#then i realize well damn. how much of modern language was casually rearranged like this

[peekychu]

Super surreal seeing hyperfixation and special interest enter the mainstream vernacular when sometiems.... An interest is simply an interest lol. These words are losing their original meanings.

It's bonkers to me how many words/terms coined within a niche space (mostly by and for underprivileged groups) gradually fall into the hands of popular white youth, then eventually capital media until the soul is sucked out of the original word. Language is bonkers and nothing is sacred xD

#i think the most egregious example of this is DEFINITELY aave being repurposed into wacky words that young white teens say #being white i'm definitely behind in pointing out this phenomenon #but it rly struck me as bizarre hearing 'hyperfixation' used in a context completely unrelated to neurodiversity #like its come to mean 'Nerdy Media Interest' which is fascinating #then i realize well damn. how much of modern language was casually rearranged like this #OKAY POST OVER stuff like this makes me fall into an existential spiral #but it's interesting to think about