terminally online
Lives through screens
Terminally online describes someone so immersed in internet culture that their worldview, references, and social instincts are shaped more by online discourse than real-world interaction.
The term suggests an unhealthy or excessive engagement: He's terminally online—he thinks everyone knows what "ratio" means.
Often used critically or self-deprecatingly.
- addictedCompulsively reliant on something
- doomscrollingCompulsive consumption of distressing content
- obsessedGripped by fixation
- consumedFully used or eaten
- postVertical structural beam
internet addiction · feed · cancel culture · echo chambers · parasocial · overstimulation · virtue signaling · main character syndrome · oversharing · touch grass · flame wars · cyberbullying · engrossed · anxiety · captivated · like · smartphones · click
terminally onlineoffline
Not internet-connected
unplugged · disconnected · logged off · analog · off the grid
terminally onlinenormie
Slang for mainstream person
out of touch · blissfully unaware · mainstream · basic · unhip
terminally onlinetouching grass
Reconnecting with physical reality
well-adjusted · grounded · present · centered · balanced
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