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disinterested thread
1. Generally, any sort of internet comment thread (community) where the individuals engaging in the thread conform to dominant beliefs, and are insular towards those that present a different viewpoint. Note that a disinterested thread is different from a chauvinistic thread, as the latter will aggressively attack different viewpoints, while the former simply does not care.
2. Specifically, any sort of internet comment thread—particularly on YouTube—where the individuals engaging in the thread (usually mid-late teens to young adults) are happy-go-lucky casuals and do not attempt to pursue the topic of interest further, often due to ignorance or a short attention span. Thus, when the so-called reply guy comes in with a paragraph, the casuals react with a "wut" attitude and completely dismiss his or her critical and edifying perspectives. This usually comprises of the entire thread either ignoring the intellectual all together, or replying back with something like "I don't get it" or "no one really cares". Further attempts of enlightening the casuals might only be perceived as an annoyance and may cause some of them to mute the comment thread.
Unfortunate to the intellectual, he or she might feel utterly neglected, and loses faith in the young generation's ability to think critically.
Combined with the typical "the internet is not school" mentality, casuals on the internet may never learn, and will object to any sort of information that challenges their mindset.
2. Specifically, any sort of internet comment thread—particularly on YouTube—where the individuals engaging in the thread (usually mid-late teens to young adults) are happy-go-lucky casuals and do not attempt to pursue the topic of interest further, often due to ignorance or a short attention span. Thus, when the so-called reply guy comes in with a paragraph, the casuals react with a "wut" attitude and completely dismiss his or her critical and edifying perspectives. This usually comprises of the entire thread either ignoring the intellectual all together, or replying back with something like "I don't get it" or "no one really cares". Further attempts of enlightening the casuals might only be perceived as an annoyance and may cause some of them to mute the comment thread.
Unfortunate to the intellectual, he or she might feel utterly neglected, and loses faith in the young generation's ability to think critically.
Combined with the typical "the internet is not school" mentality, casuals on the internet may never learn, and will object to any sort of information that challenges their mindset.
YouTube comment thread on a Mukbang video:
OP: Literally every time I see the word Mukbang in the title, I get super hungry, does that happen to anyone else?? {207 likes | 3 days ago}
> Reply 1: Omg that literally happens to me every single time too! {26 likes | 3 days ago}
> Reply 2: Happens to me too! {20 likes | 3 days ago}
> Reply 4: Yeah same, I think it has something to do with something called operant conditioning {16 likes | 3 days ago}
> Psychology student: @Reply 4 Psychology student here. Actually, it has nothing to do with operant conditioning, what you're referring to is classical conditioning, which is the pairing of an unconditional stimulus with a neutral stimulus. You see, the word Mukbang is a neutral stimulus, but because it has been repeatedly paired with the concept of eating loads of food, it has a strong association with food, and food is an incentive that triggers ghrelin. {0 likes | 2 days ago}
> Reply 6: hahaha saame {0 likes | 7 hours ago}
> Psychology student: @Reply 4 Did you not read my comment? Heck, did anyone read my comment? {0 likes | 7 hours ago}
> Reply 8: Science biatch! {1 like | 1 hour ago}
> Psychology student: @Reply 9 Actually, it's "psychology biatch!" FTFY. {0 likes | 1 hour ago}
> Reply 10: @Psychology student Shut up, nobody really cares {0 likes | 40 minutes ago}
> Reply 11: @Psychology student wut {0 likes | 7 minutes ago}
> Psychology student: This is such a disinterested thread... {0 likes | just now}
OP: Literally every time I see the word Mukbang in the title, I get super hungry, does that happen to anyone else?? {207 likes | 3 days ago}
> Reply 1: Omg that literally happens to me every single time too! {26 likes | 3 days ago}
> Reply 2: Happens to me too! {20 likes | 3 days ago}
> Reply 4: Yeah same, I think it has something to do with something called operant conditioning {16 likes | 3 days ago}
> Psychology student: @Reply 4 Psychology student here. Actually, it has nothing to do with operant conditioning, what you're referring to is classical conditioning, which is the pairing of an unconditional stimulus with a neutral stimulus. You see, the word Mukbang is a neutral stimulus, but because it has been repeatedly paired with the concept of eating loads of food, it has a strong association with food, and food is an incentive that triggers ghrelin. {0 likes | 2 days ago}
> Reply 6: hahaha saame {0 likes | 7 hours ago}
> Psychology student: @Reply 4 Did you not read my comment? Heck, did anyone read my comment? {0 likes | 7 hours ago}
> Reply 8: Science biatch! {1 like | 1 hour ago}
> Psychology student: @Reply 9 Actually, it's "psychology biatch!" FTFY. {0 likes | 1 hour ago}
> Reply 10: @Psychology student Shut up, nobody really cares {0 likes | 40 minutes ago}
> Reply 11: @Psychology student wut {0 likes | 7 minutes ago}
> Psychology student: This is such a disinterested thread... {0 likes | just now}
disinterested thread by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian August 6, 2019
Kijiji
Kijiji by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian July 4, 2019
Shifu
Derived from the romanization of the Mandarin word 师傅, Shifu (or Sifu) is the common honorific name given to a master or a teacher, especially in the context of martial arts. It can also be generally used as a name for a very skillful and competent person.
