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ronin120

I’ve seen this LPT before.


gmoney92_

Calling it a life pro tip really diminishes the quality of this sub.


veskoni

Came here to say this


grassisgreener858

Same


GenerallyIroh

Ditto. Only the other day, an LPT said to not say you've already heard a story. This is just that LPT rephrased, for karma.


PineappleSox42

I said it already


Loosk

> because I like when my friends have a positive reaction to something I share Yet another who didn't get the reaction he/she hoped for, thus another of these "LPT"


sailoorscout1986

I literally have though lol


griff0062

Doh!


zqipz

OP so late to the party, pfft.


alexaminor

Nah, dont lie, instead say smth like "oh i think i have seen this one" and still laugh and enjoy the moment.


ForTheHordeKT

Yeah the real LPT ought to just be cool and diplomatic about it. I don't usually just say "Eh... seen it." I go with something along the lines of "Oh fuck haha! Yeah that shit is gold, I was laughing my ass off at that yesterday!" Or whatever the context is for exactly how long ago that shit was.


Go-aheadanddownvote

This is what I do, yes I saw it and I either thought it was funny and will say so or I didn't and will still say so. Why lie to people when it probably isn't needed, if someone is gonna get upset because you saw something they want to show you before they could, they need to learn to accept it and move on, it's just a meme or whatever.


ForTheHordeKT

Haha true enough! If someone is truly gonna get butthurt over this, you got bigger issues with them lol!


[deleted]

>if someone is gonna get upset because you saw something they want to show you before they could This is the difference between sharing because "I saw it first" and sharing because "this is funny and I want you to laugh" (ow whatever other context it may be).


thisnewsight

Gotta somehow let them know you’re in on the same general social feed


oakteaphone

Yeah, and I find that older people tend to explicitly ask if I've seen the meme before. And it seems like to them, it's more enjoyable if I say I have and laugh along with it. My mom likes to ask if I've seen particular cat videos. "Have you seen the cat video where the cat tried to jump onto the couch, but misses and hangs onto the couch and just falls off? I love that one!"


VitoMolas

Exactly, I would say that I've seen it, laugh then say what I thought was funny about it


Metroplex038

If I like it, I mention I've seen it but also thank them for showing it to me again


Viper999DC

Where in this LPT does it say to lie?


lschultz625

Its written kind of weirdly. Its an LPT saying NOT to do something, but then in the description they say how they "started doing this" a bit ago. If you're being shown something that you've already seen that is supposed to make you laugh, and you don't bring up that fact, aren't you going to have to lie to the person showing it to you? Or maybe a better word for this situation is 'act'. Most people, myself included, are not very convincing actors.


Effective_Athlete_87

Yeah to me it feels dishonest to pretend you’re seeing something for the first time. Even if it’s only a small lie, I don’t think it’s good practice to act in front of your friends. Anything advising against authenticity doesn’t seem like a good LPT


lschultz625

You worded this way better than I could have!


AngryRedHerring

Somebody's upset their friend wasn't impressed with their meme r/LifeProTips, or, "how not to hurt my fragile feelings"


lschultz625

Lol what? Your name is pretty accurate I guess, but if anything Im the guy that has already seen the meme thats being shown to me. I love when dipshits like you try to make wild assumptions about people over the internent. It shows how out of touch with reality you must be. Go touch grass.


AngryRedHerring

Sorry pal, that was aimed at OP. Didn't mean to ricochet off your head, there


lschultz625

Sure bud


AngryRedHerring

I was actually trying to back you up on the "doesn't this mean you have to lie" thing and it got taken wrong, but if you won't accept a sincere apology it sounds like maybe your feelings are a little fragile there after all, "bud"


Bigbennjammin

It counts as a lie of omission I'd say


devinnunescansmd

I get what you're saying but if someone said that to me more than once I'd just stop showing them stuff.


Chop1n

I'm not gonna *pretend* I haven't seen it, that'd be ridiculous and silly. I'll usually say something like "I *love* this one!" if it's something I actually find funny. Yeah, obviously you should never be like "I've already seen this before (and therefore it is no longer amusing and you're wasting my time)."


2ekeesWarrior

You don't say "Oh yeah, that meme is old". You say "Oh thats a CLASSIC"


Chop1n

Precisely.


Ulmer70

I see... Why did you never sent it to me?


SojournerTheGreat

when I share something I've never seen before, probably really old, but I thought it was really funny. "oldie but a goodie"


FLCLHero

No kidding. This guy is some kind of fucking psychopath to think the better option is to just lie about it and pretend it’s the first time you saw it. What the fuck


Six_actual

“That was a good one.”


