Social media is full of aspirational content: Extensive beauty routines, constant travel, and suites of pricey products flood our feeds. But what about all of us with regular, unglamorous jobs? Turns out there are influencers for that too. So-called «9-to-5 influencers» like Davis Clarke and Connor Hubbard. They do their best to show that the …
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Lost in the Sauce: Why pre-Internet nostalgia is completely unshakable, as modern media drowns in oversaturation
If you grew up in the pre-Internet era, you probably had a small collection of physical media like DVD’s, CD’s, VHS tapes, cassettes, or vinyl records. Squirreled away in the family entertainment center, your beloved favorites would never get the chance to gather dust because they were regularly being taken out for a spin. Unlike …
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Satisfying ASMR ‘restock’ videos are overconsumption propaganda on steroids
Acrylic nails dance across the head of a $200 microphone with an ear-scraping drumbeat of clicks and clacks. A muffled outward breath clouds around the sharper staccato sound of finger-nail percussion like a soothing blanket of white noise. A soft whisper soon follows, flowing deep within your consciousness like a waking dream, hinting at a …
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The TikTok shop has ruined TikTok: From short-form comedy clips to an e-commerce abyss, TikTok proves that consumerism will always be on top
There’s no doubt that TikTok is one of the most used social media platforms of this decade. Most memes and popular trends of the 2020s originate from the app, proving that the influence of its users is nothing short of monumental. With 1.9 billion registered users globally, we’re sure you, your children, and your children’s …
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Demure VS BRAT: How the trend uplifted modesty and denounced its predecessor of the messy party girl aka BRAT
As the wise Charli xcx once said, «I think the apple’s rotten right to the core / From all the things passed down from all the apples coming before». The apple in question? The internet. That ever-growing, overly-immersive, digital world, riddled with aesthetics and buzzwords. You’ve undoubtedly seen the «demure» meme everywhere. The term was …
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TikToker Gets Roasted For Filming Target Shopping Trip, Sparks Debate About Boring Content Creators
A thing about TikTok that not everyone will admit to is that a lot of it is incredibly dull. When every wannabe influencer is vlogging their daily life, sharing anodyne opinions, or broadcasting what they eat in a day, they can all start to blend into one. While it doesn’t stop some of them from …
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Walk Of Shame Tweets In Honor Of The Resurrection Of The Walking Dead
We can’t help but look forward to the inevitable ‘Walks of Shame’ that are going to be stupendously obvious nearing the end of this season (Halloween costumes you guys, can’t hide shit in those). What inspired today’s list of memes is two of our favorite things, Halloween and The Walking Dead, which has begun the …
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Woman Perfectly Encapsulates the Main Character’s ‘Precocious Younger Sibling’ in Every Coming of Age Movie
Megan from Drake and Josh, we’re talking to you
A Fun Jumble of Memes for the Avoidance of Responsibilities
Ever think back to being an innocent little child, and waking up in a panicked sweat because you think you’re presenting in front of your class — naked? Well, it was always such an insane relief to wake up and find yourself safe in bed, ready to sneak downstairs and watch some cartoons before your …
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Gross Viral Pregnancy Reveal Proves Content Farms Are Even More Shameless Than We Imagined
For many a devastatingly conventional heterosexual couple, a pregnancy reveal can be of the happiest milestones in their relationship. If they’re the influencing type, they might even find a creative way to share the news on social media and presumably pre-plan the elaborate gender reveal in a few months’ time. The Insta announcement from your …
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