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Amanda Hoover

@amandahoover.bsky.social
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Writing about tech and the ways it reshapes our lives for @BusinessInsider. Past lives @ WIRED, NJ.com, The Boston Globe

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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
AI execs said the tech would take our jobs. Other CEOs followed. Workers got anxious about AI and revolted against data centers. Now, the job guillotine view doesn't serve them. Rosier messaging has arrived — and just in time as they chase historic IPOs. www.businessinsider.com/anthropic-op...
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Sam Altman and Dario Amodei's conveniently timed doomer-to-boomer pivot
Silicon Valley's new message: AI may not be the job apocalypse we said it'd be
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Noticed my grandma often calls her dog by my dad's name when she's telling him NOT to do something. Compiling this data point in my research into the family lore.
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
we have got to stop with the proteinmaxxing
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
!!!!! "TTEC explicitly linked the benefits retreat to investments in AI — the implication being savings from retirement spend were being partly reallocated to building the company's AI future." www.businessinsider.com/ttec-pauses-...
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$2 billion tech firm pauses 401(k) contributions for staff in the latest corporate benefit rollback
TTEC, a mid-size technology customer experience firm, is the latest company found to be cutting a core benefit, Business Insider has learned.
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Georgetown CEW @georgetowncew.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
College students who over-rely on AI risk missing opportunities to develop high-demand skills employers value, such as creativity and critical thinking. Read more from @amandahoover.bsky.social in @businessinsider here: www.businessinsider.com/graduating-c... #AI #AcademicSky #HigherEd
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This year's college grads are AI-savvy — and a little brain-rotted
This year's college grads have adapted to AI. That makes them prime job-market candidates — even if they have a little bit of brain rot.
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Someday we will regale the youth with tales of the times when you had to do the actual work of scrutinizing at a profile and deciding to take the laborious action of swiping left or right to find love. The Millennial equivalent of walking uphill both ways. www.axios.com/2026/05/07/b...
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Bumble CEO reveals it's killing off the swipe on "The Axios Show"
It's a ripe time for a product overhaul.
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
sounds like something someone who's seen a ghost would say!!! www.vulture.com/article/lind...
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Lindsey Buckingham Claims He’s Not Haunted by That ‘Silver Springs’ Performance
“What was the buzz? The one where Stevie was staring at me?”
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Lots of talk about AI media these days. I used several AI tools to takeover my job, including interviewing sources and writing. It led to a story that looked like a news article, but upon a closer read, felt like a parody of one. For @businessinsider.com. www.businessinsider.com/built-ai-age...
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I built an agent to do my job. Then it hung up on my boss.
Rather than wait to find out if AI will replace me, I built my replacement to report and write this story.
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Vittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
NEW from me: the FTC appears to be gearing up to focus on penalizing gender-affirming care for minors—and those who speak in favor of it. @wired.com www.wired.com/story/the-fe...
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The FTC Is Ramping Up to Target Transgender Rights
A series of new hires and investigations at the agency appear to focus on penalizing gender-affirming care for minors—and those who speak in favor of it.
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
New for @businessinsider.com: the first college class that had access to AI for all four years is about to enter for workforce. Are they a group of cheaters who rotted their brains with AI, or the AI native workers companies are searching for? www.businessinsider.com/graduating-c...
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This year's college grads are AI-savvy — and a little brain-rotted
This year's college grads have adapted to AI. That makes them prime job-market candidates — even if they have a little bit of brain rot.
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Stopped by the @11thhourmsnow.bsky.social to chat about AI anxiety — from job market upheaval to community opposition to data centers, bad vibes around AI are on the rise. Big Tech execs have been optimistic on AI, but the average person isn't buying the message. www.usanetwork.com/series/the-1...
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Vittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
New from me: across federal agencies, workers say religion—specifically Christianity—is showing up their workplace. “The vibes are bad and people don’t like it.” @wired.com www.wired.com/story/govern...
