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TikTok from the outside appears to be a pretty insular online community with a chaotic method of delivering content that is daunting to inexperienced users. Because of this, many stay on the outside and make up their minds about the app, but we'd argue that these people might be missing out on one of the most interesting parts of TikTok—the comments. This shouldn't be a big surprise, since we all know you can always find gold in the YouTube comments, for example. The comments are also an interesting insight into what's going on in the minds of Gen Z—though all ages use the app, almost half of the users are under the age of 24. 

Since June, Twitter account @commentsooc has been doing a great job documenting some of the best of TikTok's comments. If you're interested in taking a look into this world but are too scared of the app, you've come the the right place.

It's easy to laugh at pretty much anything on TikTok, especially anything involving relationships. But thanks to this garbage fire of a year, we're a little more accepting of cringe when it somehow manages to give us hope. TikTok user @liltransboykai shared a video that fits the bill yesterday - a clip of his coworker Willow proposing to his partner Akira. The whole thing goes down at work, which for these three happens to be a McDonald's. The video eventually made its way to Twitter, where users both mocked and praised it with a heavy dose of predictable sass. Though we enjoyed the laugh, we wish these two a happy future. 

Congratulations on making it through another week of 2020! To celebrate we've put together this assortment of decent memes and dumb shitposts for your bored perusal. We hope that they help keep your mind off reality and assist in a little deserved relaxation. 

Another day, another Twitter meme. And this one, while as dumb as Twitter memes get, goes beyond K-pop stans. It's a nostalgic nod to the way things used to be, or how people (mostly singers or actors) used to be. Think, like, learning about Drake from Degrassi vs. following his cringey music career. We've put a bunch of 'em together here, but you can read more about this meme over at Know Your Meme.

We've all seen these memes floating around the interwebs for what feels like ages now, and there's a reason for that - they're excellent. 

If you're wondering who on earth the girl featured in them is, her name is Brittany Tomlinson and she's apparently sick of seeing her face everywhere after she recorded a Tik Tok video of her trying kombucha for the first time that went viral.

Generation Z, AKA those born between approximately 2000 and 2020, is known for their usage of the word "yeet" and their tendency to eat Tide Pods. We old Millennials might not fully understand you, but we respect you, and that's all that matters.