PMTPMT DB

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#PMT-2022-0606-17495
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The world will end before Dan Snyder sells the Commanders

The fucking world ends before Dan Snyder sells the team. I'm going to, I'm going to take myself out back here.

Dan Snyder sold the team to Josh Harris in July 2023, while the world has not yet ended.
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#PMT-2022-0516-13713
Jake MarshJake Marsh

Drew Brees is going to return to the NFL

Drew Brees... he could be returning to football. He could go back to NBC... usually when someone ends up, they're coming back to play, they're probably going to come back.

Drew Brees did not return to play in the NFL after this episode.
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#PMT-2022-0425-8313
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I could beat DK Metcalf in a five-yard dash

I was actually talking to Billy earlier about this. You think I could be DK [Metcalf] to five yard dash? ... You guys don't know how sprinting works... I can just take a step. Yeah. That's your steps as well. You guys don't know how sprinting works.

DK Metcalf is one of the fastest players in NFL history; PFT is a podcast host. Literally impossible for PFT to win.
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#PMT-2022-0418-6595
Billy FootballBilly Football

Bigfoot is currently in the state of Ohio

My last who's back is big foot. There's been pictures of a big foot sighting... I've tracked it down to Ohio. There was some Bama people claiming that they found them in Bama... but I just want to correct it and let you know that Bigfoot is currently in Ohio.

There is no scientific proof of Bigfoot's existence, let alone a confirmed location in Ohio.
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#PMT-2022-0411-17084
Billy FootballBilly Football

The object in the Alaska sky was a UFO shot out of the sky by the government

Many are saying that it might've been a UFO that was shot out of the street that they don't want us to know about. But the government is saying it was just a contrail. I think it has a lot to do with it. Something's going on.

The object was later confirmed to be a unique contrail from a high-altitude jet, not a UFO.
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#PMT-2022-0228-8625
Billy FootballBilly Football

I can break Vegas with a specific March Madness hedging spreadsheet

I'm thinking I'm going to take all the favorites from the first round and bet all of them to win the whole thing as a future. And then bet the money line on all of the underdogs so that the money lines pays all the future bets.

The strategy does not account for vig or the reality of odds; it is not a viable way to 'break Vegas' and would almost certainly lose money.
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#PMT-2022-0124-12553
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Rams are the first team ever to play a Super Bowl in their own home stadium

This could be the first Superbowl ever slayed by a team in its own home stadium. It's the Rams. Make it to the Superbowl. It's never been done before.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers actually did this one year prior in Super Bowl LV (2021). The Rams became the second team to do so.
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#PMT-2022-0110-6829
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Alabama will beat Georgia 30-21 in the National Championship

The final score was 30 to 21, Alabama. So I'm going to bet that exact same. I'm going to bet that kind of the spread at an alternate line... I feel good about it. I don't know if I can trust my own brain sometimes, but I feel like when I turned my brain off, that's when I do my best thing.

Georgia won the game 33-18. PFT's dream was incorrect on both the winner and the score.
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#PMT-2022-0103-16687
Big CatBig Cat

The Bulls can compete with anyone in the Eastern Conference

I actually think [the Bulls] are very, very good. And they could compete with anyone in the east... the nets do not scare me.

The Bulls finished as the 6th seed and lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Bucks 4-1.
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#PMT-2021-1206-1314
Big CatBig Cat

Cincinnati can give Alabama a good game in the playoffs because of their secondary

I'm actually already going to do it again because I actually think Cincinnati could give Alabama a good game because their secondary is that fucking good. And they have a quarterback that is like, just doesn't let anyone catch anything.

Alabama dominated Cincinnati 27-6 in the Cotton Bowl semifinal.
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#PMT-2021-1129-18950
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Gonzaga talent-wise might be the best NCAA basketball team in 30 years

Talent wise, they might be the best NCAA basketball team that I've seen in the last 30 years.

