Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Dec 16, 2021The Left never did find a good comeback to “NPC” as an insult 🤔 That might have been the best insult of the first 5 years of the culture war19494
Kelly Digges@kellydigges·Dec 16, 2021Replying to @vgrIt really didn't seem like something that needed a comeback. Reads as an admission of sociopathy, not an insult.27
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Dec 16, 2021Replying to @kellydiggesHave we already forgotten the wide array of NPC memes showing ineffectual progressives performing futile outrage displays?14
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Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @MattAlhonte and @kellydiggesThey did work at the time. Memes need to win twitter for a week, not history for a decade.1:58 AM · Dec 16, 20211 Like
Kelly Digges@kellydigges·Dec 16, 2021Replying to @vgrI believe you. None of the NPC stuff made any impression on me, but I wasn’t paying much attention.
The Crypto Boglehead@cryptoboglehead·Dec 16, 2021Replying to @vgr @MattAlhonte and @kellydiggesI'd be curious how you quantify them "working." Working for what? What exactly did the NPC meme do that wasn't already happening? And how could you tease out its effects from other factors?1