TikTok’s chokehold on culture remains —from fashion to music to, more subtly but enduringly, our physical language. These movements that started as an earnest translation of our new digital culture have lingered as tongue-in-cheek nods to an internet in-joke. In a world that often feels desperate for levity, these expressions become a way to add humor to moments that otherwise feel humorless.
the bella swan hair tuck is a coded language
I know I’m really out of the loop (never got Tik Tok and gave up my IG last year) but “the clock app” really made me LOL 😉
So well written, i’ve never seen my thoughts about this put into words so accurately