Pets

It’s hard to keep track of all the brand jokes and PR stunts (ahem, Tubbycoin, “Women belong in the kitchen”) on Twitter. It’s like every brand and social media director is constantly trying to catch up to their peers. But every now and then we actually get a moderately thoughtful thread that gives us some insight into other peoples lives. Recently, DSA Cleveland decided to ask Twitter to share work experiences they wish were jokes. We’re guessing that this had something to do with Amazon being under fire for their inhumane work conditions, but there’s something about hearing horror stories from other industries that really puts things into perspective. The experiences range from absolutely heartless, to the kind of acceptable shamefulness that people experience every damn day. While we take no pleasure in sharing these bleak realities, it’s kind of wrong to keep ignoring the f*ckery that we all deal with to pay the bills. 

Instead of doom-scrolling, why not indulge in some mood-lifting humor. Yeah, I’m talking about memes. I know it’s tempting to wallow in general misery, but we all deserve a crumb of joy now and again, even if we’re too self-deprecating to realize it. So close the Twitter app or whatever depressing website you’ve been lurking and dive into these dumb, dopamine-filled memes.