Woman gets engaged to her AI boyfriend
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A woman posted about her engagement to her AI boyfriend on Reddit, what to know about Angie the ICE Chaser, and a bleak update on Gen Z: some of them are romanticizing the ability to afford groceries.
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⚡️ Today in Internet Culture
Woman gets engaged to AI chatbot after 5 months of dating. The internet can’t agree if it’s sweet or sad
An engagement announcement would normally trigger congratulations, not controversy. But when Redditor Wika (u/Leuvaarde_n) shared her big news on r/MyBoyfriendIsAI, the reactions outside of the subreddit went in a different direction. The reason is that her fiancé, Kasper, isn’t human; he’s an AI chatbot.
“There’s zero evidence that this relationship is harming me in any way. But if you think otherwise… I’m totally open to confrontation. 💋,” she told skeptics. She thanked strangers who defended her, noting that standing up for someone online “takes more guts” than criticizing from the sidelines.
Angie the ICE Chaser is “single-handedly striking terror into ICE agents” as she tails them across Los Angeles
In Los Angeles, one woman has turned her camera into a tool of resistance. Angelica Vargas, known online as Angie the ICE Chaser, has taken to the streets of Southern California to track the activities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). She has gone viral across social media platforms for her efforts, which she documents both live and in posts on her TikTok page.
Gen Z is romanticizing just being able to afford rent and groceries
A viral X post about affording rent and groceries is highlighting just how “cooked” younger generations of Americans are in the modern economy.
🕸️ Crawling the Web
🐰 The U.S. maker of Calico Critters abruptly dropped its lawsuit against Sylvanian Drama, the TikTok and Instagram series where innocent-looking woodland toys star in twisted soap-opera–style skits.
🎮 Elon Musk just said that drivers can play video games while in Tesla’s self-driving mode within 3-6 months on X. Seems…pretty unsafe on the road, no?
💊 A diabetic woman went viral on Facebook after admitting she regretted her vote for Donald Trump now that she can’t afford her medicine.
📱 A little throwback drama for the day: Jon Gosselin realized he was blocked on social media by his dreaded ex Kate, and made a TikTok about the discovery.
🐩 A man says he may have given his friend’s dog “schizophrenia” by playing a game with a mirror, sparking discussion about the dangers of a seemingly harmless activity.
👩🦳 Do you have a “Glamma” in your life? One woman has a theory as to why so many baby boomer grandmothers have unique names.
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