Sometimes referred to as simply the "RG". This is when a person expresses bursts of purerage at the most trivial thing, often followed by an "uughhhhhh" noise and on occasion resulting in name's being put on a blacklist.
A character portrayed by Mickey Rourke in the terrific movie, The Wrestler. A burnout who lives for the fast times and glory of life at the expense of paying the obvious consequences. A wrestler who was once big time and still dreams about getting back on top. A man of passion that lives for the instant gratification of things in life. A flawed man, but one with good intentions. Some people say there's strong Christian symbolism with the film that can draw parallels with the character Randy and Jesus Christ. One of the many examples people use to support this claim is Randy sacrificed his blood and body for his followers. And near the end of the film where Randy goes on the top rope reminds people of Jesus in his crucifixion. Not to mention that 'The Ram' is the second most important animal in the bible, and probably the second best metaphor choice for Jesus next to Lion.
Did you see Mickey Rourke's portrayal of Randy 'The Ram' Robinson in the movie The Wrestler? It was terrific...
when you're holding up your phone and making faces at it, as though you are taking a selfie, but you're really taking a picture of the person across from you or the wall or anything else that seems interesting but you don't want to be caught dead taking a picture of.
This action is often made more convincing by wiggling the eyebrows or opening the mouth, to pretend you're trying to get a Snapchat filter to work.
FRIEND A: "Did you just take a stealthie of me?"
FRIEND B (turning phone around): "no I was just using snapchat's new filter, see?"
The grindset is a contemporary ideology of self-exploitation disguised as strength, deeply tied to the aesthetics of the “sigma male” and to new digital forms of patriarchy. It promotes the idea that human worth depends on productivity, economic success, absolute emotional control, and the ability to work endlessly, turning vulnerability, rest, community, and tenderness into signs of weakness. Beneath its rhetoric of discipline and power often lies a profound inability to relate healthily to pain, fragility, and human interdependence.
“That’s the grindset, brother. While weak men sleep and complain, sigma males stay disciplined, work in silence, suppress emotions, and build power while everyone else wastes time chasing comfort.”