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Should I Block My Boyfriend’s Aunt on Instagram?

ICYMI

Slate Podcasts

Entertainment News, News, Tech News, Society & Culture

3.8678 Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Candice Lim is joined by internet culture writer Steffi Cao (It’s Steffi) to answer some very special, holiday-specific internet questions from her readers, such as: should I block my boyfriend’s aunt on Instagram? And how do I battle Facebook conspiracy theories at the dinner table? This podcast is produced by Se’era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario and Candice Lim, with production assistance from Alexandra Botti. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, I'm Candace Lim, and you're listening to I see Y.

0:17.8

In case you missed it, Slate's podcast about internet culture. And I am so

0:22.7

excited to bring onto the show, Internet Culture Writer Steffi Tao. Hello, Steffi. Hi, Candice. It's

0:30.1

great to be back. Last time you were here, we answered your reader's deepest, darkest questions

0:36.1

about how to navigate their lives online.

0:38.5

And guess what? We're back. We're back with a special episode about how to deal with your

0:42.8

aunts, secret Santas, ex-best friends during the holidays. But first, I would love to ask you

0:48.9

something before the year ends.

0:52.2

Steffi, looking back, who do you think won the internet this year could be a celebrity,

0:58.6

someone you loved on TikTok, it could be yourself, who do you choose?

1:02.6

Oh my God, I like this myself.

1:07.4

Okay, real talk.

1:08.6

I think the influencer who won the internet for me this year was definitely

1:12.5

Caleb Herron. Like so true. Oh my God. I was going to say that. I was going to say that. Wait, I'm screaming. Oh, I'm so sorry. I was going to say that. I was going to say that. Tell us why. Tell us who's Cooper. Tell us everything. He's so, who's Cooper is so real. That clip lives in my head right free. I love him. I think he's so funny. I think like he has done such a great job with his podcast, especially with like the Britney Brodsky, Droufollow and like their little relationship. Every single clip of there that they post, I eat that, I eat that shit up.

1:46.4

I am, I'm there, I'm present, I'm sat. And obviously, Glenn Powell was robbed of sexiest man alive.

1:53.3

I hate that I said two white men. It's the way the chips fell. Who are yours besides Caleb?

1:58.9

I guess my person who won the internet this year, I wonder if

2:04.0

it's Saturday Night Live. Okay, let me explain. Whoa. Controversial. I know. So unfortunately,

2:11.3

I am an S&L person. I watch the sketches when they post them on YouTube Sunday morning. But there

2:17.1

are two people

2:17.7

that I think have really benefited from the internet's interaction with SNL. The first one is

2:22.1

obviously Domingo, aka Marcello Hernandez. Do we love him in this house? We do stand

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