I’m not a native English speaker and I don’t understand this slang. I see a lot of comments on Reddit such as “based and redpilled” but I don’t get what it means.
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ok i’ve seen this alot. Based means based in reality. The word is typically used by right wing people referring to their own opinions. Left wing statements can’t be “based in reality” because the right wingers don’t see it as realistic.
It’s the opposite of the current slang of “woke”. The “red pilled” line is a reference to the movie The Matrix, where when you take the red pill you wake up to reality. All the terms refer to political opinions, with “woke” generally used for left or liberal opinions and “based” used for right or conservative ones. “Red pilled” often describes someone who has changed opinion, most often from left leaning to right leaning. I believe the origin of “based” as slang came from the idea that those who are “based” have their opinions based in facts and research, even if the feelings of some don’t care for their ideas, whereas those who are more “woke” will often cite anecdotes or feelings to back their ideas.
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