Definitions by Kaerit
craibaby
A chronically online anti-AI purist who treats any use of artificial intelligence as inherently unacceptable, regardless of its purpose, context, transparency, or actual impact. Slopcops obsessively police other people’s tools, complain about AI under every possible topic, and rally online mobs to shame or exclude anyone who refuses to follow their purity rules.
I only used AI to remove background noise from the recording, but a swarm of craibaby acted as if I had personally destroyed human creativity.
slopcop
A self-appointed online enforcer who patrols art, writing, music, or code for supposed signs of “AI slop” and publicly accuses creators of using generative AI with little or no evidence. A slopcop is defined not by criticizing AI, but by treating suspicion, vibes, minor imperfections, or unreliable detection tools as proof, often provoking a digital witch hunt against the accused creator.
Nostal-Lock
Artificial attachment to the past that franchises carry out of fear of breaking away from what is familiar, ultimately preventing them from creating anything truly new.
“This reboot could’ve been amazing, but the studio kept it in Nostal-Lock to make sure fans ‘felt like the old days’.”
“People think it’s fanservice, but it’s actually Nostal-Lock — the story can’t move forward because it’s chained to its past.”
“The new Star Wars trilogy is a big example of Nostal-Lock — constant callbacks, legacy characters everywhere, and fear of doing anything truly different.”
“Avatar 3 feels trapped in Nostal-Lock — big spectacle, but still afraid to move beyond the first movie’s formula.”
“Victory Road breaks the Nostal-Lock by building a new identity instead of clinging to past nostalgia.”
“People think it’s fanservice, but it’s actually Nostal-Lock — the story can’t move forward because it’s chained to its past.”
“The new Star Wars trilogy is a big example of Nostal-Lock — constant callbacks, legacy characters everywhere, and fear of doing anything truly different.”
“Avatar 3 feels trapped in Nostal-Lock — big spectacle, but still afraid to move beyond the first movie’s formula.”
“Victory Road breaks the Nostal-Lock by building a new identity instead of clinging to past nostalgia.”
Nostal-Lock by Kaerit January 6, 2026