The year 2024 has been full of internet trends, slang terms, and viral moments. Memes have evolved to include a wide range of viral phenomena, with a high level of cultural savviness required to understand them. Some of the biggest internet moments of the year included the release of Charli XCX’s album “Brat,” the exodus of users from Twitter-owned platforms, the Olympics, and the rise of viral phrases like “Hawk tuah” and “very demure.”
The year also saw the popularity of movements like “underconsumption core” on TikTok, which encourages people to reject microtrends and focus on what they truly use and enjoy. Lookalike contests for celebrities like Timothée Chalamet and the proliferation of “AI slop,” AI-generated images designed to confuse and amuse, also made waves online.
In the world of hip-hop, the diss track made a comeback with rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar engaging in a public feud through their music. The term “brain rot” was chosen as the word of the year by Oxford University Press, describing the deterioration of mental and intellectual states due to the overconsumption of trivial or unchallenging online content associated with Gen Alpha’s unique language and online culture. Overall, 2024 was a year full of internet trends, controversies, and viral moments that shaped the digital landscape.
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