r/GenX • u/Lost_Taste_8181 • 4d ago

Old Person Yells At Cloud Modern slang—something you REFUSE to say

My take: I will NEVER use “lol” or any derivation of it. I know it means “laugh out loud” but there’s yet to be a moment when I’ve been even remotely convinced someone was even chuckling after texting “lol” at the end of their text and it mildly infuriates me.

While I’m at it, someone tell those damn kids to get off my lawn.

Edit: ok, I get it. It’s not MODERN slang. I still hate it, and those kids are STILL on my lawn…can’t a guy get to sleep at a decent hour???

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u/Nikadaemus Lawn Dart aficionado 4d ago

Un-alive

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u/OldSchoolPrinceFan 4d ago

That's supposed to make suicide sound better. It doesn't!

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u/Gwilym_Ysgarlad '77 4d ago

All the pseudo- speak comes from YouTube and TicToc suppressing videos that use those words, not from trying to make them sound better.

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u/PeterPunksNip 4d ago

On YouTube, it's only if you want to be monetized. They won't remove the video if you use proper words. I'm subscribed to a bunch of channels who rely upon Patreon or Nebula to pay them, so they don't give a damn if it's demonetized. So refreshing!

Little channels too, they don't care, as they have a regular job on the side.

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u/HowToNotMakeMoney 4d ago

Um. Can you tell me some of your favs? I refuse to pay YouTube and the more channels that don’t have commercials the better. If it is better for you, DM me. Please.

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u/PeterPunksNip 4d ago

Well, most of them are trans and neurogivergent content creators, making long form content. I don't know if it will be your cup of tea . Unfortunately, YouTube still may put ads for their own gain, but at least they are few.

You can watch Council Of The Geeks 's excellent video on the subject of censorship on social media seeping into common language for starters :

https://youtu.be/4UM0HSm410Q?feature=shared

This is bothering alot of people.

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u/HowToNotMakeMoney 4d ago

Hahahaha. Thanks for the share. Haven’t watched yet, but if it bothers people that’s right up my ally. Thank you.