According to know your memes[0] there was an April fools post several years ago claiming the doge dog died. Then last year Cheems(real name Balltze), another doge dog died. And there was the announcement that Kabosu had cancer several months ago.
Can someone explain what this kind of comment is meant to be and what is the history behind it? It looks grammatically incorrect, and I can't reorder the words to make sense either.
The reply comment "wow" is also part of the doge meme, and the two comments together form another kind of a meta-meme, where one person writes an unfinished, but straightforward reference to something, and the reply commenter completes that - a traditional "call and response", also very popular in songs.
I was thinking of these things as well, but was thinking how just one person, with one image and a caption can do so much today with internet amplification.
However, I suppose historical memes also started with just one person. But, the amplification took much more time.
I mean, computers gave us individual productivity gains. Sometimes, the productivity just sucks.
'can have' is doing a lot of lifting. If me or you want to make a meme go viral, we likely cant do that, as proven by the overwhelming amount of people who try to make things go viral on a daily basis and fail to do so. Overwhelmingly, most people do not have that power.
It needs to be such a simple, obvious message that resonates with everyone to a point they themselves are encouraged to share it. It needs to pass the over-the-shoulder test, where someone simply glancing over your shoulder and seeing it can understand what it is and get value from it.
The author's intent doesn't matter, really, they don't have control over it at all. It is simply stumbling by accident into a message that /already/ resonates with a vast majority of people. Which is why it tends to be extraordinarily simple things like a 'cute/funny dog', a distracted boyfriend, a pop culture reference, etc.
It is more of a runaway experiment than real power though. You might end up with power if you accidentally get elected president of the US for example, could happen to everyone, but the memers are just throwing chaos at more chaos. With often entertaining or explosive results.
Yeah, 18 is like a cat's age, very rare for a dog. Shibu inus tend to live a bit longer than the typical decade or so most dogs do, but even for them, 18 is a long life.
How incredible is it that a single photograph of a single dog has had so much of an impact on culture?
I also have this weird feeling I can't quite describe. This dog had no way of knowing her likeness would be seen by billions of people in some way, shape, or form. She lived her entire life without knowing or even being able to comprehend how significant it was. I have no idea if doge memes will still be popular a decade from now, but when people look back at internet culture from this era they're going to see her image all over the place. Maybe they'll see the appeal too, or maybe they'll wonder how in the world we ever found this funny.
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[ 4.7 ms ] story [ 115 ms ] threadRIP Kabosu.
18 years was an impressive run
internet sad
love much
wow
Rest in peace.
I know it doesn’t 100% fit but… Black Bar?
For me she was a joyous milestone in defining internet culture.
[0]https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/doge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doge_(meme)
The reply comment "wow" is also part of the doge meme, and the two comments together form another kind of a meta-meme, where one person writes an unfinished, but straightforward reference to something, and the reply commenter completes that - a traditional "call and response", also very popular in songs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_and_response
You can meme a shitcoin into billions of real USD, and you can meme a man into the Presidency of the USA.
That is real power.
However, I suppose historical memes also started with just one person. But, the amplification took much more time.
I mean, computers gave us individual productivity gains. Sometimes, the productivity just sucks.
It's always been a thing.
Now your message can be worldwide before the first reader has time to form an thoughtful opinion.
It needs to be such a simple, obvious message that resonates with everyone to a point they themselves are encouraged to share it. It needs to pass the over-the-shoulder test, where someone simply glancing over your shoulder and seeing it can understand what it is and get value from it.
The author's intent doesn't matter, really, they don't have control over it at all. It is simply stumbling by accident into a message that /already/ resonates with a vast majority of people. Which is why it tends to be extraordinarily simple things like a 'cute/funny dog', a distracted boyfriend, a pop culture reference, etc.
"Dangerous memes | Daniel Dennett"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzGjEkp772s
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doge_of_Venice
This kind of stuff still makes me laugh: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Do...
Elon Musk changed the X icon to a kabosu.
I also have this weird feeling I can't quite describe. This dog had no way of knowing her likeness would be seen by billions of people in some way, shape, or form. She lived her entire life without knowing or even being able to comprehend how significant it was. I have no idea if doge memes will still be popular a decade from now, but when people look back at internet culture from this era they're going to see her image all over the place. Maybe they'll see the appeal too, or maybe they'll wonder how in the world we ever found this funny.