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Replying to @vgr @AdamSinger
Spend time on 4ch4n where memes last hours/days.
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Replying to @ericnakagawa @AdamSinger
Nobody really gives a crap about memes and meme cycles that don’t crossover into mainstream visibility. It’s nice that channers have that local stuff to keep them busy but it ain’t history until it hits the mainstream.
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“If it didn’t acquire mainstream crossover appeal it didn’t really happen”
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I was just citing Venkat! And I announce with humility and regret that appeal to the mainstream is a sure sign that one has lost all hope to be relevant. Relevance requires avantgardism.
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