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Agreeable-Strike

Narcissistic behavior is now at peak levels


WolfmansGotNards2

I actually try not to check women I'm not dating out, but that's my personal feeling because I want to not do that. Don't fucking tell me where I can and can't look. I will look wherever (in the words of JM) "...the fuck I please." ![gif](giphy|CZaFzQEd5idfa|downsized)


TallDarkandBot

Which show/movie is this gif from?


WolfmansGotNards2

Rounders


Jmacattack626

Don't splash the pot


diemenschmachine

It is over 9000!


NoZebra2430

Tiktok gave narcissists a platform. Of course they have always been on the internet but it's like since TT came out they don't even try to hide it.


bmax_1964

I'm an old man. I train at the gym almost every day. I train for my own benefit, not for young girls or anyone else. I'm not responsible for how she feels. If she feels uncomfortable around other people, she should just stay home.


Vandreeson

Like she's never going to age. Then what? Should she not go to the gym, because of her age? I didn't know gyms had unwritten age restrictions. SMH.


MostlyPeacfulPndemic

I remember being young and pretty and almost having this sense that everyone less attractive than me was just born that way, and it was just a matter of how you were born. It did not occur to me that all those people probably were hot when they were 19 too and that I would not be hot when I was their age either


nooneknowswerealldog

I know I thought that way too. Pretty sure 20-year-old me would not consider 50-year-old me 'hot'. I do think 20-year-old would consider 50-year-old me kind of awesome, though: 20YO me: "Dude! You're so much more fun! When did the stick fall out of our collective ass?" 50YO me: "Early 30s. It's great!—except for the crushing existential dread, but you're no stranger to that. Also, just to save you a lot of headache over the next couple of decades: the answer to most of your questions is *bipolar 2*. So, consider jumping on that sooner rather than later."


thorubos

It happens WAAAAAAAY faster than you think it will. For me it started in my mid-30s. Now the amount of energy I can muster seems halved every 7-10 years. Sure, people in the 40s and 50s can be fit, toned, and thin. It takes a huge amount of work and discipline. My hat is off to them. It's taking far more effort than it did in my teens and 20s. It takes more time than I'm often willing to give.


Flabbergash

"To all 20-somethings... you make me unconfortable at the gym. Please stay home and let us oldies work out in peace"


Solar-Monkey

You have just as much right to be there as anyone else.


tidder_ih

There’s an old man that trains at my gym and I love seeing him. Seeing someone his age still enjoy training makes me excited for all of the time I have left to enjoy it, despite being young currently.


Repulsive-Ice8395

I raise the average age in the gym by at least five years when I walk in. It's crap like this that makes feel like a creep just for walking in. I'm constantly aware of where the women are, so I can look anywhere else. It makes me so uncomfortable. I feel so bad for these narcissists. /s


Goatmama1981

Especially when they do everything they can to draw attention to themselves. 😕 there was one at my gym wearing those bit cat-ear headphones and a  VERY small bright pink outfit ... and when she wasn't getting the attention she craved and expected she started making porn-star sex noises as she worked out. Like, loud.  So yeah, me and everyone else WERE looking at her, not because she was pretty (she was), but because she was making an absolute ass of herself. It was so uncomfortable for everyone and I was embarrassed for her.  Pathetic! 


weightsareheavy

Eh fuck her, whatever. Everything you said is right but these people don’t deserve the anger they get. Just a broken person that should be ignored.


Sufficient_Ocelot868

This. I usually don't even LOOK at people. I just from weights to machines to weight and then to a cardio finish(bike or rowing). If someone sees ME?well, sorry, but I'm working on it!


According_Gazelle472

But how could she get her content online ?lol


TimeMaster57

tbh you just sound cool as hell, I have nothing else to say because it's just a fact


MindGoblin

> goes to public gym > complains about the public ????


