• RiceMunk@sopuli.xyz
          14·
          15 hours ago

          I didn’t get it either, so I tried googling “Loss”.

          I think it’s to do with this thing. Specifically the alignment of the little pins in the DVI port seem to be the same as for the “minimalist version of Loss” thing mentioned there on the wiki.

          I have a hazy recollection of that comic from way back yonder, and it causing some sort of a hassle. Apparently the minimalist version is some meme, now? Or always has been?

          • LycanGalen@lemmy.world
            3·
            15 hours ago

            Yep, this. In a couple places on the image at least. Thank you for connecting the lines and dots.

            To answer your question, the loss meme started almost immediately after the original comic was released. It ebbs and flows in popularity, but seems to be something the internet can’t let go of. Lemmy has a particular fetish for it.

            • from_D4rkness@lemmy.world
              1·
              3 hours ago

              I imagine that it is a particular crowd that is present on lemmy that holds on to this one, as I have not seen a Loss meme since 2011. Probably older americans working in tech is my best guess; especially those who consumed web comics from back in the day.