What’s funny about this is their determination to violate the artists’ intent for the sake of forced obfuscation, which results in the ostensible heightening of obscure knowledge for the benefit of those already possessing it.
I see nothing of value being created here. So, we’re at a level slightly above Reddit right now. We did it, Lemmy!
Alright I guess I’ll be the first to admit: I don’t get it.
It’s a famous painting with the french phrase for “this is not a pipe” cropped off
Meme would made more sense if they hadn’t cropped it off, why did they do that?
What’s funny about this is their determination to violate the artists’ intent for the sake of forced obfuscation, which results in the ostensible heightening of obscure knowledge for the benefit of those already possessing it.
I see nothing of value being created here. So, we’re at a level slightly above Reddit right now. We did it, Lemmy!
Because it makes it into an in-joke for those of us who know what the text says
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Treachery_of_Images
The quote from Magritte there sums it up quite well.
This is not a pipe, it’s just a tribute.