This is the outcome of streaming video and algorithms picking things for you. Since there was so little choice, shared culture was something you could rely on.

This is the outcome of streaming video and algorithms picking things for you. Since there was so little choice, shared culture was something you could rely on. Now that everybody essentially has their own version of the internet, it's much harder to find common ground. I think this is why image macros spread so easily. Even if you haven't seen the source material you can usually get the meaning from the image itself. If I say to a classroom "no, it's the children who are wrong" very few will get it. Maybe the ones who have seen the image macro before[1]. But if I put it on a slide, then everybody understands. [1] https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/am-i-so-out-of-touch https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/am-i-so-out-of-touch