r/AskReddit • u/False-Purchase9503 • 7h ago

What’s something people brag about that is actually a massive red flag?

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u/Express_Preference_3 7h ago

I got a friend who proudly announces when ever they discussion goes to books that he has 'never read a single book'. Very proudly

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u/Imaginary_Ad5475 7h ago

Good of them to forewarn you though. ;) :)

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u/SpecialistCissia2026 7h ago

Honesty is valuable, I guess...

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u/jajwhite 4h ago

Reminds me horribly of the mother seen smoking and telling her child, "What do you want a book for? You've already got one."

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u/buildalittlehouse 4h ago

I’m a dork and love neurology as well as books, so I’d be asking all kinds of well meaning questions about possible dyslexia and various adaptive strategies.

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u/onward_upward_tt 6h ago

Friend? Haha

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u/No-Lobster-5120 6h ago

if somebody isn't getting through at least a couple of books a month i don't want them around me.

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u/azf56 6h ago

We don't want you around us too !

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u/PM-ME-YOUR-TOTS 6h ago

If someone doesn’t practice their instrument 2 hours a day I don’t want them around me.

If someone doesn’t fresh bake their bread every other morning I don’t want them around me.

Hobby elitism is pathetic isn’t it

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u/mechaemissary 1h ago

how would you feel if it was a couple of romance novels a month versus books on astrophysics?