The subreddit /r/im14andthisisdeep catalogs some of the best of the worst so-called "deep" posts, as in the kind of posts that ooze raw, unfiltered drama, even though they really don't mean as much as the people who made them seem to think they do. They're unreasonably popular among young teens and older children who are just starting to figure out how to make other people uncomfortable on social media. These are the things your 9-year-old cousin posts on her Instagram story when her crush doesn't text her back within 10 minutes.

Though these posts try to be progressive and moving, they're just clear evidence that humanity is heading backward. They don't mean much of anything at all, but they're pretty funny, because it's so hard to take these seriously in the slightest. Here are 20 of the most awkward posts from people who really thought they were being deep, but really were just making us cringe.