20+ Top Starter Packs That Embody Social Memes

For those who are unfamiliar with the term, 'starter pack', it's basically a collection of items and/or ideas that define a particular culture or activity, and its purpose is to poke fun at said collection of items. A bundle of stereotypes, a manual for a newbie, and a funny way to describe/make fun of something, Redditors love a good starter pack, which is where we got all of these social memes you'll find below.

An example of a starter pack would be a "hipster starter pack," featuring a vintage record player, thick-rimmed glasses (with or without color), and a fixed-gear bike that they don't actually ride. Because nothing says "I'm a nonconformist" like dressing like every other basic hipster out there. While starter packs can be humorous and lighthearted, they can also serve a pretty practical purpose, as they can be useful for people who are new to a particular interest/hobby, and are looking for guidance on how to get started.

Scroll down to check out some of the funniest ones. For more, here are some tone-deaf LinkedIn lunatics. If you hate the social playground as much as we do, you'll be sure to have a blast.

'AITA for wanting my sister to pay me back': Nephew loses $2000 scooter, parents refuse to pay

It stands to reason that if you lose or break something that isn't yours, you should have to replace it… There aren't many situations where this wouldn't be the case. And, yet, so many people have some sort of excuse or justification for why it's ok that they don't do so. 

This Redditor (OP) shared their story to Reddit's r/AmItheA**hole subreddit, telling how their nephew lost their $2000 scooter while their sister's family stayed at their house. The nephew had constantly been asking to ride it and been repeatedly told in answer that they weren't to touch it. Still, they took the scooter out and, predictably, proceeded to lose it. Now the sister (nephew's mother) is refusing to replace it, complaining that the money would have to come out of her vacation fund. The OP argues that this further proves their point since vacation funding is a disposable income, and it's not like they'd be depriving their sister's family of the ability to afford food. 

What's your verdict? Who is the a-hole here? Let us know. 

For more, check out this girlfriend who ate all the toppings off a pizza and wondered if she was wrong. 

 

'Screw your HOA': Anarchist teens outsmart their neighborhood's contemptuous rules, mocking them by maliciously complying to their technicalities

HOA stands for "Horribly Obnoxious Association" and they're the group of prying Karen's and Kevin's that make up the most outrageous rules for the neighborhood, simply to lord themselves over everybody, bolstering their superiority complex. Not every HOA is terrible, but for some suburban neighborhoods, they're the gestapo waiting for inhabitants to make simple mistakes so that they can send them warnings and fines and petty paperwork to file. 

One high schooler fell victim to a classic HOA witch hunt and turned the tables on them completely in the only way a high schooler knows how: tomfoolery and mockery. 

He had just driven his beater old car to a friend's house to hang out. Having just learned how to check his oil levels and feeling quite proud of it, the teenager popped the hood to show his friend how it's done. Little did they know, a spy for the HOA snapped a photo of them and reported it. The next day, the friend's mom received a note with a fine attached to it (including the photo) claiming that they had broken HOA rules by doing car repairs in the driveway. 

Cue the anarchy. 

The two teens and the mom came up with a plan to hoax the HOA. The boys set up several photoshoots of themselves every day, bringing their friends over to pop the hoods of their cars and simply look into the engine cavity. They were sure to have the entire area clear of tools and they were certain not to touch anything under the hood so that their plan could work flawlessly. The teens took their shirts off and kissed their beloved cars, because that was technically not a 'repair', right? Plus, they're teenaged boys, they had to take the mockery to a level 100. 

Sure enough, the fines and the photos started rolling in. 

At the next HOA meeting, the boys and the mom attended, bringing large photos of their engine boudoir photos, claiming that they were just taking pictures for a class. They pointed out to the board that they were technically not doing any repairs whatsoever, so per the laws of the HOA, they hadn't broken any rules. 

Reluctantly, the board convened and dismissed all of the fines, only to find the boys continuing their s3xy car photoshoots long after the final board meeting– just to piss everybody off and rub their victory in their faces.

'JUST... DO... YOUR... JOB!': Furious Karen rampages and screams at a hardware store employee, then gets put in her place as he maliciously complies to her commands

Karens think that they have the right to stomp all over every minimum wage employee on this Earth, as if we're all just here to be their lackeys and serve them. Well well well, Karen, maybe think twice the next time you harass this one man working at a home improvement store, because you might get exactly what you ask for. 

u/NotTheGoldenChild616 works in online order fulfillment for a home improvement store, so his role is to collect merch in the store, not to work with customers. In fact, he's not even supposed to interact much with clientele on the floor– he just gets what he needs and goes. Earlier this week, the same man put a feral Karen in her place. 

As he was doing his job (collecting enormous pieces of sheet metal for an online order), he was approached/charged by a crazed looking woman. With her eyes fixed on him like a tracking beam, he knew he had no escape. Karen waved a loose screw in his face, presumably one that she brought in to the store to find a duplicate, and started demanding that he help her find its exact match. 

Naturally taken aback by her aggressive approach, GoldenChild put on his best customer service voice and pointed out the screw/fastener aisle. That wasn't enough for the Karen, she wanted him to do it for her. She wanted him to literally go get the screw for her and dig through thousands, no MILLIONS, of fasteners to find the same style she had waggling in his face. 

Sorry lady, that's not my job. 

As she was yelling at him to "do his job", GoldenChild boiled over and finally decided to leave her hanging out in the wind– by going to do his actual job. He maliciously complied and went back to his online order fulfillment, leaving the Karen slack-jawed and alone holding her stupid, lonesome screw. 

Entitled family takes theatre seats, gets karmic reward

Taking something that isn't yours—or is otherwise claimed or being used by another party—is generally a bad move. If you've ever considered doing this, maybe you should reconsider… or just go home and rethink your life. (You don't want to sell me death sticks…)

This family's behavior is eerily similar to that annoying child who would take your seat in class when you got up to do something and would refuse to move since you didn't call "dibs" or "tap-tap seat back." I think it's safe to say that we've now figured out who those children go on to become: entitled parents who raise more entitled and selfish children. 

This theatre-goer shared an incident they witnessed in which an entitled family took another group's place, piling the other group's things in a seat in front of them. As infuriating as this is to imagine, it ended up going pretty well for the other group. Keep reading to see screenshots of this brilliant story. For more, check out this entitled bride who asked for a refund on her wedding photos years later when she got divorced.