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A Reddit thread about fever-dream pop culture moments pulled Katy Perry’s 2017 performance into focus. The r/Fauxmoi post featured Perry performing “Swish Swish” on Saturday Night Live. The performance included Russell Horning, better known as the Backpack Kid, doing his signature dance. Reddit users quickly revived memories of the bizarre performance and several other internet-era… Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post ‘This Is Upsetting’: Internet Revived Katy Perry’s Backpack Kid SNL Performance and Ended Up Listing Every Chaotic Moment From the 2010s appeared first on The Daily Dot.

A TikToker shared how her first serious relationship with a woman changed her approach to communication. The creator who posts as @brianaksmith, said she dated men exclusively before meeting her girlfriend. She started dating her current partner at 32 and noticed major differences. Her observations sparked debate about emotional intelligence, healthy relationships and gender expectations. The video… Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post TikToker Who Spent Her Whole Life Dating Men Says Her First Relationship With a Woman Changed How She Communicates appeared first on The Daily Dot.

TikTok creator Abby (@savewithab) sparked discussion with a beginner’s guide to using credit cards. In a video titled “Credit Cards 101,” Abby argued that users could earn rewards by treating credit cards like debit cards, challenging the fear that credit cards inevitably create debt. Her strategy centers on spending only money already available in a… Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post ‘Free Money’: A TikToker Said Treating a Credit Card Like a Debit Card Turns Rewards Into Free Flights and Hotels — the Comment Section Is Divided appeared first on The Daily Dot.

A woman’s Reddit post describing her husband’s criticism of her relief at a negative pregnancy test drew widespread condemnation of the husband and advice about contraception and relationship counseling. The woman shared her story in r/GirlDinnerDiaries alongside a photo of baked pasta with jalapeños. She said she panicked the previous night after thinking she might… Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post ‘Take Your Blessing. Feed Your Blessing’: A Woman Celebrated a Negative Pregnancy Test and Her Husband’s Reaction Has the Internet Furious appeared first on The Daily Dot.

A Reddit post about a pencil too short to hold comfortably divided r/mildlyinfuriating into two camps. The poster shared a photo of the tiny pencil and said their mother wanted to throw it away. Their mother reportedly said she did not want them “to live in misery” over a pencil, according to the poster. The poster… Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post ‘I Feel Guilty’: A Pencil Too Small to Hold Started a Reddit Debate About Waste, Attachment and Whether Using a Straw as an Extender Is Genius or Concerning appeared first on The Daily Dot.