Authenticity is the last thing an influencer needs to go viral. This seems to be the conclusion of the sudden push towards AI-generated influencers and their apparently limitless growth capabilities. As AI visuals get more difficult to detect and a larger audience gets more relaxed towards the idea of being entertained by artificial intelligence, the …
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‘Kinda chic to’: We’re obsessed with romanticizing every aspect of our lives, and the latest Instagram trend is proof
Kinda chic to… obsessively make meaning out of the mundane. It seems like every internet trend asks us to do the same thing: take something mundane and try to squeeze as much out of it as possible. Outlandish content is sure to get some eyeballs, but the bread and butter of online content is much …
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We need relatable memes to help heal our divided world, but niche algorithms won’t allow it
The internet is full of memes, but are any of them truly relatable anymore? We all consume within our own algorithms and feeds, which serve us hyper-specific content. There is a niche for everything, every subculture, every fandom, and every slice of social media. The internet values specificity. Once upon a time, though, memes were …
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21 Memes Dragging Chronically Online People into the Scroll Hole
Being chronically online means mastering the art of becoming internet-cultured. What’s more fun than speaking the language of memes? Maybe your fingers are a little sore from tapping away on your phone, but you’ll get every meme reference like nobody else. So here’s to everyone who quotes internet references only people with 10 hours of …
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21 Nostalgic Internet Snapshots That Will Instantly Unlock Pre-2000 Core Memories
Before everything went digital and instant, there were moments you actually had to capture and wait to see. These classic internet snapshots tap straight into that pre-2000 nostalgia, from blurry photos to perfectly timed chaos that somehow felt more real. It is a throwback to simpler times when memories lived in albums, and surprises came …
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23 Old-School Memes for Anyone Who Misses Simpler Internet Times
Before algorithms took over and everything became a performance, the internet felt a lot simpler and a lot weirder in the best way. These old-school memes are a throwback to that chaotic, low-effort era when blurry images, random humor, and inside jokes ruled the timeline. No strategy, no polish, just pure internet nonsense that somehow …
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The Infinite Scroll has Doomed Us All, Bring Back 2000s-Style Listicles
Picture this: it’s 2007, and the internet is a place. It’s somewhere you go when you get home from school. You fire up the family computer, open a window to, let’s say, a fan page for Blink-182. Everything you need is there. Pictures of the band, links to download their songs, and forums to discuss …
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Viral Foodie Culture and Food Delivery Apps are Keeping Us From Cooking At Home
Feeding yourself is one of the hardest parts of adult life. As an adult, the idea of having to arrange breakfast, lunch, and dinner for myself, and maybe also a family, every single day with no end in sight is almost too much to bear. It’s why everyone is always discussing it online. Our social …
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Is the Internet a Young Person’s Game or Do You Know Who Sombr and ROLE MODEL Are?
It hurts to grow up. It hurts even more to grow up online, where it feels like you’ve turned into a «chopped unc» before you could even figure out what a «chopped unc» is. (Quick refresher: chopped equals undesirable. Unc is short for uncle, which means old.) And nothing makes you feel older than a …
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There Are Too Many ‘Man-On-the-Street’ Interviewers On Social Media and They’re Only Getting Worse
You’re walking down the street and enjoying your day. You have your headphones on and you’re running late to work. Out of nowhere, someone stops you. You don’t have time to sign a petition or pledge money to Greenpeace, but what’s this? They’re using a lav mic and someone is holding an iPhone nearby. Oh …
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