Based? (14 Viewers)

[Sun Wukong]

That would actually be awesome.. fwiw i dont think ‘based’ is necessarily a Gen Z thing.. i think it’s more of a lunatic fringe thing, the same ilk who talk about being ‘red pilled’ or being ‘blue pilled’.. also, i think ‘based’ in their lexicon sort of means the opposite of ‘woke’.. and woke, as we all know , used to be a positive thing- meaning awake and aware of history, and of what is going on around you .. but it has been co-opted by the same aforementioned lunatic fringe to mean something negative.. they ruin everything they touch .

The Venn diagram of who you're describing and Gen Z boys is basically a single circle. Which is weirdly something I feel like isn't getting discussed enough. But as someone who works with dozens of them a day, they are decidedly less progressive than more recent generations. I read an article the other day about how they're undoing decades of work to make the "r word"( "mentally challenged") a socially impermissable word and it has seen a huge resurgence in pejorative usage because of them.

Girls are a whole different story.

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

The Venn diagram of who you're describing and Gen Z boys is basically a single circle.

Maybe, and maybe our experiences are different.. but i know plenty of Millennial and Gen X people who think and speak that way as well .

 

[Madmarsha]

Showing your age staphory

I believe the in vogue burn is, OK boomer.

 

[Madmarsha]

Girls are a whole different story.

We always have been.

 

[Paul]

“But you can’t get enough of ever-lasting based!” (tm) Rodney O and Joe Cooley, almost.

Alright fine, I’ll see myself out, damn. Tough crowd.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

I believe the in vogue burn is, OK boomer.

The TLC burn is 'no scrubs'

 

[Dago]

That would actually be awesome.. fwiw i dont think ‘based’ is necessarily a Gen Z thing.. i think it’s more of a lunatic fringe thing, the same ilk who talk about being ‘red pilled’ or being ‘blue pilled’.. also, i think ‘based’ in their lexicon sort of means the opposite of ‘woke’.. and woke, as we all know , used to be a positive thing- meaning awake and aware of history, and of what is going on around you .. but it has been co-opted by the same aforementioned lunatic fringe to mean something negative.. they ruin everything they touch .

Lunatic fringe
I know you're out there
You're in hiding
And you hold your meetings
I can hear you coming
And we know what you're after
We're wise to you this time
(We're wise to you this time)
We won't let you kill the laughter

 

[Madmarsha]

The TLC burn is 'no scrubs'

You know I don't know any new songs.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

You know I don't know any new songs.