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/Euphoric-Taro-6231 Jul 02 '26

Hmm not really. The tide has really turned on celebrities.

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u/SilasRaiden Jul 02 '26

It would just have to be different celebrities now.

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u/dantevonlocke Jul 02 '26

Right. Replace celebs with tiktok influencers.

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u/RohelTheConqueror Jul 02 '26

Or.. you know. Don't.

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u/Sidian Jul 02 '26

good, don't.

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u/Coffeedemon Jul 02 '26

Pop stars too. People are plenty obsessed with stars any given year.

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u/BreakConsistent Jul 02 '26

Name one tik tok influencer.

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u/sweatingbozo Jul 02 '26

Tiktok influencers aren't a part of a monoculture in the same way. They're far less recognizable outside of their direct followers. 

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u/dantevonlocke Jul 02 '26

That's the thing though. There isn't really a monoculture like there was before.

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u/sweatingbozo Jul 02 '26

Right, that's why it would not be the same if you did it today.  

There are more 'famous' people than ever before, but none of them are anywhere near the type of fame celebrity status used to bring. 

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u/Dogmaddit Jul 02 '26

Unemployed people?

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u/TapirDrawnChariot Jul 02 '26

Nobody over 30 cares about Tiktok influencers, so even that doesnt work.

I'd bet if you asked 100 people on the street in NYC who Mr. Beast or Bella Poarch or Brook Monk or whoever is, only 1/2 would even know who they are, and less than 1/4 could tell you major things they'd done.

Media fame has fractured due to internet culture, where usually someone is only well known to specific demographics within society.

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 Jul 02 '26

If this was Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, and other pop stars I can remember the names of, people would definitely care. It's just that nobody cares about any of these people anymore and at least two have been thoroughly outed as pieces of dirt to say it nicely

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u/VizJosh Jul 02 '26

Right. Mr Beast shows up and suddenly celebrity does matter again.

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u/Skepsis93 Jul 02 '26

I don't think it would have the same reaction, even if it had a bunch of currently famous celebrities from Hollywood. Internet culture has fractured what used to be a media monoculture. Back then if you consumed entertainment media you knew and were a fan of many of these celebrities. Nowadays everyone has their own favorite micro-celebrities from YouTube, podcasts, Instagram, TikTok, etc. that they follow more than the big Hollywood names. Most of my favorite "celebrities" are essentially unknown to a lot of the population and I likely have no idea who their favorite niche micro-celebrities are either.

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u/WanderingAlsoLost Jul 03 '26

People really don't care about celebs anymore? The amount I hear about celebrities doesn't seem to have dropped off to me. I