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stcredzero? "Urban high school kid" isn't jumping out at me. ...Actually, nothing jumps out at me at all. I'm not sure what to make of it. Why do they read hig
by throwawaymath 8y ago
stcredzero? "Urban high school kid" isn't jumping out at me.
...Actually, nothing jumps out at me at all. I'm not sure what to make of it. Why do they read high school kid out of that?
- chrinic83 8y ago"Millennial" here. stcredzero. Street credit. Usually referred to as social status in the neighborhood and local friend groups. Usually used by rappers and African American neighborhoods. However, people living in these neighborhoods don't actually say this today. Typically middle and high school students hear this on TV/radio and use it in their own (usually upper/middle class) circles to increase their social status. Zero refers to zero street cred. Username plays a pun, the the user actually has zero cred. Again, only used by people outside the "street" aka in middle and high school. Also 98% chance OP is male. I'd say 50-60% white, sice we're on HN. With the other 40-50% being Asian or Indian. In summary, yes, usernames tell you a lot.
- stcredzero 8y agoAlso 98% chance OP is male. I'd say 50-60% white, since we're on HN. With the other 40-50% being Asian or Indian. In summary, yes, usernames tell you a lot. But site demographics tell you a lot more!
- quickthrower2 8y agoAre you an over the top 35/36 year old?
- mont 8y agoI'd guess that the race/gender percentages you have or more so from where you're interacting with stcredzero than there name.
- throwawaymath 8y agoFascinating. I'm a millenial and grew up in NYC, and I didn't get any of that. But everything you've said makes sense.
- tcberry 8y agoThey could use a different username on HN than Reddit.
- towawayzone 8y agoI'm guessing it stands for "street cred zero" as in having zero street credibility. Wiktionary defines "street cred" as: > Credibility among young, hip urban dwellers; particularly important in the hip-hop and rap scenes. Google defines it somewhat more tersely as: > acceptability among young black urban residents Given that the user name says the user has no street cred, it's ironic that people would assume the user is "urban".
- tzar 8y ago> Given that the user name says the user has no street cred, it's ironic that people would assume the user is "urban". I don't think so. If they weren't “urban” it wouldn't be relevant at all—no streets.
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- jquinby 8y agoI have to confess I dug into the comments before I realized this wasn't St. Credzero and having made a mental note go to look him up.
- stcredzero 8y agoSaintCredZero puts me in the mind of an ex-high-end burglar who gets recruited by the authorities to solve crimes.