Twitter is often bad; nobody needs to tell you this. However, it occasionally does produce moments of kismet that could’ve never happened before its invention — such as last night, when Devon Sawa logged online to praise Christina Aguilera, and came away with a greater understanding of what may be his biggest cultural contribution. Back in 2000, Sawa played the titular character in Eminem’s “Stan” video, whose obsession with the rapper coined a ubiquitous piece of slang: “to stan” for an artist means to have obnoxious devotion for them, to the point of being blind to all their flaws. Hop into the discourse around any pop star — Taylor, Adele, Katy, Beyonce, whoever you can imagine — and you’ll see “stan” whipped around like a 101 mph fastball.

But amazingly, Sawa had never learned what “stan” meant… until he posted an adulatory message about Aguilara. Behold the instructive interaction:

R u stanning too?

— Ξvan Ross Katz (@evanrosskatz) March 27, 2018

I have no idea what stanning means... But damn, she looks smoken’

— devon sawa (@DevonESawa) March 27, 2018

You were literally the Stan that started stanning... pic.twitter.com/6GWfxCNA01

— Matt Fuller (@mattfuller1982) March 27, 2018

That’s the worst bio of me ever!!! Flash Thompson on Spider-Man?!! that’s what I did? and that pic? What in the fuck?!! I spend too much time on twitter. I’ve got to explore the rest of the internet that’s doing me dirty, https://t.co/MqNXUeLvNM

— devon sawa (@DevonESawa) March 27, 2018

One confusing thing is that last year, Sawa used “stan” in the appropriate slang sense, when declaring his love of Eminem. Of course, it’s possible that his understanding was then limited to the Eminem video; now, he has the full picture. And while he may not be flattered by the legacy, the important thing is that he knows. Thank you for educating him, @mattfuller182.