But your kids love it. Honestly, even though I replied "oooooh" to the 5th teenager I asked for an explanation, not everything is clear yet for my narrow-minded brain who experienced a Big Mac in a polystyrene box.
First of all, let me show you what it's all about.
We will explain the phenomenon in 3 different degrees. The literal explanation from a millennial, in their own words. Then, the way they interpret this chain of nonsense, and finally attempt a clear explanation and analysis of this movement that would make Tektonik seem like an invention by Beethoven.
The explanation from the teenager
"Yeah, it's sim
.ple tu vois c'est un tiktoker trop éclaté qui fait un facecam et imite des NPC. En contre-tipar il get des Gifts genre des glaces ou des gouttes d'eau, mais en vrai ce bail c'est une dinguerie, ils se font grave la moula ", Pablo, 15 ans.@manyyy069 Jawad NPC #jawadlelogeur #npc #livetiktok #npcjawad #videoviral #drole_videos #foryou ♬ son original - Manyyy
Illustration: Jawad, the Daesh landlord, who, without any money, is forced to do this outside. Shout out to the people who encountered him and called the police.
The more rational explanation
In a video game, there are what we call PCs and NPCs. The Playable character is the one we embody, and the Non-Playable character is the one we fight against, or who can help us by offering side quests, or simply a passerby walking the streets of GTA that we can shoot or run over with a Hummer. Since video games, even if they are very advanced, cannot reproduce human movements identically, the early NPCs of the 2000s video games who moved and spoke in a robotic manner have become a bit outdated and funny as technology has evolved. For this reason, people started imitating NPCs in v...irales. Up until now, even my mother could follow along with a good PowerPoint presentation. But for the past few months, it's getting complicated.
There's another thing you need to know: on TikTok, you don't just earn money with product placements. In fact, those are even falling apart because of Booba. But don't worry, the Chinese social network has it all figured out: people can buy virtual rewards in the form of ice cream, water droplets, or whatever else, to reward their favorite influencer.
Why, you may ask?
I can't answer that question. For those of us who, like me, grew up with the Dorothée club, it's a bit like paying 150 francs for a membership card just to see your name written in tiny letters once a year and quickly pass by on TV during a horrible song, while your mother screams at you to hurry up and leave because you're late. In short, by making their idol look like a fool for two hours, they are...The millennial shows that he exists in a world that will soon have 10 billion people by compensating TikTok with a few cents taxed at 50% by the Chinese corporation. And that's it.
