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

Skill Issue engagements hit a 52-week high, trending across multiple social networks. The term is being widely used in gaming and everyday life contexts, often humorously, to describe failures and shortcomings.

### About Skill Issue
Skill Issue is a phrase used across social media and gaming communities to express frustration or disappointment with performance or outcomes, often implying a user's lack of skill is the reason for their struggles.  

### Insights [#](/topic/skill-issue/insights)
- skill issue sentiment is up XX% from the previous month.

### Engagements: XXXXXXXXX [#](/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**: XXXXXXXXX  
**Daily Average**: XXXXXXX  
**1 Week**: XXXXXXX -XX%  
**1 Month**: XXXXXXXXXX +242%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXXXXXX +90%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXXXXXX on 2025-10-18  
**1-Year Low**: XX on 2025-06-21  

| Social Network | Reddit | TikTok  | X       | YouTube |
| -------------- | ------ | ------  | -       | ------- |
| Engagements    | XXXXX  | XXXXXXX | XXXXXXX | XXXXXXX |
  

  
  
### 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  
**1 Month**: XXX +13%  
**6 Months**: XXXXX -XX%  
**1-Year High**: XXX on 2025-10-17  
**1-Year Low**: X on 2025-05-10  

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

  
  
### 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 up XX% from XXX in the previous XX hours
**Daily Average**: XXX  
**1 Month**: XXXXX +155%  
**6 Months**: XXXXX -XX%  
**1-Year High**: XXX on 2025-10-17  
**1-Year Low**: X on 2025-05-10  

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

| Creator                                        | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                        | ---- | --------- | ----- | ----------- |
| [@ayaanshaik7](/creator/youtube/ayaanshaik7)   | X    | X         | X     | XXX         |
| [@elskillissue](/creator/youtube/elskillissue) | X    | XXXXX     | X     | XXX         |
| [@kingcrumbum](/creator/youtube/kingcrumbum)   | X    | XXX       | X     | XX          |
| [@GNF_damian](/creator/twitter/GNF_damian)     | 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% +21%  
**1 Month**: XX% +25%  
**6 Months**: XX% +16%  
**1-Year High**: XXX% on 2025-05-10  
**1-Year Low**: XX% on 2025-10-18  

**Most Supportive Themes**
- **Gaming & Challenges:** (45%) Users are sharing gameplay moments, challenges, and humorous takes on skill-related failures in games.
- **Everyday Life & Ironic Use:** (30%) The phrase is used humorously to describe everyday situations, often in an ironic or self-deprecating way.
- **Tech & Social Commentary:** (15%) Posts are using the phrase to comment on tech issues, social commentary, and financial situations, often with a critical or humorous tone.
  
**Most Critical Themes**
- **Criticism of Skill Issue Usage:** (10%)  Some posts may criticize the overuse or inappropriate application of the phrase.
  
Network engagement breakdown:  
| Network | Positive | %  | Neutral | %  | Negative | %  |
| ------- | -------- | -  | ------- | -  | -------- | -  |
| Reddit  | XX       | X% | XXX     | X% | XX       | X% |
| TikTok  | XXX      | X% | XXX     | X% | XXX      | X% |
| X       | XXX      | X% | XXX     | X% | XXX      | X% |
| YouTube | XXX      | X% | XXXXX   | X% | XXX      | X% |
|         |          |    |         |    |          |    |
| Total   | XXXXX    | X% | XXXXX   | X% | XXXXX    | X% |
  


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

[Sonic (S)](/topic/sonic)
[Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl)
[Caught in 4K (4K)](/topic/$4k)
[Ethereum (ETH)](/topic/$eth)
[RR/BAYC (RR-BAYC)](/topic/rrbayc)
[JUST (JST)](/topic/$jst)
[OtterHome (HOME)](/topic/$home)
[Innovative Solutions & Support (ISSC)](/topic/$issc)
[YETI Holdings, Inc. Common Stock (YETI)](/topic/$yeti)
[VeeFriends (veefriends)](/topic/veefriends)

