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The Quiet Fear of Being an NPC
How a video-game term became a way to accuse others, and oneself, of not thinking
Chat, the Confidant in the Machine
How a chatbot became a first-name companion the young turn to for everything
The Art of Being Delulu
How the young turned wishful thinking into a cheerful way of life
When You Remember You Have Free Will
How a sudden burst of philosophy became an excuse to do whatever one likes
The Midlife Crisis on a Budget
How a middle-aged rite of passage became a meme the young cannot afford to have
The Two Lives of the Word Peak
How one small word came to mean both the very best and the very worst
The Fine Art of Ragebaiting
How making people angry on purpose became a reliable way to win attention
The Quiet Science of Looksmaxxing
How the old pursuit of good looks became a project with its own rules and jargon
The Bestiary Known as Italian Brainrot
How a shark in trainers spawned a whole menagerie of nonsense AI creatures
You Are Good Enough
How a misheard German lyric became a catchphrase that secretly means you are good enough
The Dance They Call Scuba
How a song about diving became a dance, a sports celebration and a gentle accusation
On Unc, Which Is to Say, You
The word the young have for you, and why this paper is named after it
The Quiet Discipline of Mewing
How a tongue exercise for the jawline became a way to avoid conversation
The Stranger Who Is Now Your Twin
How young people came to greet kindred spirits, and total strangers, as their twin
Chinamaxxing Comes for the Avocado Toast
How disenchanted young Westerners took up congee, slippers and hot water as a quiet form of commentary
Aura Farming, or the Cultivation of Cool
How a calm boy on an Indonesian racing boat taught the internet to look effortlessly cool
The Baby Who Knows Something You Don't
How a drawn baby, animated and mid-snigger, became the internet's face of the private joke
The Menacing Folklore Of The Digital Log
A terrifying, AI-generated wooden log is now a global ambassador for absurdity
The Synthetic Menagerie
Algorithms now force domestic pets into elaborate choreographed routines
The Boy the World Watches Wander
A young American films his every waking hour for fifty million onlookers across the globe
The Melodrama of the Lone Alpha Wolf
How the young turned the brooding solitary tough guy into a punchline
The Way Christopher Nolan Intended
How a director's devotion to giant film reels became a running joke about tiny screens
The Meaning of 67, Which Is None
How a rap lyric became the catchphrase children shout for no reason at all
Rizz, and the Modern Pursuit of Charm
How a clipped form of charisma became the word for skill at flirting