The term «main character» has become an internet-favorite insult for folks who claim the spotlight without regard for anyone else. Think influencers in the wild, Karens at the drive-through, and TikTokers on busy train cars. True, this brand of people is a ripe target for roasting. They’re annoying, self-centered, and everything that’s wrong with the …
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The Most Baffling Baby Names from Around The Internet
What’s in a name? It contains far more than just our government-recognized identity. Have you ever met a Jeff that really feels like George? Or a Katherine that could never be a Katy but is definitely a Kat? Names have powerful association and are not to be doled out recklessly. I’m all for naming your …
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Man Makes the Ultimate Dating Faux-Pas, Woman Sends a Biting Reply
Dating is difficult. There are so many unspoken rules that seemingly bind us, and it can be hard to know whether or not you’ve crossed a line. What are you supposed to wear? You want to look like you put in effort, but not so much effort that it’s embarrassing. What kind of place are …
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American Claims That Europeans Should Tip in the US Because of «Transcendentally Better» Service, Takes Transatlantic Tipping Discourse to Wild New Levels
Most online arguments kind of feel like the banging one’s head repeatedly against a wall, but few are better at this than tipping discourse. Usually, the whole thing starts when an American server complains on Twitter about serving a table of Europeans who don’t tip. People from Europe take issue with this tweet, and list …
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Twitter Scold Gets Roasted for Starting Ludicrous Age Gap Discourse About Marriage of 42-Year-Old Chris Evans and 26-Year-Old Alba Baptista
Even the healthiest relationships have their power struggles. Nothing is going to be 50/50 all of the time, especially when you consider the myriad of different social factors that make up the average person’s life. Some of these are down to circumstances that are changeable, but others are simply hard facts — like age, for …
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Weekly Internet Roundup: Trespassing for Clout, Bedbug Coachella Couch, and Swifties vs. Matty Healy
Another week of collective outrage.
Scandalous Twitter Users Share Their Most Controversial Tweets
To put it mildly, it is not difficult to start Twitter drama. All you need is a moderately popular account and an opinion that could be taken in bad faith, and hey presto: you’re the main character of the day. The varied individuals of the bird app are not one to shy away from an …
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Explain Like I’m 35: What Is a Puriteen? (March 5, 2023)
Innocence? The internet has never heard of her. All screen addicts are one surreptitious search or mistaken scroll away from seeing something NSFW, which may or may not be of the mentally scarring kind. The terrifying variety of Rule 34 is never far away, and plenty of people are comfortable with oversharing every aspect of …
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Explain Like I’m 35: Are You a Soldier, Poet, or King? (February 18, 2023)
People on the internet have long been obsessed with defining themselves via increasingly niche communities. Ever since the days of GeoCities and forums, individuals have found ways to show that they’re not like the other girls. As children of the online, it was inevitable that Gen Z would take this even further than any other …
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People Recall the Wildest Internet Discourse That Happened This Year
Being online is a unique kind of mental state. Whatever chemicals that excess social media usage makes our brain release can lead to some crazy conclusions, ones it would be a lot harder to come across in the real world. In the very worst cases, it seems to flick a mental switch that encourages people …
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