the "weeb" as a type barely exists anymore, or rather, all the kids are weebs now

Yeap. Weebs are basically a small incel subclass. I run into them from time to time online, and you'll see them floating around r/anime

Had this conversation with my GenZ sons the other night. Apparently they reserve it now only for those who own both a katana and full-size anime body pillow.

Back in my day, they were called Otaku.

"and when ALL the Kids are Weebs... NO ONE WILL BE!!!" -Chuunybro from hit Pichtar Movie, The Fantasticals, Earth 337B

the outpouring after Akira Toriyama's death was eye opening for me, an "oh shit it's the whole world" moment

Maybe for Gen Z, but a lot of the millennial weebs are still around.

I wonder if it’s permanently ensconced like Italian and German culture is with white people. No immigration on that scale so does it outlive the generation?

saw a fellow clocking out at the peanut butter factory wearing a Naruto shirt. I, of course, instantly recognized not only "Naruto" but also which arc it was from

i think there's not nearly as much stigma with it and generally it probably just comes down to how much someone bases their personality on it, but how's that really any different than any other fandom

Anecdotal, but my buddy who was an elementary school 2019-2021ish said the same. They all watched anime, and they were shocked to find out he did too