I had some high school friends in the early 00s who spoke to each other entirely in references. They quoted movies, their jokes came from stand-up specials, etc. They cracked each other up, and most other people just let them do their thing. They weren’t “cringe” or unpopular, but there was a certain amount of humoring them.
A friend of mine ended up marrying one at 18 and then divorcing eventually. I spoke to her recently, and she said he’s basically still a teenager. Maybe that’s unrelated?
Hell I’m over 30 now and probably half of the communication that happens between my main friend group and I happens via Monty Python and LOTR references.
It’s just ingroup/outgroup stuff which kids are very sensitive to, particularly thanks to us shoving them in massive assemblages of other kids. And adults are always, by default, outgroup.
It’s because kids are treated like property of adults/their parents so they have to evolve basically slave languages to communicate outside of their captors
I think this is fair. I’ve noticed a fair amount of new, and to me, nonsensical words and phrases in recent years. Perhaps the only thing that has changed is that I’m just older and out of touch. And that’s fine with me if that’s the case.
If this stuff sticks around and becomes part of the vernacular, I’ll adapt to it. If it’s just a current trend, then no need to.
Meh, I don’t think it’s really getting worse. There always was some kind of thing all the kids said until it was overused and the next thing happened.
I had some high school friends in the early 00s who spoke to each other entirely in references. They quoted movies, their jokes came from stand-up specials, etc. They cracked each other up, and most other people just let them do their thing. They weren’t “cringe” or unpopular, but there was a certain amount of humoring them.
A friend of mine ended up marrying one at 18 and then divorcing eventually. I spoke to her recently, and she said he’s basically still a teenager. Maybe that’s unrelated?
Some people just peak in high school.
Hell I’m over 30 now and probably half of the communication that happens between my main friend group and I happens via Monty Python and LOTR references.
Not!
It’s just ingroup/outgroup stuff which kids are very sensitive to, particularly thanks to us shoving them in massive assemblages of other kids. And adults are always, by default, outgroup.
It’s because kids are treated like property of adults/their parents so they have to evolve basically slave languages to communicate outside of their captors
I think this is fair. I’ve noticed a fair amount of new, and to me, nonsensical words and phrases in recent years. Perhaps the only thing that has changed is that I’m just older and out of touch. And that’s fine with me if that’s the case.
If this stuff sticks around and becomes part of the vernacular, I’ll adapt to it. If it’s just a current trend, then no need to.
Whatever… you’re not even my real dad
Cool, Farout!. Heavy.
Will Ferrell movies come to mind, Super Bad, Hot Rod, Napoleon Dynamite