See also: Sensei and Guru.
See also: Sensei and Guru.
Mom: How was your first day at martial arts class son?
Son: Yeah it was great, our shifu taught us how to kick some ass while he was stoned
Mom: 😂😂😂👌👌
Son: Yeah it was great, our shifu taught us how to kick some ass while he was stoned
Mom: 😂😂😂👌👌
Shifu by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian June 23, 2019
The top definition is misleading. It doesn't even acknowledge the fact that this is the Chinese character for grass, regardless what the Japanese variant means. The Pinyin for 草 is "cao", and it is pronounced in English as "ts-aw-oh". When you see 草, you better think of grass.
草 by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian June 13, 2019
fuckus
A combination of fuck (or fuss) and ruckus. A random misspeak that occurred when a friend was telling the day care lady to call her if her kid raised a "fuckus" when she was wanting to say fuss or ruckus. It came out as fuckus and caused a very embarrassing situation, and yet in retrospect very funny. When a child is acting up, they are raising a fuckus. An extreem fit.
fuckus by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian June 9, 2019
Highway 420
Highway 420, also known as Niagara Veterens Memorial Highway, is a stretch of highway that stems from the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) that takes you to downtown Niagara Falls, Ontario. It's also the main route to cross the Canada-US border via the Rainbow Bridge.
Highway 420 by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian April 1, 2019
Ripping
This usually refers to the process of extracting any purchased digital media content—whether it's a movie from a DVD, or your favorite album from a CD—onto your computer hard drive. While it may look like a simple task, sometimes the process can be quite complicated due to reasons such as incompatible file types and/or the media file is protected by the Digital Rights Management. The extracted digital content can then either be:
1) Used only for personal conveniences. For example, you bought a CD of your favorite album, but you also want to listen to it on your smartphone. This is totally okay.
OR
2) Shared onto the interwebz so that other people can access the content without buying it. It is usually uploaded on peer-to-peer file sharing/bittorrent tracker sites such as The Pirate Bay. This is pretty much illegal.
Ripping should not be confused with pirating, as pirating refers to downloading content that has been already ripped by someone else.
1) Used only for personal conveniences. For example, you bought a CD of your favorite album, but you also want to listen to it on your smartphone. This is totally okay.
OR
2) Shared onto the interwebz so that other people can access the content without buying it. It is usually uploaded on peer-to-peer file sharing/bittorrent tracker sites such as The Pirate Bay. This is pretty much illegal.
Ripping should not be confused with pirating, as pirating refers to downloading content that has been already ripped by someone else.
1) Damn I just bought Ed Sheeran's X album at Walmart today and I'm totally hooked!!! Later tonight I'm thinking of ripping it to my computer and then onto my phone so I can listen to it on the go.
2) Fuck that $200 eTextbook just made me broke, but at least now I can rip it and upload my copy of the textbook on TPB so that others won't have to endure my pain!
2) Fuck that $200 eTextbook just made me broke, but at least now I can rip it and upload my copy of the textbook on TPB so that others won't have to endure my pain!
Ripping by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian January 21, 2018