"Once it becomes popular on social media, they jack up the price until it's too pricey for casual enjoyers."

I’m an award-winning writer and editor living in New York City, where I currently work at BuzzFeed as the Senior Lifestyle Editor.

In the past, charity shops used to sell stuff cheaply. Now, anything good goes so fast that they are actually selling stuff quite expensively.

So, if you are in a desperate situation, you can't go to a charity shop and get cheap stuff, which is a real shame.

The charity has become one way. The shop makes money. In the past, the customer got quality stuff cheap, and the charity made money."

"Yep, hotels are a better option now, most of the time. No ridiculous cleaning fees, no wild rules. No extra fees for a single grain of sand. And a decent resort will also have fun family activities.

That said, those have also gotten way more expensive of late.

I used to use a little-known website for getting good deals on resorts. Now, they’ve started advertising on YouTube and Facebook. Suddenly, all good deals are either snatched up or are just gone."

"Even hotels have gotten worse as a result. It used to be unheard of not to have daily housekeeping. Now, a lot of them only clean the room after you check out."

"You're climbing past all the garbage and dead bodies, just to wait in line at the top so you can take a picture for social media."

"That 'Biscoff cheesecake' trend last month made every single store in my area get sold out of Greek yogurt for like two weeks."

"Nothing weirder to me than seeing a line up to take a photo."

"I’ve never seen an app work so hard to get me off their app. Oh, you want to view a large version of this photo? Psych! It’s an ad. Oh, you want to view the custom board you just made? Here’s how we managed to turn it into one giant ad."

"I also don't get how they make money. The market must be so saturated now that it's like an OnlyFans platform. Most models don't make enough money, and only the top 1% do. I assume it's the same with podcasts. I know sponsorships are a thing, but if you only get a few thousand listeners, then that can't be enough to make money on?"

"I remember when Facebook and Instagram were like before the days of the algorithm, when you would literally only see posts from your friends and from pages/groups you follow, and that’s it. No suggested posts that take up most of our feeds now, and that keep you scrolling for hours on end. You used to be able to hit the 'bottom' of your Facebook and Instagram feeds, whereas now it’s actually never-ending, which is on purpose. Makes tons of money, and now, that’s all it’s about at this point.

It USED to actually be about connection. Now, it’s about ads and content creation and monetization, and it’s an entirely different ballgame. It’s scary that school-aged children have access to it these days. When my age group first started using social media, it was back in the FarmVille days."

"Now there's a phenomenon called 'Chaser Convergence,' where sometimes upwards of 50 cars filled with chasers can all be targeting the same storm, some driving recklessly and some getting a bit too close for comfort. Mark my words: there will be a mass casualty event where chasers are going to get into wrecks, their immobile cars will be blocking the only safe exit from a tornado, and people will be caught by the storm with nowhere to go."

"Shit, this ain’t people's fault, it’s capitalism. People have to monetize every aspect of their lives that they possibly can just to stay afloat."

"I fucking loved StumbleUpon for this very reason. I could spend hours looking at (and learning) stupid shit."

"Oxtail used to be so cheap and my absolute favorite. I'm glad I no longer have to explain to people why it's not 'gross,' I guess, but also disappointed about the uppricing! Luckily, chicken feet and pigs' feet still gross people out, so my tasty collagen-filled faves are safe for now."

But when I mentioned I hated that grey laminate flooring to someone, he said I was a 'horrible person' for disliking 'his style.'"

"Remember when selling out was considered a bad thing? Now, the best possible thing that can happen is to become a minor celebrity shilling dubious products."