This headline made me think about the power of internet memes in our modern times.<p>You can meme a shitcoin into billions of real USD, and you can meme a man into the Presidency of the USA.<p>That is real power.
How incredible is it that a single photograph of a single dog has had so much of an impact on culture?<p>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.
Amazing how Kabosu lived so long, especially having had cancer 17 months ago already.<p>This kind of stuff still makes me laugh: <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Doge_homemade_meme.jpg/1200px-Doge_homemade_meme.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Do...</a>
Saw this earlier and it made me pretty sad. :(<p>I know it doesn’t 100% fit but… Black Bar?<p>For me she was a joyous milestone in defining internet culture.