Unspoken rules for making a good impression at a family meet where you don’t have the same background. You’ve got your introduction sorted. Picked what you’re going to wear. Changed it 3 times. Got flowers but wondered if that was odd? Should you get wine, dessert or should you not bother? Meeting the parents is […]
Why some of us prefer talking to a bot and what we lose in doing so. 12.40am. It has been an odd day, nothing major, but you just feel a little “off”. You look at your messages and see the names of your friends. But no, they will be asleep and anyway, you don’t want […]
Content by AI is good and fast but cheap. Captions, product descriptions, emails, bios, pitches these can all be whipped up in seconds and make sense. The unintended result of such efficiency is sameness. Flawless, perfect, and forgettable. If skill is needed is not costly, it ceases to be remarkable. What then becomes exceptional? The […]
The Instagram feed is the display windows. The group chat is where life actually happens. Look at the Instagram feed of a typical young person today. You will see a picture perfect lifestyle of an Instagram influencer with aesthetic cafes, luxury dinners, weekend getaways, golden hour selfies, and captions. But that’s not where the actual […]
For a long time, the internet used only one kind of slang. Almost every popular online word came from American social media, movies, or pop culture. If you wanted to be cool online, you had to use American words. But things are changing fast. Today, young people from different countries are interacting every single day […]
A few months ago, my best friend moved to a different city for college. At first, we promised to stay close. We said we would talk every day. But then, real life happened. Between my heavy classes and their busy schedule, our long conversations turned into brief WhatsApp texts like “miss you!” or “hope you’re […]
If you walk down any city street or college campus right now, you’re going to notice a massive vibe shift. For the last few years, the internet told us to dress in neutral colors, sleek shapes, and “quiet luxury.” We were all trying to look perfectly polished, clean, and expensive. Well, that era is officially […]
The other night, my phone was vibrating non-stop against my desk. My main group chat was deep in a chaotic spiral dozens of unread messages, a relentless stream of TikTok links, reaction memes, and inside jokes moving faster than I could read. By any standard definition of modern social life, I was plugged in. I […]
Let’s be real – social media isn’t just an app anymore, it’s a lifestyle. And sometimes, it feels like it’s running us instead of the other way around. I’ve caught myself doing it: refreshing TikTok over and over, watching videos I don’t even care about, or feeling that tiny stab of jealousy when I see […]
If you scroll through TikTok, Pinterest, or Instagram in 2025, one thing becomes obvious: Gen Z isn’t just following trends – they’re importing entire lifestyles from other corners of the globe. From the minimalist calm of Scandinavia to the hyper-stylized streets of Seoul and Tokyo, the world’s most online generation is building their identities with […]