While talented, Gonzaga lost in the Sweet 16 to Arkansas and did not live up to the 'best in 30 years' billing compared to teams like 2012 Kentucky or 2001 Duke.
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#PMT-2021-1108-5098
Jake MarshJake Marsh

Michigan will win the college basketball national championship

I'm pretty sure Gonzaga's a favorite. Fucking Gonzaga. They're never going to win shit. [Big Cat: Who do you have winning all?] Michigan.

Michigan reached the Sweet 16 but did not win the championship; Kansas won the 2022 title.
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#PMT-2021-1018-423
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Coach Ed Orgeron will return as a 'full-time interim coach' for hire

Next time any program needs an interim head coach, he should be interim for hire. He should be a full-time interim coach.

PredictionCFBMediumSarcastic
Orgeron effectively retired from coaching after LSU and did not take any interim roles.
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#PMT-2021-1018-422
HankHank

Florida QB Anthony Richardson is Cam Newton 2.0 and a 2022 Heisman candidate

Florida's quarterback that they put in second [Anthony Richardson] is Cam Newton 2.0, yes. He's on my big board for Heisman next year.

Richardson did not win the Heisman and had a volatile collegiate career, though his physical profile did lead to him being the #4 overall pick in the NFL draft.
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#PMT-2021-1011-1877
Big CatBig Cat

The Red Sox are going to win the World Series

I mean, the Red Sox, I think they're going to win the World Series at this point. I think everything that happens... doesn't it feel like they have those weird vibes going now?

The Red Sox lost in the ALCS to the Houston Astros. The Atlanta Braves won the World Series.
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#PMT-2021-0927-17418
Billy FootballBilly Football

Dog the Bounty Hunter will find Brian Laundrie before the FBI

Dog the Bounty Hunter is on the trail of Brian Laundrie... What happens if Dog finds him before the FBI? He absolutely will. He's Dog the Bounty Hunter. Like Brian Laundrie probably saw that clip and he's like, all right, it's over.

Brian Laundrie was found dead in a Florida nature preserve by his parents and the FBI in October 2021; Dog the Bounty Hunter did not find him.
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#PMT-2021-0920-16308
HankHank

Rutgers football is officially back

Rutgers football's back... back all the way. Greg Schiano, they've got a big test against Michigan this week. Birthplace of college football.

Rutgers lost to Michigan the following week and finished 5-8.
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#PMT-2021-0830-9497
Billy FootballBilly Football

Sam Ehlinger would have beaten out Trevor Lawrence for the starting job if not for his injury

Unfortunately, Sam Ehlinger is out with a tweaked ACL... The Sam Ehlinger beating out Trevor Lawrence prediction has not come yet for now.

This was never a possibility; Trevor Lawrence was a locked-in #1 overall pick and Ehlinger was a late-round pick for a different team (Colts).
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#PMT-2021-0816-2381
Big CatBig Cat

Tony La Russa will win MLB Manager of the Year

He's gonna win manager of the year. It's going to be so funny when that happens and everyone's going to be [pissed].

Kevin Cash (AL) and Gabe Kapler (NL) won the awards in 2021. La Russa was a finalist but did not win.
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#PMT-2021-0726-13919
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez relationship is a fake publicity stunt

It's fake love because it's all publicity stunt. The fact that they're remaking old pictures, they don't actually love each other. Imagine doing this, imagine having a relationship that is all for the tabloids... it's disgusting.

While subjective, the couple eventually married in 2022, suggesting it was more than just a short-term publicity stunt, though they later filed for divorce in 2024.
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#PMT-2021-0712-14246
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Shark Week is being used by the media to maintain a state of fear after COVID-19

I think that we're overdue for some of the shark. The media hasn't really like had anything to like keep us in fear about after COVID has kind of started to become an afterthought. The media day are overdue for another summer. You weren't scared about the story of the shooting that was planned in Denver.

Hot TakeMediaFireSarcastic
While there are always stories about shark attacks in summer, they did not become a defining national media narrative on par with COVID.
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#PMT-2021-0712-14249
Big CatBig Cat

Novak Djokovic is the undisputed GOAT and will complete the Calendar Grand Slam

Djokovich, it's over. He won his 20th grand slam title, Wimbledon. It's over, he's tied Federer and a doll [Nadal]. He's slightly younger than those guys. He's going to win. He's going to win at the us open. That's the calendar year grand slam.

