Cringe Megathread? Cringe Megathread!

[ZenSwift]

I have seen so much cringe that I've developed an abnormally high tolerance to cringe. 

Oftentimes cringe is in what we don't understand. 

[ZenSwift]

 

[Natasha Tori Maru]

@bazera ARGH >.<

4 hours ago, ZenSwift said:

I have seen so much cringe that I've developed an abnormally high tolerance to cringe. 

Oftentimes cringe is in what we don't understand. 

I feel cringe in my body as a contraction of my shoulders and neck, facial strain and an internal recognition of second hand embarrassment stemming from my own judgement. I find cringe interesting, as my experience of it has been reduced similar to yourself - I now have a high tolerance for it. But I still detect it.

I think it is an interesting and often overlooked experience tbh. People seem to want to drop it as soon as it arrives. I prefer to test my limits of the cringe experience

[MediumKahuna]

22 hours ago, ZenSwift said:

 

Nope. You can't make me watch this.

[Yimpa]

 

 

[Leo Gura]

@Ulax Straighten up.

[Ulax]

13 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

@Ulax Straighten up.

Apologies. What would you like me to change?

[vibv]

On 5.8.2026 at 5:49 AM, Ulax said:

When I reached Coral I realised cringe was just part of the unfolding human story and to be loved like anything else.

But before that here is an example:

When someone tries to sing in like an intimate setting. Such as a spiritual setting. And everyone is really supportive. But they're like really, really... really bad at singing. But everyone is so nice so you know no one will bring it up.

And on this forum when people brag about their spiral stage.

Cringe is a human construction.

Cringe is a form of Conformity. There's already a Megathread for that meta-topic. This topic is therefore myopic in contrast.

@Natasha Tori Maru

We don't need a cringe Megathread, because that itself would be cringe by misleading us away from seeing through our own construction of cringe in the first place.

QED

Edited 6 hours ago by vibv

[Natasha Tori Maru]

4 minutes ago, vibv said:

@Natasha Tori Maru

We don't need a cringe Megathread, because that itself would be cringe by misleading us away from seeing through our own construction of cringe in the first place.

QED

You don't speak for me! I need cringe 😁

[vibv]

Just now, Natasha Tori Maru said:

You don't speak for me! I need cringe 😁

Do you enjoy being cringed at? I'm not saying I do, by the way.

[Natasha Tori Maru]

@vibv I truly don't care 

[Leo Gura]

17 minutes ago, Ulax said:

Apologies. What would you like me to change?

Whatever was annoying Natasha.

[vibv]

2 minutes ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

@vibv I truly don't care 

My point is: Cringe kind of contradicts empathy in my view.

[Natasha Tori Maru]

Just now, Leo Gura said:

Whatever was annoying Natasha.

I think he was just joking around - but it appeared like trolling or a series of weird nonsense. I probably missread it due to lack of tone on the internet.

[Natasha Tori Maru]

@vibv second hand embarrassment is lack of empathy? 

[vibv]

Just now, Natasha Tori Maru said:

@vibv second hand embarrassment is lack of empathy? 

Not necessarily. If you see someone dying inside and feel with them, that of course doesn't contradict empathy. The person would probably have laughed at it himself later.

But the term "cringe" is nowadays often used to label people or statements one doesn't agree with. It's used as a defensive mechanism of the ego to not really have to realize that that other person is literally also YOU. That goes against truth, because it dismisses parts of oneself, that are being projected on the opposing side.

If a topic is labeled "Post all you Cringe here" or something like that I think we will more likely see posts of the latter format. But I could be wrong.

[Natasha Tori Maru]

@vibv I don't define cringe like that. Do you not agree it is second hand embarrassment? 

[vibv]

2 minutes ago, Natasha Tori Maru said:

@vibv I don't define cringe like that. Do you not agree it is second hand embarrassment? 

There's two versions of cringe for me. One is inclusive the other one is dismissive.

I'd separate them by the fact, if the other person would be able to laugh with you at it.

One leads to conflict the other to understanding.

[AION]

this topic is cringe

[Natasha Tori Maru]

@vibv I don't have mirth with cringe. Second hand embarrassment is definitely what I feel and aim for itt 😃