▲ 1170 ▼ Growing Old (lemmy.today) submitted 2 years ago by LodeMike@lemmy.today to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 64 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Squorlple@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (3 children) I never understood why this particular meme needed to be told from within the SpongeBob universe permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] TheBraveSirRobbin@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Probably because a bunch of people around the age that relate with the meme are still watching SpongeBob permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today [S] 5 points 2 years ago Yes. This. Speaks to the twenty-something crowd well. permalink fedilink source parent [–] hswolf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I throw you another question, why not? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Squorlple@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago More effort for the creator to edit? Possibly isolates audiences unfamiliar with the franchise, particularly those who wouldn’t know that the fish is a newscaster or that the stylized TV is a TV? Also, the wojak is underwater and as a human presumably wouldn’t be able to breathe (boy, I really hope somebody got fired for that blunder). I’m also just now noticing that a real life photo of clothes has been edited onto the cartoon wojak. It seems like there’s too much hyperstylization in the visuals in contrast to what is supposed to be a generic idea in the message. permalink fedilink source parent [–] magic_smoke@links.hackliberty.org 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Same reason shitposts from 20 years ago use cartoons from 30 - 40 years ago. Most people in their 20s (who grew up with any sort of western cultural influence) have memories of watching spongebob as a kid. Its literally one of the most influential and popular children's series of the past 20 years, if not ever. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheBraveSirRobbin@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child) Probably because a bunch of people around the age that relate with the meme are still watching SpongeBob permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today [S] 5 points 2 years ago Yes. This. Speaks to the twenty-something crowd well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today [S] 5 points 2 years ago Yes. This. Speaks to the twenty-something crowd well. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hswolf@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) I throw you another question, why not? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Squorlple@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago More effort for the creator to edit? Possibly isolates audiences unfamiliar with the franchise, particularly those who wouldn’t know that the fish is a newscaster or that the stylized TV is a TV? Also, the wojak is underwater and as a human presumably wouldn’t be able to breathe (boy, I really hope somebody got fired for that blunder). I’m also just now noticing that a real life photo of clothes has been edited onto the cartoon wojak. It seems like there’s too much hyperstylization in the visuals in contrast to what is supposed to be a generic idea in the message. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Squorlple@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago More effort for the creator to edit? Possibly isolates audiences unfamiliar with the franchise, particularly those who wouldn’t know that the fish is a newscaster or that the stylized TV is a TV? Also, the wojak is underwater and as a human presumably wouldn’t be able to breathe (boy, I really hope somebody got fired for that blunder). I’m also just now noticing that a real life photo of clothes has been edited onto the cartoon wojak. It seems like there’s too much hyperstylization in the visuals in contrast to what is supposed to be a generic idea in the message. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] magic_smoke@links.hackliberty.org 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Same reason shitposts from 20 years ago use cartoons from 30 - 40 years ago. Most people in their 20s (who grew up with any sort of western cultural influence) have memories of watching spongebob as a kid. Its literally one of the most influential and popular children's series of the past 20 years, if not ever. permalink fedilink source parent
