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[–]nazz-tee 69 points70 points ago

I've never heard anyone say "YOLO" irl. (Denmark)

[–]redanthrax 10 points11 points ago

I'm in the same boat. I live in Western WA (enjoy the rain) and never interact with people below the age of 20. I didn't know this was a thing until reddit talked about it. This must be some sort of high school thing that happened after I graduated (2007)?

[–]computertechie 11 points12 points ago

I'm in high school now and I've never heard anyone ever say it either.

[–]masterdz522 8 points9 points ago

I have but only as a joke. I don't talk to idiots.

[–]computertechie 2 points3 points ago

That's probably a good general rule to live by.

[–]Haruhi_Fujioka 0 points1 point ago

Everyone at my university knows what it means.

[–]DrOOpieS 1 point2 points ago

Im from the Eastside, kids from Issaquah say it all the damn time.

[–]beau-tie 0 points1 point ago

I'm 21 years old and I've never heard it

[–]SleepyEel 0 points1 point ago

I started hearing it from some of the toolbags at my university this year

[–]DisasterbyInnocence 0 points1 point ago

I'm in Washington too and I've never heard it said. Perhaps it hasn't reached us yet haha.

[–]DuckDuckFU[S] 0 points1 point ago

News Alert: BOLO for YOLO now transmitted through migratory birds and blood transfusions in western Washington.

[–]junkboy350 33 points34 points ago

You have no idea how lucky you are. No. Idea.

[–]SunTzuOfFucking 10 points11 points ago

Neither have I (Canada).

[–]incredibadass 8 points9 points ago

Drake is from Toronto sir.

[–]SunTzuOfFucking 7 points8 points ago

But, I've never heard this YOLO thing. And I am 19.

[–]Theshag0 0 points1 point ago

Thank you, can someone please explain to me wtf is going on?

[–]I_smoke_tweeds 2 points3 points ago

In short, it's the tweens and early teens of our age constantly(and I mean constantly, you don't know unless you've seen my Facebook news feed) using that goddamn phrase to justify them getting drunk and doing drugs and generally being obnoxious assholes, pardon my French. But in the right context it is exactly what the other gent here said.

[–]SunTzuOfFucking 1 point2 points ago

Some Googling later, turns out it's some Drake song where he refers to the phrase "You Only Live Once" with "YOLO".

I get that now. Now, I am trying to figure out what it's become in pop culture.

UPDATE:

The song is credited with popularizing the phrase YOLO - an acronym which stands for "You only live once". It characterizes a "balling out" mentality where one lives life to the fullest because one only goes through life once. YOLO has been described as a movement. The movement has also penetrated mainstream culture as actor Zac Efron was noted getting a tattoo with the acronym. The Washington Post describes YOLO as "the newest acronym you'll love to hate." The Huffington Post says: "YOLO is dumb."

It has permeated amongst youth culture. A high school prank in Chicago, Illinois involved high school students chanting "YOLO." Some people have grafittied YOLO on walls. It has become a popular Twitter hashtag. Some youth have said that it is their motto.

So, fine, it's their motto. How did it change their lives? I am confused about what this "movement" stands for.

[–]jclemy 22 points23 points ago

YOLO is carpe diem for the special needs crowd

[–]SCDrunkPunk 4 points5 points ago

Special needs indeed. I went with a friend to visit his other friend in Vegas for a birthday. Her car had a giant YOLO sticker. Her wifi was called YOLO. Her husky was named YOLO. She ripped out her carpet and her excuse was YOLO. Her friends and she would yell YOLO as they chased beer with water. They yelled YOLO when they won beer pong with water. I puked in her backyard on purpose.

[–]SkorpionKlobb 2 points3 points ago

Poor husky D:

[–]Oxideous_Spire 0 points1 point ago

I just wish I didn't live in a town that was full of 'em.

[–]jclemy 0 points1 point ago

I posted a reply to the wrong one. Darwin will hopefully solve it.

[–]NotClever 1 point2 points ago

From what I understand, it's something people yell while or before they do stupid things that will probably get them hurt/arrested, or before taking shots at a bar. I've also never heard it in real life, but I don't really frequent the types of bars where this would be likely to happen anymore.

[–]misterpickles69 0 points1 point ago

It's replacing "Hold my beer and watch this (HMBAWT)" as the acronym is too long.

[–]P3ngu1n48 0 points1 point ago

You lucky man, I'm unfortunate enough be be in a school where I hear it 4 times a day.

thank god I'm on my break.

[–]elikdawson 0 points1 point ago

I heard it ONCE! And I don't even know if that's what they even said.

[–]Efful 3 points4 points ago

DLKEG.

[–]t_Lancer 0 points1 point ago

what?

