https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/15/a-form-of-acceptance-tiktoks-new-trend-of-canon-events

Canon events, which are central to the film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, reframe unfortunate experiences as central to each person’s story

The universal human experience of regretfully pondering the things that could have been different in your life has had a TikTok makeover. Meet “canon events” –unfortunate periods that make you, you.