Seen on FB, this “collection of endangered millenialisms from the internet”:
Pupper, doggo, smol, boi, birb, chonk, chonky, snek, floof, floofball, blep, mlem, boop, snoot, henlo, hooman, fren, friendo, adulting, peopling, humaning, can’t even, I’m dead, literally dead, all the feels, the feels, right in the feels, hubby, wifey, preggo, preggers, kiddo, littles, fur baby, fur babies, plant baby, plant mom, plant dad, wine mom, boy mom, mama bear, she-shed, hubster, bae, squad, tribe, yaas, yaaas queen, it me, big mood, living my best life, I’m obsessed, totes, adorbs, amaze, amazeballs, cray, cray cray, deets, whatevs, noms, nom nom, sammie, sammich, veggies, nuggies, chicky nuggies, breaky, din din, yummy, yummo, le sigh, le tired, epic, epic fail, winning, nailed it, crushed it, killed it, doing the thing, because science, because reasons, all the things, give me all the things, shut up and take my money, just sayin, sorry not sorry, amirite, asking for a friend, but first coffee, coffee is life, wine o’clock, it’s wine thirty, retail therapy, self care, treat yo self, smol bean, cinnamon roll, precious, must protect at all costs, we don’t deserve dogs, 1 did a thing, the struggle is real, hacks, life hack, hack, wanderlust, foodie, bromance, mancrush, ladycrush, brekkie, presh, ridic, obvi, perf, gorge, delish, vacay, staycay, sesh, feels trip, truth bomb, mic drop, boom, that happened, this is everything. I’m not crying you’re crying, who’s cutting onions, ninja onions, doggo did a heckin, heckin, heck, oh heck, bamboozle, bamboozled, danger noodle, trash panda, sea flap flap, murder mittens, toe beans, sploot, tippy taps, zoomies, grabbies, chömk, absolute unit, in awe of the size of this lad, long boi, thic boi, goodest, bestest, goodest boi, doing me a concern, doing me a frighten, doin a blep, bork, big bork, smol bork, woofer, sub woofer, yapper, pupperino, floofer, cloud, walking cloud, the audacity, whole entire, whole entire man, whole entire mood, vibes, good vibes only, positive vibes, no bad vibes, sending good vibes, manifesting, manifest, speaking it into existence, energy, that energy, big energy, chaotic energy, protect your energy, match my energy, boundaries, setting boundaries, space, holding space, intentional, intentionality, lean in, pivot, curate, curated, aesthetic, that aesthetic, so aesthetic, vibe, what a vibe, cozy, cozy vibes, cozy season, hygge, nesting, self-partnered, conscious uncoupling, journey, my journey, healing journey, glow up, level up, show up, show up for yourself, do the work, inner work, growth mindset, vulnerable, being vulnerable, brave, so brave, centering, centering myself, grounding, grounded, mindful, being present, gratitude, grateful, blessed, so blessed, thankful, giving thanks, passion project, side hustle, girlboss, boss babe, mompreneur, solopreneur, creative, I’m a creative, maker, maker space, community, found family, chosen family, authentic, authenticity, my truth, speaking my truth, live your truth, unapologetically, unapologetically me, fierce, fiercely, own it, slay queen, queen, king, kween, yas kween, work, werq, hunty, bish, basic, basic bitch, pumpkin spice, PSL, avo toast, avocado toast, brunch, brunch is life, rosé all day, rosé season, wine not, will run for wine, need wine, mommy juice, sippy sippy, drinky, cocktail o’clock, happy hour vibes, cheers to that, same, so much same, this, all of this, louder for the people in the back, say it louder, preach, facts, hard facts, truth, hard truth, real talk, legit, literally, figuratively literally, I literally can’t, dead, I’m literally dead, deceased, screaming, I’m screaming, crying, ugly crying, happy tears, the ugly cry, sob, full on sobbing, wrecked, gutted, shattered, broken, I’m broken, put me back together, glue me back together, Jesus take the wheel, send help, halp, plz, pls, kthxbye, bai, okurrr, oof, big oof, yikes, big yikes, cringe, secondhand cringe, eww, gross, ick, that’s the ick, welp, meh, whatevs forever, zero cares given, zero effs, adulting is hard, why is adulting, can I just not, I just can’t today, today is a lot, that’s a lot, it’s a lot, spoons, no spoons left, emotional labor, mental load, burnout, so burnt out, need a nap, nap queen, nap life, sleep is life, bed is life, introvert, introvert problems, introvert life, recharging, social battery, peopled out
This kind of spontaneous mass coordination — voluntary linguistic standardization — suggests that one way of understanding the first decades of the internet as the primitive accumulation phase of AI. In that view, “AI” is better understood as a historical period rather than a technology sector.