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‘Work is not your passion, it’s a paycheck’: TikToker says your job should only be tolerable, sparking debate

'Your full time job is doing things that make you happy, and this job is just there to help you pay for it.'

On May 23, 2022 by Siobhan Ball

Internet Culture IRL

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‘Came in, couldn’t clock in’: Joke TikTok inspires real conversation about inhumane ways people have been fired

'This happened to me.'

On Dec 28, 2021 by Rachel Kiley

IRL Tech

‘What stage of capitalism is this’: People hate this high-tech pricetag for collectible sneakers

This gadget provides live updates on the value of your sneakers.

On Dec 9, 2021 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Internet Culture

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‘These manipulation tactics worked’: TikToker shows how nonprofits flooded their grandpa with mail

'This is one of the reasons I don't like nonprofit organizations and why you shouldn't either.'

On Oct 15, 2021 by Phil West

Internet Culture IRL

couch made of pink, blue, and purple hands with pillows that read "when you change OR to AND" and "nobody believes you"

‘Capitalism supports LGBT rights when there is an opportunity to make more money’: People are divided over Ikea’s Pride-themed loveseats

People are especially conflicted over the bisexual loveseat.

On Jun 29, 2021 by Jennifer Xia

IRL

An image of a woman holding the Moodbeam One, a wearable surveillance tech device.

This controversial bracelet lets bosses track employees’ moods with the push of a button

It's surveillance tech for your well-being.

On Jan 18, 2021 by Ana Valens

IRL Tech

‘What fresh dystopian hell is this?’ High school grocery store trading food for good deeds slammed online

Proponents hope the program is replicated in other small towns.

On Dec 15, 2020 by Rachel Kiley

IRL

This organization wants people to pay for the bisexual flag

'Bi pride but make it capitalist!'

On Apr 29, 2020 by Moises Mendez II

IRL

Uber Eats joins the ranks of bad Pride campaigns

'We just want you to pay your drivers.'

On Jun 27, 2019 by Brooke Sjoberg

Internet Culture IRL

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The construction dad Instagram influencer was just an elaborate marketing stunt

It's a marketing stunt for a coffee shop.

On Jun 13, 2019 by Eilish O'Sullivan

Internet Culture IRL

This phone case can make your coffee–and it’s as ridiculous as it seems

'Capitalism needs to be stopped.'

On Jun 10, 2019 by Dominic-Madori Davis

Internet Culture

Anti-rainbow capitalism memes fight back against the corporatization of Pride

More like rainbow CRAPitalism.

On Jun 7, 2019 by Alex Dalbey

Internet Culture IRL

A New York apartment that rents for $15,000 has been set up to host Instagram influencers' photo shoots.

This $15K apartment is just for Instagram influencer photo shoots

Welcome to late capitalism.

On Oct 1, 2018 by Tiffany Kelly

Internet Culture

Humans of Late Capitalism reveals the dystopia we all live in

Welcome to 2018.

On May 23, 2018 by Jay Hathaway

Internet Culture

Dodge’s controversial MLK Super Bowl ad gets a righteous makeover

This is how Martin Luther King Jr. really felt about advertising and capitalism.

On Feb 5, 2018 by Tess Cagle

Internet Culture IRL