Pushing the gatekeeping instinct to its absolute maximum — not just protecting your niche but actively optimizing strategies to keep outsiders out. Someone gatekeep maxxing might use obscure terminology, refuse to link sources, cultivate an air of mystery around their interests, and subtly shame newcomers for not knowing enough. It's gatekeeping as a competitive sport, where the goal isn't just exclusion but perfecting the craft of exclusion.
He's literally gatekeep maxxing — deletes his rec lists, uses fake band names, and only talks about it in DMs with a select few.
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Viral internet speak — memes, ratios, main-character moments, and the algospeak of every platform from Twitter to Reddit to TikTok comment sections.
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