While disagreements on the fringes do exist, the two groups generally value similar things, but employ different words to talk about them. The two factions perceive one another as operating with fundamentally different ideas about how the game works. One factor currently preventing fraternization between the groups is the distinct lexicons they use to speak about the game. The “advanced stat nerds” and “that boy nice watchers” needn’t exist in a binary the “enjoyers of baseball” category is wide enough to accommodate everyone. Unfortunately, the way we use language and our affinity for binaries and distilling the world into memes keeps us from joining the hands attached to our extremely buff arms. We’re actually the Predator Handshake meme. Maybe then we can realize we’re not the bus meme at all. But sometimes, it’s worthwhile to understand the folks sitting on the other side of the bus.

Our desire to feel less like the world has run us over by a bus leads us to the bus meme, to binaries, to good/bad, right/wrong, us/them.Ī researched take on every issue isn’t always necessary sometimes meme-level analysis is sufficient. Processing context and nuance is exhausting. This two-category labeling system is easy for our brains to process, and it’s nice to imagine that the world really does work in this black and white manner. It further implies one subset of the larger group is “good” (the one assigned to the man smiling contently as he gazes out the window), while the other is “bad” (the one assigned to the man slouched in his seat, looking as though his dog just died and he’s worried that whatever befell his pet is coming for him too). The Two Guys on a Bus meme format works by taking a broad population and cleanly splitting it into two groups. The dynamic between the two groups is perhaps best depicted using a meme: As analytics became increasingly present in baseball, an antagonistic relationship developed between the old school and new school baseball thinkers. Sports, like language, provide an opportunity for connection and community, but as there must exist opposition in all things, they can also divide and exclude. We use different words, but we share the same notions. Programmers teach computers to solve problems in terms of zeros and ones, while authors use binaries as metaphors to explore opposing forces in their characters lives, and gamers wage the battle between good and evil in their ever more challenging boss fights.

But beneath the glittery phrasing is almost always a nugget of substance anyone can relate to. Gamers have their n00bs and POGs, literary types their dichotomies and postmodernism, coders BSODs and buffer overflows. With oodles of options for depicting our day-to-day experiences, it makes sense that our diction be dictated by the shared jargon of our peers. That’s why I’ll never understand how we settled on referring to an effective pitcher as having “good stuff.” The evolution and expansion of language over many centuries and cultures provides a googolplex of options for communicating a given message. With this, the YouTube creators won six matches out of seven.Language barriers typically involve speakers of two different languages, but barriers can also exist between people who speak the same language. Despite this, YouTube creators managed to have their win as Austin won against Bryce. However, TikTok got their first win when Vinnie Hacker managed to defeat Deji. This left Ben Azelart, Michael Le, and Nate Wyatt losing the titled. This was the first win for the YouTube team.įollowing this, the YouTube content creators seemed to be focused on winning as Landon McBroom, FaZe Jarvis, and DDG won their fights. The fight came to an end during the fifth round and Ryan was rewarded victory. The fight started with Ryan Johnston vs Cale Saurage. YouTube content creators won the TikTok vs YouTube fight. And, I would hate to hurt the kid.” Who won the YouTube vs TikTok fight?

‘Cause in this sport, you can get seriously hurt. He’s out there getting jitters face-to-face.

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