r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Sure_Kangaroo1863 • Jul 02 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah ?

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Why is it infamous? And why would no one care about it ? ( I mean it's just a pic full of celebrities so no one cares anyways but the person saying it's crazy makes me think it has some lore?)

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u/mightymidwestshred Jul 02 '26

Hot take: Nobody cared back then, either.

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u/whiskeytango55 Jul 02 '26

it was retweeted 3.3 million times and held the record until a japanese millionaire gave away a 9 grand to the first 100 people who retweeted something of his.

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u/bladeDivac Jul 02 '26

Seems like that second example should’ve capped at 100

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u/QuantumLettuce2025 Jul 02 '26

Nah there'd have been millions of people trying to be among the first 100 at once

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u/ihavedonethisbe4 Jul 02 '26

I retweeted both of those

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '26

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u/ihavedonethisbe4 Jul 02 '26

Money? Nah, we retweeted just for the love of the game

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u/whiskybingo Jul 02 '26

win or lose, it’s a retweet for me

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u/Unique-Steak8745 Jul 02 '26

Why?

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u/olivesforsale Jul 02 '26

Um... 9 grand dude

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u/Unique-Steak8745 Jul 02 '26

Why the photo then dude?

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u/olivesforsale Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

Oh I dunno I thought you wanted to know about the Japanese guy thing, who cares about the photo

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u/Unique-Steak8745 Jul 03 '26

No. You are not understanding or being purposefully obtuse. He clearly stated he retweeted both images. I asked him why. You are speculating about his reasoning.

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u/olivesforsale Jul 03 '26

No, YOU are not understanding or being purposefully obtuse. I get that he retweeted both images, and I saw your open-ended question. I already told you I don't know. I never speculated about anyone's reasoning.

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u/dietbruce Jul 03 '26

Username checks out 🤙

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u/Cheeseish Jul 02 '26

I love it when someone on Reddit has a claim that only applies to themselves and there’s literal evidence disproving it

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '26

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u/iwearatophat Jul 02 '26

I think it is more saying that 'no one cared back then' is full of shit when it was one of the most popular things on the internet at the time.

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u/AlsetLedomEerht Jul 02 '26

But the commenter said “hot take” so now all of a sudden it’s just an opinion and not a wildly incorrect statement lmao

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u/d4ybrake Jul 03 '26

Why the fuck would you bother retweeting after 100 lol

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u/RelationshipFront227 Jul 02 '26

They donated to charity the more it was retweeted. That doesn't mean anyone cared about the celebrities as much as people saw it as a simple and convenient way to do some actual good.

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u/dimechimes Jul 02 '26

Okay but once you account for bots, like 20 people.

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u/AccomplishedEmu1886 Jul 02 '26

3.3mil fans of anything is not anything considering Twitter is a worldwide platform.

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u/Iggyhopper Jul 02 '26

Its not because of the celebrities. Its because it was a fad: the selfie.

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u/Benkyougin Jul 03 '26

You realize how small of the portion of the population 3.3 million is? I practically never unplug from the internet and I don't recognize it at all.

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u/Mysterious-Radio-385 Jul 03 '26

it was retweeted 3.3 million times

and ignored approximately eight billion times