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Guess who I just saw. You wouldn’t guess how many times I’ve sent this text these past few months.

Ghost stories have permeated human societies for centuries. In many cultures, it is believed that the spirit of a dead person can come back to visit the world of the living.

Influencers such as Tate unashamedly capitalize on lonely men, forever shaping their perception of the world around them — a world where women should “obey” men because of their six-pack.

It’s no longer fun when your responsibilities and leisure coincide through the same medium.

The thing with buying stuff I’ve seen on TikTok is that the items I purchase aren’t always functional, and the satisfaction they initially bring doesn’t last.

No matter how tiresome and long my days may feel, I’ll always make it a priority to find some kind of way to unwind.

To combat this dystopian future, wouldn’t it be better if everyone tried to be their own “It Girl?” People can maintain this “It Girl” mentality and put themselves on a pedestal to celebrate their own individuality as well — there isn’t a “one size fits all model.” 

For those of you who have been living under a rock, Checkmate is an app where you and your “friends” can scan each other’s profiles to check your compatibility percentage based on how you answer various personality questions on a scale from 1 to 10 (1 often being strongly disagreeing and 10 being strongly agreeing).

So, the return and reimagined version of what was once known as “Heroin Chic” in the '90s brings about a society in which a woman continues to have to look a certain way to garner any decent amount of respect or have her existence validated.

I’ve been seeing a lot of “Day in the Life of a College Student” videos on the Internet, and this is the college student that I sometimes wish I was. So, here’s a piece of autofiction about the day in the life of a so-called “perfect” college student.