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There are communities online dedicated to jerk behavior. In them, people post their stories pondering who is in the wrong and who should own up to their mistakes. “Should I have threatened my wife with divorce?” “Should I have sold the house without telling her?” “Should I be taking care of our newborn baby?” There’s confusion, there are different sides, miscommunications and misrepresentations—in other words, it’s juicy with ambiguity.

This list has none of that. Here, there’s no pondering, no other side, no other possible options—just pure, unadulterated jerks. Undeniable, unapologetic, unabashed jerk-y jerks that hopefully will get their portion of karma served sooner rather than later.

Do you wish to get disappointed by humanity? Are you in the mood to get your mood ruined? Then scroll down to witness the jerks and feel your blood pressure rise as if you’re doing cardio. You’re welcome.

#1 People That Do This Are The Jerks

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The infamous Am I The [Jerk]? (AITA) community on Reddit has become quite popular in recent years. The subreddit was created back in 2013, gained popularity in 2018, and by 2019 July had over 1 million members. Now, 10 years in, it has versions in multiple languages such as German and Portuguese and stands at 11 million users and counting.

The premise is simple: you post your morally questionable situation for the world to peruse and judge and wait 18 hours for people to do so. Then, the votes are tallied up and it is revealed whether the majority of the readers consider you a jerk or not. In fact, there are four different judgements you can be issued: You’re the [Jerk] (YTA), Not the [Jerk] (NTA), No [Jerks] Here (NAH), Everyone Sucks Here (ESH).

#2 Well That’s Unfortunate

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#3 Woke Up And Saw My Door Removed By My Parents. I Asked Them “Why?” And They Replied With “Privacy Isn’t Necessary”

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The phenomenon of the subreddit didn’t go unnoticed by scientists. In a 2022 study, a group of Australian researchers looked at 100,000 posts from the subreddit to see how this internet space reflects on the state of our ethics.

They came back with a few curious takeaways. The first is that the majority of the inquiries are related to either relationships or communication. The second is that they usually contain two different topics. This could be a clash between family and money or loyalty and honesty.

#4 This Guy In Front Of Me At The Movie Theater. He Had The Brightness All The Way Up

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#5 It’s 3 AM. There Are No Lights On In My House

My neighbor has installed a floodlight that lights up my house (including my bedroom) from 7 pm to 7 am every night.

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#6 Lady Wants A Refund Because Of The Divorce

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The third insight is probably the most compelling one that speaks a lot to the nuances that come with ethical decisions. That is that the “final verdicts do not line up with the moral concerns in the original stories in any simple way.” This means that a seemingly straightforward question such as “Should I support my wife’s dream aspiration?” gets way more complicated once it is revealed that the wife is crossing agreed-upon boundaries and is lying about it. In other words, the devil is in the details.

#7 I Don’t Understand Why People Can’t Carry Out Their Own Trash. Especially At A State Park

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#8 My Uncle’s Suitcase After His Flight

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#9 Nothing Better Than Special-Flavored Bacon

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This only speaks to how perfectly the subreddit reflects the real world. Ethics is messy and there seems to be no straightforward way to solve a typical situation because there’s no such thing as a typical situation. Each case is different in its own way and judging them by some set-in-stone principles can be wrong.

#10 Amazon Said It Was Delivered 2 Weeks Ago. Couldn’t Find It, Snow Finally Melted A Bit (1/2 Mile Away From House)

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#11 How People Leave An Airplane

Unbelievable the lack of respect people have, this is an Air Algiers flight from Montreal to Algeria.

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#12 Wearing This Shirt At A Kids Trampoline Park

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Another study found that the members of the AITA community tend to prefer the positive stories, those in which they absolve the authors who end up being right after all. Those end up being upvoted the most. This shows that naturally tend to see the good in people and like to root for the protagonist instead of condemning them. It also speaks to our desire for complexity. It gives us a glimpse into a situation where nuance does matter.

#13 Had To Sit In Different Seats At The Theater Because This Is What We Found In The Seats We Had Reserved

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#14 A Generous Tip For Someone Working At A Restaurant

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#15 Built A 7-Foot Privacy Fence. Neighbor Raised His By 2 Feet And Put A Camera Facing Into My Backyard

I’ve been having problems with this neighbor since they moved in years ago. They originally built their fence 2 feet into my property in early 2020. I had to pay for a boundary survey and a lawyer to get them to correct their mistake. Decided to build a privacy fence and be done with them once and for all this past November. One month later they raise the height of their fence and this pops up (facing front to back). Police won’t do anything and I can’t afford a civil suit (Texas).

