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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.

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Anna Good

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“Dystopian AF”: Buy now, pay later for rent is being tested. Folks are alarmed

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

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Man says he was credited far more than $20 for Verizon’s outage—and you can get more cash, too

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“When did I do that?”: Trump denies promising $2K tariff revenue checks to Americans

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“Surprised they did this”: Fortnite will finally let players buy the exact V-Bucks they need

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“Should radicalize 99% of us”: Elon Musk on track to be world’s first trillionaire, triggering internet’s collective rage

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“Consider yourself lucky”: Man sets a trap to catch a thief. Then he realizes who’s been taking his money

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“Recording myself”: Man discovers a neat hack to stop himself from making impulse purchases

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“It usually takes me $60 to fill my tank”: Woman fills up her car’s gas tank “the slow way.” Then she sees how much further it’ll take her

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“You’ll never go broke making people skinny”: Denmark’s economy skyrockets—all thanks to high demand for weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy

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