Djokovic lost in the 2021 US Open final to Daniil Medvedev, failing to complete the Calendar Grand Slam.
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#PMT-2021-0707-10777
Youngstown BobYoungstown Bob

The Browns will win exactly 11 games in the 2021 season

I'm thinking 11 wins, regular season, nothing crazy.

The Browns went 8-9 in the 2021 season.
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#PMT-2021-0621-17947
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Defensive teams should score a run if they turn a triple play.

Actually, I think you should be able to get a run for a triple play. On defense, you should be able to score a run if you get a triple play... give us what the fans want, and that's defensive runs.

Hot TakeBaseballHotSarcastic
MLB rules do not currently allow defensive teams to score runs via putouts.
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#PMT-2021-0601-900
HankHank

Tim Tebow was signed by Urban Meyer purely to act as a heat shield for Trevor Lawrence

I'm also just a huge fan of the narrative that [Urban Meyer] brought in Tebow just to take off heat off Trevor Lawrence... Tebow is just going to be too much of a natural leader and take all the heat, including from the players, off Trevor Lawrence.

Tebow was cut early in the preseason, and Lawrence faced significant media scrutiny regardless during a disastrous 3-14 rookie season under Meyer.
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#PMT-2021-0412-14669
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Alex Rodriguez is buying the Timberwolves specifically to move them to Seattle

It's definitely a move, though, for A-Rod. He is buying that team to move it. To Seattle.

As of 2024, the Timberwolves remain in Minnesota, and ownership has publicly committed to keeping them there, though expansion talks for Seattle continue separately.
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#PMT-2021-0322-3620
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Chicago Cubs prospect Jesus Camargo was likely a front for a drug cartel

Jesus Camargo was arrested after police found 21 pounds of meth in his team equipment bag... Is this something that's an organizational thing where he was assigned to do that? I wouldn't put it past Ricketts to make money any which way. It would not shock me. It'd actually be good for baseball if the Chicago Cubs were just straight up like the Juarez cartel.

There is no evidence that the Chicago Cubs organization was involved in meth trafficking.
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#PMT-2021-0301-11505
Big CatBig Cat

Peak Julius Randle is better than peak Chris Bosh

I kind of agree with that [the viral tweet]. Big J. Oh, he said at his peak, was Chris Bosh ever as good as Julius Randle? ... Drunk with power, which I am. I kind of agree with that.

While Randle had a great 2021 season, Chris Bosh was a perennial All-Star and key member of the Heat's Big Three. Most analysts consider Bosh's peak superior.
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#PMT-2021-0222-15230
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Cam Newton isn't fully healthy because he didn't swing on the heckling kid

That's actually what's telling me that Cam Newton isn't healthy. Because if he was, he should have just swung on the kid. Where somebody's being that disrespectful... Cam, you should be able to defend yourself.

OpinionFootballHotSarcastic
Cam Newton's choice not to hit a child is likely due to maturity and legal/career awareness rather than a shoulder injury.
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#PMT-2021-0215-2794
HankHank

The Water Dogs MUST draft Chris Hogan in the Premier Lacrosse League

[Chris Hogan] has declared for the Premier League lacrosse draft... We have equity in the Water Dogs. Whatever we have to do to get Chris Hogan on our team, we have to do it.

The Water Dogs did not select Chris Hogan in the 2021 PLL Entry Draft; he signed with the Cannons.
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#PMT-2021-0208-12326
Big CatBig Cat

The hosts are starting a strict 'no carbs' diet for February

Tomorrow, we're starting our diets. ... No carbs for the month of February. ... If you see a carb in my mouth, slap it out. Serious. Except for Saturdays. Those are cheat days.

The hosts famously fail these diets almost immediately, as evidenced by future episodes.
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#PMT-2021-0208-12325
HankHank

The Vince Lombardi Trophy should be renamed the Tom Brady Trophy

Vince Lombardi only won one. You're so greedy, Hank. It's true. He won one trophy. He won one Vince Lombardi trophy. Tom Brady's won seven. Like, come on. ... It's a crime that the championship trophy isn't named after Tom Brady.

