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What's the furthest you've ever gone with a dare? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 months ago by CraigOhMyEggo@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] punkwalrus@lemmy.world 74 points 4 months ago (3 children)

As a kid, I never got that concept because it seemed like being manipulated. "I dare you to do this dangerous thing for my amusement!" Uh. No? "Chicken!" Okay, whatever, dude.

[–] cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world 30 points 4 months ago

You were wise beyond your years.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 23 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Its mostly just an excuse to do stupid things for fun.

[–] IzzyScissor@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

Rather, it's an excuse to get other people to do stupid things for your fun.

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Peer pressure is such a wierd thing. It works, but the second you see how cruel it is, it just disgusts you and loses all power.

[–] punkwalrus@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This was also where "yo momma" insults were also invisible to me. Like, "You don't even know my mother, you're just saying that and it makes no sense." It wasn't a trigger for me like it was other kids. I saw it for what it was. I'd tell my friends, "they just say that to get you mad, don't listen," but they'd get mad anyway. It's like they couldn't help it. I think dares were in that headspace as well.

I wasn't popular growing up. I was really awkward and non-athletic, so I didn't bow to peer pressure as much as the other kids. I was going to be unpopular either way, so...

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I cheated by having a horrible mother.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 months ago

"Yo momma so stupid, she cheat on your dad with herself and cucked him for it!"

nods "true, true..."