Off Topic Discussion Megathread

[SturmChurro]

Is it normal for people nowadays to just use twitch emote names as part of their vocabulary in public chats? It's actually super cringe.

[Vahlnir]

Is it normal for people nowadays to just use twitch emote names as part of their vocabulary in public chats? It's actually super cringe.

More or less. I have noticed this for a while now. That and TikTok terms that my "old" brain can't comprehend.

[SturmChurro]

More or less. I have noticed this for a while now. That and TikTok terms that my "old" brain can't comprehend.

I don't usually chat or look at public chats often anymore - just private with people I have known for years, forums, or the steam community sometimes. It seems really common. I think the last time I really looked at an open chat was like.. 7 years ago, I guess, but that was fleet chat from SWTOR. I feel like I'm getting old, and I'm not even old.

[Vahlnir]

I feel like I'm getting old, and I'm not even old.

Relatable. lol

[Kolsykol]

Is it normal for people nowadays to just use twitch emote names as part of their vocabulary in public chats? It's actually super cringe.

It makes me feel old, but I think it's mostly just that there's a big overlap with people who spam Twitch chats and stuff like Steam forums ( or forums in general ) especially.
Steam forums in particular are another beast, I have yet to see a thread that isn't toxic and doesn't derail.
In the end of the day Twitch is a niche, most people don't watch Twitch Streamers, but people who do are often very active on the internet ( if you spend like 8+ hours watching someone else play a game or talk and you also spam their chat then lets be real you don't have a lot going on in life ).
They kinda just make their presence known a lot more than the average person.

It's not even really funny in the end of the day either, just spamming the same word over and over again is something a toddler thinks is funny.
But it's not an actual joke, for a word to be an actual joke there kinda needs to be more context surrounding the use of it.
I just think that it's mostly actual kids and also very very immature adults that are the loudest in these sorts of places like Twitch chat and they kinda end up having a lot more relevance and power than they'd otherwise have.
Look at how much actual power and influence Twitter has, and yet like 80% of the Tweets are made by around 10% of the users.
It's not indicative at all of '' normal people '' but a lot of people kinda end up with that impression even marketing department and politicans do.

More or less. I have noticed this for a while now. That and TikTok terms that my "old" brain can't comprehend.

I feel like my brain can't comprehend TikTok's mere existence lol.