Actually even further than that, even back in the 80s it was apparently used in certain subcultures to distinguish (drug) “addicts” from “normal people”.
You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: [email protected]
Rules:
Be civil and nice.
Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.
I didn’t know it dated back to the 90s, but I agree, the word has gotten mainstream and changed its meaning while doing so.
Actually even further than that, even back in the 80s it was apparently used in certain subcultures to distinguish (drug) “addicts” from “normal people”.