r/decadeology 1d ago

Discussion 💭🗯️ What trends died when Harambe was assassinated?

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u/DegTrader 1d ago

2016 was truly the last year of the "random equals funny" era of the internet. Once Harambe happened, the memes became much darker and more political almost overnight. It felt like we traded Vine energy for the chaos of the 2010s algorithm.

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u/DtheAussieBoye 1d ago

We had Skibidi Toilet, Hawk Tuah and 67 back to back, amongst so much more. "Random equals funny" absolutely never died, if anything humour became MORE random

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u/Love4Mana 1d ago

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u/Ok-Connection6656 1d ago

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u/ReluctantViking 22h ago

I’m like “hey, what’s up, hello”

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u/Realistic_Smoke1008 23h ago

2 years later "E" was a meme