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hextanerf t1_j6ikysi wrote

Reply to comment by Nico777 in Loss-less by TooSmalley

I never really understood why the original Loss is funny, either

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Nico777 t1_j6iwxpl wrote

The comic itself is not supposed to be funny at all. But it became famous because the artist was known for funny and light hearted comics, and once something becomes famous memes follow.

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aless530 t1_j6p2eor wrote

No, it's funny because it's such a hilariously awful approach to such a serious topic in what was supposed to be a comedy comic.

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hextanerf t1_j6k39oc wrote

I guess it's the becoming meme part that I just don't get. It's kinda mean for a heavy comic but that's just me

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KiyPhi t1_j6krqll wrote

In a vacuum, I would agree with you. The meme part came from how it was a sudden, very unexpected turn compared to everything else that had came before it. A large portion of comedy is subversion of expectations and boy did that comic subvert the expectations of historically funny, light hearted comics. So while it isn't the most funny thing to me, I can see how some people can find it funny.

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Modem_56k t1_j6kl9mf wrote

I think hbomberguy has a video explaining it on YouTube, a bit old though

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