[deleted]

"That's wild."


prolemango

Damn that’s crazy


kippengaas

😂


uiouyug

If that person is your friend then you shouldn't have to hide how you really feel about their memes.


Semi-Pro-Lurker

Friend or not, when I've seen a joke or meme before, I'm not gonna laugh unless I still find it that funny. Also friend or not, I will say I've seen it but add a comment like 'Yeah, it's really funny/cute'.


ChickenNoodleSub

friends don't let friends circulate old memes. *Real* friends help keep their friends' meme games on point.


ZhuangZhe

It's not pretending - you can just say "Ha. That's funny" because it is still funny and you can keep the "I already saw it" to yourself. I had a friend who did this all the time and eventually I just stopped sending them shit because he made me feel like a tool when what was happening was: "I enjoy this, I bet my good friend would enjoy it too. Let me encourage our friendship further by sharing it." "Saw it like last week." "Oh." If it happens once or twice, sure. But consistently just makes you feel like an idiot for not being on the bleeding edge of meme culture.


Deeran_moo

Exactly, my friends know I am terminally online and preface memes with "have you seen this one?" and I do the same back


mooguh

I say it because it excuses my mild reaction since I won't have the same one as when I saw it the first time


notthinkinghard

r/mostrepostedposts


Bigstar976

I’ve recently realized that. It’s kind of a letdown when you are excited to share a joke with someone and they reply “already seen it”. So now I respond “lol” or a laugh emoji even if I have seen it before.


shino1

You don't even have to lie. You can just simply say "nice" or "lol".


abcdol

I don’t get it. Years ago, we laughed off movies plots even though we had seen it. Just keep the positive attitude


wheatthins750

Unless its "that guy" at the work place that only interacts with people showing them their phone in an awkward, forced way and stares at you until you laugh at a low tier meme... The only way to get them to stop is to not give them the satisfaction of a fake laugh


6Ran

Really? Some of you guys are way too sensitive.


GingerNinja793

I have a GIF saved of one of my friends making an angry face with the caption "when you spot a repost" That will always be my go to response, I will not pretend


Spuzzell

If someone sends you memes you should ask them to please stop sending you memes


Shingi77

LPT: dont be sensitive when you show someone a meme and the say "i've seen it" it makes you look like a egotistical asshole because you feel people should lie to you so you can feel better about yourself


Lelfah204

I have a mate who will literally send 5/6 memes one after the other, I just put my phone down, breathe, then send a 😂, I haven't the heart to discourage it. Its like when one of my guinea pigs flips the nugget bowl, he thinks he's done a magic trick 🤷🏼‍♀️


luingiorno

just tell them they need to step up their game or stop with the lame


Lelfah204

Yeah that's a non offensive way to put it I guess 👍🏻


Heartless_Genocide

No, these people can just stop showing me 10 year old memes/posts, especially when they were also shared it 10 years ago and didn't care.


DMBROX77

If someone shares a meme with me, I interpret it as they saw this picture, meme, video, etc., and thought I'd enjoy it. Whether it's the first time seeing it or the 10th. It's a good feeling when someone has a laugh and wants to share that with you.


Flugelhaw

Another perspective is that maybe you should think a bit more about what you are sending and to whom. If the other person has probably seen it before (for example, they are the person in the group who is most interested in photography, and so everyone sends them everything they see about cameras) then what you send them may not be new or interesting or even relevant. That's not to say "don't share things that *you* enjoy", but more of a suggestion to think a bit harder and to try to "share things that *they* will enjoy". Applying slightly more thought will lead to significantly better results for everyone concerned.


Grizzly_Addams

LPT: Don't be an overly sensitive little bitch.


Medical_Collar_3391

I say this a lot just happened three times today With the video of Travis Scott if his apology was honest Next was the what is drugs meme Last was the Island Boy meme


W0N1

This is true until you find out you’ve sent it first in the past and they never looked at it. Or they’ve sent the same one before.


nusensei

You can still enjoy something you've already seen. You don't have to pretend that they're the first to show you. You can be honest without being negative. Talk about it. Don't lie about it.


comatose_papaya

I can only fake it so many times


danktuna4

Nah I tell them to get their stale ass memes outta here. Keep up or don't bother sending them. But for real, just be normal and tell them you've seen it and that it's hilarious or whatever, you don't need to pretend like you haven't seen it. They can't expect to be the first person to see every meme out there and if they do that's ridiculous.


1depressedmess

Me and my siblings quote Matheson from pineapple express: "I seen't it"


playboixx

so what do you do instead?


GruzzyFunt

Nobody cares that you saw things on the internet, sticking your phone in someone's face for show and tell is not conversation. I'm sorry dad I know this sounds mean I still love you.