[–]pfeiffer 1 point2 points ago

Du lever kun en gang!

[–]pombaerik 0 points1 point ago

Den har vært eksistert en god del lenger enn YOLO?

[–]moarpie -2 points-1 points ago

No.

[–]trevbot 4 points5 points ago

I've never heard anyone say or use this term except for being on Reddit...

[–]ducttape36 1 point2 points ago

did you close your borders already? taking a page from madagascar i take it.

[–]omiclops 0 points1 point ago

I take it Drake isn't popular there?

[–]Lobanium 0 points1 point ago

Same here, the only time I hear it is on Reddit, or when my friends and I are intentionally making fun of it.

[–]EazyHB 0 points1 point ago

I hear it all the time(Georgia)

[–]Piratiko 0 points1 point ago

Daniel Tosh. Once. And he was making fun of people who supposedly say it. (California)

[–]Delocaz -2 points-1 points ago

Samme her :)

[–]theshad0w 20 points21 points ago

What game is this? It doesn't look like Pandemic

[–]Sir_Goose 24 points25 points ago

Plague Inc.

[–]KaiserDragon 44 points45 points ago

Dammit iphone only, shit is getting really old.

[–]dannyduh 8 points9 points ago

I remember seeing something about how an overwhelming majority of new projects and start ups start on iOS and are then ported over to other mobile OS's. It was in the 75%+ range. I hate the fanboyism between phones, they're just phones, but one of the main selling points the iPhone had for me was that very reason.

[–]Sypons 2 points3 points ago

Largely because android hasn't entered the pubic conciousness in the same way as Apple products, install base be damned.

[–]NaXoL 9 points10 points ago

Are you telling me my pubes have consciousness?

[–]999realthings 6 points7 points ago

Yes and they cry in pain and terror everytime you trim and shave.

[–]argylesox 16 points17 points ago

No, it's because Android is so fragmented that developing and supporting applications is a nightmare with a pitiful ROI.

[–]dangerpigeon2 2 points3 points ago

Yep. If you want to make an iPhone app you need to test it on 3 Devices and you've covered all the available devices. For android there are around 10 OS versions currently in use and hundreds of different configurations of hardware.

My company provides a test environment for mobile apps and probably 90% of our usage is from Android developers

[–]Jigsus 0 points1 point ago

It's actually very profitable to keep the app on android free and sell on iOS. The free android version makes a lot buzz

[–]Swamplord42 4 points5 points ago

Or maybe it's just because iPhone owners spend more money on apps on average, thus making it more profitable to target them first ?

If your business is making apps for mobile phones you target the platform with the best returns first.

[–]Gooberpatrol66 -1 points0 points ago

Or iOS users maybe spend more on apps because more developer attention means more high quality apps worth buying.

Correlation != Causation

[–]darsonia -1 points0 points ago

99 cents! BOOOOO

[–]slomotion 30 points31 points ago

What is this game?

[–]SOPA_NO 14 points15 points ago

I don't know why you're being downvoted. That game is Plague, Inc. It's on the App Store for $1. It's essentially Pandemic.

[–]C0nmann 0 points1 point ago

It's much better than Pandemic 2.5 on iPhone imo. I recommend it to iOS users, great time killer.

[–]Ajthib01 14 points15 points ago

I like to name my diseases "Cat Shit" Cat Shit has successfully eliminated all life on earth!

[–]IAmWinter1988 19 points20 points ago

I call mine sex drive

Sex drive is spreading over Australia

Awwwww yeeeeeah!

[–]SlugBoyTom 3 points4 points ago

I called mine Google . . . "Google has killed more people than Malaria"

[–]Hackey_Sack 10 points11 points ago

I call mine "Testiclus Explodus".

That or "DWAYNE 'THE ROCK' JOHNSON'. Just so I can imagine a mother taking her sick child to the doctor, only to have him say "I'm sorry, ma'm. Your son has..." (at this point he removes his glasses dramatically)

"DWAYNE 'THE ROCK' JOHNSON"

[–]Theshag0 4 points5 points ago

If it came with a high fever, CAN YOU SMELLELELELEL..... WHAT THE ROCK... IS COOKING!?

[–]footwo 0 points1 point ago

Except the character limit won't let you make such a long name. Why you lie child?

[–]Hackey_Sack 0 points1 point ago

I've actually never played the app, I was talking about the flash game.

[–]footwo 0 points1 point ago

OK fair enough. The app is better FYI, seems to have a bit more actual gameplay.

[–]Hackey_Sack 0 points1 point ago

Really? I was a fan of the flash game, so I'll have to check it out.

[–]M1ke52 5 points6 points ago

Lupus, I always call it Lupus. No one ever suspects it.

