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1. Blank (type_other@poa.st)'s status on Friday, 18-Oct-2024 07:02:22 JST Blank
   You can't just say "I saw a crying baby on the bus" anymore. Now it's "When I'm in a loudness competition and my opponent is a crying baby" with a picture of Squidward.
   
   (I forget whe pointed this out but it's a great demonstration)
   
   I wonder why meme scenarios started dominating ways to share experiences. An image conveys emotion, which is hard for text alone, but that can't be all. Maybe the pre-made template helps it feel like a shared experience, or the humor of the imaginary scene gives an irony shield of disconnectedness.
   
   >when I'm in an overthinking things contest and my opponent is a fedi autist
   • of nothing (apropos@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Friday, 18-Oct-2024 07:02:20 JST of nothing

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     • Suzu :miku_happy:
     @Suzu @Type_Other
     POV (correct): you are looking at sad gura
     POV (female): you are Gura, who is very sad
     POV (illiterate): I am side right now, like this Gura
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   • Suzu :miku_happy: (suzu@varishangout.net)'s status on Friday, 18-Oct-2024 07:02:21 JST Suzu :miku_happy:

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     @Type_Other POV: You are seeing the 10th iteration of a "POV meme" that completely misses the point of what a POV is and is actually a MFW.
   • Suzu :miku_happy: (suzu@varishangout.net)'s status on Friday, 18-Oct-2024 07:02:28 JST Suzu :miku_happy:

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     • of nothing
     @apropos @Type_Other yes, but technically speaking, when you say something like "POV", the image is supposed to show what you are looking at. But what people tend to show in these "memes" is the reaction face you do when you do whatever the meme is doing. People are dumb.
     
     All those overused "meme scenarios" like the one OP mentioned tend to be dumb and misused.
     
     A correct use of POV would be something like this:
     
     POV: you are a cop answering a call for domestic disturbance in a black neighbourhood
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   • Desire-kun (nepiant@varishangout.net)'s status on Friday, 18-Oct-2024 08:59:56 JST Desire-kun

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     @Type_Other If it's any consolation to you, I'll have you know that I hate cheap memes like that. It doesn't sound real. I still like using reaction images though, when they're fitting.
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