A popular online forum recently asked, “What screams ‘I have no life’?” It gave members a chance to sound off about things they can’t stand in other people — and, sometimes, a chance to admit that their own habits and hobbies mean they have no life. Are you on the I-have-no-life list, too? Here are some of the signs, according to forum users.
Metal Detecting or Magnet Fishing
Some folks on the thread use magnets to find metal objects underground or in bodies of water. They cheerfully acknowledged that they take a lot of teasing. “(People) sometimes make fun of me. I find cool (stuff) all the time, though, so the joke’s on them,” one user said.
Incidentally, many readers asked where to learn more about metal searching. Maybe it’s not such a no-life hobby after all. Keep the coil to the soil, guys!
Talking Only About Your Kids
We get it. You love your children. But is there nothing else in your world? “I can’t stand going out with couples who have nothing else to discuss,” one user wrote. “We all have kids. We all think our kids are great. But there’s more to me than that.”
Another member was more blunt: “I’ve lost a few good friends to parenthood. They talk like freaking toddlers, too.” Parents: If you want to keep your friends, try to talk about something other than sippy cups or baby-led weaning.
Living on Social Media
Some people spend most of their time posting about their lives rather than living them. Forum members are tired of the TMI. (Did we really need to know that about your relationship)? Others are sick of friends who spiral if their posts don’t get enough “likes.”
One viewer complained about folks who ask “for prayers or positive vibes” but won’t say anything else. People: A picture of a hospital wristband with no explanation is likely to drive away friends who are weary of your drama.
Acting as an Online Moderator
One user called them “a bunch of chronically online Karens,” and another said, “They are pretty snippy and rude.” A third person wants mods to quit complaining about how hard they work: “Like, just quit. It ain’t paying your rent (or literally anything else).”
On the other hand, mods do put a lot of volunteer hours into policing the Internet. It’s the bad ones who ruin it for everyone, according to a commenter who’s moderated multiple online communities: “I hate power-tripping mods as much as anyone else. Probably more, since I have to live with their (awful) reputation.”
And speaking of social media, here’s a bunch of folks who seriously have no life at all…
Arguing With Strangers Online
Do they really think they’re changing hearts and minds this way? I shudder to think about the smallness of their real lives. By picking fights with people I’ll never meet, I prove that I AM THE MAN!!!
One user admitted they’d been one of those contrarians for a while. “I just had to stop. It was going nowhere, it was ruining my day, and it felt highly toxic.” Hear that, online trolls? You have no life.
Being on a Facebook Moms Group
In theory, this would be a great way to meet other moms so you could share tips, toys, and support. In real life, these groups are too often toxic, according to one forum user: “Nothing but drama and bashing on one another.” Another parent agreed: “All the humble-bragging and ‘My child is better than yours’ comments.”
Working WAY Too Much
“Being the only guy ever offered extra shifts or hours because you never say no? Pretty much my life at the moment,” one forum user said. Not that a little extra income isn’t welcome, but all work and no play is a significant red signal of zero life.
Another worker recalled an older guy who worked extra hours every day because his wife was dead and his kids no longer talked to him. “It was sad to watch because you could tell he didn’t want to be (at work) but also didn’t have anywhere else to go.”
Also, on the subject of work is…
Monitoring Someone Else’s Work Hours
As you walk out the door at six p.m. sharp, there’s too often some jerk who smugly says, “Wish I could keep banker’s hours, but I stay until I’m done.”
A forum user who worked with a guy like that had a savage response: “Wish I could sit on Netflix at my desk and ignore all my tasks, too, Justin. Yet, here we are.” Justin’s supervisor overheard the comment and cracked down hard on Justin’s goldbricking.
Criticizing Other People
“Laughing at or judging a stranger pretty much confirms you have no life,” one viewer wrote. Another suggested it’s easier to critique others than to look at their own lives: “They deflect onto other people as a means to hide.”
It’s particularly annoying in the workplace when the bullies try to make you part of the ridicule. One forum member’s colleague kept saying how “ridiculous” someone’s hairstyle looked: “I just said, ‘That’s none of your business,’ repeatedly.” Emotionally speaking, some adults are still in middle school.
Being Obsessed With Influencers
What are they eating? What are they wearing? Did you hear what happened to them at Target? Seriously, people: Do you think this stuff is real?
Apparently. One forum member knows someone who completely believes an influencer’s life is “exciting all the time…(It’s) clearly set up.” Another user, who devoured books as a kid, said they never read these days: “I just watch hydraulic presses squish M&Ms on Instagram reels.” Hey, it’s not too late to get a life, so put down the phone and pick up a book!
Source: Reddit.
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