TikTok: digital public diary meets modern dating cesspool. We examine two major trending videos from the last week – one lamenting a NYC lothario named Caleb, and another boasting of the good life working for Uber in Chicago. Both videos caused an explosion on the internet but a closer look reveals a dysfunctional cultural landscape bruising egos and breaking self-esteems.

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