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[-] Samsy@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago

I always wonder why old memes are losing pixels and quality. Like an old paper shared over the years.

[-] LemmyFeed@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

It's because people keep taking screenshots of the image and sharing the screenshot instead of the original image file. It's like making a copy of a copy of a copy until it looks like garbage.

[-] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Stop right there criminal scum, you are not allow to publish original copyrighted works, you are stealing from the artist's mouth by squandering his market value !

So that's why normal people screenshot.

[-] ninchuka@lemmy.one 15 points 1 year ago

because they get downloaded from say reddit and then reuploaded again a year later or so which since most sites/services compress files uploaded they get worse and worse quality

[-] Swarfega@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

It's the modern version of the VHS or cassette tape.

[-] Futurama@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

As usual, there's an xkcd for that. Along with a more detailed explanation.

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