[–]temp1324 3 points4 points ago

It's never Lupus.

[–]mgrier123 2 points3 points ago

Except for that one time it was

[–]dvald001 6 points7 points ago

I like to name mine "kittens."

Norway is infected with kittens!

[–]Surrelkarma 0 points1 point ago

Personally, I like this the best.

[–]seanbear 7 points8 points ago

I like to call mine "Death"

  • Death has successfully eliminated all life on Earth!

  • Scientists in China looking for a cure for Death!

  • Death kills more people than smallpox!

[–]WaitingForHoverboard 0 points1 point ago

If you've ever actually read Cat Shit One or seen the show, this becomes more plausible.

[–]RhettS 3 points4 points ago

I didn't think Madagascarians said Yolo. Course, this is plague inc (which I have never played).

[–]Probably_Insane 8 points9 points ago

It's clearly not a perfect simulation. Madagascar should have survived.

[–]argylesox 2 points3 points ago

In this game, it's Greenland and Zanzibar.

[–]Haygrid 1 point2 points ago

Fucking Greenland. Every single time.

[–]C0nmann 1 point2 points ago

Iceland is a bitch too. Disease no threat to us whatsoever, RESEARCH FUNDING 10, MUTHAFUCKA!

[–]Haygrid 1 point2 points ago

"Sir, we've just discovered a new disease." 'What's it's symptoms?" "There are none, sir." "Find a cure anyways."

[–]C0nmann 0 points1 point ago

Ahaha, well sometimes not having action isn't justified. "Sir, there is a prion called Brainslug and everyone in the world is infected." "Does it hurt anyone?" "Uh... well no, but uh we should still do some-" "Forget about it, no threat." evolves, everyone in the world dies

[–]Haygrid 0 points1 point ago

Lol, I never thought about it like that. I have literally no medical knowledge so I don't call me stupid for asking this question: how would they find a disease if it had no symptoms? Like how would they know to even look for it?

[–]C0nmann 1 point2 points ago

Routine inspection, some sort of blood test. Docs find strange antibodies being produced or such, and get experts to check it out. New disease is found. I don't think the medical community would care or research would be funded if it didn't really do anything.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

I fell sorry for the redditor who worked hard to make his own version of pandemic. He spent countless hours working on it, only to be crushed by a pandemic clone.

[–]asasins_creed 2 points3 points ago

How do you even win this game?! I can easily win at easy mode but in normal mode i am always defeated. Any hints redditors?

[–]caloresolis 3 points4 points ago

Its not that hard. You just max out air and water in transmition and Drug resistance in abilities and ALWAYS de-level symptoms until you have infected all life on earth. If yo struggle getting greenland, canada or iceland then level up cold resistance in abilities. Then you wait for about 80 DNA and max out symptoms. Then you will ERASE ALL LIFE ON EARTH.

[–]asasins_creed 0 points1 point ago

I will totally try this. Never thought of de-levelling symptoms, seems like a good idea. Just because i couldn't pass normal mode, i had never had a chance to try the virus and all the other types :(

[–]Maklite 1 point2 points ago

If you don't de-level, the countries will shut down before you can infect them, essentially losing the game before it can begin. You can try some of the non-lethal symptoms (I think Coughing and Sneezing(?)) to help spread without attracting attention.

[–]freakpants 0 points1 point ago

This is also the part where it stops being fun :)

[–]Sir_Vival 0 points1 point ago

Yeah, unfortunately that works too well, and takes all of the challenge away.

[–]DaDosDude 1 point2 points ago

I guess they really did only live once...

[–]Chancet 0 points1 point ago

I guess they only... *SHADES* Lived once.

[–]Peppah 1 point2 points ago

why is there a 'Plague Inc. Tips and Reviews' app for Android when i can't even download the game for Android.

[–]gamer999962 0 points1 point ago

Look for the game 'Epidemic' for android. The dev made a post in /r/android where he was giving away the apk for free

[–]Zombane 1 point2 points ago

I named mine Religion

[–]destinysnake 1 point2 points ago

YOLF (you only live forever)

[–]dluksa 1 point2 points ago

Plague Inc is so much fun.

[–]novanleon 1 point2 points ago

What is a "YOLO"? I'm assuming that's part of the joke, which I don't get, and am therefore missing out on something important.

[–]rothwick 1 point2 points ago

Redditor for 2 years and never heard the phrase YOLO???...... Sloooooooowwwwpppooooooookkkkeeeeee

[–]Wiccy 1 point2 points ago

Or lucky.

[–]novanleon 0 points1 point ago

I'm sorry. For some reason when I read "YOLO" the first thing that came to mind was this.

