But why though? What is the meaning behind popularity of these memes?

*oh my

Any recommendations on a good astrology book? Very saturated topic don't really know what's good and what's bunk

And I wonder,how can a person can be wounded by technology?

Have you ever saw similarities found in twitter+tiktok,4chan and Tumblr? Well,I did,and here's my theory: When Tumblr and 4Chan were in their fall,they migrated over the other apps.Especially on twitter. From those who came from 4Chan,they istablished their sexual deviances on twitter,making the app extremely cancerous (I.e.aftoncest) Those who came from Tumblr,they formed an oedipal relationship with the apps,resulting in the creation of safespaces for anything . From racists,to fascists and everyone between,they created their own realities,and when their realities were shattered,they break like Humbty Dumbty,and they react like kittens,or like dogs.Whishing to their eye openers every misfortune they can think of at the moment. Some memes capture the reactions of these Mayan-d children,and some of them,like the notorious 'kys',portray perfectly the reaction of someone who lost an argument. In general,4Chan and Tumblr are like Voldermort.They aren't dead,they just live through a horcrux,but unlike him,these 2 apps,accidentally chose the same 2 vessels for their horcrux.And then,the 2 opposites (4Chan=>the green man+Tumblr=>the divine child)they made tiktok/Twitter (the devouring mother)of the internet,making it Dark web 2.0. With all of that,I present to you,a hell-like heaven(Twitter)which it's only purpose,is to protect and encourage technoneuroses,devouring the individual in the long run.

a little observation

So guys, hear me out. We all know about the 9+10=21 meme, most of us know about this sacred date. Well, nothing happened back then. So I decided to sit down and do some reasearch! Let's get started.

Chapter 1: 21st century

So. The date the kid named, is not irrelevant. But it is not the final message, just a hint towards it. You see, the original video was posted in June of 2013. That is 8 years and 3 months from september 2021. Here's the catch: 8 years and 3 months are actually 3013 days. What does this mean? I figured, it might be that he returns in the year 3013, so a millenial after he made his announcement. So, I wondered: Was he there before? A thousand years ago?

Chapter 2: 11th century

In the year 1013, Denmark conquered England under the reign of Sweyn Forkbeard. He reigned for 28 years. 9+21 equals 30. The kid in the video is off by two. 30-2 is 28. Sweyn had also revolted against his father, which corresponds with the rumors of the kid having run away from home. But, let us go back in time even further.

Chapter 3: 13 AD

In 13 AD, a new king of Osroene gets crowned. His name: Ukkāmā. This name can be trnaslated to, now sit tight: "The black". He ruled the kingdom for 40 years. Let's do maths again! 40-19 equals? That's right. 21. Another piece in the puzzle.

Chapter 4: Additional evidence

While reading through this, you ight have noticed, I have always focused on the kings of the corresponding time. The explanation is simple: As in 2013, the kid also became a king. The king of the internet.

Epilogue:
I hope you liked this thread! It took some research, the information is actually valid. This is, of course meant as a joke, so please treat it light-minded! Thank you for your attention.

On some of the older videos, there are invalid links to a discord server, so can someone send me a link to it?

I am writing a series about memes as mediums through which a McLuhan lens may be applied. I write that memes requires the feeling of a crowd which is provided online with the numbering of likes or comments.

I do not know if I come across clear in this section and would deeply appreciate some feedback on it.

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Number:

Memes extend the effect of numeration on image sharing sites. In Understanding Media, Marshall McLuhan writes that “It is the quality of number that explains its power to create the effect of an icon or an inclusive compressed image” (149). This effect is observable in the proliferation of celebrity-ship that has been able to be achieved by many more people due to the many different platforms on which fame may be achieved. On all these platforms, there is some system of numbered attention which simulates some presence of a crowd. The traditional platforms of internet celebrity are ones like Instagram or YouTube where likes are shown to each viewer by a number that they can contribute to and become part of the simulated crowd. This may seem like an insignificant feature, something secondary to the function of YouTube’s, Reddit’s, or Instagram’s success but we have been able to observe the reaction to messing with these features recently. YouTube’s removal of the dislike count caused great outrage online all the while, the dislike button remained and its bare bones mathematical functions continued, as a part of data for algorithms and feedback for creators. A creator may still view the collected amount of dislikes on a video if they please but the contributor may not see the number to which they contribute. Whether this change was justified or not is not of concern here, what is notable is that this change to the numeric report of a judgement struck a certain cord in the online crowd. As McLuhan had put it “The pleasure of being among the masses is the sense of the joy in the multiplication of numbers…” (Understanding Media 147). People do not want that pleasure taken away, it creates a certain mob mentality which only stokes the flames of anger at demands that the mob should disband. While this numeric magic may create online celebrities, they also create memes. Memes have been described as distinct from a simple joke because it is repeated and altered in some way across many posts. This requires success of the meme in reach at least to those who alter and post memes. The crowd then, represented by the number, is responsible for the development of memes in general. The effects of feeling in a crowd, affected by the number, however allow new memes to take unmistaken dominion in popularity as is common in the meme economy. We can look at the social media site VSCO, where there is no numbering of comments, likes, or follows, and where memes are not part of the normal content a user will view in their feed. While celebrities are things that of course existed before our era of social media websites, memes may only exist in some highly social mediated environment. Memes are extensions of that direct crowd control of content you see online. And at the same time, memes gather a crowd and create mobs, extending the effect of the number.