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> Only Based cooking. Can someone shed light on what "based cooking" is? It's rather tricky to Google for and am unable to figure out what the site's author me

> Only Based cooking. Can someone shed light on what "based cooking" is? It's rather tricky to Google for and am unable to figure out what the site's author means by that.

solarkraft 6y ago
"Based" is a specific online subculture slang for something wholly positive, the opposite of "cringe".
- mseepgood 6y ago
  > a specific online subculture slang But what online subculture? A cringe subculture? Isn't something that is positive to a cringe subculture cringe to everyone else?
- pabl8k 6y ago
  more like "unapologetic" I think? also I think somewhat coopted by right wing folks more recently.
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  - puchatek 6y ago
    Would that explain why the list of recipes is almost entirely noon-vegetarian?
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    - yoz-y 6y ago
      I wouldn’t read that much into it. Depending on the origin of the author it might be that not eating meat is just not common.
      - andrepd 6y ago
        Nah, he's just an alt-right version of the unabomber: https://lukesmith.xyz/articles/vegan https://lukesmith.xyz/articles/vegan
        yoz-y 6y ago
        Ah. Wow, that’s a lot of generalisation and extrapolation.
        andrepd 6y ago
        I think it's a self-admitted description.
        yoz-y 6y ago
        I meant on their part. Telling that eating meat is part of all cultures in all-times is pretty ridiculous.
        honkdaddy 6y ago
        You’ve made this exact comment more than once - you seem to have a pretty personal bone to pick with Luke, given that your assessment of “alt-right unabomber” is about as hilariously off the mark as it gets.
        gaws 6y ago
        andrepd is somewhat correct. Luke is not the reincarnation of the unabomber, but he's heavily influenced by Ted's writing and tries to live a life devoid of leftists and rational thinking. I've watched Luke for years -- his Linux and Unix tutorials are some of the best on YouTube -- but his non-tech videos and live streams are where he goes off the rails. He's a racist. It's not obvious, but there are many times on his livestreams, in particular, where his language and beliefs hint to that. He often refers to Indian American as "pajeets," which is their equivalent of the n-word. He's also delusional. He constantly eslewed thst the coronavirus was a hoax and once described the guy who killed the woman in Charlottesville after crashing his car into a group of protestors -- what law enforcement considered a domestic terrorist attack -- nothing but a "car accident."
    - morlockabove 6y ago
      Being vegetarian is somewhat cringe, yes, especially if you conspicuously bring it up a lot. Then again, there have been based vegetarians! So go and contribute your recipes!
      - _rape_ 6y ago
        The Fuhrer himself, for example
- SilverRed 6y ago
  Its more associated with things you agree with that are controversial and even self admittedly ridiculous. An example would be: "I think you should be able to shoot sales people for ringing your doorbell" "Based"
cratermoon 6y ago
The word "based" in slang has come to mean "not caring what others think", usually applied to being outrageous, controversial, or in some cases just outright offensive. So based cooking would be "I cook what I want". I offer up, as an example, "sketti": https://www.bakespace.com/recipes/detail/Honey-Boo-Boo-Sketti/52747/ https://www.bakespace.com/recipes/detail/Honey-Boo-Boo-Skett... as "based" cooking.
- kyle-rb 6y ago
  Based just means cool. Honey Boo Boo is not based.
  - cratermoon 6y ago
    It does not just mean "cool". What you think is cool I might think is stupid or offensive. Either way, we do what we want, we are based. The fact that Honey Boo Boo is reviled just shows that she epitomizes based.
    - morlockabove 6y ago
      Based is in the eye of the beholder, yes, exactly like what's 'cool' or not. Two different groups can disagree about which words apply to particular things or people while still holding the same usage/meaning for the words themselves. Like 'cool' and 'lame'.
  - cryptoz 6y ago
    I've never heard based meaning 'cool'. It's always been a synonym for 'cringe' or 'unpleasant' or 'racist' to me.
    - yariik 6y ago
      What's 'racist'?
    - allison_kaas 6y ago
      then you don't know what it means.
woodruffw 6y ago
"Based" is a positive adjective in 4chan-ese. It's roughly analogous to "redpilled," and is used primarily (but not exclusively) by reactionaries and people in that general sphere. The owner of this website is one such person; the use of "based" is meant to be a (not so) subtle nod to his knowing audience.
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- sterlind 6y ago
  Didn't "based" come from Lil B initially? I've heard the phrase "based and redpilled," but I've heard it separately. I interpret "based" as a compliment given to radical viewpoints that are completely impractical, without signaling assent. See Political Compass Memes for numerous examples. For example: anarcho-monarchism is based. It's a ridiculous ideology, and I wouldn't support it, but it'd be cool to meet someone who actually believes in it.
  - brobinson 6y ago
    Yup. Defined here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_B#Artistry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_B#Artistry
  - codyb 6y ago
    Lil B tha Based God was definitely where I heard it first. I think it was something with Lil Wayne a long time ago. Most slang I can suss out but I don’t think I ever had any idea what it meant to be based then or now. Grounded?
    - s_trumpet 6y ago
      It’s a reference to freebasing cocaine. Lil B’s detractors (apocryphally) used to call him based as an insult (analogous to crackhead) and he then started calling himself the Based God.
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eightails 6y ago
I also was a little confused about the term -- urbandictionary.com is a great resource for this kind of internet terminology.
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OJFord 6y ago
Everyone's using 'redpilled' & 'bluepilled' to explain 'based'.. I think it's just too long since I've seen The Matrix for it to be clear how that applies to cooking, or even to a person's attitude towards cooking. This explains: https://knowyourmeme.com/forums/meme-research/topics/57812-cringe-and-bluepilled--based-and-redpilled https://knowyourmeme.com/forums/meme-research/topics/57812-c... > Being "redpilled" means you've come to accept some reality that differs from the mainstream interpretation, but is the factual and correct one. This can range from more serious issues ("there are only two genders") to more shitposty/comedic ones ("The Room is a cinematic masterpiece"). Whereas "bluepilled" is the opposite--you failed to understand the true reality of things and are stuck believing a false idea. > Redpill and Bluepill are just another way of saying "My personal opinion is objective fact and what you think is objectively wrong" It still seems like an odd adjective ('objectively correct') for cooking though, to me.
young_unixer 6y ago
Top definition on Urban Dictionary: "The quality of having an opinion without regard for what other people think, often a controversial opinion but not always." In this context, not having ads or unnecesary javascript is based.
thehappypm 6y ago
Based is really hard to define if we're being honest. It kind of means a Libertarian sort of self-righteous fearlessness of going against the grain. Like being anti lockdown because lockdowns are unconstitutional? Based. In this example there's a certain macho-ness to this site, there's no fluff, narrative, ads, CSS, or pictures, just recipes, dammit! Based.