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Government Workers Say They're Getting Inundated With Religion
“This has never happened before,” one government employee tells WIRED. “I have never gotten a message like this from anyone.”
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
the peril of AI transcription
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Danny Groner @dannygroner.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
"Recent research from freelance platform Upwork found that 77% of business leaders say the AI era is increasing their need to hire contract workers with specialized skills." You wouldn't believe how many fractional CMOs at the moment are pretending they prefer to be fractional CMOs at the moment.
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Companies are refilling positions they eliminate due to AI — sometimes with cheaper workers, sometimes with contractors. It's a trend that could help companies save money and strip workers of benefits and job security. And it's very hard to quantify. www.businessinsider.com/sneaky-truth...
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Tech companies are pulling a classic layoff switcheroo
Tech companies are axing full-time roles. They're hiring some back as contractors.
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
"All this policy around keeping kids off the internet is couched in language of protecting them...But there is a piece of it that is inherently rooted in the idea that they have nothing valuable to add to society or that there's no point in listening to them." www.businessinsider.com/kids-parenti...
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What adults lose when kids are banned from social media
Banning kids on social media today will hurt tomorrow's internet.
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Vittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
NEW from me and @leahfeiger.bsky.social: ICE is in the airports as funding for TSA remains frozen. And like I said in an earlier post: if you're at the airport and seeing ICE, @wired.com wants to know. DM me here or on Signal at Vittoria 89.82 www.wired.com/story/ice-in...
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ICE Invades Airports Across the US
Agents from ICE are being deployed to over a dozen airports around the country, including New York, Atlanta, and Chicago.
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Danny Groner @dannygroner.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
"Turning nothing into something is the challenge that helps people grow. It leads people to feel accomplishment and ownership. Too much friction and red tape at work or too many Zoom meetings are bad. But a few quiet, boring moments to tinker and organize can serve as little rituals that anchor us."
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
AI, execs say, will make you more efficient. It helps you beat the blank page, and takes on tedious tasks. But the blank page and routine work can boost our creativity. We don't know what we lose when we give work to AI. My latest for @businessinsider.com. www.businessinsider.com/ai-automatin...
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AI is taking over the boring parts of our jobs. That's killing our creativity.
Workplaces adopted AI tools to eliminate boring tasks and boost productivity. That's backfiring, causing more burnout and less creativity than ever.
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Seeing people in the news industry say that articles should be AI-generated is absolutely bonkers and the antithesis of why so many of us became journalists in the first place—because we aspired to the art of reporting AND writing. I will never release AI slop under my byline.
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Danny Groner @dannygroner.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
"In a callous job market where it can feel like everyone's hungry and nobody's making it to the table, recruiters and job seekers alike are looking for a shakeup. But anytime the rules of the game change, there's bound to be new winners and losers."
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
The résumé is dead. Companies are advertising jobs saying they won't read them. They're shifting to skills-based hiring and quiet recruiting for jobs. Résumé evaluation was flawed. But as the rules of the hiring game change, so may the losers and winners. www.businessinsider.com/hiring-manag...
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The latest casualty in the white-collar job apocalypse: Résumés
Slop is killing the résumé. Job hunters are scrambling for new ways to stand out
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
The feelings people have about data centers are tied to their own energy costs — a local issue that's not yet an indictment of the centers at large. But as more communities fight to defeat them, it's more bad PR for Big Tech. Politicians will take note. www.businessinsider.com/americas-hot...
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Politicians can't ignore data centers anymore
Data centers have become America's hottest NIMBY issue, with everyone from Bernie Sanders to Ron DeSantis is turning against them.
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Big shoutout to the gay hockey boys and Bad Bunny for making 2026 the year i learned to feel again.
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
i wasn't sure if my Heated Rivalry hyper-fixation would ever be cured. then i discovered the Bad Bunny half time show.
