friends and being social out to be a huge deal when in reality you need to introspect on what you actually need to do with your life and what would improve it. Personally, I believe meeting friends in person rather than online would be great for myself I don't really know what I need. I've changed a lot since my younger years

[@ashtimbog]

There's a difference between society convincing you to feel like you need it and actually needing it. Like sex and virginity. Some people just do not need a romantic relationship. But I think jreg is right about not convincing yourself you don't need it. I've convinced myself I don't need a romantic relationship. I probably don't, but I should still reassess it. Oh it'd be easier not having a relationship where I dont have to worry about anything but that's not an excuse m.