• @KazuyaDarklight
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    4711 months ago

    The joke may have merit, all generations have their lingo but it does seem to have gotten extra meme-ish as of late, but the labels are all wrong. Millennials are the old ones, the meme language speaker should be labeled as Z (which came after millennials) or Alpha (came after Z, born 2010-2025.)

    • @agent_flounder
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      511 months ago

      I think if they were gen alpha they would just be texting weird memes.

    • shastaxc
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      411 months ago

      The new gen just has the ability to disseminate slang faster with all the online tools. Back in my day, words only entered slang status when a celebrity used it in the media.

      • @MataVatnik
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        111 months ago

        It’s kind of insane the turn around of slang. Can’t tell if it’s because I’m older that it appears that way.

      • @KazuyaDarklight
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        111 months ago

        Honestly, that’s a pretty decent explanation.

      • @[email protected]
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        311 months ago

        Yes, they went Greek. Starting the letter naming scheme with X turned out to be a mistake.