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

Susan LaMarca

Culture

“Society is taught to disrespect labor”: Server explains why mocktails actually should cost more than an alcoholic drink

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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Tales of the “Japanese missing cat method” spread on TikTok after comedian’s missing pet returns

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

From social media to dating apps, Redditors weigh in on popular apps they will never download

Women are sharing the cute things their partners do in the “Not Mr. Darcy but” meme

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“Feminism is back”: Jezebel’s story about hiring “some Etsy witches” to curse Charlie Kirk two days before his death goes viral

“A tremendous disservice”: The online knitting community is calling Hank Green out for his latest SciShow video

“Someone free her”: QTCinderella is being praised for defending her interest in Taylor Swift against her male cohosts

Left: Text reading "Me at the office potluck making sure no Uber driver of mine gets the pear of anguish" above a dish with peas and rice. Middle: Woman looking into the camera above cooking ingredients, text overlay reads "Cooking to avoid the pear of anguish." Right: Woman peeling a potato, text overlay reads "pov: improving my cooking skills bc I just found out what the pear of anguish is."

Internet cooks are begging to avoid the “pear of anguish”—how medieval torture became a FoodTok meme

Left: Old Austin, Texas city logo. Right: New Austin, Texas city logo.

“I’ve seen Captcha tests with more soul”: Austin’s $1.1 million logo rebrand isn’t sitting well with residents online

Left: Woman in red glasses looking into screen, caption overlay reads "The Covid Pause is REAL." Right: A group of people dancing in the street at nighttime, caption overlay reads, "30+ making TikToks, Covid pause is so real."

Millennials and Zoomers blame the “COVID pause” for feeling younger than they are

Left: Rock cairn, fingers stacking rocks with caption overlay reading "stacking rocks to piss off environmentalists on tiktok bc what are they gonna do??? knock it over??" Right: Woman kicking over rock stack, caption overlay reads, "Rock stacks hate to see me comin."

The rock stacking wars: hikers can’t agree if stacking rocks ruins ecosystems—or just annoys purists

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Charlie Puth’s “Attention” becomes the soundtrack for McDonald’s TikTok trend

Left: pregnant woman lying in hospital bed while young adult man sitting beside her touches her belly. Right: Text reading "once I'm home I've got nothing in the tank which leads to having very little patience and really only being present in body only."

“When is HER me time?”: Dad juggling 6-day workweek and young kids asks if he’s entitled to “me time”

Woman making irritated face, caption overlay reads, "pov You're trying to talk to people 2025"

“Is talking cringe now?”: Skit about “talking in 2025” goes viral—and the critiques are brutal

Fallout imagery with caption overlay reading "these look shabby and soulless."