This is a hideous mis-meme-ing of the original XKCD comic. The tiny pillar is supposed to represent something we all actually need – since we have built so much on top of it – but barely think about. Like curl or ffmpeg.
Sure but it also works as a solid visual for something like this. This is kinda the whole thing about memetics, memes aren’t solid permanent things they shift and change as people interact with them putting a bit of themselves like genetic additions in a population. Memes the DNA of the soul.
I imagine solvent banking institutions, retirement funds and the like are something that most people seriously need but barely think about. If the most valuable listed American company finds its value plummetting from 4 trillion to a few billion, there will be all sorts of fun and interesting revelations about the entire American financial system.
That being said, you are absolutely welcome to post your own memes which meet your specifications!
This is a hideous mis-meme-ing of the original XKCD comic. The tiny pillar is supposed to represent something we all actually need – since we have built so much on top of it – but barely think about. Like
curlorffmpeg.Sure but it also works as a solid visual for something like this. This is kinda the whole thing about memetics, memes aren’t solid permanent things they shift and change as people interact with them putting a bit of themselves like genetic additions in a population. Memes the DNA of the soul.
I imagine solvent banking institutions, retirement funds and the like are something that most people seriously need but barely think about. If the most valuable listed American company finds its value plummetting from 4 trillion to a few billion, there will be all sorts of fun and interesting revelations about the entire American financial system.
That being said, you are absolutely welcome to post your own memes which meet your specifications!
Aye but the hoverover text on the original comic also alludes to a single point of failure and the repercussions.