Most of us have likely met a person or two who don’t take things too seriously, be it health, relationships, or something way less important. However, sometimes even the seemingly insignificant things shouldn’t be played down too much.

Members of the ‘Ask Reddit’ community recently discussed things that many people take too lightly when they shouldn’t. While some emphasized the dangers of situations such as moving water or driving, for instance, others focused on social issues, like dehumanizing other people or holding individuals accountable for their actions, all of which some might consider not to be a big deal. Scroll down to find more of their answers on the list below, and make sure to upvote those you agree with the most.

#1

Parenting. I can’t express enough how much of my adult life has been affected because of how I was raised. Take the time to explain things to your kids. Don’t scream at them over small mistakes they make. Don’t abuse spanking because you suck at managing your emotions. I could go on and on with this.

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#2

Wearing a helmet.

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#3

Dental health! A bad tooth can put you six feet under.

ETA: it needs to be covered by insurance and considered a human right instead of being considered cosmetic.

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#4

Sleep! People often take sleep too lightly, thinking they can get by on just a few hours.

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#5

Sugar addiction.

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#6

Sun exposure and skin cancer risks.

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#7

Holding friends and family accountable for their words and actions. A lot of people like to think they would act reasonably and morally when their close relationships do terrible things, but they often don’t. Usually they create excuses for the behavior and learn to adapt around it.

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#8

Elections, especially at the local level.

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#9

Dehumanizing people. Its a very slippery slope to justifying sanctioned violence.

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#10

Water, more specifically flowing water with currents. So many people underestimate the power of a flow.

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#11

Driving. It astonishes me how casually so many take operating a machine capable of causing a great deal of harm.

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#12

Hearing protection in clubs and concerts.

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#13

Blood pressure. In the past few years I’ve learned that a number of people in my life just walk around day-to-day close to stroking-out and don’t bother going to the doctor about it.

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#14

Slavery still existing.

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#15

Their words, they have weight. A lot of people act like they’re invisible so they go hurt others for attention without knowing it has impact.

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#16

I notice no one holds doors for the person behind them, people don’t let others off of an elevator before they barge in, people don’t share the road or let others ahead when driving
.. So I make it a point to do all these things because it’s…. polite and I am hoping people will see this and do it as well.. but, when i do these things, like holding a door open for someone, almost everyone will not say “thank you” and some people won’t even try to catch the door or even pretend to notice. I’ve had so many times where the person in front of me slithers out after the person in from of them held the door for them and they do not catch the door and I get a door slammed in my face. Its crazy how much people do this. I started loudly saying ur welcome to people who don’t say thank you , and I only (barely) heard one person say oh, thank you. This is In my lifetime BTW, over 30 years, Lol. Driving of course no one waves to say thank u. I do and I do it so they definitely can see lol.

I refuse to be an unkind person, and not hold doors open, or not let others through, not sharing the roads, like how i see majority of people doing. It’s not in me to do it even once.

Do these people who do this think this is what those people are supposed to do for them? Or thanking that person is basic social etiquette and the gesture shows you appreciate their kindness and acknowledge it. No gesture makes u feel invisible and unappreciated as if it was some automatic door and that opened itself. Its disrespectful and sad that people don’t know what an act of kindness looks like and thinks that’s what they’re entitled to.

I hope I’m not just old lol and it’s getting phased out

Edit…. I came back on and saw notifications… I thought I was getting in trouble for something lol.. I’m so happy people see this and are thoughtful. It’s so nice to know that!

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#17

Tourists will go right to the riptide, cliff edge, waterfall or volcano with a stupid smile on their face.

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#18

Self bashing. Love and forgive yourself, man!

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#19

Having kids.

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#20

Getting a pet. It requires work, that goes without saying. But what nobody talks about is the eventual loss. As I write this, I am looking at out ten year old puppy who is slated to be euthanized later today. They diagnosed him last week and scheduled this appointment. He’s not in any pain outwardly but his demeanor speaks volumes. I broke down at work and left this morning after only a couple hours. He’s never been nothing but a good companion and in my opinion deserves so much more than he has received. I’ve lost pets before, of course, but this hurts, for some reason like no other. They bring joy and if you’ve done your job right, they will bring a boatload of pain.

