The hottest Viral Content Substack posts right now

And their main takeaways

The Work of Being Mid

Oliver Bateman Does the Work • 235 implied HN points • 30 Jan 24

🎭️ Culture Viral Content

In social media, using terms like 'mid' is a powerful way to engage audiences and spark conversation.
Challenging people's preferences by calling something 'mid' can create personalized interactions and provoke reactions.
Provocative social media tactics like 'mid' posts blur the line between criticism and trolling, garner engagement, and maintain relevance.

The problems with going viral

Eclecticism: Reflections on literature, writing and life • 25 implied HN points • 02 Feb 24

🎭️ Culture Viral Content

Going viral might not be worth the effort in terms of actual benefit, like gaining subscribers.
Writing in a way to chase virality can be exhausting and may not align with personal writing style or goals.
Focusing on writing that is engaging and enjoyable for oneself is more important than trying to create content just to go viral.

The Anatomy of a Viral Tweet: Rage Farming Edition

Weaponized • 33 implied HN points • 08 Aug 23

🎭️ Culture Viral Content

Social media platforms are being exploited by bad actors for monetizing hate through tactics like rage farming.
Rage farming involves posting provocative content to stoke outrage, often among political adversaries, and is prevalent on major social media sites.
Engaging with outrage content online, even negatively, fuels further spread and monetization of that content through algorithmic amplification.

Stop. This. Madness. While. You. Can.

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 30 Sep 15

🎭️ Culture Viral Content

Digital activists are trying to combat ISIS online but face challenges.
Exploring stories about streaming services, discover how Spotify's 'Discover Weekly' works and the rise of 'Radiohead'.
From a viral video dancer, a young trans icon emerges in the glittery world of YouTube.

I know y'all just want those likes, but

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 21 Sep 15

🎭️ Culture Viral Content

Funny or Die is getting into politics by creating videos for serious causes.
Brands are eager for social media attention and might go to extremes, like stealing user photos.
Personal essays like "It happened to me" are worth reading, shedding light on different perspectives.

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FOREVER ALONE

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 16 Jul 15

🎭️ Culture Viral Content

There's a battle for the Internet, with concerns about trolls and the abuse of free speech online.
Women over 40 are now influential tastemakers in defining Internet culture.
Old poems can transform into modern memes, showing how content evolves over time.

~All the rage~

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 21 Nov 14

🎭️ Culture Viral Content

Every election is heavily influenced by Facebook, shaping future outcomes more than TV ads.
The Internet age brings 'grief porn' to the forefront, with emotional videos going viral.
The notion of 'Internet culture' isn't loved globally; Americans are the main drivers of viral online trends.

Can seals even get hiccups? News to me.

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 13 Aug 14

🎭️ Culture Viral Content

Comments sections on websites are not as useful as they used to be and are often not productive.
Social media can create a strange sense of competition when expressing grief.
Digital butlers are now a thing and you can have one for $99 per month.

Should I quit my job and make Youtube videos?

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 18 Jul 14

🎭️ Culture Viral Content

The Internet can be very overwhelming, especially after tragedies, so taking breaks offline is important.
Online connections and relationships, even with strangers, can be meaningful and personal over time.
Quitting a job to make Youtube videos might bring in good money, but there are other important factors to consider.

One part lolz, one part irony, and many, many parts weird

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 11 Jul 14

🎭️ Culture Viral Content

Internet culture's unique aesthetic of lolz, irony, and weirdness doesn't always translate offline.
Digital footprints from online relationships can linger with haunting algorithms long after the breakup.
Not all viral GIFs depict reality - like the deceptive 'tiny hamsters eating tiny cakes' video.

We can’t print this in the Washington Post, but ...

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 19 Feb 14

🎭️ Culture Viral Content

Geoffrey Chaucer's quote about Twitter being a space for creativity and art.
Microsoft's danah boyd has insights on what teenagers do online.
An internet-savvy individual argues that binge-watching is boring and isolating.

The kind of weird Internet fetish I could probably get into

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 29 Jan 14

🎭️ Culture Viral Content

Buzzfeed quizzes are everywhere and keep going viral, with no end in sight.
The Internet allows real-time monitoring of how we use words, providing fascinating results.
Online public shaming often turns into mob justice, a significant issue in the digital age.

How to Actually Make Viral AI Cat Shorts|$100,000/month

AI Disruption • 0 implied HN points • 28 Apr 24

🕹 Technology Viral Content

There is a surge in popularity for AI-generated cat drama shorts, with videos garnering millions of views, including one with over 80 million views.
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Far-out

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 16 Jun 16

🕹 Technology Viral Content

Medium is like the Whole Foods of the internet, trying to improve while making a profit.
WeChat in China serves as a mega-app, combining various online services like Facebook, Uber, and Amazon.
Lonelygirl15 was a pioneer in online fiction before viral phenomena like 9M9H9E9, with potential to become a TV show.

~pretty gritty~

Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends • 0 implied HN points • 02 Mar 16

🕹 Technology Viral Content

Downloads of non-gaming apps are expected to quadruple by 2016, but small indie developers are facing challenges which may lead to rethinking business models.
With the rise of AI, the purpose of humans in this world is evolving, questioning if we're moving towards a higher goal or simply indulging in constant video gaming.
Twitter continues to face difficulties in distinguishing between absurdist humor and genuine harassment, presenting a new challenge in their fight against abuse.