People on social media have started making “betrayal lists” to talk about things that annoy them every day. The whole thing began when Kanye West posted something on social media back in September and then deleted it. He wrote “I AM IN PAIN THAT NO ONE PERSON CAN FIX” and put up a list he called “THE BETRAYAL.”
According to Daily Dot, his list had all kinds of names on it, from his ex-wife Kim Kardashian and President Donald Trump to cartoon characters like Curious George and Patrick Star. He even put his own daughter North West and Harriet Tubman on there.
People on TikTok and other social media saw this and decided to make their own versions, but they changed it into something funny. Instead of listing actual people who hurt them, users started writing down everyday problems and small things that bug them. The trend has people naming their enemies, but it’s not friends and family making the cut. People are complaining about trivial stuff like bad weather, annoying classmates and paper straws that get soggy.
Honestly, this is just everyone venting together online
Most of these videos work the same way. People show their lists while Kanye West’s song Runaway plays in the background. The song has sad piano music that makes the whole thing funnier because they’re being dramatic about small problems.
When you first see these posts, they look like they might be serious, but then you realize people are just upset about random stuff. Things like not getting sick days at work, having to make phone calls, fire alarms going off, running out of space on their phones, and Snapchat making people pay for old photos.
Most videos keep things funny and relaxed. All kinds of people on TikTok have joined in. People who make beauty videos add things like messing up their nails. College kids talk about printers breaking when they need them most and teachers sending emails really late at night.
Even therapists got involved and listed things like having to write notes after sessions, working internships without getting paid, and not being able to take bathroom breaks during the day.
But some people think the trend isn’t okay. When therapists started doing it, some criticism came up. A Reddit user on a therapy abuse page said they were upset about therapists taking part. They mentioned that this all started with Kanye West, who faces accusations of sexual battery and sex trafficking. The person said therapists should use their online presence to talk about real problems in therapy like ethics and making sure people are held responsible, not just make jokes about running out of tissues.
Even with some backlash, the trend keeps growing on different social media sites. People seem to like it because everyone can relate to it. We all deal with annoying stuff every day, and making a betrayal list is a funny and dramatic way to let it out. Something that started as a weird and worrying post from a famous person turned into a way for regular people to connect over the small things that drive them crazy.
The whole thing shows how fast the internet can take something serious and make it into a joke. While people were worried about Kanye West when he made his original list, the meme version just became a fun way for everyone to complain about regular life problems. Even influencers making extra work for service workers have made it onto people’s lists of things that betray them every day.
Published: Oct 30, 2025 02:00 pm