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The same study also found that people who do share negative stories actually prefer to do so in the subreddits dedicated to confessions, such as Off My Chest or Confessions. There, people know they are in the wrong and don’t typically seek any validation for their actions.

#16 A Local Restaurant Offered Free Meals While The Community Is Still Recovering From Multiple Tornados. This Person’s Response:

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#17 Complain About Free Tickets

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#18 Why Are Loud Video/Speaker Phone Calls Now A Spectator Sport In Public?

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After quantifying all the data, the researchers also found that the subreddit’s community only minimally cares about the poster’s gender or age. Young females tend to get more favorable judgements than older males, but only by a small margin. As the impact is very slight, the paper concludes that “age and gender have a minimal effect on whether a user is judged to have positive or negative moral valence.” This means the community tends to be quite objective when judging others’ moral behavior.

#19 I Let A Friend Stay At My Place For Two Nights While I Was Out Of Town

It was neat and clean when I gave her the keys. This is how she left the living room. Most of the stuff in boxes and bags is from my kitchen and bedroom. Why?

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#20 Went To A Concert And Got The Umbrella View (Yes I Asked Her To Put It Away… She Did Not)

Went to Beyoncé’s stadium show and this lady blocked my entire view of the stage…

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#21 Roommate Crashed My Car While Borrowing It To Go To Work Then Refuses To Pay Anything Unless I Let Her Continue To Drive It In The Future

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All in all, it seems like, just like plenty of philosophers, the Am I The [Jerk] community is fascinated by the workings of morality and ethics. The nuances are often fascinating and show us that no one decision is as straightforward as it might seem. Unless you’re talking about choosing to endlessly scroll on your phone at the cinema. There’s no justifiable reason for that. Or is there?

#22 Just Why? The Trash Can Is Right There

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#23 Someone Keeps Using My Bike As A Trash Bin

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#24 $20 A Ticket To Sit Next To This Loser Writing A Paper, Texting, Talking To His Friends, Reacting Out Loud Playing Games On His Phone

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#25 Stealing Catalytic Converters In Broad Daylight

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#26 Swapping Your Nasty Shoes With New Ones At The Store

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#27 People Are Robbing Grass At A Square That Is Being Constructed In My Neighborhood

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#28 Attorney Near Me Found A Camera In The Carter Co. Jail Attorney Room

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#29 Took My Kids To McDonald’s Drive Thru. I’m Guessing The Person In The Car In Front Of Me Asked For No Pickles

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#30 Three Semis Going The Same Speed

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#31 Username Checks Out

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#32 Someone Crashed Into Our Wall And Drove Off Last Night

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#33 When The Person In Front Of You In A Drive-Through Line Refuses To Move Up A Few Feet So You Can Order

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#34 Contractor Drills Through Ceiling Right Into My Bathtub

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#35 I Went To A Wedding, Got There Early, Found A Decent Seat With A Good View. Minutes Before The Nuptials Started, This Lady Sat Down In Front Of Me

She did not care one bit that her fan blocked the view of every person sitting behind her.

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#36 What Is Wrong With People? Open Your Own Mail

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#37 This Has To Be A Joke

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#38 Why Do People Think This Is Okay?

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#39 This Family Taking Up An Entire Sightseeing Platform So Nobody Else Can Take Photos

It’s a long weekend so Wilson’s Promontory was very busy, a lot of people missed out on great photos and views because these people wanted it for themselves.

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#40 This Person Has A Three-Car Garage And A Large Driveway But Parks On The Sidewalk

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#41 Guy In Front Of Me Refused To Take Off His Hat After I Told Him It Was Blocking My View

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#42 This Absolute Misunderstanding Of How Superchargers Work

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#43 Growing Up My Parents Refused To Ever Get Me Dolls Or Accessories. Now I’m In My 20s And They Have Decided To Buy Obnoxious Doll Stuff Each Year And Laugh In My Face

This was this year’s “gift”.

