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Etai Eshet

Hey! I’m Etai, an editor at Cheezburger, and like a lot of 90s kids, my parents were secondary caretakers to a child who was raised by the internet. I have a background in philosophy, music, media, and fashion. For me, these aren’t just academic and professional background, I’m obsessed with all of them, and their connection to internet culture, which means I’m always geeking out over the weird ways culture travels online. Memes are no less than a passion of mine, and I never get tired of finding underlying philosophical concepts in day-to-day stories. I hold an M.A. in Philosophy, Science, and Digital Culture, so when I’m not writing about internet memes, I’m writing about the philosophical implications of media, technology, and the internet itself.
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30-year-old quits her job of 6 years after new coworker, Ben, keeps stealing her work and credit, and faces zero consequences despite multiple complaints: ‘I addressed it with my manager, director, and HR. After a year I simply couldn’t take it anymore’

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Landlord turns a tenant’s apartment into a 3-month-long renovation experiment, then raises rent because the unit is now considered upgraded

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‘Bro, you have a couple of freeloaders on your payroll’: Woman moves states, keeps her name on her old lease to help her ex and best friend, spends 4 months chasing late bill payments, and considers taking her name off it

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Landlord charges every tenant a flat $500 move-out cleaning fee for years, hits 3 families at once, they group, sue together, and win every cent back plus legal fees: ‘We stood our ground. We filed a collective action, and yesterday we won’

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Guy warns his friend not to sign a sketchy contract, gets mocked and ignored, so when the prediction comes true, he refuses to help the friend who comes back begging for advice

friendship friends Party entitled people Entitled People - 44999941

Woman treats her friend’s home like a free event venue for her kid’s birthday, keeps pushing boundaries with demands, then changes the location and doesn’t invite the friend

guests family cousins entitled people apartment Entitled People - 44971013

Guy kicks out his cousin and changes the locks after she slowly converts his apartment into her second home and starts inviting strangers in

Music famous entitled people engineer Entitled People - 44970757

Musician refuses to pay audio engineer’s full rate after six weeks of 12-hour workdays, says the “exposure” should count as half the agreed payment, so the engineer holds on to the masters :’I told him absolutely not. My rent is not paid in clout’

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Boss issues formal warning to employee during her approved vacation in Cabo for missing a meeting added to her work calendar while she was out of the country

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Manager tries to get employee to work during PTO, giving her personal number to a contractor and listing her as on-call for tasks she was never hired to do: ‘I said “absolutely not!” I am taking a paid vacation and will not be coming in’