I used to be with "it"

Slapnuts McGurk · 1.2M views · 2014-04-27 · 0:12

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Overview

A very short humorous clip titled 'I used to be with it', playing on the line that they changed what 'it' was. It is a brief meme-style video with no substantive content.

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HN uses it purely as a joke reply about being out of touch with changing trends.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2015–2020

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Internet culture & memes Arts & entertainment (other)

What people said

DaiPlusPlus · 2020-07 · Joke / meme
> It was just that for the past months every time someone forwarded me a stupid video I was supposed to like, it had a TikTok logo on it. So in my view this became the source of "stupid videos people bother me with". Not exactly a charming quality. This quote comes to mind: > I used to be with ‘it’, but then they changed what ‘it’ was. Now what I’m with isn’t ‘it’ anymore and what’s ‘it’ seems weird and scary. It’ll happen to you! [VIDEO]
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treis · 2018-07 · Joke / meme
That was a really interesting piece. All I can think of after reading it is Grandpa's quote from the Simpsons: I used to be with ‘it’, but then they changed what ‘it’ was. Now what I’m with isn’t ‘it’ anymore and what’s ‘it’ seems weird and scary. It’ll happen to you! [VIDEO]
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MichaelApproved · 2015-04 · Joke / meme
> I find this worrying, really. Are we so desperate to consume that we're willing to buy shit just for sake of buying? There's no need to worry, this isn't a sign that society is going downhill. Buying Beats for something other than sound as the primary purpose is no different than buying something purely for fashion sake, which is a centuries old human practice. This comment reminds me of how every generation finds the next generation's actions worrying. edit: Grandpa Simpson nailed it: "I used to be with it, but then they changed what it was. Now what I'm with isn't it , and what's it seems weird and scary to me. It'll happen to you..." [VIDEO]
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