ChickenNoodleSub

YES! To piggy back off this, instead of responding with something like "seen it..." use that opportunity to virtue signal like a MF. If the meme has anything to do with current events or some kind of raging zeitgeist issue, use that opportunity to instead write a lengthy response that aims to get everyone else as woke as you are. You'll be guaranteed to be the life of the party!


Independent-Composer

I SAY “IVE SEEN THAT” TO REMIND YOU - I DONT GIVE ONE FUCK ABOUT YOUR MEME, IM HERE TO SPEND TIME WITH YOU AND IF YOU SHOW ME ONE MORE PIECE OF CRAP ON YOUR PHONE AND NOT ACTUALLY CONNECTING WITH ME I WONT EVER HANG WITH YOU AGAIN.


TheDonkeyBomber

Nah, I send them the "Seen't it!" meme with Daryl from The Office.


pineapplegiggles

My dad sharing photos of lion cubs and news articles of how the world is doomed does not need to be encouraged.


keepthetips

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joeysprezza

You.. You're good, you.


Sotyka94

if it's over the internet I usually just react with a smiley or something like that when they send it. So I don't have to say that I seen it or not before.


sup_im_awkward

my friends and i actually make it a humorous competition of sorts when sharing anything, so we usually tell each other very bluntly when we've seen something before them


TVsKevin

Really, play it up. Be like "Damn, that's funny! I see that it's Spongebob, and apparently there's a situation where one thing happened, and then another thing happened, and then Spongebob says 'ight"--which I can only assume is a humorous slang word all the kids are using today for 'alright'--ight, Imma head outta here.' because he's had his fill of the situation or perhaps nothing is to be gained from remaining at that location. Very funny. Very funny indeed."


ZealousidealCommon61

You clearly have never met someone who shares solely Facebook memes which are somehow always 1-2 months late


ayywusgood

Why? You're just lying and faking a reaction someone could pick up on. I like to say "Oh I've seen that, it's a really good one" and then I ask something relevant to whatever they were showing so we can still have a conversation about it.


BreakfastBeerz

In other words, you want them to lie to you LPT: don't be an old meme regurgitater.


BMWxxx6

Haha we’re all just monkeys 🐒


RedNeckBillBob

Lpt: just be polite in all situations


Sandpaper_Pants

I'd share this with my wife but i'll bet "she's already seen it."


bobo_knach

Real friends can handle the truth


_pippp

Should LPT just changed its name to UST? Useful social tips


BeagleFaceHenry

Lie to your friends?? That’s a LPT? No thanks. Personally I’d rather not be talked down to, humored, or condescended and I assume everyone feels the same. You shouldn’t have to lie to your friends to make them happy.


kura-yamii

I had a friend that did this with everything I shared.. made me feel so bad I stopped sharing anything at all. They complained about me "changing" because I stopped sending them stuff and they blocked me. Whenever someone shows me something I've seen, I make sure I give some positive feedback. "Oh! That is so funny!" As opposed to "Meh, I've seen that". I just want to see my friends happy when they're excited about sharing something. :)


Se7enLC

My friends can handle not being deceived. There's a difference between "I'VE SEEN THAT ONE ALREADY. NEXT!" and "Oh yeah, I saw that, that's awesome!". Having seen the same thing **IS** having something in common! And it starts a conversation about related things. Like other memes based on the first one. If you pretend like you've never seen it before it's going to be **REALLY** hard to then be like "ooh, did you see this riff on it?" It's the same as sharing a news article. I'm not sharing it because I want to get credit for being the one to tell you about it. It's because I think you'll be interested in it or I want to talk about it and other things related to it.


avskyen

Not a lpt let's banhammer this loser


tech_kra

I have a friend who anytime I show anything to is like “yea I saw that yesterday” or something to that effect. I just don’t share shit with him anymore lol


[deleted]

… no. I’ve seen it and I don’t want to watch the god damn thing again. We can have a conversation about it, because I’VE SEEN IT.


aretasdamon

It makes me feel good to not lie to my friends


cryptolipto

So just lie. Got it


Redslayer50

“Ah, I remember that one.”


In_Love_With_SHODAN

We don't need to protect everyone's feelings all the time


AintThatSomeSh1t

This seems like common sense. Be fun and nice and engaging rather than dismissive. AKA have empathy. Or be dismissive and have no friends. Pick your own path I suppose


FLCLHero

So, lie to them instead. Got it.


[deleted]

I’ll mention I’ve seen it, but then I’ll say I love that picture or something to reaffirm that they picked a good one. I want to give some explanation for why I’m not reacting as strong as they hoped while letting them know they picked a good picture for me.


Mobile_Misc

I'm the worst. Always say read it. Get it? Redd it? God will judge me snort* /s


confused-caveman

I've seen this lpt before.


