Five years of absolute degeneracy. It ranges from late 2015 to late 2019, with 2017 being peak degeneracy. The focus of this half has primarily shifted to young millennials (born 1994-2000) and the shitty petty interests that surround them. Entertainment and mainstream media has dumbed down significantly at this point to incorporate the values and aphorisms of millennials, which includes stupid words like "woke", "vibing", "mood", "shook", "gucci" and an increasing use of "but" and "y'all" in sentences. Apparently, there is also some odd obsession with neon colors in this half decade.
"To combat the degenerate culture and values of the late 2010s, I have distanced myself from the mainstream media and only engage in what's best in my interests"
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.”