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

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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 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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#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 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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#8 Nothing Better Than Special-Flavored Bacon

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#9 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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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 Wearing This Shirt At A Kids Trampoline Park

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#11 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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#12 A Local Restaurant Offered Free Meals While The Community Is Still Recovering From Multiple Tornados. This Person’s Response:

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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 A Generous Tip For Someone Working At A Restaurant

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#14 My Uncle’s Suitcase After His Flight

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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 Complain About Free Tickets

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#17 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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#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 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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#20 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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#21 Just Why? The Trash Can Is Right There

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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 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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#23 $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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#24 How The Cop That Lives In My Complex Parks Every Day

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

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#26 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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#27 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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#28 Stealing Catalytic Converters In Broad Daylight

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

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#30 Someone Keeps Using My Bike As A Trash Bin

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#31 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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#32 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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#33 Someone Crashed Into Our Wall And Drove Off Last Night

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#34 Username Checks Out

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

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

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#37 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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#38 Why? The Cart Return Was Only Like 25 Feet Away

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#39 Three Semis Going The Same Speed

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#40 Went To Costco To Grab A Rotisserie Chicken For The Weekend, But This Lady Beat Everyone To It

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

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#42 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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#43 This Jerk Who Parked On The Handicap Stripes In A Hospital Parking Garage

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

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#45 Contractor Drills Through Ceiling Right Into My Bathtub

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

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#47 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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#48 This Has To Be A Joke

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#49 This Absolute Misunderstanding Of How Superchargers Work

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#50 Why Do People Think This Is Okay?

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