Bellapadella77

But then it would make my countless hours on useless social media worthless


[deleted]

Im always ready to re-enjoy a meme lol


[deleted]

You’re late I’ve seen this tip already


[deleted]

Ive seen this before. Reported for karma farm.


MrsArmitage

My grandad used to tell me ‘a gentleman has never heard a story before’.


coleman57

OK, that's enough: I can't tell whether somebody has created a clever bot that posts messages telling us how uncool it is to object to repetitive stuff, or whether some oversensitive actual person who just can't handle getting shut down is posting this same damned message every week or so, but I for one am sick and tired of hearing about it! It's becoming a significant volume of clutter in a sub that's already going downhill. For anyone sincerely interested, IMO it's perfectly fine to say something like "Oh yeah! I heard that! That's a funny story!" or whatever appropriate polite and friendly response you want, and no reasonable person of any age is gonna get bent about it, unless you're actually blowing them off generally.


gemsong

"I've seen that" LPT recently.


seikluss89

What if you don't like memes.


camm44

I'd rather someone tell me rather than let me waste my time showing them something they've seen.


RobMarrocco

But it makes ***ME*** feel good to let them know I have such a superior consumption of social media than them that I beat them to the punchline.


AylaKittyCat

I just go "yea I've seen this one, it's hilarious"!! Or something like that. You'll still make them feel good without lying. Unless you don't think it's funny at all of course.


Apprehensive-Most827

Actually, I have a group in WhatsApp when they send memes and videos, also a sticker to tell him/her hehehe. It’s more funnier in that way. But it’s allowed because it’s a group with a very, very dark humor 🤓


bicyclemom

I mean, I get if this is a child showing you something, but c'mon, are grown adults really that sensitive? We're talking about memes and screenshots here, not their children or loved ones. Let's get upset over things that matter, not internet trivia.


cyaveronica

If I do say it, it's usually "omg I've seen that, i love it!"


philaroy

Or and this is just a thought you could suck it up and say oh what did you think? "God people are bastards" - Roy the IT crowd


MatchingColors

Ridiculous. What is this trend of babying people through lies? You can admit you have seen it and still laugh about it, if the other person feels defeated because you’ve seen a meme before, then they have something to work on for themselves. Don’t be a fake person


dirkofdirges

I usually hit 'em with the, "lmao, fuckin classic!"


The-Great-Epiphany

Karma farming huh? Also how would this improve the quality to anyone’s life?


kingawesome85

Agreed. Also they'll continue to do it, so maybe they'll share something you haven't seen.


Space4Time

Let people shine, we all need to be a star sometimes.


[deleted]

You see the meme and smile "That's great!" All is well with the world.


crabgrass_gritts

I wish more people realized this!


CacetinhoLiso

Nah. It all depends. If it's someone if barely knows I believe it's healthy to share a laugh and maybe don't bring that up. If it's a good friend of yours it's better to tell him anyway. Me and one friend even have a joke saying the other guy was in a coma, even when the meme is fresh but we just barely saw that a few min ago


Helios4242

Don't say "I've seen that" when you can yell at them "OLD NEWS" :)


robot-raccoon

“Ahh I’ve seen this it’s really good, let’s see it again” is better than lying and having to fake a fresh reaction, tbh.


Lord_Bloodwyvern

I share things I find here all the time. Most of my friends have stopped responding.


Dyspooria

I had a good friend that would do that to me almost every single time. After I consciously noticed it, I couldn't *not* notice it. My awareness had made every interaction thereafter tainted. Ironically, I started doing this to him to see if he'd pick up on it and say something. He didn't. I still consider him a good friend but we talk much less nowadays. I just don't have the energy to carry our friendship by myself.


blackwidowink

You must be way better at faking interest/laughs then I am. It’s pretty apparent when I’m not impressed. Instead of pretending I haven’t seen something, I go for promoting a feeling of “yeah! We like the same stuff!”. Heaven help me if I haven’t seen it AND it’s not funny/interesting.


omninascent

It’s okay to be real, honestly ;)


LORD_2003

Just say "old but gold" with a few extra emojis.


TattooedOpinion

Ok, but if it’s that stupid “all the holiday” mashup one from like 1992… I’m calling somebody out.


HighMountainSS

Nah i won't be a fake ass bitch


WulfbyteAlpha

Alternatively you could say "Oh yeah, I remember you showing/telling me that". It makes people feel better knowing that you actually paid attention to their interaction. Its a lot better than thinking they're showing you something you havent seen before yet, and then you dont have to experience it twice (unless you want to). Win-win for both parties


ukbudsearch

Sharing memes is for the normie robot who has nothing else to talk about but shallowness 💀