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#21

Heat stroke. It can really sneak up on a person, and even be counterintuitive, esp. in young children.

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#22

Using medical or psychiatric diagnosis terms when they’re not warranted.

Being detail-oriented (in and of itself) is not OCD.

Feeling restless or bored or impatient (in and of themselves) is not ADHD.

Feeling social different or awkward or uncomfortable (again….) is not ASD or “autism”

People throw around these words (e.g. “Oh, that picture wasn’t hanging straight and I needed to fix it once I noticed. I’m so OCD.”) very casually or self-diagnose, often based on one feature of condition, which greatly devalues the proper use of the terms.

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#23

Disrespect from family just because they’re “family”.

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#24

Posture/sitting. Sitting is going to be the next cig killer because of health issues. And posture is already doing it as so many issues are due to bad posture(bad wrist? Prob posture or sitting, headache at the back of your neck? Posture. Trouble breathing/chest tightness? Try to adjust your posture. I bet a good chance it goes away(fun fact this can cause anxiety). It’s insane how we’ve just accepted text neck, hunching, rolled shoulders, and other stuff as normal.

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#25

Obesity. Especially U.S. Nearly half of everyone I see in my day is overweight to obese. Never a healthy weight range. It’s sad how everyone treats their one body like absolute s**t and then wonder why when they hit 40, they have all these medical issues that will give huge financial loss and pain for the rest of their life. Take care of yourself, your body does so much to keep you alive, the least you can do is make it easier, show it some love and it’ll love you back in your later years.

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#26

Saving money for rainy days or retirement. People are living beyond their means and they don’t even know it. When you factor in the fact that you’re going to have to depend on what you saved up it becomes even clearer.

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#27

The effects trauma has on different developmental stages. Or mental health in general.

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#28

Mental health.

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#29

Work/Life balance. No matter where you work, you are replaceable within days. No matter what you do, someone else can do it, too. Spend time with your family, friends, and pets. Your job will not be there for you when you are dying, nor will it care that you are gone.

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#30

The importance of flossing.

#31

Honestly? R*pists and child m*****tors. Yeah sure everyone talks about how awful they are, but here in the USA many are released back into society and reoffend continuously. I’ve read tons of cases where serial r*pists were released only to escalate to m***ering their victims. It’s more common than you’d think, unfortunately.

Also the victim blaming mindset. If the offender is charismatic enough or is part of someone’s political party, sports team, church leadership, school administration, family, etc. the people who think “r*pe and child m****tation is awful” will turn and tear apart victims even if there is undeniable physical evidence to prove the accused did the crime. Apparently all sex offenders have to do is join and become involved in our close circles and we’ll sit and turn a blind eye to everything they do.

#32

Y’all won’t like this, but religion. As a Christian, it is sickening to see so many of my fellow “Christ Followers” treat others like s**t.

Even if you disagree with the way someone is living, keep your opinion to yourself and love on them like you would anyone. We’re all broken and nobody is perfect, so unless you’re attempting to help someone in good faith, your judgement only serves to harm others.

#33

Eating junk.

#34

Antibiotic resistance.

#35

Bullying in schools.

#36

Jokes

Everything is so f*****g serious and argumentative these days it’s exhausting

Can we not just have the craic.

#37

Seat belts. “I read about this guy who was ejected from his car which then caught on fire – if he had been wearing his seatbelt he’d have been killed, so I don’t wear one.” Yep, one in a million accidents, a seat belt does more harm than good, but to me, this is outweighed by the other 999,999 where it helps.

Also “my car has airbags, so I don’t need a seat belt”. If you’ve never had the pleasure of being in a car when the airbag deployed, I suggest you find some videos of people doing silly things like setting a barrel over one in a junkyard and then triggering it with a battery, launching the barrel into orbit. Please believe me when I tell you, an airbag deployment is an INCREDIBLY violent thing to happen inside the confined space of a car, and you do NOT want your face (or any other body parts you prefer not to injure) anywhere NEAR a deploying airbag.

