While I agree with the article, I have a different theory of why this image stayed so long: because everyone knows it. Seeing the results of a new algorithm on

While I agree with the article, I have a different theory of why this image stayed so long: because everyone knows it. Seeing the results of a new algorithm on an image that you've seen 1000 times before immediately illustrates what happens. So in my opinion, it can only be replaced by another image that is similarly popular. It won't retire before that.