I'm a 24-year-old man who tried 'softmaxxing,' a less intense version of 'looksmaxxing,' for a week. I can say with confidence it's a toxic scam.

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Screenshot of TikTok of looksmaxxing
A TikTok describing the most important features to the looksmaxxing trend, and how to alter them.

TikTok / @kokofaceyoga

My corporate job and big-city life made me feel anxious and drained, so I left it all behind to move to a remote cottage in the woods

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Taylor Yates, rural cottage in the woods covered in snow.
The more time I spend here, the less I want to return to the city.

Taylor Yates

From 'chunky' dad shoes to laminated eyebrows, a millennial mom broke down the Gen Z trends she said she won't be 'gaslit' into adopting

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A woman getting a brow-laminating procedure.
"You cannot pry my skinny jeans from me," Melissa told Business Insider.

Roman Choknadiy

Anna Indiana is the world's first all-AI singer-songwriter. She's deeply mediocre.

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Anna Indiana
Anna Indiana's first video.

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TikTok couple say they don't exploit their kids for content, deny making them produce 40 videos on Disney World trip

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Family vlogging channel

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Terrible flight turbulence compelled 2 strangers to bond. They survived the bumpy ride with whiskey and TikTok.

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Lila Smith and Sabrina
They were sitting in the back row.

Screenshot/TikTok - lilaksmith

Terrible flight turbulence compelled 2 strangers to bond. They survived the bumpy ride with whiskey and TikTok.

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Lila Smith and Sabrina
They were sitting in the back row.

Screenshot/TikTok - lilaksmith

If you're still using the laughing emoji to LOL, Gen Alpha thinks you're out of touch

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Nicole Pellegrino and sister
Nicole Pellegrino was baffled by the slang.

Screenshot/TikTok - nicolepellegrin0

We quit our jobs in TV to start a coffee shop. When we decided to do it on a boat, we had no idea what we were in for.

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Holly the Cafe Boat next to a picture of cake
Sometimes we use our canoe to transport heavy deliveries back to the cafe. People think it's hilarious.

Joanna Gould

A woman is baffled by a glitch on her iPhone that causes a hidden alarm to go off at 9:25 a.m. every morning

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iPhone alarm glitch
Angele Sofia, who has asked for the internet's help solving the mystery of her phantom alarm.

@angelegsofia/TikTok

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