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Driving off someone from being online, as a troll, because it gives you a thrill.

This is an awfully specific flex, but it is a flex nonetheless, that people do feel to boast about. Because it's just another form of a power-trip. Congratulations, you've driven away someone who could've been a contributory member of a community to make yourself feel better by orchestrating lies, performing witch hunts and huddling with your troll buddies in ways to figure out how to process this.

There's nothing prideful about this to flex over.

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[–] AnalogAllamma@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Sexual orientation flexing.

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[–] socsa@piefed.social 14 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Being quietly humble and empathetic is the only "flex" that isn't extremely cringe.

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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Buying an expensive car that you didn't build and don't know how it works.

[–] slothrop@lemmy.ca 12 points 5 days ago (2 children)

"I came first in a threesome!"

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

You mean the other two haven't arrived yet?

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[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Women who proudly proclaim that they're a Bitch, with bumper stickers and whatnot.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 6 points 4 days ago

thats a common thing with insults though. owning it. I mean I get it. Im like that with nerd or dork or geek.

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[–] likebudda@reddthat.com 10 points 5 days ago

I used to post my watches, sneakers, pc builds, headphones, 'shroom grows, and handheld gaming systems on reddit for karma. I sought redemption and envy for what, my ability to waste money on stuff I barely use? I finally sold 4 PCs I never used and am fighting myself from building a new PC that I would never use that would cost more than any of the builds I sold and would have weaker performance.

[–] Heikki2@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago

As an Engineer, I've seen it happen a few times with younger Enginner where a SR Engineer is rewieing a drawing with a new, <1yr out of school, engineer and getting frustrated they are asking basic questions and shaming them.

Also bragging about all the ladies you get while not believing in the female O

[–] joshthewaster@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

Being from or having lived in a place for long time. Also being an nth generation resident. Just sticking with what you were born into isn't something to be proud of.

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