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Ludacris Drinking Glacier Water, And More Of This Week's 'One Main Character'

Darcy Jimenez
Darcy Jimenez
Ludacris Drinking Glacier Water, And More Of This Week's 'One Main Character'
The internet has some pretty strong opinions about a pop star returning a dog she adopted.
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Every day, somebody says or does something that earns them the scorn of the internet. Here at Digg, as part of our mission to curate what the internet is talking about right now, we rounded up the main characters on X from this past week and held them accountable for their actions.



This week, we've got GameSpot selling out, Lily Allen admitting to returning her adopted puppy, a cyclist who didn't brake on time, a hustler with no friends and X users concerned for Ludacris's health.


Monday

Colin Yurcisin

The character: Colin Yurcisin entrepreneur, man of routine, robot

The plot: Colin Yurcisin couldn't be more of a stereotype if he tried. He lives in Miami, is an entrepreneur, pays for X and has a hustle culture YouTube channel — a clip from which he recently posted on X. In it, Yurcisin shared the routine that "saved" his life. From red light therapy to private pools, its ticks all of the outrage boxes, and more.


The repercussion: While Yurcisin did mention how he turned his life around, bouncing back from debt and bad health, his video was too easy a dunking opportunity for people to pass.


Adwait Patil


Wednesday

Milwaukee cyclist

The character: Milwaukee cyclist, stormrider, all gas no brakes

The plot: Thunderstorms hit Milwaukee earlier this week, and AccuWeather captured footage of a tree crashing down on a residential street. While things like that happen frequently during such weather, AccuWeather's video also captured an unfortunate cyclist who biked straight into the mess. The cyclist was okay, but netizens weren't.


The repercussion: Everyone has opinions on biking, and it's usually a binary — they're bad, or they're good — but this poor soul was able to unify people across the aisle. The video had everyone wondering: was there enough time to pump the brakes?


Adwait Patil


Tuesday

GameSpot

The character: GameSpot, video game news and reviews site, advertiser board

The plot: Journalistic integrity should be the number one priority for any respectable news outlet. For a website that focuses on reviewing and critiquing video games, allowing the companies behind those products to influence banner ads or commercials should be an absolute no-go. The two cannot be intertwined in any way, or else all credibility is lost and you just become PR for mega corporations. A mouthpiece.

So, with that in mind, let's take a look at the GameSpot X account...


The repercussion: GameSpot nakedly and embarrassingly sold out hardcore to gaming company Blizzard, and got paid to sell "World of Warcraft," which compromises the upcoming review of the new expansion. Galling, gross, unethical and totally pathetic of GameSpot to kowtow to sponsors over actual writers and their readers.


Jared Russo



Thursday

Lily Allen

The character: Lily Allen, pop star, former dog owner

The plot: Earlier this month, Lily Allen confessed on her podcast that she returned an adopted pet dog after it tore up some valuables (her family's passports.) Of course, she also goes went on to say that her family is preparing to adopt another dog.

This has shades of Lena Dunham's Lamby ordeal, and it's no surprise that people are unhappy that someone with a lot of resources would simply get rid of a dog because it's a hassle.

Allen has taken to X to further explain herself, but it hasn't done much to calm her critics.

The repercussion: While it's true that the Daily Mail is known for stirring up controversy just for clicks, and some people have sympathy for the "not a good fit" argument that Allen gives, the majority of responses are still very critical of her for leaving vital documents like a passport where a puppy could reach.


Grant Brunner


Monday

Ludacris

The character: Ludacris, rapper, actor, reckless sipper

The plot: Earlier this week, rapper Ludacris shared a video of himself drinking water straight from a glacier in Alaska.

"I've never tasted fresh, glacial water ever in my life, and this is a first," he said, before dipping his water bottle into a pool of melted glacier and drinking from it.

@ludacrisdtp

Water 💧 So Good It Tastes Like GOD Made It. Well, Because He Did 🙏🏾 ❄️

♬ original sound - Ludacris

The repercussion: Most of the people responding to Ludacris's video were concerned that he might have imbibed some deadly, prehistoric virus lurking in the ice, while others simply made fun of the outfit he chose to wear on a glacier hike.

For those of you who are worried about Ludacris's health, though, fear not: a scientist has said he'll be "totally fine.".


Darcy Jimenez


Read the previous edition of our One Main Character column, which featured Donald Trump faking Swiftie support, Michael Caine's typo, a divorcee oversharing online, a bad tipper, an unhelpful husband and Francis Ford Coppola's controversial new movie trailer.


[Image credit: @ludacrisdtp]

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