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

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Culture

“A new breed of losers”: 22-year-old blasts growing subset of “soft life” Gen Z girls aspiring to “do nothing”

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

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“Be careful where you buy your produce”: Albertsons customers horrified by video exposing mold directly next to fresh produce

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.

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Lindsey Weedston

Left: Man standing on a subway in a jacket and cargo pants holding a pair of broken Meta AI glasses, text overlay reads, "Pls help me find her she broke my Meta glasses with her bare hands." Right: Close-up of woman's face on the subway, tweet text overlay reads, "This is the most beautiful, powerful woman I’ve ever seen, she will lead millions in the Butlerian Jihad."

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“Imagine being this based”: Guy says woman “assaulted” him by breaking his Meta AI glasses on the subway. The internet disagrees

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.

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Anna Good

Left: man sitting in an airplane seat, caption overlay reads, "Do we ask for a refund? I only recorded 20 seconds of a 45 minute torture." Right: Little Girl Sitting Next To Mother Screaming On Airplane.

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“Do we ask for a refund?”: Man films crying infant mid-flight and the internet drags him

3 panel: Left: Blonde woman pointing at Walmart store front holding an iced coffee, text overlay reads, "Australians first time in Walmart." Middle: Walmart store exterior. Right: Blonde woman standing in a grocery aisle in a Walmart store.

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“We avoid going at all costs”: Australian’s mind is blown after her first-ever trip to Walmart

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“I will leave the country”: Oprah’s podcast stirs millennial fears over “filial laws,” responsibility over their baby boomer parents

Left: Man standing inside of a Target store, holding a holographic Black Friday swag bag, text overlay reads, "Got my Black Friday Target swag bag..." Middle: Target logo on a store front. Right: Woman standing inside of a Target store, holding a holographic Black Friday swag bag in one hand and a pack of Uno playing cards in the other.

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“Target, count your days”: Shoppers waited hours in the cold for Target’s Black Friday swag bags—and feel totally scammed

Christy Carlson Romano arrives to the Radio Disney Music Awards 2018 on June 22, 2018 in Hollywood, CA.

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Entertainment

“Girl your team hates you”: Christy Carlson Romano responds after fans slam her for posting bizarre AI face-swaps of herself as other Disney stars

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“I had it in my cart!”: Did Pop Mart remove a toy after Ty defended its Beanie Bouncer trademark?

Blonde woman looking into the camera, text overlay reads, "Have you heard of 'millennial age dysmorphia?'"

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“I’m a literal baby!”: Millennials say they don’t *feel* their age, and it’s messing with their heads

Left: Couple wearing Hoodies from the Taco Bell x Hollister collaboration. Right: Pair of jeans with "Live Mas" stitched on the back pocket below Taco Bell's 4 different hot sauce packets, dozens of various Taco Bell hot sauce packets falling out of back pocket.

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The Taco Bell x Hollister collab is here and fans are showing off their “Live Más” fits

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“Corporations are laughing in our faces”: Michaels shopper claims to find “Black Friday scam” on items she regularly purchases

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

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Left: Woman in a Chili's sipping on two "Wicked" margaritas, one neon blue and one pink. Middle: Chili's Mexican food flavor restaurant storefront. Right: Woman wearing "Wicked" movie eye makeup sipping on a green Chili's Wicked margarita.

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Gen Z is driving to Chili’s for their $6 “Wicked” margaritas—here’s what they’re saying

Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

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Michelle Yeoh repeatedly explaining “MM to WW” is the most pure meme to come out of “Wicked For Good”

Left: TikToker Keith "Wolfy" Castillo's hand handing a homeless man a machete and a bottle of vodka. Right: TikToker Keith "Wolfy" Castillo.

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A TikToker is handing out alcohol and machetes to unhoused people. The cops have nothing to say.

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