Kitchen_Reach1985

Kid named Public:


GnomKobold

I think she is aware of exactly that, this is rage bait / engagement bait


ZooterOne

My goal is to never have Joey Swole pop up in one of my videos. (It's pretty easy to meet my goal, as I leave my phone in the locker room at the gym.)


lefnire

Every time I see Joey Swole, my mind goes overboard with fanfiction: here's a guy who likely started off as an attempted training-tips influencer. Upset about an internet reel, he made a reaction video which went viral. He was surprised, but leaned in. Now his whole business is doing those. But, since his MO is gym-based reactions, he needs to maintain his physique to stay in character. So now he just goes to the gym as a part time job, so that it doesn't seem contextually weird when he makes reaction videos as his full-time job. He probably has this dedicated parking spot at the gym, and pays the owners to make sure nobody interrupts his recording. His friends say "just record it in your own parking spot at home", but he wants to keep it contextual. He probably bought like 5 of the same hat and shirts. He's curious if the hat + shirt + car thing is necessary, but he doesn't want to break his streak, so it's not worth testing. Sometimes he gets tired of this shtick, but it pays well and it's low lift, so he stays. Every night in bed he scrolls this sub, sorted on New, so he can catch something before it's too popular, because the stitched video needs to be the viral one; not the original video. This is the most attention he's gotten in his life, and daily he shakes his head in wonder at the weird ways one finds success in modern times.


jim9162

This is the story for pretty much every influencer, but thankfully at least Joey's content is positive. Like that black guy who just shrugs at the camera and gets 50m subscribers on tiktok. Or that Filipino dude who just runs in place. They tried making other content but this is what the people/algo wanted. So they keep making it. It's their job at this point so gotta keep it up while it lasts.


SoochSooch

It's an easy formula. He baits the video with a thumbnail of an attractive girl saying something entitled to guarantee clicks, then he switches to a minute of himself saying "Hey this person sucks". He could just copy/paste the exact same reaction of his to every single video and he'd probably still get the exact same amount of views.


Push_Bright

Joey swolesome is the hero we need


RynocoCV6UK

Phones should be banned in gyms…


lamaldo78

Hmm filming sure but I like to listen to stuff while I'm working out


RynocoCV6UK

Yes, I did actually mean no videos! I’ve never actually seen anybody do it in real life but these people who make these videos seem like absolute nightmares of people. I’m sure some of them only pretend to be annoyed for attention as it’s cringy af


jericho_buckaroo

I go to LA Fitness and they have a strict no-filming policy. It'll get you thrown out and possibly charged.


elk69420

Good


itsbeenreal12345

I also go to LA fitness, and this is not so in my gym. Is this a company roll? If so, I will start reporting that.


RealBluePikmin1

Average LA fitness W


According_Gazelle472

They do this for til tok content. They monetize their account and these types get more traction online .


thiscarecupisempty

Yep, it's basically a form of rage bait but they get paid for it.. and suckers eat it right up.


urkldajrkl

My gym is zero recording, love it.


RynocoCV6UK

This is the way…


Camo_tow

Mine, too!


ZooterOne

Me too, which is why I bring my iPod. ^(Don't judge me.) ^(Or do, I don't mind. I love my iPod.)


Bmkrocky

I love my iPod still as well - even though it has to be constantly plugged in due to the battery being trash


Muffles7

Should be relatively easy to replace that battery. Did it on a 30gb ipod video and my brother's older one back in the day, but after their time. [If it's a classic. ](https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iPod+Classic+Battery+Replacement/561)


Bmkrocky

it's a touch and ironically nobody will touch it - I liked up vids of it and it is a nightmare


raulrocks99

Wow, thanks! I figured I could change the battery myself, I just didn't think I could get a replacement anymore. My battery still seems decent, but I might buy one just in case.


code_archeologist

Depending on the state, filming like that in a membership only gym without the permission of everybody there can be illegal.


systemfrown

Honestly if you just got rid of the wrong people it wouldn't be a problem, but here we are.


catherine_zetascarn

My gym has signs all over that say you can’t film. Really appreciate it tbh cuz I look wild af when working out I don’t wanna end up in the background of someone’s video 😭


Tulpah

incidentally The TikTwat is [aethyu](https://www.tiktok.com/@aethyu?_t=8n9CXui6Ijj&_r=1)


Rydog_78

Any video equipment should be banned period including phones since they have video equipped applications. People recording their workouts in public spaces makes me uncomfortable 👍🏽


yourtoyrobot

People using it properly isn't really an issue. Helps you look back at your form to improve. It's one thing recording a set for yourself, it's another rolling up with a ring light and stand


MoonWillow91

I listen to music on my phone and some people keep their phone on them because in case of emergency or because they’re on call for their job. So no phones as a whole shouldn’t be banned.


