Give them a break. They're not well educated and are doing the best they can.
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Slangs in 90: shows perfectly normal stuff
Slang in 2026: shows 2 slurs and 1 insult
We are def not biased huh
I don't think these words mean the same thing at all. Like 'foid' doesn't mean the same thing as 'whatever' (I could be wrong), so what is actually being compared here?
“old time good! new time bad!”
Classical old people afraid of death and irrelevance.
Are they supposed to? I didn't infer any link between them. I just thought they were random slang words from that era, contrasting the different feel they have.
They aren't supposed to, they're just examples of slang
so it went from cool words to mostly stupid words and hate speech?
plus isnt have of the slang in 2026 part mostly used on 4chan or by 4chan users
Goyim
Isn't that just Yiddish for "boy" or something? I haven't seen or heard that one anywhere other than from Jewish people who sprinkle Yiddish into their English.
It's the same vein as Gen X / Millennials using "retard", or Gen Z using "Autistic" as insulting language. It's taking something that is a scientific diagnosis and using it as an insult to someone being stupid or dumb-witted.
Basically weaponized ignorance due to lack of education or proper upbringing. When you're not smart enough as a person to come up with a clever insult, use something that is inherently insulting to an entire population.
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@laurenceOfSuburbia Makes me think of the band Devo. I believe the name is short for "devolution". Though I think they meant something else.