Which internet meme, if somehow erased from ever emerging, might have the biggest impact? (lemm.ee)

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Is there a fundamental internet meme that has had such a major impact that it would have notable repercussions if it had somehow disappeared?

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[-] roawre@feddit.ch 24 points 8 months ago

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[-] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 22 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I sometimes think back to when Loss was first posted. I was a teenager hanging out on Shacknews and Somethingawful. The memes started pouring out, people couldn't stop mocking it. Seemed kinda cruel to me, obviously the author was trying to share something personal and painful with his audience. But the internet was a cruel place. People just didn't give a fuck.

I remember thinking it'll blow over before too long. Boy howdy did I underestimate the internet.

[-] roawre@feddit.ch 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

To be honest i discovered this meme no so long ago, but i feel like the message and resilience of it is kind of universal. Everyone understand whats's its essence, everyone can relate. I never though i would be the one to bring it up anywhere, but here i am, posting it, years after the original. And its still relevant!

[-] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I agree the internet is a cruel place but it's also an extremely human response to react to tragedy with comedy. If the comic didn't strike a chord with people in a very real way, I'm not sure people would still be finding ways to laugh at it. I mean, look at how many people cope with/joke about depression through memes. I don't think it's meant to be cruel, it's just a natural human reaction to hardship and the reason it's still around is because people do, in fact, give a very sad fuck.

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