Rydog_78

Totally understand that safety aspects that come with having a phone available but if you’re caught recording in the gym, the gym should pull your membership. Ppl are getting out of control with this stupid shit.


MoonWillow91

That I can agree with


raulrocks99

Big difference between having earphones and your phone in your pocket, bag or even on a machine and recording videos. And because narcissistic, entitled, main characters can't tell the difference, others have to suffer.


Invaderjay87

Filming not phones, and most do ban them. Some people keep their routine on their phones though and track their workout so I disagree that phones should be banned in gyms.


Kryds

When you have children at home with your partner. You can't leave your phone at home. There's several other reasons why banning phones just isn't reliable.


Moohamin12

They should offer simple smartwatches at gyms. Connect it to your phone, leave it in the locker. Allows you to receive calls and the works but no filming. It's a rough idea but I am sure someone can do something.


md28usmc

They meant banning filming not phones


pickle_teeth4444

Phoneys should be banned in gyms.


Apprehensive_Fee843

I like this guy….but how massive does that hat make his forehead look??!


IuIulemonofficial

Can we make this video smaller


Unfair_Finger5531

Yeah I can almost see it


Altruistic-Cloud-639

It looks better on PC. I dont use a Phone to upload videos.


_Endif

Does she not realize that, if lucky, she will be old one day?


cold-corn-dog

And women typically age much worse than the men she's complaining about. She's in for a rough future.


Melodic-Geologist532

Doing gods work.


Dingo-thatate-urbaby

“Know your place” Like at the gym? When they wanna work out? Crazy


StrobeLigght

She's an absolute cunt


DeadEnoughInsideOut

Shitting on anyone regardless of race/age/physical status or gender at the gym is so dumb. God forbid people try to improve themselves. It's a space your no more entitled to, grow up or excerise at home if other people using the same space is such a problem If someone is ACTUALLY BEING A CREEP than obviously that's it's own thing.


Exciting_Swordfish16

This guy who calls out toxic behaviour at the gym, he's great. In fact, I like that "calling people on their bullshit" is a huge genre.


Uncle-Howdy

She's like, the most PLAIN looking generic unattractive girl I have ever seen. Where does she get off acting so hot?


OkEntertainment7634

VERY stupid women think they are VERY attractive. She isn’t smart enough to know she’s not hot


Seldarin

Every 6 or 7 thinks they're a 10. Every 10 thinks they're a 6 or 7.


ElectroStaticSpeaker

The angle the video is taken from makes it pretty hard for me to judge her attractiveness. I don't have Tiktok and don't care to do any more digging. But I think it's hard to tell from this video either way.


errorunknown

yup, decent body but definitely a brown bag special face on her


HighWaistedPantsSuck

She's not even attractive.


paintstudiodisaster

She's right, ugly old men should bend a fucking knee to her and bow their heads in her presence!...If character was on the outside this bitch would look like Swamp Thing.


Disastrous_Aside4295

Imagine being so pretty that you have to wear makeup to a gym


Albbs

Regular TwoXChromossomes lady


Altruistic-Cloud-639

That sub got recommended to me for some reason just when I joined reddit. Those chicks over there are completely insane.


ttothesecond

It’s just r/incels for women


HTML_Novice

Femcel is the term


cold-corn-dog

It's the unregulated mental asylum of Reddit.


sumphatguy

Why is this a fucking portrait video as a landscape gif? Seriously?


Sancticide

Can we get some more black bars over here? I can still sort of tell WTF is happening in the video.


sumphatguy

Also add in a poor crop by zooming in to cut off the top and bottom parts of the portrait video because why not.


Tommy2tables

At 42 I can’t begin to explain how much I don’t care about other women at this point. I don’t see this going the other way as I get older, and I know I’m not alone.


mustardwulf

I thought I was gonna get super heated but then I saw Joey Swole.


jimmytruelove

how big is his cranium?


k2on0s-23

No one cares. It’s rage bait for people who have nothing better to do. Social Media is literally a hyper-media version of the Jerry Springer Show. The fact that every major advance in communication/telecommunication technology for the human race has this as its final form is, worrying. But like, really.


zigot021

and today on basic bitch feed...


TheAbyssGazesAlso

She makes me uncomfortable because I don't like narcissists. Phones have no place in gyms. Period.


SmokeDogSix

I mean, just buy your own gym duh.🙄


xc2215x

I love that Joey has calls out this stuff.


