Reality shifters are a group of people who believe they can transport themselves to another reality by using techniques they have learned from posts on the Internet. Some of these techniques are ancient, such as breathwork, affirmations and visualization. But one of the most important techniques is very contemporary: an app on your phone. The … Read more
Photo illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty Images With the “Sephora Kid” epidemic making headlines, parenting, or the lack thereof, has become a larger cultural discourse. While parents have made socially questionable decisions since the birth of the first child, these choices didn’t always stem from people on the Internet judging their every move. Various … Read more
Photo illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty Images, HBO and 20th Century Fox The next time you’re at a bar, at a friend’s house, or minding your business on the bus, look around and count all the cell phones. You’ll add more than you usually notice: all the techies at the bar will be data … Read more
Photo illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Getty Dating app burnout is defined by exhaustion from long-term, disappointing use of dating apps. According to a 2023 study, Americans typically need about 4,000 swipes over an eight-month period to find a partner on a dating app. That same year, Pew Research Center found that 46 percent … Read more
Photo illustration by The Daily Beast/Getty In 2018, GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons sat down with two self-styled shamans in Hawaii, one of whom had brewed a small pot of psilocybin tea. There were three cups in the pot, enough for three people, but Parsons felt indulgent. He drank the entire vessel, down to the drop. … Read more