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Humans Saw This and Created Mormon Wives on The Viral List

We round up the most viral moments of the week… 

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team
KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • The “Humans saw this” meme is the latest TikTok trend for people to criticize society and remind themselves of the beauty of nature 
  • The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Hulu series is stirring up drama from the #MomTok influencers 
  • British brands and locales are using Gen Z slang in their ads, and millions of viewers love watching older gen employees recite the scripts 
Humans saw this natural world and created a viral TikTok trend  Have you ever looked at a mountain range and thought, “We should have a 40-hour work week in this world”? Unlikely— and a new TikTok trend is using awe-inspiring nature to call out the parts of everyday life that feel anything but glorious. The “Humans saw this” meme on TikTok shares videos of awe-inspiring natural landscapes like oceans, mountain ranges, and anything else that captivates the eye, all captioned with “Humans saw this and…” followed by something man-made that they generally dislike. In short, it essentially suggests that nothing humans create aligns with the natural beauty of the world.  Most of the popular videos include functions of education and work. Nearly all TikTok posts use the same audio, “Intro” by Black Country, New Road, which currently has over 20K posts and climbing. One of the first videos that appeared under the sound last month has the text overlayed, “humans saw THIS and invented Excel???” while panning across the...

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