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#38

Climatechange many still don’t believe in it.

#39

This is gonna be niche but safety in westen riding/rodeo sports. Especially with kids.

I watch the videos online of 10 year olds almost being thrown from horses 20 times their weight before doing their barrel racing run wearing a hat only and I can’t believe this is where we are still at. Concussions ans TBIs are not taken anywhere seriously enough in these circles purely for the sake of looking “tough.”

I understand the culture behind the hat and I understand why some safety precautions aren’t practical in a working farm/ranch setting, but this is a sport involving live animals, high speeds and crazy maneuvers.

I grew up riding western and absolutely loved barrel racing and rodeo but I saw (and experienced) FAR too many concussions where the immediate treatment was encouragement to “get back up on the horse” to show you were ok and not wimpy.

My last concussion was WITH my helmet. There was a rule at our barn (which was a common rule at many other barns) that you only had to wear a helmet IF you lost/forgot your hat and it was mostly to shame you for forgetting or losing your hat. I was thrown and landed head first on the ground. Imagine if I had just been wearing my hat.

I could understand not forcing adults to wear helmets since it’s their choice but to put small kids into these sports with absolutely nothing protecting their heads is straight up insanity.

#40

People take the dangers of glitter way too lightly. That stuff is basically craft herpes. Once you get glitter on you, it spreads everywhere and never fully goes away. You find it on your clothes, in your hair, and somehow even in your food. A single encounter with glitter and you’ll be finding those sparkly specks for years. It’s like a sparkly plague that never goes away and you keep finding between your toes and in other questionable places.

#41

Driving. Anytime you get in there, might be your last.

#42

Condoms, a friend of ours is promiscuous. But she thinks that birth control and being somewhat picky about the guys you sleep with will prevent STI’s. She says she only uses them the first few times. I fear for her future.

#43

Women hitting men.

#44

Rappers calling women b***hes.

#45

Speeding. People drive around at 10-15 over the speed limit then act like it’s the cops fault that they got a ticket. Yea, you save 3 minutes on your drive but you also drastically increased your stress levels as well as your chance of a car accident. Speed limits are set with local traffic, pedestrian frequency, and road design. Ignoring that is just begging for an accident.

#46

Not appreciating your parents. Call and speak with them more they won’t be around forever!

#47

Casual drinking turns into problematic drinking really easily if you’re not paying attention, especially with how “social drinks” focused American society (I can’t speak for other cultures) is.

#48

Subscription service models for existing items…(think the BMW heated seat shenanigans and things like ceiling fans or other devices that require an app to function)

Battle passes…

Pre-order bonuses…

Always online requirements for ANYTHING…

#49

Earning things, delayed gratification. I never learned this as a kid or teen and now in my 30s having to force myself to put things away or shelf things I want for things I need to do first.

#50

Hydration.

#51

Covid, for sure. It’s not just the flu or a cold, people. It’s not even just a respiratory disease. It can damage your heart, brain, kidneys, arteries, and more. And every time you get it, even if you’re asymptomatic, your risk for long Covid or just cumulative damage to your vital organs goes up.

And the fun part is it’s causing literal brain damage, so like the longer we wait to address it the less mentally agile we’ll be as a country to design and implement counter measures.

#52

Freshwater loss. Whole lakes are being drained and rivers diverted completely so they never reach the ocean. We’re generally treating natural freshwater like it’s an unlimited resource and it’s not.

#53

Alcohol consumption. too much and you destroy your insides and will lead to lots of health problems.

#54

That your access to healthcare is heavily dependent on who you work for. Not just in how much money you earn, but certain insurances allow for more testing and better treatments than others do without extreme costs. Quitting your job could literally mean risking your life.

#55

When your government lies to you over and over and over.

#56

Watching p**n.

#57

Living beyond their means.

#58

Responsibility is taken too lightly. You name it, they don’t want to be responsible and do the right absolutely correct thing.

#59

Being a decent human.

#60

Ableism.

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