The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture: Are you a ‘Coastal Grandmother?’

It’s not a one-side exchange though. Dr. The Meanest’s co-workers teach her how to translate normal, human speech into “professional corporate.” For example, “Me: ‘How do I say this meeting is a waste of my time I am not paid enough to deal with your bullshit?’ Boss: ‘Can you provide me with a meeting agenda so I can ensure my presence adds value? I want to prioritize my schedule to support our most urgent needs.’”

Video of a woman backing into a bed goes viral

I feel bad for online advertising professionals. They devote their entire careers and tons of money to trying to make “sticky” online content that people will share, but it almost never works. Then they wake up one morning to find that the hottest viral video on TikTok is a woman accidentally bumping into her bed-frame and saying, “ah!”

@kateylorrel’s video has been viewed over 9 million times in the last few days. The video is relatable and mildly funny (if you find people getting not-seriously hurt funny) but the way she says “ah” captured the online world’s imagination. It’s such a clear and musical “ah,” people just had to record “duets” with @kateylorrel by putting the “ah” into The Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive,” Nelly’s “Dilemma,” and Bruno Mars’ “When I was Your Man.”

Viral video of the week: The dark side of electric cars

If there’s one thing the Internet does consistently, it’s being contrarian. While this trend usually results in annoying and reactionary takes like “Feminists should focus on men’s rights” and “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a terrible video game,” occasionally, you get gold like “The dark side of electric cars.”

This thoughtful conversation posted by YouTuber Johnny Harris strips away our “clean energy” utopian dreams to reveal the bleak reality behind them. Our battery-powered future looks a lot like the past, with a super-power (China) stripping the natural resources (cobalt) of an African nation (The Democratic Republic of the Congo) in order to control a growing market (electric car batteries). This is all accompanied by the usual horrors of child labor, environmental destruction, and economic exploitation. The only encouraging thing about this situation is that, judging from the number of views on this video, young people actually care about it. Unless they’re just being contrarian.