So, I keep on seeing this reference around the place, and I think I've worked out the general theme behind it, but could someone please enlighten me with the full story? :P
The Story of Broden
Ltheoracle30 on 18/09/2013 - 13:38
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I wonder if Broden still lurks (or posts) under a new name.
I wonder what the BL in the OP's name stands for? Could it be "Broden Lurks"?
I prefer to think it of 'Broden Lives'.
"The Story of Broden" .. coming soon to theatres near you
far far away in the galaxy…… there is a sith lord Broden …. maybe jedi?
nah he must be a sith…….the dark side of (oz)bargaining!!!
he died
people misuse "broden".
many users say "let's broden this" meaning buy lots of something cheap and then on sell for a profit. i.e. be a capitalist.
Broden was a dude who boasted of being a capitalist but lied.
Broden should mean to lie about a great deal you got.
Peoples- don't use the term broden in the wrong/capitalist sense.
it is worthy of a negative.
I think this just shows the problems with terms like this, everyone has their own definition. What makes yours more right than anyone else?
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/broden
The term “Broden” has originated from a PS3 deal, where user Broden boasted about obtaining 10 PS3s for $199 each and selling them for $380; a total profit of $1810. However, it was later exposed by user Jiakz, digging into Broden's history through various forums that Broden had only bought 1.
Sure, not questioning that, but should the history doesn't indicate if the term should apply only to people who are not lying.
it should only be used in reference to people who are lying about buying in bulk to on sell.
my issue is that people use the term incorrectly.
as people misuse Luddite
or the mistranslation of "unmarried woman" from hebrew into latin
it becomes accepted incorrectly by the masses.
Language changes. The meaning of many words have changed often because they were once used 'incorrectly'. Now they are correct. Are you suggesting that Luddite can only be used to refer to 19th-century English textile artisans who protested against newly developed labour-saving machinery from 1811 to 1817? Because most dictionaries will also define it as "One who opposes technical or technological change".
That fallacy aside, there is still nothing but your opinion to suggest that the term makes a distinction between lying about reselling or actually doing it.
certainly language is dynamic and meanings change.
I just dislike people misusing terminology or falsely raising attributes within the scope of popular culture.
the use of "Broden" is an example of that.
So is Ned Kelly- elevated to some level of australian quasi-legend (he was a police murdering criminal who had 40 kg armour.)
Or people who wear the image ernesto guevara because it is "cool" but understand not the man and his ideology.
accepted ignorance is still ignorance.
With Ned Kelly don't forget what Australia orginally was……a convict settlement…..we like outlaws :P
I agree with the Guevara thing tho, people rarely realise the 'shadier' side of the revolutionary.
P.S I'm South Australian, so of course we are not convicts :P
Yeah good luck with changing popular usage. In fact I'm sure some use Broden to simply mean buy lots of something and make other people miss out. Memes fill voids and there's nothing you can do about it short of brainwashing everybody.
Richard Dawkins would be pre-emptively turning in his grave
Just ask around. I'm sure you'll find a lot of people think Frankenstein was the monster.
If you still keep up with this, I'm afraid we would have a new term for arguing ;)
To insist on 'correct' usage of the word is to assume everyone knows the full story, which they don't.
He Brodened everything, we don't take kindly to that sort of thing around here.