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What’s the opposite of white noise? Because it’s that. That’s what I hear.
Plaid noise…
They’ve gone to plaid!
I think of this meme often. My wife and I recently bought a house in a quiet cul-de-sac of a safe older neighborhood. My daughter went from spending most of her time indoors (because there was fuck all for her to do or go, and surrounding streets were busy) to spending probably 75% of her time outside, whether playing with friends or flipping rocks in my garden to look for bugs. It’s wild how much a child’s interests change when their environment actually provides them the green spaces they need.
I hate that in most places (at least here in North America) parks, trails, and other green spaces are just an afterthought, when we should be planning our neighborhoods around them. But hey, you can’t squeeze another cheap manufactured home in between these two other densely packed manufactured homes if there are empty spots for trees and nature.
I am pleased with the city I live in for leaving so much of our forest and river valleys intact. We have an elaborate trail system weaving throughout the entirety of our city, all interconnected, and any time additional roads to ease congestion are proposed, people vote them down in favor of protecting the bands of forest and dealing with traffic. Only the worst people I’ve known are voting yes to bulldozing chunks of it for the sake of an easier commute.
Ah yes, the stroad. One of America’s greatest contributions to the world…
Thankfully not all of the usa is like that. My city especially, we have walkable area and a decent(not strong) amount of green
Thankfully not everyone lives in USoA.
What series is that from?
Every meme has to be from the 80s because nobody is ever going to watch the same thing enough to recognize loose frames ever again.
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I’m confused by the confusion. I’m saying media is getting atomized and decentralized so there are no media touchstones other than the algorithm anymore.
So memes are harder to make from newer media because there’s no watercooler thing everybody is watching at the same time anymore so there’s less cultural overlap that everybody will recognize at a glance forever.
You made me say it all boring now.
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Yes. It’s a response to a post asking what the meme image is from, which I also didn’t recognize. And then you took it upon yourself to ask about it and now the entire thread below the meme is dominated by two idiots arguing about whether memes can be made from newer media.
Which is why every meme has to be from the 80s because nobody is ever going to watch the same thing enough to recognize loose frames ever again.
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Sure, but… then it’s not a meme, right? The point of memes is that spark of recognition. You know what the template means, or at least you can figure it out, you get the joke, then you… well, you meme.
But if you make a meme and every time you post it the chat is about “hey what’s that show?” then it’s not a meme, it’s you recommending some show.
It’s fine, it’s not the end of the world, and memes can work even if you don’t understand where they come from if the image doesn’t depend on its original context to work (see for instance: blinking guy meme not needing to know who Drew Scanlon is), but it’s a weird reminder that we no longer have a shared cultural repository in the algorithm age.
Oooo we need more Silo memes!
Edit: Don’t let your dreams be dreams.
Rashida? In a heartbeat!
That’s a tough one. I’m thrilled to see how future me will get this sorted out.
Yes, go outside, but don’t do anything that might hurt you, just sit there until the sunscreen sweats off.
I mean, when I was a kid my dad wanted me to go outside and forced the issue at times but there was genuinely nothing the fuck out there. I feel that in order for this to work there has to be something out there besides just suburban American hellscape.
There is no power socket outside.
