What Is Lore Inflation?
6.7BRAINROT SCORELore Inflation The tendency for a friend group's or fandom's shared backstory to keep growing more elaborate and consequential than the original events actually were.
Origin:Emerged from fandom lore-tracking culture once fans noticed casual callbacks kept escalating into full mythologies.
First Seen:2024
Peak Era:2024-2026 (Fandom Lore Era)
Aura Impact:+12 Aura (Contributing Real Lore) / -14 Aura (Inflating A Minor Inside Joke Into A Saga)
EXAMPLE USAGE
"What started as one awkward group photo became, through pure lore inflation, 'the incident.'"
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