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As writer Jeremy D. Larson beautifully put it, relatability is the chief psychological lubricant that glides us thoughtlessly down the endless social media feeds.
One place that seems to have plenty of this substance is Twitter. But with 6,000 tweets made every second (or 350,000 per minute and 500 million per day), it can be easy to miss the good stuff the platform has to offer.
Luckily, there'sa subreddit called r/RelatableTweets, an online community dedicated exclusively to collecting those which perfectly describe the human experience, be it through work, dating, or other key areas of everyday life.
Continue scrolling to check out what its members have gathered so far, and don't miss the talk we had about empathy with linguist, writer, academic researcher, and knowledge worker Dr. Karen Stollznow. You'll find it between the images.
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We’ve Reached It. The Pinnacle Of This Subreddit
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all the time....
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The Human Body Is A Mystery
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I feel that... I mean really
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The ability to emotionally understand what other people feel, see things from their point of view, and imagine yourself in their place is called empathy. It means that when you see another person suffering, such as after they've lost a loved one, you are able to instantly envision yourself going through that same experience and feel what they are going through. And there are plenty of commonalities between us. "Research shows that some human emotions are universal to people all over the world. These basic emotions include sadness, happiness, anger, fear, surprise, and disgust," Dr. Karen Stollznow, the author of On the Offensive: Prejudice in Language Past and Present, told Bored Panda.
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I usually add series I've already finished to my "background noise" list for when I need something playing while focusing on other c**p.
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Honestly Tho
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Forreal, but then when someone else does it my brain does not compute
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Relatable
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Thirty and flirty and thriving more like thirty and dirty and dying... heh... amirite...
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"Empathy is an important ability because it helps us to understand how other people think and feel. It allows us to have compassion for others, and for us to be able to relate to family and friends, colleagues, and even strangers," Stollznow explained. ADVERTIsem*nT People often use the words 'empathy' and 'sympathy' interchangeably, but they are actually separate processes. When we feel sympathy for someone, we identify with the situation that the person finds themself in. This can be a genuine feeling; we can feel sympathy for people we've never met and for a plight we've never experienced, as well as for people we know and scenarios that are familiar to us. However, sympathy doesn't necessarily connect us to the person. We can be sympathetic to their situation while being completely clueless about their personal feelings and thoughts.
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As a mom I can verify this is 100% true
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My Life:
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My wife was the one that taught me the most effective tool in a family that interrupted me constantly. She said it seems to really frustrate you when you can't finish the sentence in one go. It does. Start again when they interrupted you maybe to make it clear. It has worked wonders for me. I now sound like a homeroom teacher sometimes but it works
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Oooooooooo
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Headless Roach Headless Roach Community Member Follow
Until they get some too
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“Cps Will Be Hearing Of This”
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that's very cute for a snitch
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Empathy is something else. It consists not just of emotion sharing (a largely unconscious process), but executive control to regulate and modulate the experience. Both are supported by specific and interacting neural systems. Mimicry is part of human interaction, and it happens on an unconscious level; we imitate the facial expressions of those we interact with, along with their vocalizations, postures, and movements. ADVERTIsem*nT This may have helped early humans communicate and feel closeness. And it's the component that precedes empathy. Neuroscience also confirms that seeing someone in pain activates the parts of your brain that register pain.
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Sounds Like He Was Kind Of Being A [jerk]
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How can a squid be a duck, that does not make sense
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Everytime
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Every. Time.
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The Beast Known As Vakoom
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Oh the horror! "Screaming"
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Lol
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Like who took my popcorn
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"There are some people who lack empathy, which is sometimes called 'apathy,'" Karen Stollznow said. "Certain psychiatric conditions may play a role in a deficit of empathy, such as narcissistic personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder. "Some people with these conditions may be manipulative and deceptive, and not care for other people's feelings. In more general terms, lacking the ability to consider the emotional state of others is on the rise in our polarized social and political culture."
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Awww
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Things Got Complicated After The Accident
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On year later: goal reversed.
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To Be Fair They Are Pretty Spooky
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No matter how many times I see this it's still funny
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Relatable
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Nope, I only ever look at old photos and think: “damn, I used to be so pretty and thin, yet I always felt so ugly and fat back then.”
