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Curating the best and worst of the internet Tuesday March 21, 2023 Hello fellow citizens of the internet! Andrew here. Welcome to today's edition of web_crawlr.  Our top stories today are about: An Instacart shopper who says she was scammed by a fake customer, an ex-Meta worker who claims she was paid $190,000 "to do nothing," a look at how the viral Chipotle catering lifehack may not be saving people money, and how supporters of former President Trump fear his calls for protests will lead to their arrests.    After that, we've got a "Problematic on TikTok" column from our IRL Reporter Tricia.    See you tomorrow!  — A.W.  Did a friend forward you this? Subscribe here. Share a link with a friend here.  ⚡ Today's top stories 💸 SCAMS  'I am no longer able to shop and to work': Instacart shopper says she was scammed by a fake customer, got her account hacked A viral video created by an Instacart shopper has caused viewers to express their concerns about hackers targeting Instacart shoppers' accounts.  ➤  READ MORE  💻 TECH Ex Meta worker says she got paid $190K 'to do nothing' As more workers are laid-off from companies like Facebook's parent company Meta, many are turning to social media to tell stories from their time at the company.  ➤  READ MORE  🌮 HACKS Chipotle Catering lifehack accused of being $30 in groceries—plus $100 in meat. Is anyone saving money? Recently a lot of TikTokers have started promoting Chipotle Catering as an efficient meal prep lifehack. But this idea definitely has some detractors, partly due to Chipotle's prices. ➤  READ MORE  🗳️ POLITICS Trump supporters fear his calls for protest if arrested will lead to another Jan. 6-style roundup Trump announced he expects to be arrested today in Manhattan. ➤  READ MORE  📲 Better living through apps 💰 SPONSORED Protect yourself online with burner debit cards Stop exposing your debit and credit card numbers on the internet. Privacy masks your card information with secure, automatically-generated virtual cards, so you control who can charge your card—and when. Join over 200,000+ users that have saved millions of dollars using Privacy to block unwanted charges from compromised cards, overcharging, hidden fees, and forgotten subscriptions. SIGN UP FOR FREE 😬 Problematic on TikTok By Tricia Crimmins Staff Reporter   @jessrn_x/TikTok (Fair Use)  Health professionals using a TikTok sound that makes light of opioid addiction isn't a great look TikTok's got a thing for joking about percocet—probably because the prescription opioid is referenced in music frequently.   But percocet's position as a mainstay in pop culture doesn't take away from the gravity of the drug: Deaths by opioid overdose have been rising steadily since the epidemic started in the nineties. In 2021, over 80,000 people died from overdoses on drugs like percocet.   The first wave of the epidemic, as it's described by the Centers for Disease Control, began when doctors began to prescribe prescription opioids at an increased rate in the nineties. And today, forty-four people die each day from an overdose that involves prescription opioids.   Of course, not all doctors are to blame for the opioid epidemic. Some doctors are careful about prescribing the highly addictive drugs; while others, like pill mill doctors that over prescribed opioids to patients regardless of whether those patients truly needed the painkillers, are being identified and sentenced for their contribution to the epidemic.    All that said, it doesn't feel great to see health care professionals making light of percocet by using a new trending audio on TikTok that is Lil Gotit's voice saying "percocet, you want one?"   The audio comes from an interview Lil Gotit did with DJ Smallz. Mid-interview, Lil Gotit asked DJ Smallz if he wants a percocet. When DJ Smallz says no, Lil Gotit says "oh, you don't do percocet." The interview made some suspect that the rapper is struggling with opioid addiction. As they lip-sync to Lil Gotit's voice, healthcare professionals are acting out situations in which they might prescribe patients a painkiller, like when a patient has a broken leg, or after giving birth via c-section.   Many nurses also posted videos using the audio to describe giving patients pain medicine in general, and multiple videos stressed the importance of prescribing pain medications to manage patients' discomfort.   Why it matters   The healthcare professionals who use Lil Gotit's audio in their videos were only joking, and surely had good intentions when making their TikToks. But doctors publicly joking—directly or indirectly—about the opioid epidemic is heavy.    Maybe it's worth reconsidering those types of videos before you press "post." READ MORE ABOUT TIKTOK OPIOIDS ADDICTION 🕸️ Crawling the web Here is what else is happening across the 'net. 💼 A woman put her workplace on blast when she shared in a TikTok video that employees were forced to tape their pockets closed.  🍕 In a video with more than 2 million views, a man brought a Chuck E. Cheese frozen pizza to a local pizza place to have it cooked in their oven.  💰 A "food hack" involving Texas Roadhouse has one cook claiming that he's running out of food at the restaurant because of it.  🍔 In a now-viral video, a McDonald's worker revealed that she has started clocking out at the end of her shift without permission because her manager "expects" her to stay all night.  🎬 A well-known TikToker is going viral for testing out whether he could get a refund at the movie theater after watching 20 minutes of the film. 🍗 This Raising Cane's employee has gone viral for calling out customers who jump the gun when putting in their meal orders. ☕ A video showing a dramatic and instantaneous transformation of a Dunkin' franchise from disarray to ready for the next day sparked debate about how employees handle pre-close and closing duties. It's a surprisingly contentious labor convo. 🌐 From the Daily Dot archive: Meet the users fighting NFT-based hate speech on the new internet. *The Daily Dot may receive a commission in connection with purchases of products or services featured here. 👋 Before you go A bartender is calling out "impatient" patrons who expect those working behind the bar to drop everything they're doing and put in their drink order.   In her video, Jemima June (@jemimajune_) is in the process of pouring a round of drinks for another customer at the bar. Upon making eye contact with the camera, she then immediately drops the Tito's Vodka, smacks the drinks off the bar, and walks over to tend to the "customer" whom she made eye contact with.   "How customers expect you to act once you make eye contact," June wrote in a text overlay of the TikTok. @jemimajune_/TikTok (Fair Use)  🎶 Now Playing: "Let it Go" by Kalela 🎶  How did you like this newsletter? Click an icon below to give us a rating! Loved it! Meh... 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