Global cyber attack that left U.S. flag on screens

Re:Global cyber attack that left U.S. flag on screens by jakeogh on Sunday April 08, 2018 @03:43AM (#16785097)

"based" in that context, like "my friend is pretty based" is slang. Very common in circles that are happy about the election outcome and the current US economy etc. Admittedly it's recent (2016ish) slang in that usage. It's basically like like saying "my friend is well grounded" or more specifically "my friend has self consistent opinions" with a touch of "I agree with my friends opinions". Please don't ask me for a cite, it's too new, and I would rather not link to a hundred thousand reddit posts.

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Re:Global cyber attack that left U.S. flag on screens by webkike on Sunday April 08, 2018 @04:30AM (#16785219)

Based as slang just means your cool, essentially. The quintessential example being BasedGod

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Re:Global cyber attack that left U.S. flag on screens by jakeogh on Sunday April 08, 2018 @04:29AM (#16785218)

I get how you could miss that "based" was not being used in the context you expected, although the period after it instead of "in" or "on" should be a clue, now you want me to explain GenZ? It's a demographic group. Like GenX.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Z

"Gen Z is pretty based." translates to: "I, in general, like the way Gen Z is turning out."

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Re:Global cyber attack that left U.S. flag on screens by Molaxx on Sunday April 08, 2018 @05:04AM (#16785318)

I don't see anything about nationalistic sentiment in that wiki page.

Still I have no idea why you replied to my comment in the first place. It had nothing to do with what I posted.

It's good for you that you like genz, but maybe next time tell it to someone that's interested in that fact.

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Re:Global cyber attack that left U.S. flag on screens by jakeogh on Sunday April 08, 2018 @05:40AM (#16785399)

(edit removed my mistake about who replied to who, it's a great feature of HN to delay replies)

As much as I don't like wikipedia, I give them props for not falling into the trap of using the "nationalistic" term there. It's ill defined, and not suited to gathering data since different people have different opinions on what it means.

I said "I like Gen Z", and then I said basically "there is nothing wrong in general with liking your country (aka being nationalistic)". I do in fact like them because they are (in my opinion) more pro-US than the previous generation. If you need a wiki to believe me about why I think that, then maybe the second and third sentences in the "Political views" helps. Maybe not. Maybe liking the president means the opposite to you. But wikipedia is junk, and I was stating my opinion so it's kinda moot.

I cant glean what you think I haven't responded to. Your orig comment that I replied to was a single word, I offered what I thought about the quote. Specifically, I saw it as dig on the latest trend toward nationalism, and I think that's a good thing. Maybe say more that just "What" if you are asking for something more specific.

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Re:Global cyber attack that left U.S. flag on screens by bfuller on Sunday April 08, 2018 @07:03AM (#16785576)

based is more like 2008 slang

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