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Is it not worth studying such a pervasive aspect of our culture, especially if it says something novel about ourselves? I'm also quite interested in the rise o

• corysama 14y ago
  Having seen so many amazing cultural events appear and disappear over the course of the internet timeline, I'm very happy that we are finally starting to get internet culture historians such as KnowYourMeme popping up to record and analyze these events for posterity. As for rage comics, I'm confident that their crudeness is an important feature that let's ordinary people feel comfortable telling their ordinary stories without feeling they are required to be extraordinarily polished and professional just to have a voice. Here is a wonderful rage comic that was made by an 86 year old man which has been viewed 2.8 million times. http://imgur.com/Cpdaq http://imgur.com/Cpdaq I doubt that his story would have ever been told without an MSPaint-based storytelling movement to work within. I doubt that many people would have the patience to read a professionally illustrated and typeset remake of the story even if it existed.
  • Groxx 14y ago
    First time I've seen that rage comic. Thanks for linking :) Rage comics have always fascinated me. Simple and intentionally 'bad', but more relatable than anything I've seen prior. That's a great example of how effective they can be in communication - both for producing and consuming.