It was deranged because there was no genre gatekeeping. A metalhead, a country fan, and a raver could all agree that "Call Me Maybe" was a banger, and they would film a lip-dub to prove it.
The term also appears in the medical education context, specifically the website , which provides detailed study guides for intensive care examinations. deranged 2012
Looking back from the algorithmic, AI-generated, irony-poisoned present, the chaos of 2012 feels almost innocent. It was a time when "deranged" meant staying up until 4 AM reblogging gifs of Tom Hiddleston, not arguing with a chatbot about election results. It was deranged because there was no genre gatekeeping