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Posted on Dec 8, 2022   Updated on Dec 9, 2022, 8:21 am CST

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Hello fellow citizens of the internet! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr

We crawled the web for you today and our top stories are about: a viral video about working in retail that is resonating with people online, a review of the new Netflix film Sr., a person recounting how they were scammed right before a Friendsgiving, and Chinese protesters detailing the issues they’ve faced

After that, we’ve got a “Dirty Delete” column from our Politics Reporter Claire

See you tomorrow! 

— A.W. 


⚡ Today’s top stories

👀 VIRAL 
‘Retail is literally the worst job’: Worker shares ‘horrible’ experience working in retail

A TikToker created a sketch that touches on the unrealistic expectations she presumably experienced while working in retail, and viewers are resonating with her experience.

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📽️ CULTURE 
Netflix’s ‘Sr.’ is a personal (albeit unfocused) view into a beloved counterculture director

A loving portrait of a father spearheaded by his famous son.

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💸 SCAMS
Customer says she was scammed by Instacart shopper 2 hours before Friendsgiving

Sometimes, orders  on apps go off without a hitch. Other times, as one TikTok user recently learned, things don’t go according to plan.

 READ MORE 

💻 TECH 
‘They are deleting our images’: Chinese protesters detail digital censorship, VPN struggles as fight over COVID lockdowns grows

A number of protesters spoke to the Daily Dot about their fight against the state.

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🗳️ Dirty Delete

By Claire Goforth

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Ye implodes his career for a hopeless presidential bid

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🕸️ Crawling the web

Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.

☘️ A former McDonald’s employee went viral after claiming that a customer ordered 350 Shamrock Shakes at 6am.

🍴 This restaurant server is getting attention for sharing all of the things that pissed her off in just one day

🔬 From our friends at Passionfruit, the Daily Dot’s creator economy newsletter: Science creators and brand partnerships: Can the two co-exist?” 

🎅🏼 The best holiday gift ideas for your coworkers (even your boss) are right here in this gift guide!

📦 A TikToker sparked a viral conversation about the churn-and-burn nature of human resources and employee turnover at Amazon.

🔥 This woman is sharing a money-saving hack for when a landlord sticks you with a heating bill. 

⚰️ From the Daily Dot archive: Here are the real-life stakes of faking your death online.

🏥 One TikToker and nurse explained why she walked out mid-shift due to understaffing. 

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👋 Before you go

Male ‘Karens’ are slowly increasing and have made their way across social media. In a viral TikTok, a Chick-fil-A customer filmed another customer, dubbed a ‘male Karen,’ in action in a three-part video.

The series was uploaded by user @shadedbeautybylala, where the first video shows two customers in line at a Chick-fil-A, engaged in a heated argument.

man inside Chick-Fil-A speaking caption 'FINAL PART' 'Y'all he deadass asked for the manager and then got mad cuz he ain't get his way' 'They always calling corporate' 'Shout out to the trainer guy cuz he checked his blank' (l) Chick-Fil-A sign on building (c) men inside Chick-Fil-A speaking caption 'FINAL PART' 'Y'all he deadass asked for the manager and then got mad cuz he ain't get his way' 'They always calling corporate' 'Shout out to the trainer guy cuz he checked his blank' (r)
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*First Published: Dec 8, 2022, 11:00 am CST