Jaksel is basically a bunch of South Jakarta kids and expat-inspired sellouts (yeah, “sel” = sellout) who live for coffeepots like Blok M, flexing their fits in Instagram interviews, and talking skena culture like experts. They mix Bahasa and English so hard even Indo cross-culturals get labeled Jaksel just for saying “literally.” They play “kapan padel” — basically Indonesia’s cheaper, confused cousin of pickleball, because nobody actually eats pickles in a daily basis here.
Welcome to Jaksel: where selling out is a lifestyle and hype is currency.
Welcome to Jaksel: where selling out is a lifestyle and hype is currency.
“Bro, saya skrg di jaksel, gue lagi interview fit di Blok M dekat salt bread. Kapan padel after? Rent? Chill lah.”
by andyteddyyy June 07, 2025