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#44 This Jerk Who Parked On The Handicap Stripes In A Hospital Parking Garage

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#45 Why? The Cart Return Was Only Like 25 Feet Away

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#46 While I Wasn’t The One Having To Smell Her Feet, This Is The Worst Type Of Person

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#47 Someone Broke Into My Home Last Night And Stole All My Kids’ Gifts. Merry Christmas, Everyone

We were at the library around 7 pm and some truly awesome person stole my 3 and 5-year-old’s Christmas presents. Luckily I had 1 each put up from Santa. Also stole my small safe with backup money. Someone just tell me it’s going to be okay. I feel like I’m dreaming. It’s 1 am and not only do I not feel safe in my own home, I am devastated for my kids. Heartbroken is an understatement. Also, if you’re wondering – this is an RV.

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#48 Somebody Unbolted The Whole Bike Rack In An Attempt To Steal My Bike. When The Lock Didn’t Fit, They Just Stole The Tires Instead

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#49 This Sign At My Doctor’s Office. Who Does This?

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#50 How The Cop That Lives In My Complex Parks Every Day

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#51 The Dumbell Rack At My Local Gym

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#52 People Who Leave Their Trash On Shelves In Stores

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#53 Don’t Text And Drive

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#54 Went To My First Car Meet As A Mum. Spent Hours Wrapping My Car, Only For A Girl To Come Up To It, Laugh, And Take Photos Of All The Bad Spots On My Wrap

She thought I wasn’t the owner because I had a pram.

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#55 Fresh Refurb At The Pub I Work At And Someone Decided To Write A Review Of The Paint Job

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#56 Not Sure Why Anyone Thinks It’s Okay To Write In Permanent Marker On Anyone’s Car

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#57 Wants To Record The Whole Flight From The Middle Seat

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#58 Leaving Your Pistachio Shells At The Movie Theater

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#59 Someone Broke Into My Car Last Night. I Have Nothing To Steal Except A USB Cable. Someone Stole My USB Cable. Yeah

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#60 You Get A Free, Clean Towel Every Time You Visit This Gym. All You Need To Do Is Throw It In A Basket When You Leave And They Will Look After It

What does it say about a person who can’t even be bothered to do that? It takes zero effort.

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#61 Someone Hit My Car And Left A Note With No Phone Number

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#62 Just In Time For Christmas

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#63 Smoking On The Bus

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#64 Don’t Do Gender Reveals In Public Places, And If You Do, Clean Up After Yourself

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#65 A Few Years Ago, I Worked At An Apple Store And A Fella Brought In 16-Inch MacBook Pro That He Bought Off Of Amazon. This Is What Amazon Shipped Him

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#66 Some Jerk Buried Shrapnel All Over My Local Beach

Tried to find as much as I could. Probably still a bunch more buried.

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#67 My Trombone After My Friend Jumped On It

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#68 Girl Sitting In Front Of My Wife On A Flight

She did that 5-6 times during a 3-hour flight. When telling her, she was quite annoyed… I mean, “What is wrong with my hair above your book/food/whatever?”

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#69 My Uber Driver Has A Urine Bottle Sitting Inches Away From My Foot

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#70 Please Act Like Adults And Clean Up After Yourselves

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#71 This Jerk Double-Parked In Handicapped Parking Spaces Outside Of A Nursing Home Without Handicapped Tags. I Am Infuriated

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#72 I Don’t Want To Know More

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#73 Jerk Neighbors Blocked Off The Street To My House So No One Could Get Through

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#74 People Sweat, That’s Fine, But Who Leaves Their Puddles Behind Like This Without Wiping Them Down?

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#75 Someone Keeps Doing This To A Public Basketball Court

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#76 At 10 AM No Less

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#77 This Happened To My Car While I Was At Work. Makes Me Sad

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#78 Turns Out Even Cyclists Can Park Like Jerks

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#79 Brand New E-Skate Stolen Last Night Out Of My New Car. Just As I Got An Air Tag That I Was Planning To Insert This Weekend. Too Late Now

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#80 Some Jerks Leave Their Bags Of Dog Poop Behind A Bush. Why Even Bag Them Up If You’re Going To Do This?

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#81 Why Are People So Insistent? I Texted Them An Hour Ago That I Was About To Eat – Proceeded To Call The Whole Time

I’ve had a long sweaty day, just wanted to come home to finally relax and eat. Not allowed. Still calling and texting as I write this. I’m so angry about being bombarded that I’ve lost my appetite.