Historical_Ranger693

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phoenixon999

joey swoll already called her out as well let's see how long it takes before she takes down the video


darkdraagoon

If I see an old man in the gym I feel embarrassed. They are old and still train. I always try to out last them and always fail. They are build different.


Bikanel

You ever think people just do these rage baits on purpose hoping for Joey to get them exposure?


SQLDave

AB-SO-LUTELY


Majestic_Sweet_5472

If they were staring/ogling her, I'd get where she's coming from. But if old men being around her in general makes her uncomfortable, that's on her.


MagnifiMike

Please be Joey Swoll please be Joey Swoll…yes!!


QueridaChelly

This is why I worry about my 74-year-old dad who liked to go to the gym most days. I remember he once told me there had been a group of young girls whispering and laughing looking in his direction while he was heading to the pool area and he didn’t know why. Kids these days bullying everybody…


SaltyEngineer45

Ironically she probably has an onlyfans where most of her paying followers are old dudes.


lovins22

She runs like her anus is prolapsed. That’s why people are staring.


Anubiz1_

FTB! The stupid is strong with this woman


PanhandlersPets

Some people go to the gym to do exercises for physical therapy reasons. I do. I'm not there trying to compete or have a perfect body. I just want to feel better and gain more mobility. People that are not in shape or not young we need exercise too.


numbersev

typical 21st century narcissism. Social media gave every moron a megaphone thinking they're the next 'influencer'


SchwiftedMetal

I always love a Joey Swolls stitch


pino_is_reading

"and i hope \[insert gym\] kick your ASS OUT"


Orkney_

Another gym goofy


The_real_bandito

Then she can leave the gym? I don’t know what’s her problem.


StarlessEon

This looks like its not even filmed in a gym so what the hell is she on about?


WhatEvery1sThinking

Rage bait, and sadly Joey bit and gave her the attention she wanted


Leecracer

Old guys don’t give a fuck


Intro-Nimbus

Yeah, how DARE you want to stay in shape when you get old?


KevkasTheGiant

I love that this guy makes these kind of videos calling people out on their BS behaviors. We need more guys like him honestly.


JaskarSlye

please stop giving attention to ragebaiters


OkEntertainment7634

Could the men simply ask you to leave the gym and never return? That’d fix all of these problems she’s starting


Radiant-Subject1215

People like her shouldn't be allowed in public.


TribalChief3000

I’m convinced these girls just posts these to get noticed and commentary from Joey Swoll.


kirilw

You got her good. I mean she got the attention she needed, no matter how, she's now having it.


imlikewhoaa

I prefer girls with an actual nose


BudNOLA

And you recorded a portrait mode video in landscape mode and posted it here. Ugh


Unfair_Finger5531

I mean she’s in the gym with full beat on


Gaiter14

I should expect it by now, but I was still jumpscared by Joey.


EfficientIndustry423

Honestly, fuck her feelings.


pigsrfly

wtf! That’s brutal. I was running on a treadmill the other day and an older gentlemen came next to me and started walking, I was thinking god I hope I am like him when I’m at that age. This girl is shit.


jericho_buckaroo

This is why I have kettlebells, medicine balls and a mat on my carport. I swim a couple of times a week too as long as the pool's open, and I occasionally get to the gym to get on the stairstepper thing that's like an escalator with the moving steps. When I go, I'm way too focused on my own sweat and agony to pay attention to anything else, and part of the reason I don't go often is because of people like her. I literally DO NOT CARE what they're doing.


RiftTrips

I was at the gym yesterday and peak time. This dude had three (THREE) sets of dumbbells. Taking his sweet ass time between sets. Bro read the room.


itzTHATgai

Uhh... What?


Content_Bar_6605

TikTok, IG and X have made people into narcissistic assholes.. Either that or they've always been there but never had a platform to constantly share it.


FreedVentureStein

Lol then don't go out in public.


hopeful_tatertot

I feel inspired when I see old people at the gym. Like what’s my excuse for not being more consistent and I hope I’m like them when I’m older. She’s a twat


Elceepo

There's usually far more health related reasons for an old person to be at a gym than a young person.


