Trend Board: Creators are embracing their flop era with “flopping” surpassing 590,000 searches on TikTok

By Rufaro Chiswo - 18 Aug 2026
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Posted by Rufaro Chiswo in Trend Boards

4 weeks ago

Rejecting the idea that social media should only be a highlight reel of your best moments, creators are taking to their feeds to show what usually wouldn’t be posted. Using the yellow font or pink font, text-heavy format, these posts are carousels of unachieved goals, missed opportunities, or unfortunate circumstances.  Set against static images, these…

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