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I've never heard based meaning 'cool'. It's always been a synonym for 'cringe' or 'unpleasant' or 'racist' to me.

by cryptoz 6y ago

yariik 6y ago
What's 'racist'?
allison_kaas 6y ago
then you don't know what it means.
opan 6y ago
"based and redpilled" is quite literally the opposite of "cringe and bluepilled" in common usage. Based definitely is not a synonym for cringe. It often shows approval of some sort, or being impressed when someone acts like a "mad lad". I'm sure interpretations differ, but yours seemed a bit too far off the mark.
- SilverRed 6y ago
  I think OP means that things described as based tend to be cringe for OP.
  - allison_kaas 6y ago
    because OP is cringe
  - saagarjha 6y ago
    That is probably true, but it’s still pretty clearly the opposite of “cringe” in meaning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAwJke4UWGI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAwJke4UWGI.
    - cryptoz 6y ago
      FWIW, that video doesn't change the meaning of the word to me. Still means cringe/unpleasant/racist to me. Every time I've seen 'based' used, it is nearly always followed by something cringe, unpleasant, or racist. I do understand words have multiple meanings and people interpret things differently. I'm willing to accept that other people interpret 'based' as 'cool', but that is not what the word means to me, or to a lot of other people, I'm sure.
      - _rape_ 6y ago
        lol dilate
      - saagarjha 6y ago
        That’s not what the word means to you, that’s how you feel about content that the word is associated with. Just like “homeopathy” generally makes me think “pseudoscience” but really means “dilute a bunch of stuff and use it as medicine”. It’s natural to feel that content that is “based” to people who use that word is “cringe” to you because you disagree with their opinions on what is “based”, but it doesn’t change the meaning of based but instead means “I just think that thing is cringe myself”.
        cryptoz 6y ago
        I think you've got the definition of homeopathy incorrect. I checked wikipedia and it says, "Homeopathy or homoeopathy is a pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine." It does mean pseudoscience, specifically medicine, just like your association with it. As far as I can tell from on the usage of based I've seen, it means cringe/unpleasant/racist (depending on context).
        saagarjha 6y ago
        Wikipedia is not a dictionary. It mentions that homeopathy is a pseudoscience because it would be a glaring omission for an encyclopedia if it didn’t. Homeopathy is a medical system that works as I described above, and it just so happens that it’s totally junk as well. Its usage in the context of those that practice homeopathy is not the definition that describes it as being bunk. Similarly, “based” is used to mean the opposite of “cringe”. It just so happens that most “based” content is what others might call cringe; the video I posted above is satire of exactly this. However, it doesn’t change the meaning of the word, and in fact the joke falls apart if you redefine it this way.

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.

opan 6y ago

"based and redpilled" is quite literally the opposite of "cringe and bluepilled" in common usage. Based definitely is not a synonym for cringe. It often shows approval of some sort, or being impressed when someone acts like a "mad lad". I'm sure interpretations differ, but yours seemed a bit too far off the mark.

SilverRed 6y ago
I think OP means that things described as based tend to be cringe for OP.
- allison_kaas 6y ago
  because OP is cringe
- saagarjha 6y ago
  That is probably true, but it’s still pretty clearly the opposite of “cringe” in meaning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAwJke4UWGI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAwJke4UWGI.
  - cryptoz 6y ago
    FWIW, that video doesn't change the meaning of the word to me. Still means cringe/unpleasant/racist to me. Every time I've seen 'based' used, it is nearly always followed by something cringe, unpleasant, or racist. I do understand words have multiple meanings and people interpret things differently. I'm willing to accept that other people interpret 'based' as 'cool', but that is not what the word means to me, or to a lot of other people, I'm sure.
    - _rape_ 6y ago
      lol dilate
    - saagarjha 6y ago
      That’s not what the word means to you, that’s how you feel about content that the word is associated with. Just like “homeopathy” generally makes me think “pseudoscience” but really means “dilute a bunch of stuff and use it as medicine”. It’s natural to feel that content that is “based” to people who use that word is “cringe” to you because you disagree with their opinions on what is “based”, but it doesn’t change the meaning of based but instead means “I just think that thing is cringe myself”.
      - cryptoz 6y ago
        I think you've got the definition of homeopathy incorrect. I checked wikipedia and it says, "Homeopathy or homoeopathy is a pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine." It does mean pseudoscience, specifically medicine, just like your association with it. As far as I can tell from on the usage of based I've seen, it means cringe/unpleasant/racist (depending on context).
        saagarjha 6y ago
        Wikipedia is not a dictionary. It mentions that homeopathy is a pseudoscience because it would be a glaring omission for an encyclopedia if it didn’t. Homeopathy is a medical system that works as I described above, and it just so happens that it’s totally junk as well. Its usage in the context of those that practice homeopathy is not the definition that describes it as being bunk. Similarly, “based” is used to mean the opposite of “cringe”. It just so happens that most “based” content is what others might call cringe; the video I posted above is satire of exactly this. However, it doesn’t change the meaning of the word, and in fact the joke falls apart if you redefine it this way.