We Love the Internet 2024/47: The King copycats of Youtube edition

Part 1: For the day job

Things to think about:

• Inside the TikTok documents: Stripping teens and boosting ‘attractive’ people
• Taylor Lorenz’s Plan to Dance on Legacy Media’s Grave
• “Fortnite” is more than a game. It’s the single most important influence on popular culture

Reference points:

• All the Big Tech leaders congratulating Donald Trump
• Ritson’s 10-step guide to ‘stand on the shoulders’ of advertising effectiveness giants

Longer reads:

• ‘New York Times’ top editor answers critics — including some inside his newsroom
• I got scammed on Upwork so you don’t have to
• Are the robots finally coming?
• The art of the prompt

Part 2: For the lunch-break

Things to play with/watch/listen to:

• The King Copycats Of YouTube
• World First! Bike Flip On A Moving Train

Things to look at/read:

• The ‘#1 restaurant in Austin’ doesn’t exist
• The internet is obsessed with watching pretty girls eat
• Cheaper versions of blockbuster obesity drugs are being created in India and China
• Why Is Elon Musk Really Embracing Donald Trump?

Animal corner:

• Minion and the umbrella
• Pepi simply cant get enough
• Elementary School Celebrates Beloved Deaf Therapy Dog
• Anyone else’s dog do this everyyyyy time they need to go inside?
• I really need to label this can with Olive’s name cos an accident is going to happen

Tweets of the week:

• What are the farmers planning?!?!!?!
• Er, I’m pretty sure it’s by Bon Jovi.
• Oh yeah? Name twenty-five of their albums.
• I much prefer the British spelling of “diarrhea” which is “diarrhoea” because it looks like you’ve lost control of your vowels.
• if I get pregnant I expect an infographic with my market value and position also
• Is there not a Greggs closer that you can walk to?

Part 3: For the weekend

Longer reads:

• Slash and burn: is private equity out of control?
• The joy of clutter
• History, According to Ridley Scott

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