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
"keeping kids off the internet is couched in language of protecting them, keeping them safe ... But there is a piece of it that is inherently rooted in the idea that they have nothing valuable to add to society or that there's no point in listening to them." www.businessinsider.com/kids-parenti...
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What adults lose when kids are banned from social media
Banning kids on social media today will hurt tomorrow's internet.
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
It's a popular sentiment: social media is bad for kids. But as someone who grew up on and loved the OG social web, I looked deeper at the ways teens can benefit from social media — and what we all get when young people shape online culture and activism. www.businessinsider.com/kids-parenti...
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What adults lose when kids are banned from social media
Banning kids on social media today will hurt tomorrow's internet.
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Vittoria Elliott @telliotter.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
SCOOP from me in this week’s @wired.com Inner Loop newsletter: A look inside a forum where users claiming to be ICE/CBP vent their frustrations and concerns about their jobs. “This is going to be a train wreck that we may not survive.” www.wired.com/story/inside...
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Inside the ICE Forum Where Agents Complain About Their Jobs
“I'm all for removing illegals, but snatching dudes off lawn mowers in Cali and leaving the truck and equipment just sitting there? Definitely not working smarter,” writes one forum user.
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Alexandria Neonakis @beavs.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
twitter must be dead dead cause someone posted a rat coin purse that would have 2019 twitter losing its collective mind and most of the top comments are bots saying random words or people not nearly amped enough about the rat coin purse
a glorious rat coin pursetwitter comments that range from "oh! so contradictory - laugh & cringe" to "so curious to know who would want this - any ideas?"
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
people really trying anything to get in on the Heated Rivalry hype
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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
A little guide to organizing secure Signal group chats... just in case you find yourself needing to securely organize a Signal group chat for your community. Gift link! tinyurl.com/bdx5affn
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A community organizer’s guide to Signal group chats
Key privacy settings and best practices.
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
I've been seeing posts for comms roles on LinkedIn with salaries that seemed, to me as a journalist, staggering. I wondered why this was happening amid an AI boom. Turns out: there's a premium on good writing and creative thinking in the age of AI slop. www.businessinsider.com/hottest-job-...
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The unexpected winners of the AI slop boom: Word nerds
The rise of slopaganda is fueling a surprising tech hiring boom.
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Tom Ley @toley.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
I’ve been thinking about Dan non-stop, and what I’ve come to understand is just how much I admired him. Dan built his life and moved through the world in a way I wish I could emulate more easily. I’ll keep trying, and in moments when I succeed I’ll think of him again. defector.com/dan-mcquade-...
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Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector
Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his diag...
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Led Zepbound @oledoit.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
shout out to Dan McQuade, who took me up on an offer to see Hannibal Buress at the Troc, pulled out his phone to record the Bill Cosby joke, and through the butterfly effect of the internet sent Bill Cosby to prison and kickstarted the #MeToo movement. He was one of the kindest guys I’ve ever met.
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makena kelly @makenakelly.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
SCOOP: Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti WIRED obtained Slack conversations + an updated internal Palantir wiki defending the company's work for ICE to outraged workers. More here: www.wired.com/story/palant...
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Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Forget trendy foods from TikToks and exclusive reservations. People want to become regulars at their own Gen Z versions of Central Perk or Cheers. And there are tech companies that want to get in on the trend by rewarding people for customer loyalty. www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-exclus...
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Gen Z's hottest club: The local dive bar
Fed up with exclusive restaurants, young diners are regularmaxxing
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Generative AI has turned everyone into an armchair expert. It's driving real experts crazy. Lawyers are inundated with inquiries after AI told them they had a case; doctors are dealing with second opinions generated by ChatGPT. Latest for @businessinsider.com www.businessinsider.com/chatgpt-new-...
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ChatGPT is the new WebMD
Chatbots are making amateur lawyers and doctors out of everyone. The real professionals have second opinions about it.
