The Latest Fad Diet Is Coming for Your Feeds

ICYMI

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3.8 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

75 Hard, a new trend sweeping TikTok, is just another fad diet pretending to be a mental toughness challenge. On today’s episode, Madison and Rachelle revisit the world of diet culture to unpack exactly what makes 75 Hard so insidious, and why it’s so hard to curate a healthy approach to wellness culture on your TikTok feed. They also down a gallon of water during the episode, something we do not recommend you trying at home. And don’t forget to check out Decoder Ring’s history of hydration. Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder and Derek John. Support ICYMI and listen to the show with zero ads. Sign up to become a Slate Plus member for just $1 for your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	And if you're competing against someone who's going all in with every resource they have,
0:06.0	and you're only going half in because you're half in and you're half fucking out, guess what?
0:10.3	You're going to lose.
0:12.9	Hi, I'm Madison Malone Kircher.
0:14.8	And I'm Rachel Hampton, and you're listening to I see why I'm mine.
0:18.2	In case you missed it.
0:19.4	Slate's podcast about internet culture.
0:21.9	Today we're starting off with a tweet from one of our listeners, thank you to Renee, who was in our mentions asking, are y'all or any of your audience noticing the TikTok algorithm got very weird last week?
0:36.1	It felt like they hit reset on my preferences file and we're testing a bunch of content.
0:40.1	Like, I'm not mad about this one, but I have questions.
0:44.9	I dream of never being called resilient again in my life.
0:51.3	I'm exhausted by strength.
0:54.0	I want support.
0:56.4	The TikTok Renee is not mad about
0:58.2	is a compilation of videos of a...
1:00.1	A person dressed like what I believe
1:03.4	is a possum?
1:05.2	Yes.
1:05.5	With a paper mesh-shaped possum head?
1:07.0	Can confirm it's a possum.
1:08.5	Cannot confirm what the fuck this video is or why Renee is receiving it.
1:13.3	I also cannot confirm whether Renee is listening to me like the government is through my phone,
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