how did life get so fucking FAST?

i was just talking to a friend online about the new cee-lo green song “fuck you” and he was raving about it and he exclaimed “how have i been sleeping on this?!”

to which i replied, “it only dropped on friday.  at internet speed, you’re late.. but at real-life speed, i’d say you’re pretty on top of it.”

i’ve been thinking about this a lot lately.  the lifespan of things on the internet is absolutely ridiculous.  memes are born and die in a matter of days.  my co-workers discovered antoine dodson last week around tuesday and everyone was talking about it and laughing around the office.  i remember my first gut reaction was “C’MON PEOPLE, this has been on the internet for AT LEAST a week now!”

keep in mind that this is a completely ridiculous reaction.

every time something spontaneous and funny happens on the internet, groups of e-comedy troupes spring into action to try to be the first to post a parody, response, or remix of it.  the amount of effort involved is truly crazy.  and then a few weeks later, it’s dead.

be honest: have you ever cringed when someone makes a double rainbow joke?

how is that old already?!  that was only a month ago!  god forbid someone references david after the dentist.

i don’t know what this means or if the trend will continue.  but it is part of the reason why i feel i’ve slowed down on my posting on this blog lately.  a lot of what i post here are just funny things i’ve stumbled on and now i just feel like that’s relatively pointless considering i’m usually the 202,589th person to post it.

since i can’t catch up, i’m going to start going in the opposite direction.  ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US: