The reduction in the meaningfulness and relevance of individual controversies as they are swallowed in a sea of other concurrent controversies and outrage. Comparable to economic inflation.
A symptom of the Internet age and the neverending cycle of overreaction, bitterness and hostility. It is not necessarily entirely a reflection of the proliferation of controversy over minor events, given that the news is also filled with many shocking events of great magnitude. The fact that it is easy to forget what mind-numbingly stupid thing Donald Trump said two weeks ago is also a symptom of outrage inflation.
A symptom of the Internet age and the neverending cycle of overreaction, bitterness and hostility. It is not necessarily entirely a reflection of the proliferation of controversy over minor events, given that the news is also filled with many shocking events of great magnitude. The fact that it is easy to forget what mind-numbingly stupid thing Donald Trump said two weeks ago is also a symptom of outrage inflation.
We'll all soon forget that time Trump nearly declared war by mistake thanks to outrage inflation and the 24-hour news cycle.
by áutechre November 08, 2017
A band that is simultaneously over- and underrated. While their albums since 2011 have been mediocre and sold way too much, their early material (1998-2008) is unfairly hated upon, bringing us some brilliant, melodic and heartfelt alt-rock. Though some of this work is overrated (namely "Fix You"), it is just jam-packed with incredible songs. Below are a list of some underrated gems.
"Sparks", "High Speed" and just about anything that isn't "Yellow" from Parachutes (2000).
"Politik" and "Amsterdam" from A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002).
"X&Y" and "Twisted Logic" from X & Y (2005).
"Cemeteries of London," "Lovers in Japan" and "Violet Hill" from Viva la Vida (2008) - their best album.
"Another's Arms" from Ghost Stories (2014).
"For You," "Crests of Waves", "One I Love," "Life in Technicolor ii," "All Your Friends" and "All I Can Think About is You" from their EPs
"Sparks", "High Speed" and just about anything that isn't "Yellow" from Parachutes (2000).
"Politik" and "Amsterdam" from A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002).
"X&Y" and "Twisted Logic" from X & Y (2005).
"Cemeteries of London," "Lovers in Japan" and "Violet Hill" from Viva la Vida (2008) - their best album.
"Another's Arms" from Ghost Stories (2014).
"For You," "Crests of Waves", "One I Love," "Life in Technicolor ii," "All Your Friends" and "All I Can Think About is You" from their EPs
"Coldplay is on a slow downhill slide."
by áutechre June 20, 2018
Use this in a definition for a word and everyone will downvote it. Using it labels you as an SJW which is, like, really bad. That being said it's correctly applied to a lot of things, like certain subsections of society.
Being called "sexist" is almost as offensive as being called "racist" to Right-wingers, which is funny considering it basically comes with the territory.
Being called "sexist" is almost as offensive as being called "racist" to Right-wingers, which is funny considering it basically comes with the territory.
by áutechre September 26, 2018
Someone who grew up primarily in the 1990s, or who has a fanatical attachment to that decade regardless of the fact they were born later. 90s kids and the "things they remember" are a popular subject for irritating Buzzfeed-esque pop culture lists extolling the virtues of that decade.
by áutechre July 25, 2017
by áutechre August 07, 2018
A year not yet over at the time of writing, but one that easily puts 2016 to shame. 2017 has been 10 months so far of face-palming Trump decisions, doom and gloom, depression, nuclear threats, a rising hard-Right, terror attacks, treason investigations, and really, really, shitty pop music. Like, really bad.
Now don't come to me complaining about the celebrities that died last year!
It's okay though. It's not the end of the world. It's just another year in the accelerating decline of it.
Now don't come to me complaining about the celebrities that died last year!
It's okay though. It's not the end of the world. It's just another year in the accelerating decline of it.
by áutechre November 08, 2017
"REAL MEN are conservative."
"The environment? The environment is for fuckin' pussies."
"It outrages me when the Left gets outraged. Bunch of nutcases!"
"The Russia investigation is a witch hunt! Also, Hillary Clinton practices black magic and her father is bin Laden!"
"Putin is an American hero!"
"The government did 9/11, not the global terrorist organisation that hates the America and the West and claimed responsibility, and continued to carry out attacks all over the world until the rise of its successor Islamic State which continues to try to attack the West."
"The Earth is flat because aliens and NASA and the US education system failed me."
"I don't have any real ideological stance, I just agree with anything Trump says because I don't actually have any morals."
"I hate Jews but I hate Muslims even more so I won't say anything about how the US helps Israel. That being said I will happily drive over holocaust tombstones with my pickup truck given the opportunity."
"I'd rather have my deep-seated atavistic fears and urges govern who I elect than rational thought because intelligence is for libtard cucks."
"Anything other than conventional masculinity sends me into an existential crisis."
"Molesting kids is fine. Just don't use a private email server. Or be a Democrat."
"I TOTALLY respect Martin Luther King for all that he did."
"Obama eats children alive!"
"How dare you call Hitler a Nazi!"
"The environment? The environment is for fuckin' pussies."
"It outrages me when the Left gets outraged. Bunch of nutcases!"
"The Russia investigation is a witch hunt! Also, Hillary Clinton practices black magic and her father is bin Laden!"
"Putin is an American hero!"
"The government did 9/11, not the global terrorist organisation that hates the America and the West and claimed responsibility, and continued to carry out attacks all over the world until the rise of its successor Islamic State which continues to try to attack the West."
"The Earth is flat because aliens and NASA and the US education system failed me."
"I don't have any real ideological stance, I just agree with anything Trump says because I don't actually have any morals."
"I hate Jews but I hate Muslims even more so I won't say anything about how the US helps Israel. That being said I will happily drive over holocaust tombstones with my pickup truck given the opportunity."
"I'd rather have my deep-seated atavistic fears and urges govern who I elect than rational thought because intelligence is for libtard cucks."
"Anything other than conventional masculinity sends me into an existential crisis."
"Molesting kids is fine. Just don't use a private email server. Or be a Democrat."
"I TOTALLY respect Martin Luther King for all that he did."
"Obama eats children alive!"
"How dare you call Hitler a Nazi!"
"The Right has lost all credibility."
by áutechre September 26, 2018