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

Susan LaMarca

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Culture

Gen Z’s latest chaotic TikTok trend ends in a mouthful of toilet paper

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

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“Point-blank unhireable”: Gen Z women are making more than men in the UK. Is the gender pay gap reversing in the US, too?

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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“The Gen Z gaze”: Gen Z’s refusal to say hi to customers is setting off older generations

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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“If my 10th graders could barely read I’d walk out too”: Teacher quits after revealing many of her students “can’t even read”

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

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Memes

“The face vs the perfume” meme is all about personality, scent, and self-parody

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The “cut them off” dating trend encourages brutal honesty—and fast exits

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“Topanga hair” is TikTok’s latest beauty fixation. Here’s how to get it

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“Feel ugly?” Gen Z is boosting their self-esteem by making fan cans…of themselves

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“Fire and ice” theory states that Gen Z sees Millennials as failures. Millennials fight back: “It’s not that easy anymore”

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Gen Z is making fancams of their high school outfits on TikTok. 2017 is vintage now

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New meme has everyone sharing the “propaganda I’m not falling for”—17 of the best callouts

Laura Holliday is a freelance internet culture journalist covering online communities, digital aesthetics, and internet rabbit holes. She lives in London with her cat, Luna.

Laura Holliday

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“Low GPA Activity” meme turns into school trend of kids setting their Chromebooks on fire

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Gen Z says it’s not cuffing season, it’s sharking season—what the new dating trend is all about

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Gen Z is calling basque wedding dresses the new mason jars. Millennials are not okay

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

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The ‘Side Shot Nominate 6’ trend is taking over Instagram—here’s what it actually means

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