The hottest Trends Substack posts right now

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⬜ Niche tote bag club

One Thing • 1 HN point • 30 Jan 24
🎭️ Culture Trends
  1. Tote bags can be more than just accessories, they can signal belonging in a specific social community.
  2. Totes serve as a way to express literary tastes or convey a sense of identity.
  3. Belonging and community ties can be represented online in unique ways beyond traditional social media.

The Best of Good Better Best, 2024

Good Better Best • 2 implied HN points • 20 Dec 24
💼 Business Trends
  1. AI in pricing is becoming really important. Companies are trying different ways to charge for AI features, and it's exciting to see how they'll do it.
  2. Seat-based pricing isn’t going away. Companies are getting creative with how they charge per user, making it more flexible for different types of customers.
  3. Customer support is changing too. Businesses are exploring how AI can help with support, but some are still focusing on personalized service to keep things human.

Are We Missing a Generation of Entertainers?

I Might Be Wrong • 5 implied HN points • 15 Feb 24
🎭️ Culture Trends
  1. TV, music, and movies may have been better in the past, with a trend of older entertainers being more prevalent today.
  2. Social media as an entry point to entertainment careers might favor certain types of individuals and may contribute to fewer opportunities for young entertainers.
  3. Changes in the entertainment industry like the decline of certain TV shows, fewer comedy movies, and the emphasis on identity in casting decisions could be influencing the presence of young celebrities.

Fertility Free-Fall

Gideon's Substack • 5 HN points • 05 Dec 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Trends
  1. Fertility rates are plummeting globally, even in countries like China, Russia, and Scandinavia.
  2. Various factors like economic conditions, culture, and technology may be contributing to the decline in fertility.
  3. The high cost of parenthood is seen as a significant factor in the declining birth rates worldwide.
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Do you spend a lot of time gaming? You are probably ugly.

Klement on Investing • 2 implied HN points • 25 Oct 24
🎭️ Culture Trends
  1. Video games make a lot of money, much more than movies do, with many teenagers and young adults spending several hours each week playing them.
  2. Research suggests that less attractive people tend to play more video games because they have fewer friends and social opportunities.
  3. However, the study's findings aren't very strong, and the only clear trend is that girls tend to game less than boys.

AI at the intersection?

Peter’s Substack • 2 implied HN points • 15 Aug 24
🕹 Technology Trends
  1. AI technology is improving but mostly in small ways, with major breakthroughs not happening just yet. Many tools are getting faster and cheaper, making them easier to use.
  2. New datasets and improved video generation are exciting developments. Companies like Microsoft and Apple are working on systems that learn from our daily computer use to help automate tasks.
  3. The future of AI holds two possibilities: gradual improvements with existing technology or significant breakthroughs that could change everything. Both paths are possible, so it's important to be ready for either outcome.

The Fiction Singularity.

Perceptions • 1 HN point • 05 Feb 24
🎭️ Culture Trends
  1. The increasing fusion of fiction and reality is a noticeable trend, especially among younger generations.
  2. Pop culture influences, like anime, are shaping various aspects of modern society, from sports to technology.
  3. Expect to see more events blurring the line between fiction and reality, with influences from novel or esoteric media.

🔮 How to predict the future

The Wisdom Project • 0 implied HN points • 17 Mar 24
🎭️ Culture Trends
  1. Trend forecasters read the room, observe patterns, and ride cultural waves like surfers to predict the future.
  2. The future will be about niche networks and communities rather than mass cultural trends, each with its shared values and trends.
  3. You can save time by learning the main insights from non-fiction books in just a few minutes with summaries like Keys to Wisdom.

"Apologies to my Instagram friends who don't know the Twitter version of me"

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 09 Jul 23
🎭️ Culture Trends
  1. Twitter is for news, politics, hot takes, and unpopular opinions while Instagram is for lifestyle content like recipes, makeup tips, and aesthetic photos.
  2. The new social media platform Threads, meant to combine Twitter and Instagram features, is causing confusion among users as they navigate different norms and audiences.
  3. The rise of friend-making apps like BumbleBFF indicates a shift towards online methods of connecting due to factors like Covid, long work hours, and increasing loneliness.

