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zjptoday at 5:39 AM9 repliesview on HN

Millennials delenda est. Or maybe Gen X. But definitely millennials. I am stockpiling champagne for when performative profanity goes to the grave with the silent generation against which it is still rebelling 70 years later. I do not want to order the sloppy toppy burger at BURGERSLUT. Just give me a cheeseburger. But yes, you should build a website.


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alsetmusictoday at 7:24 PM

> performative profanity

While I'm perfectly capable of writing professionally, I have a mouth like a sailor when I'm speaking with people who are close to me. I sometimes choose to write the way I speak and I appreciate when others do so as well, assuming it comes off as genuine.

I think this person cares that much and wanted to convey their frustration. It worked for me. I thought it was excellent.

reploodatoday at 5:54 AM

"Millenniales delendi sunt." Now, write it out a hundred times. If it's not done by sunrise...

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dqvtoday at 5:49 PM

cringe >>> performative blandness

have a fkin boring substack, write abt your car (whimsy typo, not cringe like "doggo")

Apocryphontoday at 7:27 AM

Ironically, this kind of performative outrage (over a performative thing or not) is also very Gen X or millennial-coded. I can’t even. Take a chill pill.

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jrflowerstoday at 6:13 AM

> I do not want to order the sloppy toppy burger at BURGERSLUT. Just give me a cheeseburger.

Seems odd to complain about the kitschy menu item names after walking into BURGERSLUT intent on ordering

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gamerdonkeytoday at 4:21 PM

What do you want the title to be? "Have a Website"?

No, that's missing the emphasis. "I Strongly Encourage Businesses to Have a Website"? There we go. That sounds bland enough to be regurgitated by your LLM of the week.

Enjoy your war on adjectives, I guess. It's certainly going to make the world more interesting. Jesus fucking christ.

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tryauuumtoday at 11:07 AM

what is a "performative profanity"? A profanity which only goal is to be performed, said out loud? What other goals does a profanity have? I guess to hurt feelings of another person?

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bix6today at 1:54 PM

Well all the assets are with the old asses so the only thing left for the younger gens is creativity and humor. I’d make you eat a sloppy toppy burger too you little burger slut boomer bitch <3

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typontoday at 5:43 AM

You will be forced to watch Firefly for eternity. Millenials will rule the internet for a 1000 years (a millenia).

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