“And sometimes, when it’s a thousand posts making fun of rich New York City girls, it’s like, they’re also just people.” “Sometimes it’s mean in a funny way,” Fargiano said. Fargiano ’24 said while he finds the content occasionally funny, it can sometimes “just be mean.” Meet Trent Simonian of ‘Sidetalk,’ The Host of NYC’s Funniest One-Minute Instagram Show.
“Right now it’s definitely used for solely humor as far as I’ve seen, but I think the anonymized factor definitely has the potential for more toxicity,” Lopez said. Lopez ’25, who said he and most of his friends use Sidechat, is worried about the app’s complete anonymity, which applies to posts, comments, and even private messages. “I think as it grows, it’s definitely become more toxic,” Elliot K. The mayor of Coney Island and FYL president is one of the many faces & voices of Sidetalk, known for their man-on-the-street minute-long interviews with some of New York’s most. Some students said though they enjoy scrolling Sidechat, they harbor concerns about how the platform could spread negativity or perpetuate stereotypes of certain groups on campus. Whether on YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, or in the streets of New York City, you’ve heard or even seen Sidetalk NYC and you’ve definitely heard Nems. “People feel comfortable sharing if they’re anonymous.” “We’re all part of the same culture, we all kind of have similar experiences, and it’s nice to be able to see jokes about that experience,” Meacham said. Meacham ’25, a Sidechat user since its launch at Harvard, said the app is “a lot of fun” and relatable. “Telling my kids the UC was a final club for gov kids,” it reads.
“A day and a half of this app has already produced more funny content than the Lampoon has all year long,” it reads.Īs of Tuesday night, the post had 554 upvotes.Īt 300 upvotes, another post references the fall of the school’s 40-year-old Undergraduate Council. In Sidechat’s “Top” section - where students can see the most popular posts - the most upvoted meme pokes fun at the Harvard Lampoon, a semi-secret Sorrento Square social organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine. The platform verifies users’ identities by requiring they log in with a Harvard email address. As of Tuesday, the top contributor had over six thousand karma. The app features a leaderboard of the top 10 contributors ranked by “karma,” or the number of total upvotes minus downvotes on posts and comments. Before arriving at Harvard, the app launched platforms at other universities, including Tufts and Cornell. On Sidechat, students can anonymously post, comment on, and upvote - or downvote - jokes and confessions about Harvard student life. What do final clubs, the Undergraduate Council, and Yardfest performer Swae Lee have in common? All are popular subjects of memes on Sidechat, a new social media app that has swept Harvard’s campus since its launch in late March.
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