Social & Internet Culture

Paid retreats that confiscate phones and structure a phone-free stay.

Content that talks people out of buying hyped products, positioned against traditional influencer marketing.

Vertical video format expanding beyond social apps into ads, trailers, and even TV-style content.

Internet slang and meme phrases spreading rapidly among younger audiences, then fading fast.

Automated narration voices used over meme videos, becoming a recognizable format of its own.

Deliberately avoiding text messaging in favor of calls or in-person time on weekends.

Apps offering AI chat companions for conversation and emotional support.

The group chat replacing public social feeds as the primary place friends actually talk.