Re:My Struggle with Doom Scrolling
by dqv on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @07:15AM
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No. I think it's one of those situations where the word has changed meaning for certain groups of people, like a game of telephone, because dopamine scrolling and doom scrolling are semantically close. It's kind of like how gen alpha has a different view of what "preppy" means than what previous generations would have thought.
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Re:My Struggle with Doom Scrolling
by normie3000 on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @08:23AM
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What does preppy mean for alphas?
Dictionary.com has an article about the current meaning:
Weird they do not even mention tiktok trend to intentionally mistype words (originally to circumvent certain content filters).
I would guess there is some link between this trend and the word `pretty`, but I'm no linguist or tiktoker
> adjective used to describe someone who dresses in fashion associated with college preparatory (“prep”) school that gives the impression of old money
I thought it was about stocking life supplies in the basement though.
That's prepper not preppy
Re:My Struggle with Doom Scrolling
by Dilettante_ on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @10:47AM
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Isn't that the old, pre gen alpha definition?
I thought so, but apparently no
> We all know what the word preppy means, right? It’s the word we use to describe those rich kids that look down on anyone whose shoes cost less than a car. It’s the perfect word to describe the pompousness and snootiness of the crustiest of the upper crust.