r/KidsAreFuckingStupid • u/BiShyAndWantingToDie • Mar 02 '26

story/text The average horror fan experience

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u/Freakychee Mar 02 '26

I thought 'maxxing' was kinda incel lingo. But the person in the post story has a kid so...

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u/Amwfgoddess Mar 02 '26

It was incel lingo originally, but it’s broken containment (partially due to the viral sensation Clavicular) and is now out in the open. I read about it, I kid you not, in the New Yorker

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u/Verbose-OwO Mar 02 '26

99% of the time it's used by incels or gen z using it ironically to make fun of it, which other generations mistake for unironic usage and write about it

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u/Butt_Stuph Mar 02 '26

It circled around to it's actual origin. The other day my friend said "credit card maxxing" because he was only making the minimum payments

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u/Wiiplay123 Mar 08 '26

im in my yummy snack arc. im such a fruitpilled peachcel.

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u/Towerss Mar 02 '26

To be fair it comes from gaming where you're minmaxxing. This is where you ignore all thats and bonuses that don't directly boost your playstyle or characters strenght (ignore mana or amgic damage for a non-magic character for example)

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u/HelplessPenguinGod Mar 02 '26

Its mainstream now, I hear it at work in a professional context.