Protests have taken place around the world calling for action to avert environmental catastrophe.
From London to Sydney, here's a look at some of the millions of people joining the global youth climate strike.
People shared some of their favorite signs on Twitter as well:
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According to him, there are "real reasons" why some men cheat.
Based on the people he's worked with, many do not cheat because they've fallen out of love with their partner or because they want to hurt them.
Rather, it might be a deep trust issue of not wanting to trust the relationship too much, based on how they were raised, so they seek connection elsewhere or intentionally sabotage the relationship.
Others get bored, which seems to be getting increasingly common thanks to screens and social media, so they seek out the thrill, not necessarily of cheating and having another partner, but proving they can get away with the act of cheating.
Finally, some struggle with feelings of inadequacy, and what drew them to their partner in the first place, like a drive to succeed or high intellect, might over time make them feel inadequate, so they'll seek out someone to cheat with who does not challenge them in the same ways that their real partner does, so they can trick themselves into feeling like they've achieved something.
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While some viewers appreciated the video, most were not buying these "real reasons" as anything more than excuses.
After all, a person might make mistakes in a relationship and need therapy, but cheating is a multi-step process that could be stopped in its tracks multiple times before a person ever actually reaches a bedroom or removes any clothes.
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While TikTok could appreciate that people are more complex than being cheaters or not-cheaters, they weren't interested in hearing new theories for why some people choose to break trust in a way that's entirely avoidable.
As always, if a person chooses to cheat, they're probably better off not being in a committed relationship.
TikToker @miss.dugan1 is a high school English teacher, and one of her classes had just finished reading F. Scott Fitzgerald's most famous novel, and she'd been so entertained by some of her students' closing remarks that she had written them down.
She shared some of her favorites, including:
"Why did the dude write like this? Bro is doing too much. It's like old English or something."
"Tom's tough, but Gatsby's tougher."
"Daisy is a bop lowkey, like, am I wrong? Exactly, no I'm not."
"That dude came over, and Gatsby got slimed out."
At one point, a student even quipped about the archaic English:
"So what, did we all just get dumber or something?"
To offer a little bit of a recap, F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby follows a young man named Nick Carroway who has just moved to a new neighborhood, right next door to an eccentric elitist named Jay Gatsby. Throughout the novel, Gatsby throws lavish parties with bright green lights in an attempt to draw the attention of his former lover, Daisy, and since Daisy is his cousin, Nick actually agrees to help him win her back.
As Daisy was married and agreed to an affair anyway, the students calling her a "bop" in modern slang is pretty fair, and how her husband, Tom, eventually handles the situation might be simplified in the students' comments, but it's still accurate.
As for Fitzgerald "doing too much," that's open to interpretation.
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The video went viral on X, Instagram, and TikTok, where comments were divided over the students' remarks.
While some saw this collection as a sign of a literacy crisis and us being doomed as a society, some pointed out that the fact the students were able to explore the book through slang suggested that they actually understood the text better than their comments let on.
Fellow TikTokers pointed out:
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Literature enthusiasts may not appreciate these students' comments very much, as they might be taken as too light-hearted or dismissive of the text, but when a person really thinks about what these students are saying, their comments demonstrate an understanding and retention of the material.
Maybe the students aren't all ready to write a 10-page literary analysis using their best theoretical jargon when it comes to The Great Gatsby, but they were clearly paying attention throughout the book and the film, and that's what's actually more important.
That's why it's been important to TikToker @shazmeeraqadri to maintain strong boundaries with her in-laws, and her favorite way to do that is to maintain a guest mentality.
To her, it's important to be respectful and kind, but to be a guest whenever entering an in-law's house, and to also treat them like a guest when they visit her home, rather than acting like a daughter who takes on all of the family responsibility in every family home she enters, totally breaking her boundaries down in the process.
The TikToker advised:
"You do not need to be mopping the floor; you do not need to be doing everyone else’s housework.”
“You are not their daughter, and they are not your parents.”
“That will also include his siblings and everybody else’s siblings."
"This gets really messy really fast, especially if you have extended in-laws with a large number of opinions.”
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Most fellow TikTokers agreed wholeheartedly with this take:
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But a few felt that TikToker @shazmeeraqadri's take sounded sort of miserable:
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While this is a touchy subject for some who want to make a good impression with their in-laws and feel accepted by them, there's an important reminder here that people shouldn't allow others to stomp all over their boundaries just to feel accepted.
The TikToker still encouraged viewers to be respectful and kind to their in-laws and to be a part of the family as much as possible, but that doesn't necessarily have to mean taking on the responsibilities and headaches of the family, too.
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