That's just not true. I've been in many very online leftist communities and they also freely use it.
it's just general internet speak at this point
it's just general internet speak at this point
Lil B
(based ≈ doing your own thing (in a good way)
not swayed by critics)
↙ ↘
Gen Z 4chan
(based ≈ cool) ("based and redpilled"
≈"unswayed by pop rhetoric"
and "sees the world beyond the 'illusion'", resp.)