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 …
Seguir leyendo ‘You’re so funny!’: How did the TikTok trend reliant on deep-seated trauma turn much-needed mental health conversations into a competition?
Categoría:the internet
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 …
Seguir leyendo Social Media Has Turned Into a Slop Factory, And I Hate That Nobody Cares
How Jemima Kirke From ‘Girls’ Became the Face of Internet Nihilism Through a Meme
Jemima Kirke, known for her role as Jessa on Lena Dunham’s Girls on HBO, is also known for her cheeky and blunt Instagram story posts. The Girls star frequently has «Ask Me Anything» Q&A-style conversations with her Instagram followers, oftentimes offering them soulful and spiritual advice on any personal life questions they may be seeking …
Seguir leyendo How Jemima Kirke From ‘Girls’ Became the Face of Internet Nihilism Through a Meme
Why Discourse on the Film App ‘Letterboxd’ Epitomizes the High Scrutiny All Social Media Users are Under
The cultural phenomenon surrounding Letterboxd reviews proves that you don’t even have to do anything notable to enrage your fellow internet user. You can do so by merely rating a movie in a way the masses don’t approve.
‘Whole slews of the internet just defunct’: Internet veterans bemoan loss of online third spaces, fun websites
The internet has changed so much in the short time it’s existed that it’s hard to remember that it wasn’t always like this. The internet, to me, used to be a place where I would play fun dress up games, talk to other kids on Club Penguin, research fairies on fairy websites, and update my …
Seguir leyendo ‘Whole slews of the internet just defunct’: Internet veterans bemoan loss of online third spaces, fun websites