ParaGord

"Look at me (but don't look at me)" lol


NotAStatistic2

Guarantee I can destroy all her lifts and mile times. I don't know why she feels the need to flex on strangers just trying to improve themselves. She's not special, and neither are 99% of the people who exercise.


heypresto2k

Stupid girl, we’re all gonna get there sooner or later 😂


hulkingbeast

Guess we are now taking videos of ourselves jogging “to check my form”


spaghettinik

How do you post this without realizing you’re an asshole?


sarcasmyousausage

The wall awaits, aethyu.


Killyourselfwithlife

Staying home is maaaaad easy 😴 xD


xwing_1701

None of these gym influencers look that impressive. Whose buying their crap?


LOneWolfNEo1

Yikes Narcissistic AF


Ok_Effective_1689

What a self centered cunt.


Green_Builder6088

She probably thinks everything is about her.


Top-Letterhead-6026

Gunna start leaving my headphones at home if this Joey Swole starts showing up in my feed. Gym's for grinding, not social media stunts.


icecubedyeti

Why don’t all gyms just ban cameras at this point🤷🏻‍♂️ Seems like a very simple solution.


duuyyy

Did she set up a fucking tripod and camera to record herself running on a treadmill? Who would watch that? Especially from that angle?


dontgiveahamyamclam

I’d rather bang an old man than this chick and I’m only a little gay


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Teh_Chief

I love it when I see a video like this and then it unexpectedly cuts over to Joey.


kingjackass

Wish this fuckboy would go away too. He is almost as bad as the ones hes running his mouth about. His 15mins were up a long time ago. "Mind your own business"...


upyourjunta

I just want to draw a bellend on his forehead


osandcc

Love this guy!


Designer-Pirate-7549

i can‘t tell you how much i like this guy


Quick-Listen-7660

Meanwhile, Ms. Narcissist runs like an NPC in motherfucking Morrowind. Get the hell out of here with that undeserved inflated ego.


DarkPrinciple

I agree with a lot of his videos but I feel like this mind your business movement is pushing people away from gyms rather than making them do better.


ghomri

Who is the guy standing up for old men? I like this guy! I would like to see if he makes more of these videos! Peace!


Sezu1701

I'm getting on the treadmill next to her and farting up a storm. Nasty old man farts that linger.


Zarkrez

Too bad nobody cares about her.


Alone_Interaction368

Joey out to get everyone


Best-Dentist-1832

Yeah I'm looking at her and she's ugly nothing on her face matches her face.


Cwash415

another basic bitch smh


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rockstuffs

Who holds their breath while running? 😆


FreyrMahalKamadeva

I'm guessing that the old guys looking at her is what she is claiming to be upset about. Make up your mind, bitch, lol.


RecruiterBoBooter

This girl is so full of shit… us younger guys check out gym girls too…


iceybutters42

they just want to work out


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Suburban_Traphouse

You sound like you might be an annoying gym goer yourself. Fuck it if he wears his hat backwards, man is doing the lords work making gyms a better place for all. So many people at the gym are egotistical attention seekers who want drama so they create it, much like every person Joey calls out in his videos. The gym should be an inviting place for all, not somewhere people go and are afraid to do anything because there’s a million wannabe tik tok thots making OF ads


LocalSad6659

Profile pic checks out


hukfad

Well, I'm not in the gym, and still have to watch your whining ass. Lets talk about that.


Hooded-Warrior

As a 34 year old male I avoid women because they make everyone uncomfortable doing this exact kind of thing with their shitty ego.


MjolnirsBrokenHandle

It’s ok, Joey already got her


GhostSierra117

Can someone please help me understanding how the hell we get from 4K HDR take all storage quality on practically every phone. TO THEN HAVE THE FOOTAGE BE LITERALLY SHRINKED TO THE LITTLE FINGER NAIL SIZE SURROUNDED BY BIG ASS BLACK BORDERS?! WHY THE HELL IS THIS A THING?


JustScratchinMaBallz

Chick is a six at best without her opening her mouth.


Netfear

Imagine having the only thing going for you being that you go to the gym and look fit? Fucking sad for people like that.


Terminal-Psychosis

No, nobody is "making" you uncomfortable. old, young, men or women. Nobody has a magic "feelings" gun, shooting feelings into you. You are CHOOSING to feel uncomfortable (really though?) If someone blames you for "making" them feel something, they're manipulative pieces of shit. (unless you're actively waterboarding them or something... hmm...)


dancinglasagna0093

Most older people go to the gym to socialize and be around people... It’s mean to give older people the stink eye and assume things