There was a time when all memes were demotivational posters.
Despair.com (apparently still around!) was my go-to back in the day for those
I CAN’T HANG IN THERE TIL FRIDAY
I miss those
It was a more civilized age back then…
We where supposed to build the future.
Got addicted to memes instead.
Sorry Gen Z
Successful black man where have you been?
Trump has been in office. He went into hiding.
Back when racism was at least thinly veiled…
I miss the veil
I always saw it as mocking racists, but with the power of hindsight I guess it’s a real Schrödinger’s racist situation.
Agree. The whole point is to lean into a racist stereotype, and then subvert it.
I remember when memes were just a picture of a duck with wheels or a gif of a dancing baby.
Alright Gramma, let’s get you back to bed
I remember when we sent memes via fax…
My ancestors inscribed memes on big-ass boulders.
There was a time when all memes were le text
I am le tired of that.
Well go take a nap, and then le text all the memes
What the fuck did you just call me? *holds up spork*
There was a time before that too.
Yeah plain text based & image only memes
I put on my robe and wizard hat, that dancing baby gif, all your base, etc
There was also some push back on posting images with text embedded because it makes the text unsearchable/not compatible with screen readers at the time/forced font and color that can make it harder to read, but then the image macro sites took off that made it simple for anyone to create from a template and there was no turning back
I’m surprised that All Your Base hasn’t made a comeback. I figured with the broken English, catchy phrase, and danceable tune it would surely trend again.
I dunno if it’s gonna take off (every zig)
It has no chance to survive
Make your time.
BUY PIZZA
PAY WITH SNAKES
Memecenter dweller?
I missed this guy!
A simple crop turns it into a modern meme
me getting married