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I love to cook, but one frustrating thing about cooking is recipes. They just take so much reading. Some of them are like five steps! Like, just get to the point already, recipe! We all know "process" is fake and you can actually just mix up all the ingredients at once no matter what the dish is. You're just trying to fool me into looking at a website. TikTok's short-video format solves this problem--they give me my recipes how I want them: in rapid-fire. If I miss something because I can't rewind the video, oh well, guess I'll be missing some ingredients. Anyway, I challenged myself to try out a bunch of different TikTok food trends in one week, to see if rapid-fire really works. Here's what I found out.

There is virtually nothing more frustrating than leaving an argument and then 15 minutes later having the perfect comeback pop into your mind. There are no redo's in life, and in these moments it is painfully apparent. Online, however, it's a whole different rodeo. You have all the time in the world to prepare the spiciest comeback, and if you mess up, in most cases you can just delete and repost. It's no wonder there are so many iconic comebacks all over the internet. Here are a few of the most satisfying ones.

Since the creation of the internet, people have been trying to get away with selling all sorts of BS. From fake news to blatant scams, people will try just about anything. But sometimes, these tricksters will try pawning their blatant lies on people they don't anticipate will see right through their game, and when they get caught out, it's comedy gold. These masterminds of fiction tried fooling the world but got called out straight away. It's incredible how far people will go for attention.

Social media platforms have completely overwhelmed our lives, to the extent where it's pretty unhealthy. I mean, how freaky is it that we're attached at the hip to our phones?! According to science, many of these apps make us pretty depresso too. On a new Reddit thread, Redditors debated which platform is the most toxic, and it seems like Twitter takes the cake, with Facebook and Snapchat trailing behind it. Tik Tok also made the cut. Which do you think is the most toxic? Let us know in the comments. 

Body image is a touchy topic for most people. Regardless of your gender identity, there is usually something on your body you feel less confident about. And it can be the most random part of your figure, and make no sense, but physical insecurities are usually not rational to begin with. Sometimes they're influenced by the media or the gaze of the opposite gender, but sometimes they just literally pop out of nowhere, Nobody has ever commented on it, but for whatever reason, you are still embarrassed. Isn't it fun that our brains are a little messed up like that? it just keeps things interesting.

Being human, we all experience major fails. It's how we learn and develop into better people. Or at least they give us better stories to break the ice with when attempting to go on a first date with a stranger. We say, when it comes to failing, you ought to go big or go home, and make sure to post in all on social media afterward. Or at least don't get mad if your friend documents it for you. As Abraham Lincoln once said, "Pics or it didn't happen."

For legal reasons, unfortunately honest Abe did not actually say that.

Say what you will about Kanye, he has definitely made some questionable comments and posted some disturbing things online, but one thing is clear, that man sure knows how to entertain. Can you imagine him having any other kind of profession? He was put on this Earth to make art, and then also to randomly insert himself into the political sphere from time to time. But that's how our boy keeps us on our toes.

Happy Birthday, Birthday Kanye, thank you for the memes — sorry about the divorce.

When you hear "high school movie," what pops into your head? Mean Girls, right? What's that? The Breakfast Club? Booksmart? Shhh, no, it's Mean Girls. Mean Girls pops into your head. Stop disagreeing with me, there's only one right answer here! Anyway, have you thought about how much more savage the Plastics would be with modern social media at their disposal? Like, Tinder, for example. In a way, Tinder is just a digital Burn Book where everyone writes their own pages, right? Don't you think? I said stop disagreeing with me!! Well...here's what the characters' Tinders would look like, just read them and you'll see what I mean.

In my humble opinion, one of the worst trends that social media has perpetuated in the last few years is the gender reveal party. Never has there been a worse excuse to celebrate something that doesn't need celebrating. Parents, trust me, aside from you and possibly your parents, no one else is as invested in the sex of your baby. Let me say that again for the people at the back: NO ONE CARES! People have taken the trend way too far, spending insane amounts of money revealing the gender of their baby, and the madness needs to stop. One father, who also clearly feels the same, wrote to Reddit's Am I The Asshole after sabotaging his wife's $4K elaborate gender reveal plan for their unborn (spoiler alert) son. He posted the gender on Facebook instead, which left his wife understandably gutted. People commented with mixed reviews, some calling him an asshole for sabotaging his wife's announcement in the way he did, but others congratulated him for putting a stop to spending so much money on the gender reveal. What do you think? Asshole or not?

Social media has allowed regular people like you and me to have access to and communicate with celebrities like never before. Gone are the days where the only way you could interact with a celebrity was by lining up for hours after a concert to try to get a glimpse of them. Nowadays, you can DM them on Instagram, have them retweet you, or even pay for a personalized video on Cameo. Sure, they might have millions of followers, but that doesn't mean that they don't see people's mean comments or get their feelings hurt, even if it's from a total stranger. But imagine being blocked by a celebrity!

Instagram influencers have taken our social media feeds by storm. Even when we desperately try to avoid their content, it somehow seems to find us in every crevice of the internet. Instagram influencers are as inescapable as the Kardashians, who also happen to be influencers themselves. So if you don't wanna see their content, you might as well get off the internet. The people of Twitter love to poke fun of the influencers of Instagram, and we're so here for this epic battle between the platforms. Personally, I'm Team Twitter, forever and always. Scroll down for hilarious tweets making fun of Instagram influencers this week. 

Life can get very overwhelming. Even the most simple of tasks can require us to gather significant energy. Honestly, we all deserve an award for just existing. The fact that we get up every day and do sh*t, while literally going insane on the inside is pretty impressive. Even going to sleep can be an utter pill when you're mind is freaking out about whether you locked the front door, or unplugged the toaster. Sometime's we need to consult a real psychiatrist, and sometimes we just need a fat nap.

If you're someone who could seriously use a vacation (from your thoughts), these memes might seem familiar

Instagram is highly addictive, but we all already knew that. It's nice to think that we could delete the app at any time if we wanted to, but we just never really want to. Or if we do, and we actually go through with it, how long does it really last? All I know is, Myspace is dead, Facebook is dead, but Instagram is still going very strong. Just like a toxic bf, we get excited every time we get a notification from them, and they really know how to keep us coming back.

When someone is introverted it can be very hard for them to find people they relate to because, well, they're not exactly the people who enjoy escaping their comfort zone and striking conversations with new people. But introverts are literally everywhere, and they experience a lot of the same struggles, if they don't happen to come across people in their day-to-day who fully understand them, well, luckily we have Twitter to connect each one.

If you would rather rip your eyes out than make an appointment over the phone, you may relate to these tweets.

Gone are the days when being an influencer was a fun side-gig. Nowadays, if you want to make it on social media, you have to devote all your spare time to building a following and creating an online presence. But when you're dedicating that much time, the lines between your real life and the life you're pretending to live online can become blurred. One guy learned this the hard way when he uploaded a video to TikTok showcasing his daily routine, in which he claimed to spend four hours a day cuddling with his girlfriend. His girlfriend clapped back, saying she barely sees him for half an hour a day because of the extra time he dedicated to growing his following on TikTok. In response, she created a video displaying screenshots of his recent attempts to cancel plans, proving how little time he actually spent with her. Her actions resulted in him losing a chunk of his followers, who claimed he was a fraud and a liar. Understandably, her boyfriend wasn't happy with her, but she posted her predicament on Reddit's Am I TheA—hole claiming her actions were justified. What do you think?