I view its etymology like this, Lil B (based ≈ doing your own thing (in a good way) not swayed by critics) ↙

I view its etymology like this, Lil B (based ≈ doing your own thing (in a good way) not swayed by critics) ↙ ↘ Gen Z 4chan (based ≈ cool) ("based and redpilled" ≈"unswayed by pop rhetoric" and "sees the world beyond the 'illusion'", resp.)