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Susan LaMarca

Man in a red hoodie in a dark room looking into the camera, text overlay reads, "it's easier to be internet famous than to get a regular job in 2025."

“The job market is disgustingly terrible”: Creator explains how “it’s easier to be internet famous” than to get a regular job in 2025

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Lindsey Weedston

Culture

“What is going on”: Nara Smith’s odd baked potato video inspires parodies—and raised eyebrows

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“I immediately knew”: Woman walks out of date in under 2 minutes after realizing what he was trying to do

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

Woman looking ashamed with her head in her hands, text overlay reads, "I asked ChatGPT what the most ridiculous question I asked this year was."

Women are asking ChatGPT to reveal their most unhinged question of 2025 in a new TikTok trend

Man looking into the camera, text overlay reads, "emotionless memories."

“A lot of men are dissociating…”: Man discovers in real-time that women relive emotions in memories while men don’t, sparking debate

Left: Two women sitting on a couch looking into the camera, text overlay reads, "I found out my date was AI." Right: Hand holding a smartphone with a Bumble dating icon on screen at night.

“That’s terrifying omg”: Woman spots AI “tells” in her Bumble date’s photos before meeting him

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“Be careful this year”: Walmart shopper says a “glitch” in the system tried to upcharge her by $90

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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Gen Z made up a holy war between “glovers” and “sliders” on TikTok and now it’s devolving fast

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“We have until December 22”: Maya Higa asks fans to fight Trump admin’s ESA rule change impacting endangered species

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“Um actually no”: Chicago woman says we’ve all been wearing our hoods wrong. Then it turns into a history lesson

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