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> All these replies in the form of memes make me feel like I'm in the Darmok episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. If this is an ironic joke, it's a good
by lovegoblin 6y ago
> All these replies in the form of memes make me feel like I'm in the Darmok episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
If this is an ironic joke, it's a good one. If not, it's painfully un-self-aware.
Because "feels like I'm in Darmok" is just an meaningless in isolation as "Temba, his arms wide."
- tempestn 6y agoWhether ironic or not, I found both the initial observation and your reply hilarious. Meme replies really are Darmok, and the meta nature of that is perfect.
- lovegoblin 6y agoExactly.
- thebigshane 6y ago```It is a genuine source of hilarity to me that “Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra” is a potentially really useful popcultural-reference shorthand for “a situation where two groups face a difficulty communicating because one group speaks exclusively in memes and popculture references”``` -- https://twitter.com/venatrixlunaris/status/1185286370106859520 https://twitter.com/venatrixlunaris/status/11852863701068595...