‘My vote is nurses’: People share professions that would keep them from dating someone

When you’re in your early twenties, it seems like everybody is dating everybody, no matter how incompatible their lifestyles are. I know couples with opposite work schedules but can still get together and go on at least one date per week. As you age, it gets much more challenging to plan your life around someone …
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‘Give these kids a proper childhood’: Child influencer drinks coffee and wears acrylic nails, horrifies Twitter

One inevitability of getting older is starting to ruminate over the state of kids these days and how they just don’t do the same things that we used to do. Ever since the teenager became an accepted cultural category, people have worried about children growing up too fast—but since social media has been a thing, …
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‘So NOW he wants to benefit from your hobby?’: Food influencer’s hater boyfriend wants in on her free food but won’t stop hating

Influencers. Whether you like them or not, they’re here to stay, and they’re all around us. I feel like everyone is an influencer nowadays. I’m surrounded by niche internet micro-celebrities and I hate it. Everyone has a brand, everyone has a take, and everyone is taking pictures all the time.  But, I would never discourage …
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‘Of course we’re obsessed with skincare’: Child influencers sing praises of skincare and makeup, sparking debates about child labor laws for social media

I don’t know about you all, but I’m terrified about how unregulated the «child influencer» industry is. I have no problem with adults wanting to revolve their entire lives around posting content about their daily happenings online. I wouldn’t like that for myself, but to eat his own. What really freaks me out is when …
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‘He doesn’t even follow my insta’: Food influencer invites friend to restaurant opening, killjoy boyfriend protests she is excluding him

I’m no expert in romantic relationships, but I feel like a pretty important part of them is tolerance. I don’t mean this in the sense of putting up with bad behavior, but rather that it is vital to show support and appreciation for a partner’s interests (so long as they aren’t negatively impacting you). Sure, …
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‘France made me cry’: Influencer complains about feeling isolated in Lyon, splits opinions on travel behavior

French speakers are notorious for gatekeeping their language. I took French classes for most of my school days, but when I attempted to ask for a table for two in Paris, the server immediately responded in English. It bruised my ego, to say the least. I understand that my accent isn’t perfect, and he doesn’t …
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‘The sad beige baby aesthetic is actively harmful’: Mommy blogger flips out at sibling for calling her baby sad and beige

Here at Memebase, we’re no stranger to the «sad beige baby» aesthetic. We’re unfortunately deeply aware of the lengths that design-conscious mothers will go to drain their children’s worlds of visual interest. Listen, I’m all for strong design choices. I made my roommate put the cat’s litter box in her room because I didn’t want …
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Main Character Auntie Steals Show at Football Game, Haters Left Speechless

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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Influencer Sashays Through Horse Stampede, Faces Consequences

Professional Instagrammers have often been known to risk their lives (or their dignity) for the sake of a viral moment. And as we continue to learn, influencers are no match for the endless whirl of mother nature. Try as we might to tame the elements in service of a hot pic, nature almost always wins. …
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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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