The Internet's First Main Character? | The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks
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The Internet's Main Character
The term was coined in January of 2019 by Twitter user Maple Cocaine who wrote, each day on Twitter, there is one main character. What has always stood out to me about the internet's main character is that they are often forged out of apolitical moments of friction online. They're typically reviled not for an ideological transgression, but instead some goofy misstep that is perceived as cringe. The response to this central figure is essentially a form of acceptable bullying.
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