Such dog, much sad
Kabosu, the Dog Behind the 'Doge' Meme, Has Died
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#42This headline made me think about the power of internet memes in our modern times. You can meme a shitcoin into billions of real USD, and you can meme a man into the Presidency of the USA. That is real power.
It is more of a runaway experiment than real power though. You might end up with power if you accidentally get elected president of the US for example, could happen to everyone, but the memers are just throwing chaos at more chaos. With often entertaining or explosive results.
It is good evidence against a conspiracy like the Illuminati, but also a cold shower wake-up that nobody is truly in control.
Re: Kabosu, the Dog Behind the 'Doge' Meme, Has Died
#43Much sad, very mourn
Wow
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#44Amazing how Kabosu lived so long, especially having had cancer 17 months ago already. This kind of stuff still makes me laugh: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Do...
Yeah, 18 is like a cat's age, very rare for a dog. Shibu inus tend to live a bit longer than the typical decade or so most dogs do, but even for them, 18 is a long life.
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#45No way I am hearing this 4th time
According to know your memes[0] there was an April fools post several years ago claiming the doge dog died. Then last year Cheems(real name Balltze), another doge dog died. And there was the announcement that Kabosu had cancer several months ago.
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#47This headline made me think about the power of internet memes in our modern times. You can meme a shitcoin into billions of real USD, and you can meme a man into the Presidency of the USA. That is real power.
When I read a history mentioning the "Doge of Venice" I now get a very odd image.
Thanks for this, never knew.
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#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Internet meme" is just the current label and form for "Simple, appealing, opinionated messaging". It's always been a thing.
Yes, but the reason that I included the word "internet" was to indicate the virus-like reach a single person can have, and now just in hours.
'can have' is doing a lot of lifting. If me or you want to make a meme go viral, we likely cant do that, as proven by the overwhelming amount of people who try to make things go viral on a daily basis and fail to do so. Overwhelmingly, most people do not have that power.
It needs to be such a simple, obvious message that resonates with everyone to a point they themselves are encouraged to share it. It needs to pass the over-the-shoulder test, where someone simply glancing over your shoulder and seeing it can understand what it is and get value from it.
The author's intent doesn't matter, really, they don't have control over it at all. It is simply stumbling by accident into a message that /already/ resonates with a vast majority of people. Which is why it tends to be extraordinarily simple things like a 'cute/funny dog', a distracted boyfriend, a pop culture reference, etc.
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#49How incredible is it that a single photograph of a single dog has had so much of an impact on culture?
I also have this weird feeling I can't quite describe. This dog had no way of knowing her likeness would be seen by billions of people in some way, shape, or form. She lived her entire life without knowing or even being able to comprehend how significant it was. I have no idea if doge memes will still be popular a decade from now, but when people look back at internet culture from this era they're going to see her image all over the place. Maybe they'll see the appeal too, or maybe they'll wonder how in the world we ever found this funny.
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#50Alas poor Kabosu. Still her $23bn memecoin will live on.