The popular Craigslist tradition is seeing a revival from Reddit and TikTok users, hoping a chance encounter turns into more
Layla Rivera was at work when her boyfriend texted: someone on Reddit was looking for her.
In the comments of a post on the subreddit r/warpedtour, attendees of the punk rock and emo music festival searched for their missed connections – ephemeral friends or hookups they met onsite and would like to see again. Rivera could tell that one message, addressed “to Leila/Layla (the short girl with the red top)”, was almost certainly written by a man she encountered while watching the band Sweet Pill at Warped Tour’s Washington DC stop in June.
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The popular Craigslist tradition is seeing a revival from Reddit and TikTok users, hoping a chance encounter turns into more
Layla Rivera was at work when her boyfriend texted: someone on Reddit was looking for her.
In the comments of a post on the subreddit r/warpedtour, attendees of the punk rock and emo music festival searched for their missed connections – ephemeral friends or hookups they met onsite and would like to see again. Rivera could tell that one message, addressed “to Leila/Layla (the short girl with the red top)”, was almost certainly written by a man she encountered while watching the band Sweet Pill at Warped Tour’s Washington DC stop in June. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian