Daisy Schofield

Opinion

The ultra-rich will never have class consciousness

The internet's commodification of activism has made us forget that the wealthy and famous are not our comrades.
Daisy Schofield
9.29.23
Opinion

How teens got hooked on anti-ageing

TikTok's cottage beauty industry has introduced an even younger generation to an age-old fear: the passage of time.
Daisy Schofield
8.1.23
Culture

How TikTok made a 00s dating advice book a best seller

Young people are discovering the dating manuals that had a hold over everyone's relationships two decades ago.
Daisy Schofield
7.4.23
Opinion

Contacting an employer is everyone's favourite form of online justice

When did trying to get someone fired become an acceptable form of retribution for a stranger on the internet?
Daisy Schofield
6.8.23
Opinion

The rise of dating vigilantism

When we use technology to surveil each other’s behaviour, we transform our personal and romantic lives into a sad public spectacle.
Daisy Schofield
4.24.23
Opinion

The case against diagnosing strangers through social media

Relying on the internet for your own mental health diagnoses – and diagnosing those you don't know – sets a worrying precedent for the future.
Daisy Schofield
3.9.23
Opinion

Sustainability influencing won’t save us

Deinfluencing is nothing more than a way for content creators to tap into the anxiety of economic precarity in order to be relatable.
Daisy Schofield
2.15.23
Opinion

The internet is finally turning on therapy apps

On TikTok, creators are opening up about their negative experiences with online mental health care.
Daisy Schofield
2.9.23
Opinion

We're deep into the resurgence of diet pill culture

The internet's obsession with Ozempic feels like a disaster waiting to happen.
Daisy Schofield
1.18.23
Opinion

The problem with the Tumblr renaissance

As Twitter burns, let’s not overlook the harmful culture of disordered eating as synonymous with the platform as indie sleaze and Lana Del Rey.
Daisy Schofield
11.21.22
Opinion

What it's like being a financial dominatrix during the cost-of-living crisis

Across the UK findoms are struggling as the economy lurches towards recession.
Daisy Schofield
10.14.22
Opinion

Unpacking our unhealthy obsession with exposing celebrity photoshops

In our post-gossip magazine era, the appetite for seeing celebrities looking ‘imperfect’ is alive and well, only now, it’s sated on social media.
Daisy Schofield
9.14.22
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