15 Times People Did Incredibly Dumb Things In The Name Of Social Media Attention

It's often reassuring to know that millions of people will do pretty much any stupid thing imaginable for social media fame. In a way, they got what they wanted, because they ended up here. The thing is, we're not worshipping these people like they want us to. In fact, we think they're hilariously dumb. Consider this article a warning to never do the sorts of things you're about to see because they're so unreasonable (and obviously rehearsed) that there's no way to even look at these clips and images with any form of sincerity.

We've gathered some of our favorite times people made themselves look pretty dumb by acting a certain way just for social media. Sometimes with disastrous results, too, or a significant amount of damage to people and property nearby. There are not really any reasons they'd do these things, but now, they're getting the bad kinds of social media fame. Please, don't be like these people.