The trophy remains the Vince Lombardi Trophy and there are no current plans to change it.
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#PMT-2020-1228-17130
Big CatBig Cat

2021 will be the year of hard bodies

Hard bodies in 2021. What does that mean? We're just going to get hard. Hell yeah. By the end of 2021, you will be able to bounce a quarter off my abs and ass. We're the next generation of being hard.

PredictionLifeHotSarcastic
Neither Big Cat nor PFT emerged from 2021 with 'hard bodies' as described; the resolution was a comedic bit.
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#PMT-2020-1102-15957
Big CatBig Cat

The Jim Harbaugh era at Michigan is officially over

The knives are back out for Jim Harbaugh... I just all I'm saying is I think it's over. I really do. 24 and a half Point favorites against Michigan State... and they lose like that... I think this is actually might be close to the end for Harbaugh.

This is one of the most famously wrong takes in PMT history. Harbaugh stayed, took a pay cut, and eventually won a National Championship in 2023.
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#PMT-2020-1012-19741
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Rafael Nadal is the undisputed GOAT of tennis after his 13th French Open title

Rafa Nadal won the French Open today... 13 Roland Garros titles... Number 13 number 20 overall. I think searching Rafa ended the debate today. You know, he just unquestionable GOAT talk to me in five years.

Nadal eventually won 22, but Novak Djokovic has since surpassed both with 24 Grand Slams, making this take factually dated.
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#PMT-2020-0908-14589
Big CatBig Cat

I'm rooting for Mitch Trubisky because 2020 needs a cool story

It's bullshit that anyone is sitting here and rooting against Mitch Trubisky. ... 2020 sucks, root for something crazy. Mitch Trubisky 2020. ... I'm ready and I have a little perspective for you from coach Matt Nagy... we're going to all support around him and give him every opportunity to have a very happy ending.

Trubisky was benched for Nick Foles in Week 3, and while he eventually returned, the 'cool story' didn't materialize as the Bears were mediocre and moved on from him after the season.
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#PMT-2020-0908-14590
Billy FootballBilly Football

I'll gamble on Nathan Peterman winning a Super Bowl

There's a chance we see another Nathan Peterman. You want to get real fucking crazy with 2020? Get a Nathan Peterman tattoo. ... I'll gamble on Nathan Peterman winning a Super Bowl.

Nathan Peterman has never won a Super Bowl and has barely played since this take was made.
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#PMT-2020-0831-17617
HankHank

Bronny James joining FaZe Clan is a money-laundering scheme for Coach K

So we're gonna snitch on Bronny. What percentage of FaZe Clan does Coach K own? It's dark money that's going into no one knows who finances it.

This is a comedic conspiracy theory with no factual basis.
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#PMT-2020-0831-17619
Big CatBig Cat

Jimmy Graham and Cole Kmet will be a dynamic duo for the Bears

Everyone knows [Jimmy Graham] is an elite blocker... they got Cole Kmet and Jimmy Graham. Dynamic duo. If we just get half of their production from last year, we're going to be great.

Jimmy Graham had a mediocre season (8 TDs) and Cole Kmet was a rookie; they were not a dominant 'dynamic duo' in terms of league-wide impact.
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#PMT-2020-0824-3168
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Bill Belichick will sign Earl Thomas to replace Patrick Chung

Maybe this belcheck move. Maybe Belichick picks him up. They lost Patrick Chung for the year. They get real Thomas as like an impact veteran that everybody else has given up on

The Patriots never signed Earl Thomas, and he actually never played in the NFL again after being cut by the Ravens.
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#PMT-2020-0817-4387
Big CatBig Cat

Alex Smith looks like he still can't play football despite being cleared

He doesn't look like he can play football. His leg. I think I could play football better than he could play football. I don't he couldn't he couldn't avoid the rush of his five-year-old spraying like Dasani on them and then they put out pictures of his leg and it's like to see turbine not well his leg is in basically a Forever cast right now.

