Ah, 2024: the year we debated the pronunciation of “hawk tuah,” speculated about the bizarre trend of eating rocks for supposed health benefits, and celebrated the brilliance of a Broadway showstopper. For brief moments, online culture felt unexpectedly lighthearted and joyful — fleeting escapes before reality inevitably brought us back down to earth.
This year, online culture was more omnipresent than ever, yet the ways we interacted with it became increasingly fragmented. Here are eight viral and much-memed moments that, for me, defined 2024’s digital landscape. Of course, this is just my take — feel free to share what I might have missed!
