“We’re the middle children of history, man: No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War’s a spiritual war; our Great Depression is our lives.”
Chuck Palahniuk
Once upon a time, we ran the web. We were making memes before they were called memes, setting trends that continue to perpetuate through internet culture to this day, and blazing trails through the Wild West that was the internet prior to 2005.
The exploits of our peers were legendary. Slenderman? We saw that start in a humble little creepy images thread on a popular-but-not-to-be-named entertainment website. All Your Base? We started that one, too. Chances are, if there is a meme or trend from the early two thousands, we took part in it. If you remember the old Ate My Balls meme, you’ve found the right place.
Today we’re older, wiser, more compassionate. We’re less likely to judge, more likely to listen. We’re done making cruel observations about others, done being edgy and ironic. We’re too old for that shit. The word of the day is “authentic”.
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