It's interesting how old memes stick with us and have a nostalgic feel to them. Things like "Harambe", the "such wow" doge, YouTube shorts, etc. don't make such an indelible impression. Homestar Runner, zombo.com, and "all your base" elicit actual feelings.
Maybe it's getting older, or maybe it's the fact we're now increasingly innundated with content. Perhaps both.
I had the same association pop in my head, I just didn't think anyone would know what I was talking about. Bravo.
Very occasionally I'll run across something which makes me think of the 'You can do anything at zombo com. The only limit is yourself.' line.
To your point, I think it's definitely a combination of both. The interwebs are so large now that it's less likely others see the same content. I remember the exact circumstances of when I saw the superfriends wazzup[1] video, laughing at Robin's shaking hands, where as I couldn't tell you anything about most of the top 10 memes of 2015.
Or maybe it's just your perception of it. I still have fun referencing Zombo com and Teen Girl Squad on a regular basis, and find doge just as entertaining.
Which led me back to "End of the World" and a bunch of other Flash animations. Back when Flash was used by animators and not advertisers and malware authors.
I enjoy Peter Welch's "Still Drinking" blog for its genuinely fun content, but aside from that, one of the reasons I keep going back to it is its title tag: "Have a nap. THEN FIRE ZE MISSILES!"
I think things like 'such wow' might have more long-term purchase.
Part of the difference is that viral things and memes of old had a longer time to 'burn' and didn't go through the flash overnight explosion that modern ones do. All your base would be posted umpteen times on a forum as it reverberated around the internet. Now all that happens in a day, and people get tired and burnt of it. It also helps that news organizations try to get in on it, which helps to kill off viral things (Harlem Shake, Gangam Style, etc).
I have tremendous borrowed nostalgia for things I wasn't around for. I don't know how this works, but I do. But yeah, I only saw such wow, AYB, Zombo, and whatnot later. But they still ellicit nostalgia.
You know what else I missed and saw latter that ellicits nostalgia? The Show. Any Sports Racers out there?
It's interesting how old memes stick with us and have a nostalgic feel to them. Things like "Harambe", the "such wow" doge, YouTube shorts, etc. don't make such an indelible impression. Homestar Runner, zombo.com, and "all your base" elicit actual feelings.
Maybe it's getting older, or maybe it's the fact we're now increasingly innundated with content. Perhaps both.