Ryan Broderick

So I have step sons. Sure. You're the dad that stepped up. Yep. It's really, it's a very strange way to learn about internet culture. I'm sure. Like my exposure to MegaChat and GigaChat, I think came through them. Like I know that it's, there's these like black and white photos of just like a super over-masculinized guy with like a super high cheekbones and a super deep chin.

So I have step sons. Sure. You're the dad that stepped up. Yep. It's really, it's a very strange way to learn about internet culture. I'm sure. Like my exposure to MegaChat and GigaChat, I think came through them. Like I know that it's, there's these like black and white photos of just like a super over-masculinized guy with like a super high cheekbones and a super deep chin.

Right. And the sort of GigaChat idea is like 4chan many years ago, 4chan users came up with like the idea of like the perfect man, the chat.

Right. And the sort of GigaChat idea is like 4chan many years ago, 4chan users came up with like the idea of like the perfect man, the chat.

Right. And the sort of GigaChat idea is like 4chan many years ago, 4chan users came up with like the idea of like the perfect man, the chat.

And were they joking or were they not joking? Did they know? Does anyone know?

And were they joking or were they not joking? Did they know? Does anyone know?

And were they joking or were they not joking? Did they know? Does anyone know?

I mean, I sort of take everything that happens in 4chan as kind of like arch performance art. At least it starts that way very often. So in the earlier memes, it was like popular women were Stacey's and popular men were Chad's and Chad's go as Stacey's. And it was sort of part of this idea of like...

I mean, I sort of take everything that happens in 4chan as kind of like arch performance art. At least it starts that way very often. So in the earlier memes, it was like popular women were Stacey's and popular men were Chad's and Chad's go as Stacey's. And it was sort of part of this idea of like...

I mean, I sort of take everything that happens in 4chan as kind of like arch performance art. At least it starts that way very often. So in the earlier memes, it was like popular women were Stacey's and popular men were Chad's and Chad's go as Stacey's. And it was sort of part of this idea of like...

early pickup artist communities trying to like codify sexual dynamics that and so the chad was like the archetypal man and because these men who were talking about this are like insane nerds they were using anime power scaling and what is anime power scaling so like uh For instance, in Digimon, if you become a very high-level Digibod, you might have Giga attached to the front of your name.

early pickup artist communities trying to like codify sexual dynamics that and so the chad was like the archetypal man and because these men who were talking about this are like insane nerds they were using anime power scaling and what is anime power scaling so like uh For instance, in Digimon, if you become a very high-level Digibod, you might have Giga attached to the front of your name.

early pickup artist communities trying to like codify sexual dynamics that and so the chad was like the archetypal man and because these men who were talking about this are like insane nerds they were using anime power scaling and what is anime power scaling so like uh For instance, in Digimon, if you become a very high-level Digibod, you might have Giga attached to the front of your name.

Okay, so it's like these nerds are trying to define... And when I say nerd, I don't mean that pejoratively. I just mean it descriptively. But these nerds are trying to define... kind of alpha jock masculinity. But as they're trying to do it, their anime-inflected nerdiness creeps through. And so first they're like, well, this is called a chad.

Okay, so it's like these nerds are trying to define... And when I say nerd, I don't mean that pejoratively. I just mean it descriptively. But these nerds are trying to define... kind of alpha jock masculinity. But as they're trying to do it, their anime-inflected nerdiness creeps through. And so first they're like, well, this is called a chad.

Okay, so it's like these nerds are trying to define... And when I say nerd, I don't mean that pejoratively. I just mean it descriptively. But these nerds are trying to define... kind of alpha jock masculinity. But as they're trying to do it, their anime-inflected nerdiness creeps through. And so first they're like, well, this is called a chad.

And they're like, just like in like Digimon, there's this thing called a gigachad. Yes. And then they're taking all the attributes they've used to label a chad and they're like exponentially increasing them to a place where they are ridiculous.

And they're like, just like in like Digimon, there's this thing called a gigachad. Yes. And then they're taking all the attributes they've used to label a chad and they're like exponentially increasing them to a place where they are ridiculous.

And they're like, just like in like Digimon, there's this thing called a gigachad. Yes. And then they're taking all the attributes they've used to label a chad and they're like exponentially increasing them to a place where they are ridiculous.