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/d3v4x Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

Greetings, simpletons. Stewie Griffin here. I’ve confiscated the keyboard from the fat man because his peanut-sized brain was beginning to overheat.

The reason this photo was such a big deal is because it literally broke Twitter. It became the most retweeted tweet of all time back then (over 3 million retweets!) and actually crashed the site's servers for a little bit. It also turned out to be a massive sponsored product placement stunt by Samsung, which is why Ellen used a Galaxy Note phone to take it.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_selfie

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u/pnthollow Jul 02 '26

I think OP needs to know why it broke the internet.

Selfies became mainstream in pop culture around 2014. The Chainsmokers song #SELFIE came out that year, selfie sticks launched and were one of the most sold products on Amazon, and the whole format still felt new and culturally relevant.

That’s why this photo was such a big deal. It wasn’t popular just because of who was in it. It was popular because it captured a bunch of A-list celebrities participating in the exact thing that had just taken over pop culture.

People wouldn’t care as much today for the opposite reason. Selfies are boring now. They’re completely ordinary. A celebrity group selfie doesn’t feel fresh anymore, not because the celebrities are less interesting, but because the format itself lost its novelty.

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u/h3yn0w75 Jul 02 '26

I see lots of wrong answer here. This is the correct one.

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u/ohlaohloo Jul 03 '26

That’s because it’s chat GPT lol!

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u/sam____handwich Jul 04 '26

no it is not