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The Daily Dot

<p>Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.</p>


Susan LaMarca

Woman in a swimming cap and swim goggles doing the backstroke in a pool while looking at her phone.

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“Dystopian” or just multitasking? Swimmer doing laps while using her phone divides the internet

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Millennials debate whether Gen Z’s idea of “millennial optimism” ever really existed after internet trend depicts whimsical, hopeful times

Left: Woman in glasses and a leopard jacket, "weighing" the numbers 6 and 7 in her hands, text overlay reads, "Internet's going crazy over 6 7." Right: Woman in glasses and a leopard jacket holding a bagel spread with cream cheese in one hand and a tub of Philadelphia cream cheese in the other.

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“Sure, unc”: Is the “cream-cheese-bagel” meme the next 6-7? Gen Z says absolutely not

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“A new breed of losers”: 22-year-old blasts growing subset of “soft life” Gen Z girls aspiring to “do nothing”

michaels price inflation black friday tiktok

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“Corporations are laughing in our faces”: Michaels shopper claims to find “Black Friday scam” on items she regularly purchases

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“I don’t know when the bills will stop”: Simpsons fan with “BORT” vanity plate overwhelmed with toll notices

Pile of brightly lit gummy bears. Haribo-branded power bank laid on top of it.

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The cute gummy bear Haribo battery everyone wanted is apparently a fire hazard

Left: Woman holding Green Elphaba American Girl Doll while pouring milk into her coffee, text overlay reads, "How I spend my days after spending $300 on a green American Girl Doll." Right: "Wicked" American Girl Dolls Glenda and Elphaba.

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Fans are paying up to $1K for “Wicked” American Girl dolls that sold out weeks before Christmas

Woman sitting in her car blinded by the headlights of the car behind her.

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“Fighting for my life”: Driver blinded by super-bright headlights hits 2.5 million views

Bride shocked with her mouth open at a bachelorette party.

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“I would be throwing up”: Viewers stunned after friends play surprise montage of bride’s exes at her bachelorette

Professor Ahmed Hankir looking into the camera underneath text reading, "Limerence - the worst borderline personality disorder symptom?"

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“Most terrible lesson I had to learn”: Psychiatrist says this overlooked behavior could signal a personality disorder

Left: Woman's hand holding a beaded martini purse inside of a T.J. Maxx location, text overlay reads, "TJ Maxx used to be the place to indulge in name brand essentials for affordable prices..." Right: T.J. Maxx storefront exterior.

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“Feels like a junk store”: Shopper calls T.J. Maxx a “micro-trend paradise” after finding nothing but cheap clutter

Woman walking into the front door of her house, being greeted by dogs. Text caption overlay reads, "I can spot 'gentle parenting' kids because I raised 2 of them...10 years later...I'm having to undo it..."

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“Created anxious, entitled, people-pleasing kids”: This mom used “gentle parenting” for 10 years. Now, she’s trying to undo it

Left: Close up on a reusable acrylic drinking straw, in a glass of ice tea. Right: Woman laying in a hospital bed crying, text overlay reading, "PSA: Do not use glass straws."

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“New fear unlocked”: Woman’s glass straw shatters. Then, she burps up blood and ends up in the ER

Woman in the spices aisle at a grocery store.

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Cook reveals $4 “secret ingredient” that makes “literally any Thanksgiving or Christmas casserole 10 times better”