What are you doing?

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 27 Aug 22
🎭️ Culture Trends
  1. The BeReal app prompts users to post unfiltered and uncurated photos, revealing the banality of everyday life, leading the author to prefer 'fake stuff'.
  2. Key weekend reads explore topics like TikTok audio memes, the dangerous side of QAnon, and the evolution of social justice into a quasi-religion.
  3. Various internet trends are discussed, from the aesthetics of 'weird girls' to extremist alternatives to YouTube, providing a glimpse into the diverse online landscape.

Lol, dare to dream

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 01 Oct 15
🎭️ Culture Trends
  1. Meet the guy who helped Trump go viral - his social media assistant Justin McConney.
  2. Eternal September - a constant clash over online voices on the internet depicted as being in September forever.
  3. Digital romance and texting errors - a story of texting the wrong number leading to a unique love story coinciding with new findings on digital romance.

You won't want to click this.

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 28 Sep 15
🎭️ Culture Trends
  1. Lifestyle bloggers often have challenging lives behind the scenes, despite their curated online presence.
  2. Membership in Yelp Elite is exclusive and comes with its own set of privileges, raising questions about their role and influence.
  3. Deleting all your tweets can symbolize moving forward and letting go of the past to progress in life.

The struggle is real

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 22 Sep 15
🎭️ Culture Trends
  1. The myth of the #luckygirl on Instagram - why pretend to live a lucky life when hard work is something to be proud of?
  2. Annotation culture is growing with platforms like Genius and Kindle - but is it just a trend or a meaningful shift in how we engage with content?
  3. Addressing unconscious gender bias in the tech industry using Margaret Gould Stewart's insightful essay.

Excuuuuuuuuuuuse you

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 02 Sep 15
🎭️ Culture Trends
  1. Filing gender-discrimination suits to admit men to tech meet-ups reduces female participation in the industry.
  2. Prepper Pinterest is a popular forum choice for those interested in the prepper movement, combining mainstream and niche interests.
  3. year-old Baddie Winkle stands out for her unconventional behavior, including wearing teen rave outfits and maintaining a rebellious spirit.

Dude, relax!

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 17 Aug 15
🎭️ Culture Trends
  1. Who really runs #BlackLivesMatters? It started as a hashtag, turned into a protest movement, now a disruptive political organization.
  2. On the Internet, it's all about videos and cats. Some find cat videos exhausting and a disconnect, like small talk after dinner.
  3. Chartreuse is a trendy color in Silicon Valley, maybe symbolizing maturity or money reference, seen in companies like Zendesk and Google.

Officially gone too far

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 16 Apr 15
🎭️ Culture Trends
  1. There is a company in the UK that runs goofy Twitter feeds with young employees who may be breaking the law and plagiarizing content.
  2. Death threats on Twitter have become much more casual compared to five or 10 years ago, signaling a significant shift in online behavior.
  3. Creating Barbie's Instagram content requires a significant amount of effort to make her look great.

Emoji are fun, spelling is hard

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 25 Feb 15
🎭️ Culture Trends
  1. Twitter can teach you surprising things about social media, like how emoji are fun and spelling can be challenging.
  2. Social media can create conflicting emotions and behaviors, especially when it comes to expressing grief online.
  3. People have diverse opinions on new emoji, with some seeing them as a way to honor ancestors and others just using them casually.

We can twerk it out

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 15 Aug 14
🎭️ Culture Trends
  1. Email remains a strong communication tool on the internet, enduring despite new platforms and technologies.
  2. Unboxing videos on Youtube are a popular trend where people film themselves opening products like toys and shoes.
  3. One New Yorker used a chatbot to chat with people on OkCupid, showing how technology can impact dating and online interactions.