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However, if you can't relate to another person, that doesn't mean you're dead inside. Everyone can experience low empathy at times. For example, it may be natural to have difficulty connecting with someone who has harmed us. There is some debate on whether a person is born with low empathy or if upbringing, social factors, or life experiences may hinder their ability to develop it. Genetics may also play a role. Psychiatric conditions aside, other possible reasons behind low empathy include modeling, low emotional intelligence, burnout, and stress.
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The Same 2 Brain Cells Are Responsible For Saying “You Too” When The Waiter Tells You To Enjoy Your Meal
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Deen there, bun that 😀
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Facts
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Only 90%?
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If You Wanna Be Hotter, You Should Drink Lots Of Water
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Stay hydrated because there will be a lot of crying
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U Still Using Clothes At All? Lmao
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Ha ha ha... *sliding off the chair to go change*
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The good thing is that empathy can be developed. It's a skill that you can learn and strengthen. Here are a few things that you can do: Or, you know, scroll through some relatable tweets!
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Can Anyone Else Relate To This?
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It's called chaos... turn off your notifications while you still can
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Scrolling To The Song You Were Listening To Is The Most Frustrating Part
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When you drip water on your phone and a whole conversation starts
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I Would Genuinely Love To Know
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Stardust she/her 1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
My parents think therapy is a waste of time and I’m a minor. The only thing keeping me going is my friends
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Dad Please I'm Trying My Best
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Worst thing was - my father used to do this to me the night before a maths exam, when the one thing that might have helped me to do better in my exam might have been a good night’s sleep and not going into school physically shaking after having vomited from stress and anxiety all morning. Then, once the exam was over, he’d leave me to struggle without ever practicing math or helping me with homework or anything ever again, right until the night before the next math exam. And that’s only one of the many reasons I’m not in contact with him anymore.
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He's Not Wrong
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This is ironic coming from spongebob
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Don’t Delete Me
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Boooooo!
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This Seems Accurate
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Does #2 really happen?
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3am: I wonder how those barbecue chips would taste right now
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Who Else Gets This When You Look Out Of A Window?
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yessss
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That One Friend
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Oh yeah. It's raining, it's midnight, it's very cold. I'll even offer to pay her cabfare. And still she insists we should walk to the othe side of town.
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My Ideal Saturday Night
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You mute your tv?
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Same
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I live in Greece where there are on average 250 days of sunshine and I still manage to have vit d insufficiency!
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How Many Times Has This Happened To You
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Let's ask the iron
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They Have To Know What They’re Doing, Right?
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Looks like f*ckass is not yet on BP's censorship list. f*ckassy f*ckassing f*ckass. [Update 9h later - censored. We had some fun guys, it was worth it.]
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Probably In Your Best Interest To Avoid The Harpy Eagle
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That's because he will be the one killing you.
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True Though
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Like your toxic friends... relatable
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How’s The Weather?
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How can you cry at IHOP? They have neverending pancakes. Neverending.
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The Baby’s Been In There For 9 Months, It Can Wait A Couple More Minutes
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Labor is long...take the nachos with you.
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The Next Billion Dollar App
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I’ll support that Kickstarter.
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I can relate to so many of these.... not sure if that's a good thing though...
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Jo Davies Jo Davies Community Member Follow
Here's one - did you ever have a "just one more post on Bored Panda, then sleep" moment at 3am when you have to be up at 6am?
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I think the best takeaway from this listicle is that f*ckass bypasses BP’s content filter. I’ll enjoy it while I can.
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Yep, so did I. I wanted to have as much fun as possible before I post another harmless unpopular comment that lands me in BP jail again.
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I can relate to so many of these.... not sure if that's a good thing though...
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Jo Davies Jo Davies Community Member Follow
Here's one - did you ever have a "just one more post on Bored Panda, then sleep" moment at 3am when you have to be up at 6am?
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Every time
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I think the best takeaway from this listicle is that f*ckass bypasses BP’s content filter. I’ll enjoy it while I can.
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Yep, so did I. I wanted to have as much fun as possible before I post another harmless unpopular comment that lands me in BP jail again.
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