I try not to indulge in too much nostalgia for what the internet was like when I was growing up, but one thing that was better about it was that most people weren’t using it to market themselves. Nowadays, it seems like every smalltime screen addict comes with a built in instinct for turning themselves …
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Sad Horse Gets Bullied By His Fellow Horses, Gets Rescued By a Farm With Nice Horses
I hate to see animals sad, and I’m not alone. There is an entire cinematic industry predicated on the idea that people will pay good money to watch a tragic animal become happy over 90 minutes. This trope is demonstrated in «boy and his dog movies» and «girl and her horse movies,» which have existed …
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Weekly Internet Roundup: Celebrity Charity Auctions, Tube Girl, and Paying for Twitter
More stuff happening online this week.
Woman Coins The ‘What About Me’ Effect, Explaining Why Internet Commenters are so Narcissistic
Internet comments have always been a cesspool. I remember back in 2009 when the entire comment section of YouTube videos was dominated by bots trying to get engagement from unsuspecting kids. Even though comment sections on some websites (I’m looking at you, Twitter) have gotten less buggy over the years, you can never underestimate the …
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Quirked Up TikToker Gives Tour of Wacky Room, Prompts Extreme Reactions
Personal touches are the kind of thing that can really make a house a home. Even the beige McMansion lovers have their quirks, and you know what? No matter what other people think of them, they should be allowed to put them on display. Some people get a lot more invested in interior design than …
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19-Year-Old College Student Astounds Internet Revealing the Massive Quantities of Food He Eats in a Day
Most of us are aware of the stereotype of young men with a terrifying aptitude for eating anyone out of house and home. At the same time, it doesn’t stop us from being taken aback when we see that stereotype in action. The genre of the What I Eat in a Day video often presents …
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The Most Entertaining Takes From TikTok This Week (September 19, 2023)
While I wouldn’t say that I’m ancient, I have much more potent memories of when Ke$ha party anythem TiK ToK was on the Billboard Hot 100 than when the social media platform commandeered the same name and started getting big. Nonetheless, I was still somehow part of the target audience. We have a tendency to …
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Entitled Influencer Complains When Pedestrians Walk in Front of Her Filming on a Busy Train Platform
If your idea of NYC or London is primarily shaped by what you see on TikTok, then you probably think that people who live there are getting stopped for on-the-street interviews every day of their lives. You might also think that these cities are generally filled with influencers to the brim and that ending up …
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Millennial Party Hosts Showcase Wet Vacuum Cleaner, Excite 30-Somethings on Twitter
There are a few different hallmarks that tell us a person is moving on from their youth. They start to complain of mysterious aches and pains, and seem to be finding a cozy night in a far more attractive prospect than hitting the club. Things like marriage and babies start to become a much more …
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Weekly Internet Roundup: Mexican Aliens, Love Surges, and Thoughts of Ancient Rome
Plus, the politics of online snitching.