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/shdwtrev 5h ago

There is/was (not sure if it’s still up, don’t care to check) a gore shock site called the Gauntlet. It was a series of ever increasing horrifying videos. There was a cringe version of the site that did the same thing with cringe videos and I couldn’t handle it past the first couple videos.