Things that everyone hates

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 04 Aug 14
🎭️ Culture Trends
  1. Google is working on a project for a font that supports all languages, trying to solve the issue of missing characters on foreign websites.
  2. Accusations of a feminist conspiracy on Wikipedia by male advocates have interesting implications but lack substantial evidence.
  3. There's a group called 'women against feminism' explaining their stance through an anti-feminist hashtag that went viral.

Babushka it is

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 16 Apr 14
🎭️ Culture Trends
  1. A man tweeted his way from middle-management to a job at 30 Rock, showing the power of social media in career advancement.
  2. Digital humanists are changing academia by applying theory to modern trends, such as gender theory to social media.
  3. The future of Facebook might evolve beyond the current platform, according to predictions.

Go away, you cupcake fascists

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 08 Apr 14
🎭️ Culture Trends
  1. Nine out of 10 TV viewers stick to the same few channels, with classic TV being largely ignored, indicating a TV culture amnesia is developing.
  2. There's a dangerous decline in civil discourse, with free speech possibly under threat, likened to the cause and solution of problems in our society.
  3. There exist social networks that predate the internet, showing surprising history beyond what we typically think of.

Announcing the Data Plumbers Newsletter: Unlocking Insights in Data Analytics and AI

Data Plumbers • 0 implied HN points • 30 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Trends
  1. Staying informed in data analytics and AI is crucial for all professionals, from beginners to experts.
  2. The Data Plumbers Newsletter offers cutting-edge insights, trend spotting, and tool reviews curated by industry experts.
  3. Subscribing to the Data Plumbers Newsletter can provide valuable information to empower data enthusiasts and professionals.

Sarah Chekfa: Viral When You Cry (On Main)

Do Not Research • 0 implied HN points • 16 Oct 22
🎭️ Culture Trends
  1. Crying selfies have become a trend, representing a range of emotions from deep sadness to joy, with authenticity being a key value for Gen Z.
  2. Posting crying selfies on social media blurs lines between vulnerability, authenticity, and performative behavior, impacting how emotions are shared and perceived online.
  3. The monetization of crying selfies by brands and the viral nature of exaggerated emotional expressions on social media platforms reveal the complex interplay between genuine emotions and commercial interests.

A New Thing

New Things with Eric Athas • 0 implied HN points • 09 Jun 24
🎭️ Culture Trends
  1. We are bombarded with new concepts and trends constantly through technology, products, and the internet.
  2. The newsletter focuses on explaining and managing the overwhelming presence of newness in our lives.
  3. Subscribers receive weekly notes, exclusive book content, opportunities to contribute, recommendations, and all for free.

5 Trends of 2023 - Part 1

Vasu’s Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 21 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Trends
  1. Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro made significant impact in 2023.
  2. ChatGPT and AI technology have been game changers in 2023, improving conversation quality.
  3. The rise of AI applications could lead to new consumer hardware and potential market disruption.

My Interview with AusBiz TV

Deep Dive Tangents and Rationalizations • 0 implied HN points • 27 Oct 23
💰 Finance Trends
  1. Alphabet and Meta had disappointing earnings due to declining ad spends, but consumer spending trends show some resilience.
  2. Middle Eastern tensions have been factored into market estimations, while oil prices linger around $90 with no clear drivers.
  3. US-China tensions may ease in 2024, with a potential economic détente expected, impacting market dynamics.

Trend predictions & a trip down memory lane

The Digital Native • 0 implied HN points • 19 Sep 23
🎭️ Culture Trends
  1. 2010s trends are making a comeback, with elements like music and fashion becoming popular again.
  2. Different trends from the 2010s include Indie Tumblr kids, Hyperfeminine style, Vaporwave, and a phase with moustaches and big glasses.
  3. Predictions for future trends include matte makeup and heavier eye looks in fashion, resurgence of pop DJs in music, colorful and experiential food trends, and a return to VSCO filters in social media aesthetics.