Tagged Viral 2024

The Viral 2024 tag marks terms that peaked in algorithmic attention during calendar 2024. The tag is partly a vibe-archaeology snapshot: most of these are now either fully mainstream (enshittification, npc, main character energy) or already nostalgic (ohio, bed rot, beige flag). Coverage skews to the chronically-online layer: the entries that ratioed a brand account, sold a tote bag, or showed up in an SNL cold open. Notable: enshittification, lowkey, ratio, poggers, simp, caught in 4k. A useful index of what the algorithm thought you should care about in 2024.