The internet is obsessed with nepo babies. Here's why.

The year of the nepo baby was declared by New York Magazine.

A "nepo baby" is a child of a celebrity or someone who has power and influence in their field who uses their parents' influence to get a step ahead in their career. Some examples are the daughters of famous people, like Johnny Depp and Maya Hawke.

New York Magazine categorized nepo babies into different levels. Classic nepo babies are those who inherit famous family names. There are children of people in the entertainment industry who might benefit from their parents' connections. His father is a set builder. Paris Hilton's children aren't to be overlooked either.

According to New York Magazine, the origin of "nepo baby" can be traced back to a Canadian tech support worker. Her mom is a movie director and her dad is a movie director. The internet's vocabulary was forever changed by that single message.

Every time a new child is revealed to the public, the internet erupts in outrage and self-righteousness. The discussion of entertainment nepotism babies is often a superficial "pop class analysis" of a problem that is pervasive in every industry. The reproduction of privilege in other industries was urged by some readers.

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New York Magazine's examination of nepo babies brought the concept back to the forefront of people's minds. The meme has been fun.

nepo baby quickly became accessible by the people, with users sharing their definitions of nepo babies and discussing inequality in their respective industries. "My only contribution to the nepo baby in academia discourse is this: I'm the first and only person in my family to have a PhD," wrote a person on the social networking site.

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Shortly after the New York Magazine article was published, TikTok users began to joke about the specific nepo- baby categorizations they had been given by their own families. The meme makes us examine our own privileges. My dad sets the fishing limit and we don't have to pay for parking, so I'm a nepo baby at a mid-sized lake in Warsaw, Missouri.

I hope no one finds out that I'm a nepo baby, because I'm mentally ill from both of my parents.

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nepo baby can be used as a jumping off point to further scrutinize the ramifications of wealth and privilege. The internet will do what it does best until that day.