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<p>Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.</p>


Lindsey Weedston

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“Being comfortable in silence”: 17 simple social “cheat codes” people claim work almost every single time

Left: Group of climbers reaches the summit of mountain peak enjoying the landscape view. Text overlay reads, "Deaths on Mount Everest... horrying." Right: Star of LORETTA YOUNG on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Hollywood Boulevard. Text overlay reads, "The story about Loretta Young’s infidelity with Clark Gable is f-ing wild."

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“Spent an entire day on this”: 16 chaotic internet rabbit holes people swear they’ll never escape once they click

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“Like shopping at Goodwill”: People over 40 get brutally honest about what dating is really like

<p>Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.</p>


Rebekah Harding

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“Just never ever ever do it”: 15 “truths” older folks say are actually “100% pure BS”

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16 wild “I wasn’t supposed to see that” moments people accidentally witnessed

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“I thought everyone’s parents did that”: 18 small things that made kids realize they grew up loved

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From skinny jeans to DVDs: 16 “cringe but correct” millennial opinions people are defending with their whole chest

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18 modern behaviors that would’ve been considered super disrespectful 20 years ago

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Viral Politics

Should people lose their jobs for criticizing Charlie Kirk? The internet weighs in

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18 things Americans didn’t realize were “very American” until they moved abroad

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“He’s a space alien, after all”: 15 real private investigator stories that belong in a movie

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20 times someone peeked at their partner’s phone and never saw them the same again

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