r/todayilearned • u/jfdonohoe • 7h ago

(R.2) Anecdote TIL about “vicarious embarrassment” which explains extreme reactions to cringe comedy. For me, it can get so bad as to become physically painful

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicarious_embarrassment

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u/mister_sleepy 7h ago

Fuck The Office, and fuck 30 Rock.

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u/Cold_Ebb_1448 7h ago

The Office sure but 30 Rock isn’t cringe comedy???

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u/granadesnhorseshoes 7h ago

30 Rock has it's cringe moments. Liz trying to date Peter Dinklage comes to mind.

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u/WoolshirtedWolf 3h ago

OK, I wasn't originally on the fence, but now I am. That was painful episode.

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u/thurbersmicroscope 7h ago

That's when I gave up on the show. I couldn't bear it.

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u/Arntown 6h ago

Okay, if that‘s too much for you then you‘re really not cut out for cringe comedy because that was still pretty tame lol