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# ![Skill Issue Graphic](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/t:skill-issue.png) Skill Issue

Creators discussing 'Skill Issue' are up XXX% this week, with engagements soaring across platforms like X and TikTok. The trend continues to dominate social media discussions, especially within gaming communities.

### About Skill Issue
A slang term used in online communities, particularly gaming, to attribute poor performance or outcomes to a lack of user skill, often humorously.  

### Insights [#](/topic/skill-issue/insights)
- skill issue creators is up XXXXXX% from the previous week.

### Engagements: XXXXXXX [#](/topic/skill-issue/interactions)
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![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:skill-issue/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/skill-issue/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXXXXXX  
**Daily Average**: XXXXXXXXX  
**1 Week**: XXXXXXXXX -XX%  
**1 Month**: XXXXXXXXXX +63%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXXXXXXX +56%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXXXXXXX +38%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXXXXXXX on 2025-08-02  
**1-Year Low**: XXX on 2025-10-30  

| Social Network | Reddit | TikTok | X       | YouTube |
| -------------- | ------ | ------ | -       | ------- |
| Engagements    | XXX    | XXXXXX | XXXXXXX | XXXXXX  |
  

  
  
### Mentions: XXX [#](/topic/skill-issue/posts_active)
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![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:skill-issue/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/skill-issue/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXX  
**Daily Average**: XXX  
**6 Months**: XXXXX -XX%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXX on 2024-11-25  
**1-Year Low**: XX on 2025-10-30  

| Social Network | Reddit | TikTok | X   | YouTube |
| -------------- | ------ | ------ | -   | ------- |
| Mentions       | XX     | XXX    | XXX | XXX     |
  

  
  
### Creators: XXX [#](/topic/skill-issue/contributors_active)
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![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:skill-issue/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/skill-issue/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
XXX unique social accounts have posts mentioning Skill Issue in the last XX hours which is down XX% from XXX in the previous XX hours
**Daily Average**: XXX  
**1 Week**: XXXXX +154%  
**1 Month**: XXXXX +42%  
**6 Months**: XXXXX -XX%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXX on 2024-11-25  
**1-Year Low**: XX on 2025-10-30  

The most influential creators that mention Skill Issue in the last XX hours

| Creator                                            | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                            | ---- | --------- | ----- | ----------- |
| [@JolanistLarper](/creator/twitter/JolanistLarper) | X    | XXX       | X     | X           |

[View More](/list/creators/skill-issue/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: XX% [#](/topic/skill-issue/sentiment)
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![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:skill-issue/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/skill-issue/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XX%  
**Daily Average**: XX%  
**1 Week**: XX% +2%  
**1 Month**: XX% -X%  
**6 Months**: XX% +2%  
**1 Year**: XX% no change  
**1-Year High**: XX% on 2024-12-03  
**1-Year Low**: XX% on 2025-02-06  

**Most Supportive Themes**
- **Gaming Fails and Funny Moments:** (60%) Posts often showcase humorous mistakes, losses, or unexpected in-game events, attributing them to 'skill issue' for comedic effect.
- **Self-Deprecating Humor:** (30%) Users employ the phrase to poke fun at their own shortcomings or mistakes in a relatable and lighthearted manner.
  
**Most Critical Themes**
- **Performance Criticism:** (10%)  The term is used to critique or dismiss someone's poor performance, implying a lack of ability rather than external factors.
  
Network engagement breakdown:  
| Network | Positive | %  | Neutral | %  | Negative | %  |
| ------- | -------- | -  | ------- | -  | -------- | -  |
| Reddit  | XX       | X% | XX      | X% | XX       | X% |
| TikTok  | XX       | X% | XXX     | X% | XX       | X% |
| X       | XXX      | X% | XXX     | X% | XXX      | X% |
| YouTube | XX       | X% | XXX     | X% | XX       | X% |
|         |          |    |         |    |          |    |
| Total   | XXX      | X% | XXX     | X% | XXX      | X% |
  


**Top topics mentioned**
In the posts about Skill Issue in the last XX hours

[sol](/topic/sol), [peruvian sol](/topic/peruvian-sol), [$510m](/topic/$510m), [$4b](/topic/$4b), [good games](/topic/good-games), [rivals](/topic/rivals), [valorant](/topic/valorant), [white guy](/topic/white-guy), [modern warfare](/topic/modern-warfare), [call of duty](/topic/call-of-duty), [what a](/topic/what-a), [money](/topic/money), [tiny bit](/topic/tiny-bit), [the big](/topic/the-big), [nhl](/topic/nhl), [half of](/topic/half-of), [beta](/topic/beta), [gabriel](/topic/gabriel), [grand theft auto](/topic/grand-theft-auto), [genshinimpact](/topic/genshinimpact), [instead of](/topic/instead-of)

### Top Social Posts [#](/topic/skill-issue/posts)
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

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"If youre a founder looking to gain followers the reply guy way hit 500+ replies a day (added more): - bruh - 😂 - nah im good - mid - deadass - cap/no cap - lfg - figures - yikes - skill issue - nice try Diddy - Get to the choppa - please dont - based - thirst trap - cant relate - surprise mf - pick up your 👑 - delulu - lock in - goat Bookmark this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/rpasquinjr/status/1983710906388214192) [@rpasquinjr](/creator/x/rpasquinjr) 2025-10-30T01:41Z XXX followers, XXX engagements


"You are partly correct about the principle. What you got right: - Low-status men develop negative attitudes towards women as a coping mechanism. (skill-related) What you left out: - Men who have high access to women (high-status and attractive) develop negative attitudes towards women after exposure to female nature (skill-related but high skill this time) - The status of White men has been systemically lowered through law corporate policy and media messaging (not skill-related) - The status of men has been reduced overall though marriage and family law (not skill-related) - Economic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ItIsHoeMath/status/1983697510054162731) [@ItIsHoeMath](/creator/x/ItIsHoeMath) 2025-10-30T00:48Z 248K followers, 153.9K engagements


"@0xcoconutt Less about pred markets but Leverage trading is the greatest psyop ever they convince you losing at gambling is a skill issue and you are inferior if you cant win Gonna be one of the biggest causes of mental illness in the coming years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/loomdart/status/1983695869255053677) [@loomdart](/creator/x/loomdart) 2025-10-30T00:42Z 325.3K followers, XXX engagements


"I love that BR even after just X days of it being out. Anyone that dislikes it is boring or has a skill issue with it. If you say redsec is boring you do t play BR. There is 10x more shit and interactive things in redsec than other BRs. Fortnite has a lot to do but is so lame now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/seatrew333/status/1983694834549620946) [@seatrew333](/creator/x/seatrew333) 2025-10-30T00:37Z XXX followers, 2078 engagements