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

[twitch](/topic/twitch), [roblox](/topic/roblox), [youtube](/topic/youtube), [tiktok](/topic/tiktok), [bruh](/topic/bruh), [playstation](/topic/playstation), [lack of](/topic/lack-of), [lando](/topic/lando), [coins layer 1](/topic/coins-layer-1), [discord](/topic/discord), [fortnite](/topic/fortnite), [genshinimpact](/topic/genshinimpact), [nintendoswitch](/topic/nintendoswitch), [elon musk](/topic/elon-musk), [stocks communication services](/topic/stocks-communication-services), [twitter](/topic/twitter), [meta](/topic/meta), [coins defi](/topic/coins-defi), [banget](/topic/banget), [web3](/topic/web3), [all the](/topic/all-the), [apex legends](/topic/apex-legends), [$hit](/topic/$hit), [sonic](/topic/sonic), [the good](/topic/the-good), [$googl](/topic/$googl), [vtuber](/topic/vtuber), [battlefield iv](/topic/battlefield-iv), [hsr](/topic/hsr), [livestream](/topic/livestream), [gps](/topic/gps), [valorant](/topic/valorant), [duck](/topic/duck), [pokmon](/topic/pokmon), [$4k](/topic/$4k), [nyc](/topic/nyc), [instead of](/topic/instead-of), [mindset](/topic/mindset), [pit](/topic/pit), [$eth](/topic/$eth), [lowkey](/topic/lowkey), [multiple times](/topic/multiple-times), [duke](/topic/duke), [sweat](/topic/sweat), [santiago](/topic/santiago), [generated](/topic/generated), [lando norris](/topic/lando-norris), [staking](/topic/staking), [sniper](/topic/sniper), [gud](/topic/gud), [rrbayc](/topic/rrbayc), [lebron james](/topic/lebron-james), [#meme](/topic/#meme), [$jst](/topic/$jst), [usb](/topic/usb), [omega](/topic/omega), [ghanaian cedi](/topic/ghanaian-cedi), [boogie](/topic/boogie), [doom](/topic/doom), [away from](/topic/away-from), [kat](/topic/kat), [$home](/topic/$home), [ping](/topic/ping), [$7974t](/topic/$7974t), [nintendo](/topic/nintendo), [open ai](/topic/open-ai), [tide](/topic/tide), [$issc](/topic/$issc), [silksong](/topic/silksong), [zk](/topic/zk), [the only](/topic/the-only), [knight](/topic/knight), [chanel](/topic/chanel), [overwatch](/topic/overwatch), [perps](/topic/perps), [planets](/topic/planets), [salah](/topic/salah), [sama](/topic/sama), [acquisition](/topic/acquisition), [indonesia](/topic/indonesia), [mergers and acquisitions](/topic/mergers-and-acquisitions), [live on](/topic/live-on), [oops](/topic/oops), [zen](/topic/zen), [$yeti](/topic/$yeti), [skate](/topic/skate), [veefriends](/topic/veefriends), [dd](/topic/dd), [porsche](/topic/porsche), [mclaren](/topic/mclaren), [gran](/topic/gran), [age of](/topic/age-of), [kayak](/topic/kayak), [zombie](/topic/zombie), [mah](/topic/mah), [path of exile](/topic/path-of-exile), [everytime](/topic/everytime)

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

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"Ok so it wasnt my internet having a skill issue"  
[Reddit Link](https://redd.it/1ohbgry) [@GamingT2009](/creator/reddit/GamingT2009) 2025-10-27T11:08Z X followers, XXX engagements


"Ratting is So OP in Arc Raiders 😎💀 #ArcRaiders #Gameplay #ExtractionShooter"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5hgyPZFXBkI) [@calquterv7yt](/creator/youtube/calquterv7yt) 2025-10-27T07:12Z XX followers, 1127 engagements


"I know I know. git good; skill issue. Help an old man out. XX hours in 95/108 achievements. Did the stupid cactus one. 😮💨Cant crack the X minute final swarm challenge. Ive have spent likely XX of those hours on these two achievements alone but cant break past 5:57. Details inside"  
[Reddit Link](https://redd.it/1oh67it) [@likwidtek](/creator/reddit/likwidtek) 2025-10-27T05:23Z X followers, XXX engagements


"I'm ngl gang I love Neon but I get how Chloe feels especially about the offcam bathroom thing She not gonna wait for you forever if you behave like that mud life goes on Skill issue @N3onalt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/phyxliiv/status/1982642169396801690) [@phyxliiv](/creator/x/phyxliiv) 2025-10-27T02:55Z XX followers, 2390 engagements