In 2018, we’ve faced trends, good and bad. We might’ve done some of these trends ourselves. But we know, somewhere deep in our heart, a revolutionary truth – most of these trends? They really stink. And so, without ado, Terrible Trends of 2018 will begin!

Let’s start with something that some people like to do 24/7, but frankly, I think it is really annoying: dabbing. For those of you who don’t know what dabbing is – never mind, you’ve probably seen someone dabbing next to you in the lunch line inches away from your face, or when flex gets a little too crazy. Remember the good old days of 2017 when people stood like nice human beings who didn’t suddenly stick their arms out and smack you in the nose? Those days are over, and we can thank dabbing for that. Dabbing is also, I think, a bit unnecessary. I mean, what’s the point of waving your arms everywhere just for the sake of it? All in all, there’s no point to dabbing and it annoys sensible people.

In fact, now that we’re talking about dancing trends, I’ll go onto two more: flossing and shooting. In my opinion, flossing isn’t as irritating as dabbing, and it’s sort of meh-meh. It gives others around you more personal space and can be done at a sensible pace with little to no risk of knocking someone out cold. There’s only one thing that is bad about flossing – not everyone can do it. For example, I can’t floss at all. No matter how hard I try, I end up looking like I’m having a seizure. So, I guess, flossing is okay for some people but not so much for others. It’s a matter of ability to move your arms at 100 mph and not cramp terribly after that. My second point is about shooting, or the shoot. I don’t know why but to me it always looks like some sort of cowboy dance. Like, giddyup invisible horse! Shooting wasn’t as big as dabbing or flossing, but I’ll mention it anyways. It made a big appearance in the last few days of the 2017 school year, and is still around. Shooting is basically the same deal as flossing – hard, but some people are inhumanly amazing at it.

Have you ever been walking the hallways, feeling depressed because all your friends are on the other teams, and all of a sudden some obnoxious kid who I cannot name starts dancing side to side idiotically and putting an “L” on his forehead, a very subtle way of saying you’re a loser. It’s become such a big thing in 2018, especially with people whose names, again, I will not say. And, to be honest, it makes people want to say, “Oh my gosh, you know the alphabet, whoopee!”. So please, if you think you’re one of those people who really likes to look like you’re shooting a pistol into the air straight up, unaware that it’s going to come straight down and kill you, all the while looking like you really have to go to the bathroom, go ahead! But if not, then just act remotely like a sane person, okay?

Now, you’ve probably not heard of the humble, down to earth, profanity-free, classical, Gucchi Gang, but here’s what I’ll tell you. I know nothing. Except that it’s the opposite of what I just wrote a sentence or so ago. Actual I’m assuming it’s nothing good. That or people just got so tired of watching other people say “Gucci Gang!” and flap their hands next to their ears that they just blocked the whole search thingamajiggy (that’s how you spell it, right?). Gucchi Gang was more of a last year/early this year thing, but I mentioned it anyways just because I don’t know a single thing about it.

Now, drumroll please… introducing FORTNITE! For those souls who live under a rock and/or don’t have a phone (gasp!), Fortnite is a game whose whole point is to kill people and watch them die in agony just so you can take all their stuff like a mean person. Now, Fortnite lovers (you guys are probably playing Fortnite as you read this), I’m so sorry to say this, but… Fortnite is terrible. Yes, I did just crush your soul into a million tiny, broken, pieces. Accept it. Anyways, to sound very professional, Fortnite is a device that allows the young, impressionable mind to be introduced to cruel and unrealistic ideas. It encourages children that homicide and/or petty theft reaps rewards and benefits the thief or murderer. Do we really want this generation to think that slaughter and thievery is necessary, or to grow a hostile mind to other people? So…yeah. That’s why Fortnite is terrible, unless your lifelong dream is to end up stranded on a hill with other people and then kill them (that actually sounds a lot like the Hunger Games).

I’ve shown you the good average and bad trends of 2018. Right now, your best bet is to avoid the bad and stick with the average. Hopefully, you learned what not to do from this article, not what to do when you’re bored. Well, I guess that concludes the Average and Mostly Bad Trends of 2018!