It’s getting harder to fall asleep, isn’t it? Despite all of the silly meditation apps, sleep medications, and chamomile tea regimens, insomniacs are far more common than they once were. It seems like all of us are piloting solo missions through the night to get some shut-eye—for the most part—to no avail. However, it’s not …
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‘The kids yearn for 2014 Tumblr’: Algorithms ruined the original intention of social media and left us uninspired
Though, to many of us, 2014 feels like yesterday, some young internet users are already nostalgic for that not-so-bygone era, one of indie pop, American Apparel, and reblogging moody gifs. It’s called «Tumblrcore» since the axis on which that nostalgia revolves is Tumblr, a social media platform that ruled a certain side of the internet …
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The Internet is Obsessing Over ‘Goots,’ an AI-Generated Meme Featuring a Fat Goose
Honse and Bode walked so Goots could run. Who the hell is Goots, you ask? He’s a big fat goose chillin’ on a sunny patch of grass, that’s who. Via KnowYourMeme According to Know Your Meme, the original image of Goots can be traced back to a 2014 Flickr post, but Goots was elevated to …
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Algorithm Assigns Employee Very Little Work, Employee Keeps Mouth Shut for Years
Getting paid to do nothing sounds like a dream come true, and for some lucky bastards out there, it’s an accidental reality. Anonymous redditor u/podcastquestions recently posted a confession to r/antiwork: they’ve allegedly been getting paid an $80k salary for years for doing little to no work. In their post, OP explains that their employer …
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