> Only Based cooking. Can someone shed light on what "based cooking" is? It's rather tricky to Google for and am unable to figure out what the site's author means by that.

solarkraft 6y ago

"Based" is a specific online subculture slang for something wholly positive, the opposite of "cringe".

mseepgood 6y ago
> a specific online subculture slang But what online subculture? A cringe subculture? Isn't something that is positive to a cringe subculture cringe to everyone else?
pabl8k 6y ago
more like "unapologetic" I think? also I think somewhat coopted by right wing folks more recently.
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- puchatek 6y ago
  Would that explain why the list of recipes is almost entirely noon-vegetarian?
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  - yoz-y 6y ago
    I wouldn’t read that much into it. Depending on the origin of the author it might be that not eating meat is just not common.
    - andrepd 6y ago
      Nah, he's just an alt-right version of the unabomber: https://lukesmith.xyz/articles/vegan https://lukesmith.xyz/articles/vegan
      - yoz-y 6y ago
        Ah. Wow, that’s a lot of generalisation and extrapolation.
        andrepd 6y ago
        I think it's a self-admitted description.
        yoz-y 6y ago
        I meant on their part. Telling that eating meat is part of all cultures in all-times is pretty ridiculous.
      - honkdaddy 6y ago
        You’ve made this exact comment more than once - you seem to have a pretty personal bone to pick with Luke, given that your assessment of “alt-right unabomber” is about as hilariously off the mark as it gets.
        gaws 6y ago
        andrepd is somewhat correct. Luke is not the reincarnation of the unabomber, but he's heavily influenced by Ted's writing and tries to live a life devoid of leftists and rational thinking. I've watched Luke for years -- his Linux and Unix tutorials are some of the best on YouTube -- but his non-tech videos and live streams are where he goes off the rails. He's a racist. It's not obvious, but there are many times on his livestreams, in particular, where his language and beliefs hint to that. He often refers to Indian American as "pajeets," which is their equivalent of the n-word. He's also delusional. He constantly eslewed thst the coronavirus was a hoax and once described the guy who killed the woman in Charlottesville after crashing his car into a group of protestors -- what law enforcement considered a domestic terrorist attack -- nothing but a "car accident."
  - morlockabove 6y ago
    Being vegetarian is somewhat cringe, yes, especially if you conspicuously bring it up a lot. Then again, there have been based vegetarians! So go and contribute your recipes!
    - _rape_ 6y ago
      The Fuhrer himself, for example
SilverRed 6y ago
Its more associated with things you agree with that are controversial and even self admittedly ridiculous. An example would be: "I think you should be able to shoot sales people for ringing your doorbell" "Based"

