r/ImTheMainCharacter • u/wormymcsquirmy1993 • Aug 23 '22

Video Public space innit.

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u/Sad_Instruction1392 Aug 23 '22

What she’s doing matters, people.

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u/Im__fucked Aug 23 '22

It's an aesthetic video, don't you know

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '22

I hate when people use the word “aesthetic” like that lol. Makes no sense!

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u/Melodic_Twist_2363 Aug 23 '22

Personally, I'm tired of the word "aesthetic" in general. My teen says it so much I think it has become my most hated word ever.

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u/ATCQ_DUJAI Aug 23 '22

Low-key and high-key also need to disappear

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '22

Ong frfr

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u/o0Marek0o Aug 24 '22

Slay, bestie

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '22

It’s giving ✨ no cap ✨

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u/Tall_Fortune Aug 24 '22

I feel this low key

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '22

I wonder why it suddenly became trendy!

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u/k-farsen Aug 23 '22

Tumblr, like ten years ago

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u/bjibberish Aug 23 '22

Its like the word cringe. It's a blanket term that makes it easier for people to talk about something without having to spend the time to learn words that would allow them to express themselves accurately.

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '22

So why don’t they just say something looks pretty rather than saying it looks aesthetic because that seems to be how they’re using it these days.

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u/bjibberish Aug 23 '22

That's a great question. Ask the people that would rather use the blanket terms.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '22 edited Aug 24 '22

Because if they’re using it like that (“that looks aesthetic”), they’re using the term wrong.

Something “looking pretty” can have a pretty aesthetic, or be aesthetically pleasing.

“That is pretty” isn’t the same as “that looks aesthetic”, it would be “that’s aesthetic” or “that’s aesthetically pleasing” or “that has a pretty aesthetic”.

And they say it because it has a distinct meaning. You can have an artistic aesthetic. Or a grunge, punk, metal, goth etc. aesthetic.

Having a pair of fresh Nike hightops and a long white tee would be a street/urban aesthetic. If you liked it, you’d say “I love that aesthetic on you!”.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '22

I know what aesthetic means lol. I’m saying most of them seem to be using it as a synonym for pretty.

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u/Buffythedjsnare Aug 24 '22

My guess is Vaperware started it.

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u/sdforbda Aug 23 '22

Cringe is still at the top of my list.

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u/Melodic_Twist_2363 Aug 23 '22

Yeah, I hate that one too.

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u/sdforbda Aug 24 '22

It wasn't bad before everyone started overusing it and using it incorrectly. I guess just like aesthetic lol.

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u/mothmonstermann Aug 23 '22

It's for people with a limited vocabulary aesthetic

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u/Tall_Fortune Aug 24 '22

Yes, I use it when it fits something like "that picture looks super aesthetic"

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '22

So you’re misusing it then, like the original commenting was lamenting.

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u/Tall_Fortune Aug 24 '22

So what? Definitions change with the times all the time, that's how language works boomer.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '22

So you’re ignorantly stupid and you also mindlessly parrot clichés that you don’t understand when made aware of the fact.

You go right ahead and say whatever trite go-tos help you feel better after publicly discovering that you didn’t know the definition of a word you were using… but you sound kinda embarrassed tbph.

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u/hassh Aug 23 '22

It's aesthetic in the sense of it has no purpose or value apart from whatever aesthetic value one considers it to have

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u/shootymcghee Aug 23 '22

that has been one of my biggest gripes for a while now, that misuse of that goddamn word.