Seeing the Internet Through ‘Fandom-Colored Glasses’ Will Cure Your Mindless Doomscrooling

I was 13 years old when I first learned what it meant to be a part of a fandom. It was right after I finished reading the last Harry Potter book, and I desperately needed to find people who were as excited about this magical series as I was. This led me to the best …
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AI user posts ‘ChatGPT Wrapped’, claims she’s spent 99 days of 2025 speaking to artificial intelligence: ‘The concept of sending a chatbot over 2000 messages a day’

Once upon a time, the internet used to promise that it would expand our knowledge; now, it seems to be making us dumber than ever. It may be true that many people have been stupid online since the technology was in its infancy, but it has to be said that this decade seems to be …
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AI user posts ‘ChatGPT Wrapped’, claims she’s spent 99 days in 2025 speaking to artificial intelligence: ‘The concept of sending a chatbot over 2000 messages a day’

Once upon a time, the internet used to promise that it would expand our knowledge; now, it seems to be making us dumber than ever. It may be true that many people have been stupid online since the technology was in its infancy, but it has to be said that this decade seems to be …
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Cheap dude steals neighbor’s WiFi for a year, begs her to split it after she changes the password: ‘You were literally stealing from me for a year? And now you want to negotiate?’

He should pay for her Wi-Fi for a year and some change if he wants to keep using it! Nobody likes paying for essentials. The fact that I have to pay for the lights to go on in my apartment is kind of annoying, but it has to be done! I’d much rather put that …
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Close Friend Stories Sell an Exclusivity That’s all an Illusion

Have you ever opened up the Instagram app, taken a glance at Instagram Stories that you’ve yet to view, only to see that you’ve been added to the Close Friends story of somebody who is the furthest thing from a close friend of yours? What’s the deal with that?  If you’ve been living under a …
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Roommate refuses to pay his $12 portion of the internet bill because his roommate accidentally ate 2 of his eggs: ‘I tried to rectify the situation by buying a new carton’

My least favorite thing about roommates is having four egg cartons in the fridge. Let me rephrase: the worst thing about having roommates you don’t communicate with is having four egg cartons in the refrigerator. If you have three roommates who can engage in more than a five-word conversation with each other, you are probably …
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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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20 Suspicious and Wildly Specific Posts That Are Definitely Aimed At Someone

One of the greatest things about spending time on the internet is the way in which it gives you an insight into other people’s lives that you would not otherwise have. It is perhaps the most accessible way to remind ourselves how simultaneously big and small the world is, with all these odd scenarios that …
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‘You’re so funny!’: How did the TikTok trend reliant on deep-seated trauma turn much-needed mental health conversations into a competition?

The jolly jesters who joke the most in their friend group often come from a place of having seen some stuff. Everyone goes through some monumental moment in their lives, more often traumatic than uplifting, but these moments help shape them into who they are. If the internet has proven anything, it’s that making light …
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Social Media Has Turned Into a Slop Factory, And I Hate That Nobody Cares

We have spent the past three years hearing that AI was going to revolutionize all of our lives, completely changing the trajectory of the future of each and every industry. While there is no doubt that AI has and will continue to bring positive changes to various aspects of our lives, it has yet to …
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