That "oh is that a x reference" thing is a product of social media culture. Apparently to point out the reference is its own joke to show you're "in the know", almost like a weird form of virtue signaling. Cue retard Jojo fans always going "IS THAT A JOJO'S REFERENCE"
A lot of it is unfortunately from Reddit - I know I picked up on a lot of the dumb cringy shit from there and it does take a minor amount of effort to avoid reproducing it elsewhere. Especially when you post on 4chan - they got their own culture and it directly conflicts with Reddit's.
That "oh is that a x reference" thing is a product of social media culture. Apparently to point out the reference is its own joke to show you're "in the know", almost like a weird form of virtue signaling. Cue retard Jojo fans always going "IS THAT A JOJO'S REFERENCE"
A lot of it is unfortunately from Reddit - I know I picked up on a lot of the dumb cringy shit from there and it does take a minor amount of effort to avoid reproducing it elsewhere. Especially when you post on 4chan - they got their own culture and it directly conflicts with Reddit's.