I have read people write and heard people say words like “jobmaxing”, “hobbymaxing” and stuff like that. I guess I understand what these words mean, but I am confused as to where the “…maxing” thing comes from.
I had totally normal people talk to me like this, but I also somehow connect it to Andrew Tate and people like that. Is using these words - to you - a telltale sign of a guy who has issues with women? Or is it something you also would say in a normal conversation (assuming you treat women with respect)?
And does anyone know where these terms originated from?
- Dr. Wesker ( @wesker@lemmy.sdf.org ) English28•20 days ago
I’ve been climaxing lately.
- HubertManne ( @HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com ) 4•20 days ago
ive been madmaxing.
- bradorsomething ( @bradorsomething@ttrpg.network ) 2•19 days ago
As long as you’re not doomwanking.
- Rai ( @Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 1•19 days ago
Oh yea I should rewatch Climax. That movie is a masterpiece.
- Lojcs ( @Lojcs@lemm.ee ) 23•20 days ago
4chan, and it’s maxxing. It’s used used for ‘productive’ things incels do (for the improvement of their life) instead of dooming over how they’re incels
- chaos ( @chaos@beehaw.org ) 10•20 days ago
This, and see also “minmaxing,” the process of optimizing something (usually your character in a game) to get minimum penalty and/or maximum benefit, usually ignoring anything like realism or storytelling and focusing entirely on the stats and numbers.
- PerogiBoi ( @PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca ) 7•20 days ago
Derived from video game lingo and also the concept of “resource-maximizing”.
- tranarchist ( @tranarchist@lemmy.ml ) English2•20 days ago
hey, it’s for femcels too
- PatheticGroundThing ( @PatheticGroundThing@beehaw.org ) 12•19 days ago
Me because I started ironically and can’t stop
- CanadaPlus ( @CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org ) 2•19 days ago
This is like the main way slang spreads, it seems. Or at least how it does today.
- Randomgal ( @Randomgal@lemmy.ca ) 10•20 days ago
Wait, people used these unironically?
- brisk ( @brisk@aussie.zone ) 10•20 days ago
Ironic slang is just slang that hasn’t grown up yet.
- sunzu2 ( @sunzu2@thebrainbin.org ) 6•20 days ago
gamer lingo from 2000s has been brought back to life for IRL?
shite…
- Vanth ( @Vanth@reddthat.com ) English5•19 days ago
Same, I associate it with incels. Wikipedia even tells me,
Proponents of “looksmaxxing” refer to simple practices as “softmaxxing”, including proper hygiene, skincare, hairstyles suited to one’s face shape, exercise routines, wearing fashionable clothing
Soooo, incels need a special term to make hygiene palatable to them. Uhuh.
- will_a113 ( @will_a113@lemmy.ml ) English5•20 days ago
Are you talking about min-maxing, or like “chillin’ out, maxin’, relaxin’ &c” ?
- ryannathans ( @ryannathans@aussie.zone ) 4•19 days ago
Originates from a greentext on 4chan where anon’s retard brother coined the term and it’s caught on since
- tranarchist ( @tranarchist@lemmy.ml ) English1•20 days ago
it’s used a lot on /tttt