14 Things That Happened Because The Internet

Welcome to the future.

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One of the best ways to end the year is with a good dose of music, and Childish Gambino is doing just that today with the official release of Because the Internet. Gambino (aka Donald Glover, aka Troy from NBC's cult hit Community), has already let his album stream over the web, in a very self-aware kinda way, and it's fitting. So, in celebration of the album you'll likely be playing on repeat as we head into 2014, we've gathered 14 Things That Happened Because The Internet. Welcome to the future.

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One of the best ways to end the year is with a good dose of music, and Childish Gambino is doing just that today with the official release of Because the Internet. Gambino (aka Donald Glover, aka Troy from NBC's cult hit Community), has already let his album stream over the web, in a very self-aware kinda way, and it's fitting. So, in celebration of the album you'll likely be playing on repeat as we head into 2014, we've gathered 14 Things That Happened Because The Internet. Welcome to the future.

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People yelling "Worldstar!" and video-taping moments of violence and humiliation rather than helping out.

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Spoilers. So many spoilers.

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Increased attention whoring.

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The teachings of @desusnice on Twitter.

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Pop-ups, pre-roll, and associated homicidal rage.

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Catfishing

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The word hashtag being used aloud.

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A 98-percent decrease in eye contact. (We have no scientific proof to back this up, but we're 82-percent sure it's true.)

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Anna Kendrick's "Cups" becoming crazy parodied on YouTube and her earning a platinum record because of iTunes sales. All of this despite her never having released/planned to release any music.

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Potential employers now consider everything you ever did in your overly documented life. That @B0N3RZNB0NGR1PZ handle from high school may just bite you in the ass.

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Libraries becoming useful only as a place for homeless people to access free pornography.

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All of us having jobs at Complex Media.

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KeKe the adopted Tabby cat MAKES HISTORY! FIRST ANIMAL IN HIP-HOP!

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The IRL anxiety when removed from the Internet for more than 3 to 5 hours.

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