Alex Smith not only returned but played in 8 games in 2020, leading Washington to the playoffs and winning NFL Comeback Player of the Year.
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#PMT-2020-0727-12630
Big CatBig Cat

Tom Thibodeau to the Knicks is not going to work

This is going to not work. Nothing screaming New York City like Tom Thibodeau... He went from like he didn't trust the ownership in GM in Chicago... now he's going to go work for James Dolan. I guarantee you Tim's decides just like he lives in Staten Island takes the ferry over every day.

Thibodeau was an immediate success, winning NBA Coach of the Year in his first season (2020-21) and leading the Knicks to the playoffs multiple times.
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#PMT-2020-0727-12631
Big CatBig Cat

I'm unloading on Mitchell Trubisky whenever the game temperature is exactly 66 degrees

Mr. Trubisky has by far the highest quarterback rating in the NFL when it's exactly 66 degrees... I'm absolutely going to open up my weather app every single Sunday morning. And if it's 66, I'm unloading on Mitchell Trubisky.

Hot TakeFootballHotSarcastic
Trubisky was benched for Nick Foles early in the 2020 season, and 'Mitch Weather' did not save his Bears career.
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#PMT-2020-0720-19848
Billy FootballBilly Football

Swag Kelly is the second-fastest quarterback in the NFL

Swag Kelly thinks he's the second fastest quarterback in the NFL, which I agree with... I think he's going to be like a sleeper that's just going to come out of nowhere and get thrown into a game.

Kelly's documented speed and athleticism do not rank him above the likes of Lamar Jackson, Kyler Murray, or other elite dual-threat QBs.
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#PMT-2020-0713-16207
HankHank

The entire world might be made of cake

There was a video titled, 'These are all cakes.' It's like a three minute video... it blew my mind. Then everyone convinced themselves that you know, maybe the world is just a giant cake. Like the Matrix.

The world is not literally made of cake.
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#PMT-2020-0629-16237
HankHank

The Patriots are going to make the Super Bowl with Cam Newton

Cam Newton is going to be the starter. It's going to be electric. The Patriots are going to make the Super Bowl. It's going to be the Patriots and the Bucs and I'm going to be so excited.

The Patriots finished 7-9 and missed the playoffs. While the Bucs won the Super Bowl, the Patriots were nowhere near it.
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#PMT-2020-0601-5497
HankHank

Going to space isn't impressive because we've already done it a lot

I think it's cool that we've done it 100,000 times already... We went to the moon in the 60s. Technology has advanced a long way. We're not going to learn anything new from Elon Musk going to the moon. It's just for him to pat himself on the back.

The SpaceX Demo-2 mission was significant as the first crewed orbital launch from US soil since 2011, providing new commercial aerospace data.
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#PMT-2020-0518-7083
Big CatBig Cat

Queso is technically a soup because it's a liquid served in a bowl

I think queso's the soup... You use like chips, which are basically spoons. They're edible spoons. Yeah, it's bread. It's like the bread that comes with soup. I think queso's the soup.

Culinary definitions usually classify queso as a dip or sauce, not a soup.
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#PMT-2020-0406-12651
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Global dimming will cause a short-term increase in global warming this summer

There's something called global dimming which is the effect that aerosol and all those little particles have... It actually protects us a little bit from the sun's rays and makes the earth a little bit cooler because we put so much shit into the atmosphere now that all that's dipping down. It's actually going to increase the short-term effect of global warming, so we're doubly fucked.

While aerosol reduction does reduce cooling, scientists found that the 2020 lockdowns had a negligible impact on overall global temperatures, making the 'doubly fucked' heatwave prediction somewhat inaccurate for that specific summer.
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#PMT-2020-0406-12657
Big CatBig Cat

Internet 1.0 (less cynicism and sarcasm) is making a comeback

I'm bringing back internet 1.0... We're not trying to fuck with people were just being nice trying to signal boost all the artists out there... less sarcasm less cynicism in the internet and less like everything is the worst and we're all going to die.

The internet generally did not become less cynical; if anything, the polarized 2020s increased cynicism and sarcasm online.