I'm 14 and this is deep

English Phrase phr ~14:mul:~ en humorous Used to express that something which presents itself as deep and insightful is actually shallow and immature. en Saul van der Walt Morsels for the Depressed, Depraved, Pessimistic, and otherwise Declining 2019 9781702504744 When your entire life’s struggle is reduced to an exemplar of “I’m 14 and this is deep”, like you should know better, except there aren’t any answers, and everyone else puts their head in the sand. en Cire Drayniv Here's how it goes... alt.music.pink-floyd.publius https://web.archive.org/web/20241224085512/https://groups.google.com/g/alt.music.pink-floyd.publius/c/uJabSmYvr90/m/v91O2Sr5BgAJ 23 June 2019 This is the same argument I'm making here with the "I'm 14 and this is deep" notion of "nobody can ever truly know anything", because if you know anything about epistemic philosophy, you'd accept that there are thousands of years of responses to this problem. en Cringey poetry is good for the mind and soul https://www.proquest.com/wire-feeds/cringey-poetry-is-good-mind-soul/docview/2452001606/se-2 The Signal Atlanta, Ga. w:Georgia State University 20 October 2020 As an art form, poetry has become the butt of jokes in recent years, often called “cringeworthy” for its content. The phrase “I’m 14 and this is deep” is believed to have originated from criticizing poetry shared on social networks like Facebook and Instagram. on en Logan Colman Hot take: modern art sucks https://www.proquest.com/wire-feeds/hot-take-modern-art-sucks/docview/2580992620/se-2 The Carroll News Cleveland, Oh. w:John Carroll University 11 October 2021 Without the title of the painting or the supposed motive for its creation (sadness, anger, etc.) the art has no real value. It rings very similar to those “I’m fourteen and this is deep” posts that trick the viewer into believing that they’re such intuitive and deep thinkers by being able to interpret simple metaphors and analogies that tend to be very much on the nose. en Mychal Thompson u/Literacy_Advocate 19 Award-Winning, Highly Praised Movies That Are Underwhelming, And I Want To Know If You Agree w:BuzzFeed https://web.archive.org/web/20230620001827/https://www.buzzfeed.com/mychalthompson/underwhelming-award-winning-movies-reddit 20 June 2023 Crash didn't deserve an Oscar. It wasn't particularly deep or well-made, nor was it particularly nuanced or insightful. Anyone who feels this movie is special must be, 'I'm fourteen, and this is deep.' It was standard Oscar bait, and it sadly worked. It is a very skippable film. en Kelly Brennen Taylor Swift delivers lackluster lyrics, uninspired production https://www.proquest.com/wire-feeds/taylor-swift-delivers-lackluster-lyrics/docview/3048069048/se-2 The Torch Valparaiso, Ind. w:Valparaiso University 29 April 2024 This is incredibly apparent in “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” where the aforementioned asylum lyric appears. It feels like Swift is trying so unbearably hard to be edgy and dark on this record that it comes across as simply comical. The track and the record, as a whole, radiates “I’m 14, and this is deep” energy. Further reading I'm 14 And This Is Deep https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/im-14-and-this-is-deep