current thing

English

Etymology

From I support the current thing, a phrase that is used to mock people who show support to a cause but abandon it when it is no longer newsworthy.[1] First used in early 2022.

Noun

current thing (plural current things)

  1. (Internet slang) Something that is popular, trendy or newsworthy at the moment but is unlikely to remain so long-term.
    • 2022 April 7, Marc Andreessen, Twitter‎[1]:
      Why am I so fascinated by the current thing? Well, in part, the exact same dynamics play out in tech, business, and finance every day. Once you see it, you can't unsee it.
    • 2022 May 2, Greg Price, Twitter‎[2]:
      And just like that, the current thing has changed.
    • 2022 May 9, Max Read, “What Is “The Current Thing”?”, in Slate‎[3]:
      From there, the meme will slowly leak into more popular mainstream-right punditry, and then into the Republican Party, until Ted Cruz sweatily asks a judicial nominee if they “support the current thing” and the Times writes some stilted, breathless article about the meme as disinformation.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see current,‎ thing.
    • 2025 January 24, Waqas, Twitter‎[4]:
      Your ability to rationalize current things is what’s holding you back from imagining new things.

References

  1. ^ https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-support-the-current-thing
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