Based and Redpilled

Phrase · Hacker Culture

Definitions

  1. An internet slang phrase combining "based" (holding a controversial opinion unapologetically) and "redpilled" (having one's worldview radically changed, from The Matrix). Originally from fringe political communities, it migrated into tech culture where it's used both sincerely and ironically to describe someone championing an unpopular technical position.

    In plain English: Internet slang meaning someone boldly holds an unconventional opinion and claims to see a hidden truth, used both seriously and as a joke.

    Example: "He said we should just write everything in C and drop all frameworks — absolutely based and redpilled."

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