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Is based good or bad? What does that even mean?
It means something like rational or good from the point of view of the person saying "based". Or like "based in reality".
Person 1: "My partner broke up with me and I am sad about it but the relationship wasn't going anywhere and I think it is better that way. I should work on myself before I can be with someone"
Person2: "that is incredibly based. "
That's not what based means here. "Admirable; praiseworthy, especially if the thing that is considered "praiseworthy" is unpopular or controversial."
It means good
Good in the moral sense, like "they're a good person" not "that tastes good."
It means "principled". We already had a word for it.