Reading Comprehension Questions

2. How does the second poster recontextualize the the first post? What elements add to the humor?

2. Meta Mania: Name three other examples of Tumblr gimmick blogs breaking character.

2. How does the second poster recontextualize the the first post? What elements add to the humor?

What is the significance of the cage being described here?

Do you think Tumblr will outlive Twitter? What other sites do you think Tumblr will outlive?

Why has the author chosen to use a pre-existing meme, instead of creating a new meme in the same format?

SHIVERS [Legendary: Success] — Before you stands an inflatable pool filled with plastic balls. Despite being referred to as a "pit", it's quite shallow. Currently inhabited by a handful of young denizens, members of a social network, faces painted to look like characters from a story about teenagers who bring about the end of the old world and start anew.

YOU — What else do I see?

SHIVERS — It's flanked by an inflatable castle. The fans used to keep these structures erect fill the conference hall with an ominous drone, washing out the conversations around you. You can make out an utterance about shipping, but it's evident none of these people are involved in freight. Occasionally, a shoe squeaking on the concrete floor pierces the drone. You feel insignificant, and out of place here.

YOU — Embrace the cold.

SHIVERS — Further outward, you can sense rooms partitioned for speaker panels and lectures. Rows of empty chairs facing a podium, soon to be the stage for a one act tragedy. The anticipation of throngs of guests has uncoiled into an underwhelming sadness. The heroes and storytellers the people have been promised will not be making an appearance.

SHIVERS — At the hotel desk, a small calamity is brewing into a storm. A debt must be paid, and quickly, before the people taking part in this little experiment are expelled into the rain.

YOU — Where am I?

Dashcon took place in 2014, but this post was made in 2022 referencing a game that didn't exist during the time Dashcon took place. How does this post explain why Dashcon is still discussed to this day?

Does orteil42's response imply that they have or have not listened to electroswing in 2012?

Do you agree with the assessment that all of these characters are all "socially awkward losers"? Why or why not? Please provide reasoning not already found in the text.

Why has the author chosen to use a pre-existing meme, instead of creating a new meme in the same format?