The internet is applauding a woman's revenge on one of her neighbors over parking spot drama in the complex where she lives. The Reddit post, which has garnered 12,600 upvotes, is titled, "Male Karen yells at me for being in 'his spot.' Fine, it's my spot now." Redditor @xiinya shared the post to the subreddit "Petty Revenge" where it has received over 300 comments since it was shared on June 22. Revenge, which is an action carried out by harming another for a wrong, is a common emotion that is oftentimes thought to provide catharsis when in actuality, researchers have uncovered it ends up prolonging the feelings associated with the wrong, according to the website Science of People. The nonprofit organization Knowable Magazine spoke with psychologist Michele Gelfand, who says revenge involves negative and positive feelings. "The classic idiom 'revenge is sweet' does have some empirical support—neuroscience research shows that reward centers in the brain are activated when … [Read more...] about Internet backs woman’s petty parking spot revenge on neighbor
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Internet helps “foolish” woman who handed dead parents’ will to brother
Sometimes when parents die, family dynamics change, and relationships get lost. This is the case for a woman who is now seeking advice after their brother sold their late parents' property without consulting them first. In a post shared on Mumsnet on Sunday, which has so far reached over 140 comments, the user, known as Coffeecup123456, explained that after both her parents died a few years ago she decided to have no contact with her brother, describing him as a controlling and untrustworthy person. Once her parents died, Coffeecup123456 and her brother were made joint executors of the will, but the woman relinquished her role after her mother died, to avoid "my name being attached to probate & him not doing things as he should." "Since then I discovered that for 3.5 years he was renting it out. Solicitor said I could only regain some control if I followed a lengthy /costly process of renaming myself to be an executor." After looking up the house out of curiosity, the … [Read more...] about Internet helps “foolish” woman who handed dead parents’ will to brother
Person’s story about having genitals removed at birth shocks internet
Commenters online were shocked when an individual said they recently discovered they were born intersex and had their genitals removed after birth with the permission of their parents. The original poster (OP), or u/Intelligent_Source63, posted about the situation on Sunday in Reddit 's popular forum, "True Off My Chest" where it received nearly 10,000 upvotes and 700 comments. The post can be found here . The Intersex Society of North America (ISNA) defines intersex as an umbrella term for individuals who are "born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn't seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male." According to Human Rights Watch, an organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights, an estimated 1 in 2,000 babies in the United States are born intersex each year. In many of these situations, medical professionals might recommend surgical intervention to make the genitals meet "arbitrary standards." The Post In the post titled, … [Read more...] about Person’s story about having genitals removed at birth shocks internet
Internet laughs as 30-year-old melts Airbnb kitchen appliance—”Fail”
An Airbnb guest shared her nightmare online after accidentally melting the bottom of a kettle when she placed it on top of a lit stove to try and heat it, despite it being electric. Electric kettles do not require physical heating using a stove top and instead plug into a wall, but aren't as common in America as other places across the world. However, actress and performer Bailey McCall did not realize this during her stay in an Airbnb last month. After going to make her coffee, she was left with dripping plastic over the kitchen from melting the owner's kettle . "So I'm currently staying in an Airbnb and the other day I went to make a French press and when I put the kettle on the stove, I quickly realized that oops, it was an electric kettle," she explained in a video on TikTok with 2.5 million views, adding a "cooking fail" hashtag to the caption. In the video, which can be seen here , McCall shows the previously like-new kettle now left with a burnt, melted bottom. … [Read more...] about Internet laughs as 30-year-old melts Airbnb kitchen appliance—”Fail”
Internet shocked by woman’s dark family secret after taking DNA test
Commenters were shocked after a user said a DNA test revealed her sister was switched at birth and that her biological father was a convicted rapist who raped her biological mother. The original poster (OP), or u/trustworthy_expert, wrote about the situation in Reddit 's u/tifu subreddit where it received nearly 9,700 upvotes and 600 comments. The post can be found here . According to the data website YouGov , two in 10 Americans have taken a mail-in DNA test and 27 percent report a close family member has taken a test. Among these individuals, 36 percent reported being surprised by some of the test results, with one in three individuals learning about relatives they did not previously know. In the post titled "TIFU by using common sense to accidentally uncover a very dark and horrible series of events that lead to me having one less sibling," OP explained that the situation began a year ago when both their mother and grandmother took DNA tests. "The process, though … [Read more...] about Internet shocked by woman’s dark family secret after taking DNA test
