2 definitions by poocsytipoop
The period starting around the late 2000s and ending with the Trump presidency. Evoking the Gilded Age, the term underscores the rampant tech idealism of the time, which ushered in drone warfare, platform capitalism, Amazon and the retailocalypse, and the
collection and sale of individuals' data (often with their assistance such as with the Ring scandal). Also of note: The paradoxical normalization/ encouragement of narcissistic behavior and the death of privacy (and thus certain modes of self-determination); the rise of a cyborgian mystical-scientific-sycretic wellness culture alongside inflated healthcare costs; the replacement of social movements with personal reckonings and managing your brand; echo chambers; the favoring of creative production that is archival or highly reflexive / referential; endless navel-gazey commentary.
collection and sale of individuals' data (often with their assistance such as with the Ring scandal). Also of note: The paradoxical normalization/ encouragement of narcissistic behavior and the death of privacy (and thus certain modes of self-determination); the rise of a cyborgian mystical-scientific-sycretic wellness culture alongside inflated healthcare costs; the replacement of social movements with personal reckonings and managing your brand; echo chambers; the favoring of creative production that is archival or highly reflexive / referential; endless navel-gazey commentary.
"After the protests started, Chad sent me $5 on venmo bc white fragility?? I called him out and now he's in a shame spiral that helps nobody."
"God, we need to get out of the Mirrored Age."
"God, we need to get out of the Mirrored Age."
by poocsytipoop January 22, 2021
When you take a problematic female less seriously because of institutionalized sexism, assuming she has no real power though she directly or indirectly benefits from (usualluy white) privilege. With prolonged exposure, the sheer force of empathy will erode your sense of self and you will start to rationalize Karen antics. Exacerbated by mental illness, attractiveness, vacillating from self-deprecation to self-aggrandizement, and irony poisoning.
"I know she says problematic things but her absurd takes make me lmao."
"Just be careful you don't get possessed by a Karen."
"Just be careful you don't get possessed by a Karen."
by poocsytipoop January 22, 2021