Based? Based on what? That is the question that elevates based above simple internet lingo, and gives it significance. The fact that one can assert that an idea, person, or group is based, and be understood, while also drawing confusion from those unaware is the appeal. This is parodied in the “Uh hello?? Based department” meme. But never the less, I shall reveal what it is based on. The key is in the word “Base”, which is defined as the foundation of something, but even more so, base is used as a term of derision, especially the base desires and instincts of man.
While it may seem rather confused, something great being foundational and ignoble, is not a contradiction, but the very base of another popular meme, one which symbolizes the based being. The Monke.
Monkey memes have been increasing in popularity recently, their archaic meme origins match their evolutionary antiquity.
The Monkey is Based, the ultimate embracing of tradition over modernity.
I find that the resurgence of the monkey in an elevated form is likely due to the anti-atheist posting, which draws heavily on evolution memes. By taking the derision of a monkey’s uncle and “saying yes” to it, we arrive at the image of the superior monke, the one who ascends from the insult “base” to the admirable “base”
Joe Rogan also played a major role in establishing the meme that gorillas and chimps are very powerful and dangerous, a meme that naturally arose from his interest in the subject repeating throughout interviews.
In the most powerful individual monkey meme, we find the orangutan depicted in uh oh stinky, a meme which embraces...
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