Edgelord

tfw your subversive, forbidden ideology is being addicted to a website and then blaming it on the 3.4% of employees who’re black when your little dopamine machine goes down for a couple of hours instead of just reading a book or something-- kantbot, about fellow twitter.com user HP Zero Nerdcrafttwitter.com/KBULTRA0
I tend to favor simple explanations for words, sometimes. So this guy is clearly edgy, and he is a bit of a lord in that field, as it were. As in, he is a captain. So I feel inclined currently to perceive him as an edgelord.--- Anon
"…the bourgeoisie and their accomplices, the educated classes, the lackeys of capital, who consider themselves the brains of the nation. In fact they are not its brains but its shit."
-- LeninAn ‘edgelord’ is someone who is perceived to correspond to the idea of an "alternative" if not provacative "edgy" lifestyle — the term is often used in mockery for someone perceived as "trying too hard". ‘Edgelordism’ is a term that refers to the activity of an edgelord.G. Eiríksson, 23. Maí, 2022. South Iceland. The concept overlaps with concepts such as ‘hipster’, ‘outsider’, ‘cultist’, ‘beatnick,’ ‘criminal’, ‘bad guy’, ‘bad boy’, ‘terrorist’, ‘extremist, ‘tragic character’’. An edgelord is someone who excels at being edgy. Friedrich Nietzsche was an edgelord, as was Evola, Trotsky, Stalin, Hitler, and Nick Land. An edgelord will typically have ideals about how society could and should be different or owes him something, mixed with a desire for extreme methods of enforcing said ideals. The edgelord is the central character in any type of extremism, and terrorism and war is impossible without him. Many a story involves people who get into tragedy because of their edgy traits, whether it be fiction or history. Being in edge culture is given to bringing someone into conflict with other edges or stagnant social modes. In the terminology where ‘Edgelords’ are synonymous with wannabees, edgelords are people who wanna be seen as living on the edge but are not necessarily doing so in some sense.
The question remains of the nazis were edgelords or went beyond that concept.Dunking on normie content will not save you. Edgelordism is inherently grounded in normie thought, albeit as a primitive negation of same. It's ok not to care. It's ok not to broadcast how little you care. You can just do other things. — "@hikikomorphism" Apr 29, 2019Twitter.com.The Shakespearian tragedy rule for defining edgelordismMeta Discussion (self.rpghorrorstories)A useful rule:"Would this happen in one of Shakespeare's darker tragedies or is it too edgy for that."I have found this to be a reasonable cutoff between bleak and serious vs bizarre edgelord shit.Obviously just staying on the correct side of this line is not going to immunise you from all criticism, but it is a reasonable start.Edit: Excluding Titus Andronicus— submitted 8 months ago * by no_bear_so_lowR. 22. Maí, 2020. Reddit.org.I’m pretty sure Shakespeare wrote many of his tragedies to say, “Look, people, this is crazy! Let’s not act like this.”— ☀[–]alerionkemperil 263 points 8 months ago
== Var ==
Urb.DIct: "Someone, especially posting on the internet, who uses shocking and nihilistic speech and opinions that they themselves may or may not actually believe to gain attention and come across as a more dangerous and unique person. Most Edgelords are teenagers trying to seem overly cool and/or over-casually apathetic."R. 22. Maí, 2020. UrbanDictionary.com.
The stereotypical edgelord is imagined to lurk on internet forums like 4chan and Reddit. We imagine a misanthropic, internet-addicted teen wearing a black trench coat and sunglasses, with their hair dyed black.R. 22. Maí, 2020. Dictionary.com.
== Media ==
* «There's a difference between constructive cynicism and edgelordism.» Oct 26, 2016 by John Ohno.
* «Mélenchon and Žižek; Accelerationism and Edgelordism» Posted on May 5, 2017 by Richard Willmsen
* «The Horror of Acceleration with 0HP Lovecraft (Podcast)» Aug 9, 2019
* Nick Land; Karl Marx; Engels; Stalin; Elliot Rodger; Bullies; Bully-induced narcissism
*Dorian Electra - Edgelord (feat. Rebecca Black) [Official Video] 795,178 views•Premiered Sep 25, 2020 31K 1.1K SHARE SAVE DORIAN ELECTRA 101K subscribers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsjqnYbsDO4
== Rhizomata ==
* Edge; Edge culture; Narcissism; Edgy; Trickster; Hipster; Hipsterism; Hustler; Pioneer; 
* Philosopher; Progressivism: Delinquent; Extremist; Wannabe; Tough Guy; Roughneck; 
* Elite; Top tier; Elitism; Revenge culture; Nerd; Jock; Geek; Chad; Illest; 
* Hardest; Tough as nails; Tragic; Serial killer; Mass murderer; Nerd; Jock; Inferiority complex
* Hip; Cool; Crazy; Spontaneous; Vulgar; Beatnik; Hippie; Commie; Leftist; Futurism
* Dark Lord; Sith Lord; Wicked man; Villain; Bad Guy; Antihero; Fallen hero; Fallen angel; Fallen
* Psychology; Personality
* Neophiliac; Amorality; Amoralism; Nihilism; Transhumanism
* Doomerism; New Man; Apocalypticism; Dark Lords of the Edge; Ultraleftism
* Profiling; 
== References ==
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