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Clever Comebacks

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[–] [email protected] 107 points 2 months ago (16 children)

"Simp" has been in use as Mega-City One slang since the 80s. It is a subculture of people who have checked out of society and act like simpletons. See, for example, Megazine #15 and, more recently Prog 2207. This was really leaned into with Jack Point: The Simping Detective.

So, he's basically calling Musk a clown.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Completely missed this extra layer, today I am the simp.

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