Driving off someone from being online, as a troll, because it gives you a thrill.
This is an awfully specific flex, but it is a flex nonetheless, that people do feel to boast about. Because it’s just another form of a power-trip. Congratulations, you’ve driven away someone who could’ve been a contributory member of a community to make yourself feel better by orchestrating lies, performing witch hunts and huddling with your troll buddies in ways to figure out how to process this.
There’s nothing prideful about this to flex over.
Finally doing/using something that has been super common but they continue to talk about it like it’s some trade secret.
Costco membership, shopping at Aldi (not Aldi’s), how to search something on Google, checking the weather on their phone…
Same energy as “Playing with Lego (never Lego’s)”
What’s the significance of Aldi in this context? I think I’ve been there once, maybe twice…
It’s a “discount” grocery store that runs mostly on low cost house brands. Some people view it as beneath them for this reason. So someone who is an absolute brand whore, like my mom, and thinks that if something isn’t expensive it’s junk…likely wouldn’t shop there. But since she eventually checked it out she’s hooked on a few specific items and will pick up a fair amount of other stuff and brat as though it’s some well-kept secret
I don’t know but some people in my circle say “Trader Joe” instead of Trader Joe’s " just as an affectation because it is kind of funny.
It is kinda funny to pronounce things slightly off. Like pronounce it “All-diss” instead of “All-dees” in conversation and watch the smoke come out of people’s ears
I don’t think I’ve ever called it Aldis in my life. I think I prefer the singular Aldi