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
2026 resolutions are underway for many. That might mean more than Dry January or joining a gym. People are lonely. They want to meet IRL. The concept of connecting over shared interests and going out without heavy partying could bring people together. www.businessinsider.com/young-adults...
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Lonely and tired of dating apps, young adults are reinventing what "partying" looks like
From earlybird clubbing to cold brew cold plunges, young adults are turning to soft partying to cure loneliness without burnout or hangovers.
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Working on weekends is typically a sign of over-working. But for some white collar workers, logging on during the weekend is the greatest form of freedom and autonomy. I wrote about the trend for @businessinsider.com www.businessinsider.com/sunday-new-m...
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Sundays are the new Mondays
Overachievers and anxious workers are turning the Sunday scaries into an extra day of work.
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
2025 was the year of vibe coding. Big Tech execs loved it. But as the hype fades, 2026 might be the year when reality sets in, and the value of having humans with deep knowledge of AI and their systems becomes clear. My latest for @businessinsider.com www.businessinsider.com/year-coding-...
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The year coding changed forever
Optimism, laziness, and magical thinking: The year vibe coding took over tech.
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Unrealistic beauty standards dominate social media and dating, but being hot is also career perk. I spoke with people who work 9 to 5s about how they feel the pressure to look young, have perfect smiles, and be thin in order to succeed. @businessinsider.com www.businessinsider.com/getting-hot-...
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Being hot is now a job requirement
The beauty tax for getting ahead at work is getting more expensive: 'I have to reverse age to stay here.'
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Spotify Wrapped said I am 70 years old. Goodnight.
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
the Great Lock In is upon us. Personally, i am locking in for the Birds and the Phillies, but plenty of people are taking on more personal goals this fall, hoping to emerge in 2026 as a better version of themselves. www.businessinsider.com/great-lock-i...
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Welcome to the Great Lock-In: Gen Z workers are embracing hustle culture for the fall.
Proteinmaxxing. Sleepmaxxing. KPImaxxing. Get ready, hustle culture is about to swallow up your entire fall.
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Danny Groner @dannygroner.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
"We're not born with a specific set of talents, and we learn from failure," Pasquerella says. "But you have to have a curriculum that allows people to learn from failure and not kick them out if they fail their first few assignments." www.businessinsider.com/america-coll...
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America's colleges are having an identity crisis
Today's college freshmen face sky-high tuition and debt, shaky career paths, and mixed messaging on AI. Universities are scrambling to respond.
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
good morning, Go Birds, say it back
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a man wearing a green shirt and a black jacket says go birds
ALT: a man wearing a green shirt and a black jacket says go birds
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
High tuition, AI disruption, and a culture war on college campuses — is this the worst time to start pursuing a degree ever? I wrote about the challenges facing the Class of 2029 for @businessinsider.com www.businessinsider.com/america-coll...
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America's colleges are having an identity crisis
Today's college freshmen face sky-high tuition and debt, shaky career paths, and mixed messaging on AI. Universities are scrambling to respond.
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Once taboo, attitudes about office romance are changing. And despite the drama around the Astronomer affair that had everyone talking this summer, many young people see a benefit to RTO — meeting dating prospects IRL instead of on apps. www.businessinsider.com/return-to-of...
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Gen Z is hot to trot for RTO
Sick of dating apps, Gen Z is looking for love in the office.
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Katie Notopoulos @katienotopoulos.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
@amandahoover.bsky.social nails "Brain rot summer" www.businessinsider.com/brain-rot-su...
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Amanda Hoover @amandahoover.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
It's August, and there's no big song or trend of the summer. No brat summer or Barbenheimer or hot girl summer — just Jet2Holiday on repeat. For @businessinsider.com, I wrote about how the season feels chaotic, squishy, and undefinable. www.businessinsider.com/brain-rot-su...
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Welcome to brain rot summer
No breakout song, no runaway blockbuster: Summer 2025's biggest vibe is the lack of actual vibes
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