late-stage capitalism

We have reached late-stage capitalism. This is the era where businesses, investors and even the layperson will try everything they possibly can to capitalize on literally anything and every situation. The increasingly diverse stock industry and the booming crypto mining industry can be seen as one of the many aspects of late-stage capitalism. There is no single way to define late-stage capitalism, as the effects are most often seen on a micro scale and the scope is very broad as a result of the plethora of industries.

Some of the various examples of late-stage capitalism could include, but are not limited to: profiting off of your attractive physique, selling your personal data, selling your poop, dropshipping, house flipping, game companies making every single game pay-to-win, news corporations putting paywalls on their news sites, smartphone companies removing the headphone jack to save money, paying people to say positive affirmations, etc etc.

Essentially, it is capitalism but 10x more savage.

Thanks to the diverse range of markets, Jane was able to profit immensely from selling her bathwater, her used underwear, her poop, her sweat, her private browsing data, how many miles she walked, her emotions, her voice, and even her hair. Likewise, capitalists continue to venture into turning the most ordinary things into profitable commodities, while companies have lowered their standards to cut corners in every way possible to save money. This is late-stage capitalism in a nutshell.

by Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian May 3, 2021

Stage Mom

Pushy, obnoxious, crazy mothers who force their kids to act, model, or enter beauty contests. Usually turning them into emotionally scared adults who hate their parents.

That crazy stage mom needs to give it up, her daughter is ugly as hell.

by ShannonRenee May 17, 2006

Bend her over a barrel and show her the 50 states

It first appeared in the movie "Horrible Bosses." It basically just means your gunna bend that bitch over and stick it in her and show her who's boss.

Chandler: "Hey bro are you gunna get with her tonight?"
Jake: "Hell yeah bro Imma make sure she's sore tomorrow. I'm gunna bend her over a barrel and show her the 50 states."
Chandler: "Thatta boy"

by ONEohTWO January 10, 2012

stagefright

an embarassing disease afflicting males who are unable to urinate in public places, especially when there are others present.

johnny regularly pisses in cubicles because he has stagefright and can't face the urinals

by craigy. May 22, 2009

Bluenited States

The blue states (the west coast and northeast/upper midwest), which are anything but United with the red states of Jesuslandia.

The Bluenited States are not United with the Red States.

by Author June 29, 2006

United States of America

Let me describe the USA (the country I live in) from an unbiased viewpoint. Yes, many of us are ignorant, stupid, lazy, and racist. Yes, our government and job market is shit. Much of the accusations are true. However, as an American, I don't appreciate predominantly European people generalizing everybody in my country. I am ashamed at many of the things my countrymen have done throughout history, but it is also a country of equality, where anybody can make something of themself if they work hard enough. Home to some of the greatest musicians, inventors, and scientists of all time. And not to be an ignorant American, but we did help greatly in World War Two. Trying to "hog some glory"? More like winning essential battles, including Normandy (perhaps the most important battle of WWII) with the help of the British and Canadians, of course. Even though Europe was in an enormous state of turmoil, and we helped the Allies greatly, they cannot show gratitude, they can only judge us even more. And let me be perhaps the first in a long while to say: France, thank you for your tremendous help during the Revolution, we wouldn't have won it without you. I write this with the utmost respect for European countries, please respect us a little more, and don't just recognize the bad things about the USA, but the good things as well, as I do.

Englishman: The United States of America is full of ignorant, fat assholes!

Americans: Our country is the best and the Europeans are pessimistic retards!

See? Every country is full of ignorant, moronic people! Find the good in each country and their people, and acknowledge the bad, but don't generalize and discriminate.

by Beatlesman September 30, 2011

awkward stage

usually between sometime in middle school to high school (or if you're SUPER unlucky, college, whereas then you might just be an awkward person at that point) where you do socially unacceptable things and don't realize how unacceptable they are until you look back many years later and realize how nerdy/socially unacceptable/odd you were. symptoms include: public displays of white girls trying to act ghetto and shopping at wet seal and males with an uncanny obsession with a card/video game with fictional characters

Jenny: "Oh god, remember when Carrie dressed really ugly for that slutty sophomore Halloween party?"
Carrie: "Shut up Jenny. that was my awkward stage!"

by Hector Little D December 13, 2012