cratermoon 6y ago

The word "based" in slang has come to mean "not caring what others think", usually applied to being outrageous, controversial, or in some cases just outright offensive. So based cooking would be "I cook what I want". I offer up, as an example, "sketti": https://www.bakespace.com/recipes/detail/Honey-Boo-Boo-Sketti/52747/ https://www.bakespace.com/recipes/detail/Honey-Boo-Boo-Skett... as "based" cooking.

kyle-rb 6y ago
Based just means cool. Honey Boo Boo is not based.
- cratermoon 6y ago
  It does not just mean "cool". What you think is cool I might think is stupid or offensive. Either way, we do what we want, we are based. The fact that Honey Boo Boo is reviled just shows that she epitomizes based.
  - morlockabove 6y ago
    Based is in the eye of the beholder, yes, exactly like what's 'cool' or not. Two different groups can disagree about which words apply to particular things or people while still holding the same usage/meaning for the words themselves. Like 'cool' and 'lame'.
- cryptoz 6y ago
  I've never heard based meaning 'cool'. It's always been a synonym for 'cringe' or 'unpleasant' or 'racist' to me.
  - yariik 6y ago
    What's 'racist'?
  - allison_kaas 6y ago
    then you don't know what it means.

woodruffw 6y ago

"Based" is a positive adjective in 4chan-ese. It's roughly analogous to "redpilled," and is used primarily (but not exclusively) by reactionaries and people in that general sphere. The owner of this website is one such person; the use of "based" is meant to be a (not so) subtle nod to his knowing audience.

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sterlind 6y ago
Didn't "based" come from Lil B initially? I've heard the phrase "based and redpilled," but I've heard it separately. I interpret "based" as a compliment given to radical viewpoints that are completely impractical, without signaling assent. See Political Compass Memes for numerous examples. For example: anarcho-monarchism is based. It's a ridiculous ideology, and I wouldn't support it, but it'd be cool to meet someone who actually believes in it.
- brobinson 6y ago
  Yup. Defined here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_B#Artistry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_B#Artistry
- codyb 6y ago
  Lil B tha Based God was definitely where I heard it first. I think it was something with Lil Wayne a long time ago. Most slang I can suss out but I don’t think I ever had any idea what it meant to be based then or now. Grounded?
  - s_trumpet 6y ago
    It’s a reference to freebasing cocaine. Lil B’s detractors (apocryphally) used to call him based as an insult (analogous to crackhead) and he then started calling himself the Based God.
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eightails 6y ago

I also was a little confused about the term -- urbandictionary.com is a great resource for this kind of internet terminology.

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OJFord 6y ago

Everyone's using 'redpilled' & 'bluepilled' to explain 'based'.. I think it's just too long since I've seen The Matrix for it to be clear how that applies to cooking, or even to a person's attitude towards cooking. This explains: https://knowyourmeme.com/forums/meme-research/topics/57812-cringe-and-bluepilled--based-and-redpilled https://knowyourmeme.com/forums/meme-research/topics/57812-c... > Being "redpilled" means you've come to accept some reality that differs from the mainstream interpretation, but is the factual and correct one. This can range from more serious issues ("there are only two genders") to more shitposty/comedic ones ("The Room is a cinematic masterpiece"). Whereas "bluepilled" is the opposite--you failed to understand the true reality of things and are stuck believing a false idea. > Redpill and Bluepill are just another way of saying "My personal opinion is objective fact and what you think is objectively wrong" It still seems like an odd adjective ('objectively correct') for cooking though, to me.

young_unixer 6y ago

Top definition on Urban Dictionary: "The quality of having an opinion without regard for what other people think, often a controversial opinion but not always." In this context, not having ads or unnecesary javascript is based.

thehappypm 6y ago

Based is really hard to define if we're being honest. It kind of means a Libertarian sort of self-righteous fearlessness of going against the grain. Like being anti lockdown because lockdowns are unconstitutional? Based. In this example there's a certain macho-ness to this site, there's no fluff, narrative, ads, CSS, or pictures, just recipes, dammit! Based.