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Right, but that specific term was popularized at DEFCON recently and spread. The talk happened because of the acceleration the last few years.
I honestly think a large part of it is teens just looking for an excuse to swear, too.
I’m in my mid 30s and I use the term all the time as do my colleagues lol but I guess we’re both leaning on anecdotal evidence here.
I like the term. I think it really effectively communicates that it’s a deliberate effort to make something bad. It properly displays the malice, how much these platforms really despise their own users.
It clearly says “they’re doing it to you on purpose.”
Same here - mid 30s and I use the term to refer to this phenomenon. I meant more to address the over-use of it on Lemmy (and perhaps elsewhere online).
More of an observation than a condemnation, I suppose.
Maybe I’m wrong but my gut is most people here aren’t teens