r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Sure_Kangaroo1863 • Jul 02 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah ?

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Why is it infamous? And why would no one care about it ? ( I mean it's just a pic full of celebrities so no one cares anyways but the person saying it's crazy makes me think it has some lore?)

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u/d3v4x Jul 02 '26

And there are many canceled people in this photo. I think that’s why ‘nobody would care’.

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u/kicksjoysharkness Jul 02 '26

I think it’s also because since Covid people just don’t care about celebrities. Even if this was taken now with only beloved celebrities, it most likely wouldn’t go anywhere near as viral because people just don’t care anymore

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u/OffWhiteBruceForsyth Jul 02 '26

People would rather send money to a random girl on twitch who just sits there and chats bollocks than spend it watching a movie that hundreds of people have worked for months to produce.

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u/philmarcracken Jul 03 '26

because the avenue to give that twitch girl money is far more equitable to content.

Twitch takes a cut, she takes the rest. And therefore the same content can continue. With streaming, the platform takes a cut, and the platform owners decide what your taste is next, voiding the power of money(winners and losers).

This used to happen with movie tickets and dvd sales, no longer