> Would it have killed them to do any research at all on this article instead of just rephrasing a tiktok? This is the latest in low-effort content milling. Wh

> Would it have killed them to do any research at all on this article instead of just rephrasing a tiktok? This is the latest in low-effort content milling. Whenever I open a new Chrome tab on my phone, I see an endless stream of these paraphrased Reddit and TikTok posts. Right now I see Cheezburger, YourTango, The Daily Dot, Pleated Jeans, Upworthy, and Newsweek. Most point to outrage porn like r/AITA and r/pettyrevenge. It's really quite funny to read some 22-year-old intern's attempt to take a Reddit post about someone feeling slighted at a family dinner and dress it up as serious breaking news. I guess this is how one pays one's dues as a young journalist these days.