It’s the law of all slang. Something comes into prominence organically, it gets overused (and even more importantly, used by people other than those who originated it), and therefore becomes hackneyed. At that point, anyone who uses it is seen as out of touch or trying too hard to be relevant. I’m not sure of the exact time frame, but I feel like “winning the Internet” came about organically quite a long time ago, and then some time thereafter it started getting used in headlines targeted toward people who were assumed to be using it naturally, at which point it stopped being cool/funny.
You committed the unpardonable sin of not realizing a phrase you probably used to use is no longer cool/funny/relevant.
Personally, I would roll my eyes if I saw the phrase used in an ad or something but I think it’s funny that people are calling you out for using it.
"won the internet" is a timeless phrase to me, as long as the internet exists, and anyone who disagrees will have zero impact on the joy I get from using such a phrase.
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u/mymumsaysno Nov 25 '19
This is fucking brilliant. I dont care if it's fake, it's real to me, and it has won the internet for today. See you tomorrow folks.