Everyone is going wild

About everything

Jeffrey Denny
4 min readJan 10, 2025

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Jeffrey Denny

Folie à plusieurs is a fancy term for widely shared insanity.

It may explain why so many Americans voted against democracy. This is deliciously oxymoronic.

But a quick dumbscroll makes you anxious that everyone is suffering from mass hysteria so you should too. A few samples:

Everyone is going wild about the BUNNY HOP! [It’s a slip mat]

Everyone is going wild about our new 40oz Mega Mugs!

Everyone is going wild about this ballsy advertising stunt from Burger King.

The new 7-Eleven premium popcorn that everyone is going wild about.

Everyone is going wild about Chinese NanaVNA clones.

Everyone is going WILD about this gorgeous 18k white gold ring with baguettes, rounds, and a center emerald-cut diamond that is .80 cts.

Everyone is going wild about Mo’s Cafe and Deli [Sykesville, Maryland].

Everyone Is Going Wild Over Duke Freshman Toby Fournier Who Could Be Even Bigger Than Caitlin Clark Thanks To Her Unique Skill That She Can Perform Better Than Any Other Female Basketball Player.

Everyone is going wild about Apple hitting $1 trillion.

Holographic hair is the latest coloring trend everyone is going wild about.

The current innovation that everyone is going wild about are large language models (LLMs).

Naturally, everyone is going wild about the [Ashley Graham] pregnancy announcement — including a whole host of the couples famous friends. “Bitch oh my gosh,” Lizzo replied, “That baby gon be so purdy.”

Apple’s new Safari design is just terrible, and everyone is going wild about it.

Everyone is going wild about the 2017 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and rightly so.

Everyone is going wild about the [Camaro] SS vs GT PP comparisons.

Cica is an ingredient that everyone is going wild about at the moment.

It was easy to see why everyone is going wild about Wild Ginger Restaurant.

Everyone is going wild about Travis Kelce and Andy Reid’s heated moment on the sideline of the Superbowl last night but give the guy a break.

They also want to organise a “real art exhibition” of my drawings in Helsinki — suddenly everyone is going wild about me.

Everyone’s going wild about Grandma’s 15 Minute Pasta Arrabiata.

Everyone is going wild about UGC … the MAC MAC Me Collection for Fall 2011 … the 226 … @DOKOTOO-US sweater.

Finally, try this pickleball thing that everyone is going wild about.

Then there’s the related “everyone is losing their minds over.”

Again, epidemic:

Everyone is losing their minds over David Brooks in a gourmet deli.

Everyone is losing their minds over [MLB] rule changes, and believe me, I’m a purest.

Everyone Is Losing Their Minds Over What ACTUALLY Happens During A C-Section.

We Tried The Milkshakes That Everyone Is Losing Their Minds Over.

Everyone is losing their minds over inflation signals that don’t matter.

Everyone is losing their minds over candychan but all I’m wondering is if the Christmas Aisha avatar will be re-released tomorrow?

Everyone is losing their minds over Gemma in MonsterHunterWilds, when Alma is right there.

While everyone is losing their minds over these Stanley cups right now… I’m just over here as happy as I can be with my Mean Girls tumbler.

Everyone Is Losing Their Minds Over This Insane Doughnut Burger. Complete with Nutella smoked bacon.

Don’t get me started on “we’re obsessed with”:

The French dish we’re obsessed with.

We’re obsessed with #OmarApollo’s excuse for why #DrewStarkey doesn’t know his astrological sign.

We’re Obsessed With George Takei.

Clearly we’re obsessed with fall.

“We’re girls! ofc we’re obsessed with fall!”

Wibbroka Quotes We’re OBSESSED With.

THE 15 THINGS WE’RE OBSESSED WITH THIS MONTH

Finally, this combo: Why Everyone Is Obsessed With This New Fat-Burning Chocolate.

Fortunately, everyone in real journalism with experienced, talented writers and editors is losing their minds over this mindless, clichéd clickbait trend, right?

Everyone who hopes so would be wrong.

Just a few samples ripped from Washington Post headlines: Everyone is tired. Everyone is mad at everyone. Everyone is against gerrymandering. Not everyone is ready for “Africatown.” Everyone is learning how to work remotely. FAFSA is officially out, and everyone is cautiously optimistic.

Et tu New York Times? Yep: Why We’re Obsessed With Celebrities’ Bookcases.

No wonder everyone is losing their minds.

What can we do?

BabywiseMom.com has advice:

“The phrase, ‘Everyone is doing it!’ is a time-honored phrase of children everywhere who are trying to get their parents to agree to something. The classic response to the classic phrase is, if everyone else jumped off a cliff, would you?’”

Don’t say that. Instead, “crowd source from similarly-minded parents.” In other words, do what everyone is doing.

Jeffrey Denny is a Washington writer.

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Jeffrey Denny
Jeffrey Denny

Written by Jeffrey Denny

A Pullet Surprise-winning writer who always appreciates free chicken.

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