1536 upvotes, 27 direct replies (showing 25)
we're really living in a time where people don't immediately recognize loss. i sound so old sayjng this but come on its one of the most iconic memes 😭
(also, those repetitive posts asking to explain the same joke that someone posted 3 hours before are annoying. literally just scroll down?)
Comment by TheRealShiftyShafts at 16/06/2023 at 19:39 UTC
234 upvotes, 6 direct replies
Equally though, every single time I've ever seen a loss post, over the YEARS it's been memed, theres always at least one guy in the thread that didn't get the reference. Maybe even more.
Comment by No-Pineapple9988 at 25/06/2023 at 17:43 UTC
71 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Is that why Joel from Last of Us says “ you have no idea what loss is”?
Comment by IamMythHunter at 28/08/2023 at 15:54 UTC
66 upvotes, 7 direct replies
My guy, I'm 27 and I just found out this exists.
I've seen the line memes before, I just never understood what they meant.
And I'm still no closer to laughing.
Comment by TomGerity at 10/11/2023 at 18:42 UTC
55 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I’m 33 and grew up on the internet, and this is the first time I’ve ever seen this meme. I don’t think it’s as iconic as you think.
Comment by csr_ph at 29/11/2023 at 17:32 UTC
14 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I literally didn't know it existed until a couple weeks ago. Never even heard of it.
It's really not out of the realm of possibility for people to not know lmao
Comment by KiloThaPastyOne at 15/01/2024 at 18:03 UTC
7 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Until joining this sub a few months ago I had never heard of nor seen the loss meme.
Comment by [deleted] at 16/07/2024 at 05:39 UTC*
7 upvotes, 1 direct replies
It is not and has never been "one of the most iconic memes", you just lived in a bubble online where everyone you interacted with knew the meme. Ctrl+Alt+Del wasn't even that popular in the context of the broader internet, it was just relatively popular *for a webcomic*. When Loss happened, there was no webcomic on earth that more than 5% of regular internet users actually read. That's probably still true, actually. Almost certainly. You just found yourself in circles of people who knew it for one reason or another.
You know what the one universally iconic CLASSIC meme is? Rickrolling.
Another meme you probably consider iconic because of your bubble is ManningFace. Well guess what? Anyone who doesn't use reddit regularly has no fucking idea what that is. People on reddit think it's iconic everywhere because they always see it on fucking reddit.
That's you with Loss and whatever communities you saw spam Loss all the time. Most normal people had no context for whatever exposure they might have supposedly incidentally had to it.
Comment by BigAssMonkey at 12/01/2024 at 16:07 UTC
11 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Wow. Redditors are uptight as shit
Comment by FalloutForever_98 at 22/01/2024 at 12:17 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
So I read everything but I'm still confused on what's actually at least slightly humorous about loss?
Comment by TheDurandalFan at 07/01/2024 at 14:32 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
we're really living in a time where people don't immediately recognize loss.
some memes referencing it could be easily interpreted as something else to the point that I'd genuinely understand why someone wouldn't recognise it, heck I don't even recognise all of the memes that reference loss or not even see it, even when presented with the loss meme to compare it with.
Comment by jesuzhasarrived at 30/01/2024 at 05:06 UTC
4 upvotes, 0 direct replies
This meme is not iconic at all. Maybe in certain niche communities, but ask anyone on youtube or Tik Tok what "loss" is, and they'll be (for lack of better words) at a loss.
Comment by ExhibitionistBrit at 29/11/2023 at 23:29 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
You think you feel old, I gave up on CAD before this panel even came out, before the author was even whispered to be a sex pest.
I just kind of forgot about web comics as a whole thing.
Comment by Quirky_Falcon_5890 at 21/01/2024 at 06:44 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
The meme was made when a decent chunk of people here were born
2008, 16 years ago. They’re driving!
Comment by kenny7337 at 16/06/2024 at 15:26 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I just learned about it today in r/Terraria and I'm 35 and I used to read that comic. Maybe I've overlooked it before but to my recollection I've never encountered this before.
Comment by KeySpray8038 at 03/07/2024 at 00:00 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
(also, those repetitive posts asking to explain the same joke that someone posted 3 hours before are annoying. literally just scroll down?)
Wait.. but.. I'm confused.. explain?
Comment by LurkerOrHydralisk at 10/09/2024 at 13:10 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
A year later, I know, but I was an avid reader of this comic 20 years ago and only learned about this in the last year or two.
Comment by [deleted] at 30/09/2024 at 20:21 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I have no idea what it is about still 🤷♂️
Comment by szyris_minecraft at 28/11/2024 at 10:20 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
this dipshit (my friend) next to me doesn't even know it.
Comment by DetectiveFederal1823 at 18/12/2024 at 08:40 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
This is loss
Comment by Fun-Agent-7667 at 07/01/2025 at 17:50 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
The internet is so large you can dwell your whole life in it and only see the surface even "Iconic" stuff is rarely known to half of anybody
Comment by Effective_Access_775 at 04/02/2025 at 14:27 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
a tiny weeny fraction of the world, and even of people online, have ever even heard of this thing. How many people do you think are aware loss even exists?
Comment by aguadiablo at 12/02/2025 at 11:59 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
What's also interesting is the fact that people have also apparently forgotten that the reason this comic exists is because he was dealing with his feelings about losing his own son
Comment by SAIHTAM20Y at 19/02/2025 at 02:19 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I always recognized it and found it funny. Never knew what it was called or the origin.
Comment by burlingk at 03/03/2025 at 05:47 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
To me, it's existence as a meme made me lose some faith in humanity.
:/
It's usage is awful and horrible and makes fun of someone at their darkest moment.
Comment by NurkleTurkey at 15/01/2024 at 05:17 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I didn't really understand it until a few years ago. I never read the comic, wasn't aware of it's popularity, and didn't know how perpetual it became until one day I saw a meme on it. I get it now, but I guess discovery can be limited to pockets of the Internet and especially to those who don't use it to look at memes often.