From the Brickyard | Subject: Humanity’s weirdest obsession: making nonsense go viral
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I didn’t want to.
But, I had to write about it.
Somewhere out there, in a middle school hallway, a kid just yelled “6-7!” at full volume.
Nobody knows why.
He doesn’t even know why.
But now ten other kids are yelling it too.
And that, brother, is what we call…the internet in real life.
The Origins (Probably. Maybe.)
Depending on who you ask, “6-7” either:
- Came from a rapper named Skrilla,
- Is the height of NBA star LaMelo Ball,
- Or was just two random numbers that caught fire.
No one can confirm.
No one cares.
And that’s exactly why it blew up.
The best memes don’t mean anything—they just sound like they do.
Like the universe hiccupped and Gen Alpha decided to chant it for eternity.
A Trip Down Viral Meme Lane
Let’s not act like we’re above it.
We’ve all fallen victim to the madness.
- Remember “What are those!”?
- Planking?
- Or the dark age when every human on Earth said “YEET!” at least once a day?
Yeah. We’ve all been there.
Each generation gets its own language of nonsense—a way to bond through shared absurdity.
The only difference now?
TikTok made the nonsense global…and loud.
Why We Love Dumb Things
Because deep down, it’s kind of beautiful.
A meaningless sound can unite millions of people across the world for a couple months.
It’s primal.
It’s tribal.
It’s digital campfire energy—minus the warmth and plus the screen glow.
But it also shows how fragile our focus is.
A billion-dollar tech industry can make half the planet scream “6-7” before breakfast.
The Builder’s Take
You don’t have to hate it.
You just have to see through it.
Laugh at it, sure.
But don’t let your brain get rewired for meaningless loops.
Because while the world chants numbers, you’re out there stacking bricks—numbers that actually count.
Sets and reps.
Now those are numbers worth repeating.
Brickpile Lesson:
Memes fade. Muscle lasts. Laugh at the noise—then get back to the work.
Brick by brick.
-Brickwall