Blank is the New Blank

I’m sure you’ve heard someone say it, read it in a magazine, or heard it from someone on television:

“Blank is the new Blank” ie: 30 is the new 20, Green is the new Black, Facebook is the new MySpace, etc.

I would just like to state for the record: This is a stupid expression. I understand the meaning behind it: to say that something is a better version of a previous or comparable item, but most of the time it doesn’t make sense at all.

Just to be a pretentious twit, let’s dissect the statements:

“30 is the new 20″
First off, how can an age be compared to a newer version of a younger age? How can you even have a newer version of an age or span of time? If you’re 30 years old, you are not the “new 20″ year old version of yourself. You’re 30, get over it.

“Green is the new Black”
Green is green, black is black. There is no comparison. How can one color be a better version of another color, let alone a “NEWER” version. Also, why does everything have to be “the new black”? Can’t we just still like the color black?

“Facebook is the new MySpace”
This is probably one of the few that even remotely make sense. Comparing two social networks or similar websites to each other is logical.

As a reference of all the ridiculous things people compare using the statement, someone put together this handy flow chart.

Ranting is the new Bitching.