The actual history of the meme… it started as an MS paint sketch where they were looking to a flat earth. With just the first saying “WTF it’s flat” one behind saying “sorry fam”. The more popular follow up was one where they were looking, except the only land mass on earth was a giant state of ohio, and second astronaut responded with “always has been”.
Oh as far as the idea that they didn’t look at it in transit, no idea… though I suppose it’s more reasonable that this is the first spacewalk or whatever. Would imagine most the trip up, you’d be looking ahead rather than back at earth. Also I suppose depends on the subtletly or lack there of of what earth is “all”.
I think the origin being that the earth is flat means that the astronaut on the left not only thought the earth was round but that had also never seen the real earth.
Memes fall into different genres. This one is absurdist. It’s not meant to be totally logical.
LodeMike@lemmy.today 5 weeks ago
I’ve never goten this meme. Was the astronaut on the left supposed to gave been kept away from any windows or views of earth the whole time?
TheFogan@programming.dev 5 weeks ago
The actual history of the meme… it started as an MS paint sketch where they were looking to a flat earth. With just the first saying “WTF it’s flat” one behind saying “sorry fam”. The more popular follow up was one where they were looking, except the only land mass on earth was a giant state of ohio, and second astronaut responded with “always has been”.
Oh as far as the idea that they didn’t look at it in transit, no idea… though I suppose it’s more reasonable that this is the first spacewalk or whatever. Would imagine most the trip up, you’d be looking ahead rather than back at earth. Also I suppose depends on the subtletly or lack there of of what earth is “all”.
techt@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Here you go
knowyourmeme.com/…/wait-its-all-ohio-always-has-b…
LodeMike@lemmy.today 5 weeks ago
That doesn’t answer any of my questions.
tischbier@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
I think the origin being that the earth is flat means that the astronaut on the left not only thought the earth was round but that had also never seen the real earth.
Memes fall into different genres. This one is absurdist. It’s not meant to be totally logical.
techt@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
My b, I thought you wanted to know the origin of the meme.