[–]QtheQuartermasterMan 1 point2 points ago

YOLO = You Only Live Once

[–]novanleon 0 points1 point ago

Thank you. For some reason the first thing that came to mind was this.

[–]slyr114 -1 points0 points ago

I suppose YOLO does not apply to cats? It would be YOHNL = You Only Have Nine Lives

[–]mommaluvernorubber 1 point2 points ago

I name my disease 'Yo Momma'

[–]DuckDuckFU[S] 3 points4 points ago

For real Yo Momma is a bitch...of a pathogen

[–]pilif 0 points1 point ago

Any quick hints on how to win with the bio weapon? I'm always getting really really close, but then either all hosts die in the last remaining country, or the scientists in that last country actually finish the cure.

[–]russelln 1 point2 points ago

Jeez, I can't even get past virus.

[–]Draknodred 1 point2 points ago

I kept alternating between the evolutions that slowed the lethality increase and reduce lethality. I had all three levels of the slow and used 2 of the reduce. From there I just made it aggressively more contagious, water and air to level 2 (by far the best way to infect people), cough/vomit combo, and sneezing. Once I got those I got blood 1/2 to infect Africa faster. The insomnia/anemia combo helped to slow the cure.

Basically just slow the lethality rate down a ton and then make raise the infectivity rate as fast as you can. The great thing about the bio weapon is you never have to buy evolutions for killing since you can just sell back your lethality reducing evolutions once everyone on the planet is infected.

Hope that helps!

[–]pilif 0 points1 point ago

Yeah. Thanks a lot. I have completely underestimated the overpoweredness of water and air transmission.

Finally managed to kill humanity off.

I started off in Iceland this time in order to quickly spread to Greenland and because of the many direct flights to Japan and Saudi Arabia

[–]asdf4455 0 points1 point ago

oh the irony

[–]Crash15 0 points1 point ago

Victory? what the hell

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

I usually call my diseases "The Bees", or "Boogie Fever".

[–]kyat-kyat 0 points1 point ago

Take that, reincarnation!

[–]deathdonut 0 points1 point ago

Every time I play this game, I start in Madagascar.

[–]badgarok725 0 points1 point ago

I don't get why people have so much hate for YOLO. I understand that its annoying when people actually use it, but it usually makes for a great joke.

[–]Cantmakemymind 0 points1 point ago

Just remember, when a girl says "YOLO," it means that she will do anal.

[–]Albatraous 0 points1 point ago

I use lots of funny names in this game -Butter (Butter is spreading) -Evil -Legs -Lolcats (Lolcats have infected more countries)

What other funny names have people used?

[–]Blarggotron 0 points1 point ago

If you indeed do "live only once", then yes, I would infer that this is the only logical way the world can end.

[–]psychroclasm 0 points1 point ago

My girlfriend finally got me to play this a few days ago. I almost won, too. You know who I didn't get? Cuba. I managed Madagascar, but Cuba fucked it up for me.

[–]beautiful_electrick 0 points1 point ago

fucking drake strikes again...

[–]Madrider760 0 points1 point ago

I hear YOLO all the time outside the house. (southern Texas)

[–]local_dj 0 points1 point ago

Who the fuck says YOLO besides Drake? I live in Las Vegas, I am a Hip Hop/Rap/Top 40 DJ for a night club and radio station. I have never not once EVER, heard someone say YOLO. Allow me to take this further by saying I personally know DJ Franzen And Jamal (Frannie and Mally Mall mentioned in The Motto, and in the video) Not even they say YOLO. I dont know why this is always mentioned here, do people really say it, if so who?

[–]unicorn_hipster 0 points1 point ago

What game?

[–]Homegrownn 0 points1 point ago

What's the name of this game again?

[–]ciberbingo2 1 point2 points ago

Plague Inc.

[–]takeapieandrun 0 points1 point ago

I was playing this the other day, and got close to wiping out humanity. Then I felt sympathetic and let them develop a vaccine un-hindered, and by the time they did only 2,000 people on Earth had lived. So now I'm still on the bacterial stage.. haha

[–]marvinaguilera -2 points-1 points ago

I NAMED MY VIRUS YOLO TOO

[–]zanebob2 -1 points0 points ago

I read that as Polio...

[–]Doomshock 1 point2 points ago

Yolio if you will.

[–]Icwatudidther -1 points0 points ago

YOLO stands for you only live once so I think that was a smart name btw what game is that

[–]obliterationn -1 points0 points ago

I have never heard anyone say "YOLO" irl. I live in Sweden. I haven't seen it on the internet outside of reddit either. Give it up ffs

[–]DMthePerson -1 points0 points ago

So, what does this have to do with video games?

[–]oblivious_fanboi -3 points-2 points ago

http://i.imgur.com/4ewpM.jpg

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