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The Daily Dot

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

SITD-04-30-2025

Scrolling in the Deep: ‘TS PMO ICL’

Katka is a journalist who is chronically online. She uses her background in social media to surface trending content and commentary shaping contemporary internet culture. Previous bylines include HelloGiggles, Best Life, Lonely Planet, HuffPost, SheKnows and more.

Katka Lapelosa

Screengrab of @hotdamhistorian(l) Dry Weddings vs open bars(r)

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Culture

Gen Z is defending dry weddings and cash bars—and calling their critics alcoholics

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

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‘Love how upset people are over this’: The ‘Chelsea Parke claw’ hairstyle started as a joke and turned into a personality test

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

Three screenshots of Tiktok user @conornoburst with the caption "straight to consumer millennial core.

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Warby Parker got hit with a Gen Z insult so specific it loops back to iconic

Rebecca Leib

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‘Bift’? ‘Scrongle’? Fake slang trend tricks teens into thinking they said something wrong

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.

Lindsey Weedston

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Buy pork, get a second job: Gen Z is asking millennials for recession advice and survival tips on TikTok

Screenshot from Tiktok user @fayehix of a pile of seed packets; Screenshot of Tiktok user @sarah.hayroyan filling a jar with wildflower seeds with the caption: "POV you decide to try chaos gardening again in the hopes you will grow another mini flower field in your backyard"; Screenshot from Tiktok user @erinmccafferty47 of their chaos garden.

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Chaos gardening isn’t just a trend—It’s a rejection of perfectionism

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Gen Z’s new moral compass is a horse that nods to Björk—and we’re all following him

3 image split. Phone with flash on on left. Man pointing to overlayed text that reads: "Gen Z killed club culture" in center. Woman at nightclub on right.

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‘I’m saying millennial as a slur’: Gen Z didn’t kill the club—your camera phone did

SITD-04-09-2025

Scrolling in the Deep: Who’s your hear me out?

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Memes

What is the ‘Tung Tung Tung Sahur’ meme? The rise of Ramadan-core horror on TikTok

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Skintight gymwear is out, baggy is in: Gen Z is redefining gym fashion and millennials are catching strays

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The era of the tryhard is here: Why Gen Z is done pretending not to care

3 panel image: in the middle a scend from a recent KFC commercial and on the sides people explain. A social post is over the whole image.

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KFC’s new chicken ad is so weird, it’s sparked a wild cannibalism conspiracy

SITD-03-26-2025

Scrolling In The Deep: I know this slang hates to see me coming

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