Server’s story about shaming man into giving a better tip divides internet
A woman shared a story about how she managed to shame a customer into leaving a better tip for her in a video viewed more than 200,000 times. TikTok user @tamela.anderson posted the video , which was stitched with another clip that talked about shaming customers who leave poor tips, and her experience left viewers divided. AARP discussed the various services that someone can leave a tip for, including food service. "For a full-service, sit-down meal, 15 to 20 percent of the pretax bill is customary," the piece stated. "At a buffet, leave a 10 percent tip. Just picking up a sandwich or a decaf latte from the counter? Tip at least 10 percent." Debby Mayne, an etiquette expert, advised if someone cannot afford a tip that is expected, they should not use the service. In her video, @tamela.anderson said she served two men and was blonde at that time. One man paid for the meals with cash. After she brought the change back to the table, she noticed that the man left a tip that … [Read more...] about Server’s story about shaming man into giving a better tip divides internet
Groom slammed for making bride babysit kids at her own wedding—”her fault”
The internet has slammed a husband who ruined the wedding day for his wife after deciding to not compromise on bringing the children to the reception. In a post shared on Reddit on Sunday, the man, who goes by the username u/Wide-Suggestion-6647, asked if he was the a**hole for telling his wife it was her fault she didn't enjoy their wedding and the internet didn't hold back. He explained that when he met his wife, over two years ago, she was heavily pregnant with another man's baby, who had abandoned both and wanted nothing to do with them. After a while the two got together and had a baby of their own, who is now about 6 months old. And once she got pregnant with his baby, he proposed and started planning for the wedding. "While planning the wedding I made it clear how I'd like a kid free wedding but my wife was against it because she loves the vibes kids bring to weddings. She's also from the Balkans so having kids at weddings is very important to her because … [Read more...] about Groom slammed for making bride babysit kids at her own wedding—”her fault”
Man bashed for making wife pay for IVF treatments since it’s her “problem”
Though she asked about another issue, a woman is being supported for sharing that her husband refuses to contribute to their in-vitro fertilization (IVF) fund, since he says she's "the one with the problem." The original poster (OP), u/throwra5755557, initially asked if she was wrong for demanding her husband's best friend return the money he gave him from the IVF fund in her post "AITA for getting back the money my husband took from our IVF treatment and gave to his friend?" She earned over 7,000 upvotes and 1,500 comments in four hours for her trouble. She says the most recent time when her husband threw the IVF fund in her face was when she discovered he had taken the bulk of the money—$7,000 out of $11,000—to loan to his best friend he's known since high school. The reason? The friend was complaining about his "old junk" car, and so the OP's husband took it on himself to loan him the money for a new one. "I was beyond livid I asked if he really thought that was okay and he … [Read more...] about Man bashed for making wife pay for IVF treatments since it’s her “problem”
As China shuts out world, Internet access from abroad gets harder too
TAIPEI, Taiwan: Most Internet users trying to get past China’s Great Firewall search for a cyber tunnel that will take them outside censorship restrictions to the wider web. But Vincent Brussee is looking for a way in, so he can better glimpse what life is like under the Communist Party. An analyst with the Mercator Institute for China Studies in Berlin, Brussee frequently scours the Chinese Internet for data. His main focus is information that will help him understand China’s burgeoning social credit system. But in the last few years, he’s noticed that his usual sources have become more unreliable and access tougher to gain. Some government websites fail to load, appearing to block users from specific geographic locations. Other platforms require a Chinese phone number tied to official identification. Files that were available three years ago have started to disappear as Brussee and many like him, including academics and journalists, are finding it increasingly frustrating to … [Read more...] about As China shuts out world, Internet access from abroad gets harder too
Man backed for using “insulting” phone wallpapers to deter nosy co-workers
A man found support online after he created "insulting" and "offensive" wallpapers that triggered his co-workers after they repeatedly snooped on his phone at work. The now-viral Reddit post, titled, "AITA for using 'insulting' wallpapers for my phone's home screen after my coworkers kept touching it?" has been upvoted 12,800 times since it was shared on June 27. Redditor @throw3447567 shared the post to the subreddit "Am I the A**hole?" garnering 1,600 comments since it was posted. The use of mobile devices throughout the world has increased in recent years, with many people bringing their phones everywhere they go. This year, 15.96 billion devices are projected to be used throughout the world, and that number is expected to climb in 2023 and 2024, according to Statista . There are a lot of ways to keep smartphones safe, such as pins, patterns with a swipe of a finger, face ID, fingerprint scanning, and traditional passwords, but that doesn't mean everyone utilizes them. … [Read more...] about Man backed for using “insulting” phone wallpapers to deter nosy co-workers