25 of the Wildest First-World-Problem Freakouts People Have Witnessed
For a while, the go-to ammunition to throw in any annoyed person’s face was the phrase “first world problem.” It was a double whammy of making that person feel bad, and making the person delivering the blow feel like a worldly, empathetic-bordering-on-divine being of grace. I was not, and still am not, a huge fan of the term. Even if it’s not a threat to life and limb, stress is real, and I don’t think bottling it all up is a triumph of magnanimity.
That said, you do have to exhibit the correct amount of stress and frustration. I think it’s fine to utter a “god damnit” under your breath when your DoorDashed Taco Bell doesn’t have a straw for your Baja Blast. What you don’t need to do is chase down the delivery guy and tackle him to the pavement for his transgressions.
A thread on Reddit asked for the most unnecessary first-world-problem freakouts, and because people are often terrible, there were plenty of entries.
