A thought experiment is tearing through social media like a brushfire through dry grass. The setup: everyone on Earth votes privately by pressing either a red or blue button. If more than 50% press the blue button, everyone survives. If fewer than 50% press blue, only the red-pressers live. Which…
Tag: social media trends
MacLeod
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Raw Eggs, Butter, and the Wild World of Bad Burn Remedies
Some trends don’t deserve to trend. And the latest “burn hack” making the rounds—smearing raw egg whites on fresh burns—sits squarely in that category. You’d think common sense would’ve retired this one decades ago, but here we are, watching people crack an egg directly onto their skin like they’re prepping…
Culture
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Solitaire Smash-The Scam-Free Game That Promotes Theft?
Some mobile ads are annoying. Others are flat-out toxic. If you’ve scrolled through your feed or played a game recently, you’ve probably seen that “Solitaire Smash” ad — the one where someone finds a wallet, steals the cash, and then smirks about it like they just won the lottery. Or…
AI
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The Future of Your Feed- AI Slop Served Piping Hot
Your social feed’s future reality? A lot less… real. Instead of vacation photos or shaky football highlights, you might scroll into a clip of Bigfoot chasing two bewildered reporters through a WeWork kitchen. Or a suspiciously lifelike video of your buddy’s grandma rapping over a drill beat. That’s AI slop….