Today is April 7th, 2026, the day all humans stop being born, aging, and dying in the short story on the human condition 17776. I hope y'all enjoy it as much as I do!
Today is April 7th, 2026, the day all humans stop being born, aging, and dying in the short story on the human condition 17776. I hope y'all enjoy it as much as I do!
That beginning is one of the best uses of the digital medium for storytelling that I've seen. Hooked me immediately on a story I may not have looked twice at if I knew what it was about.
That beginning is one of the best uses of the digital medium for storytelling that I've seen. Hooked me immediately on a story I may not have looked twice at if I knew what it was about.
One of my favorite parts of the Internet. I'm not even a sportsball person (more of a sports-tire person), but I'll read/watch anything by John Bois. His stuff is interesting from a digital media...
One of my favorite parts of the Internet. I'm not even a sportsball person (more of a sports-tire person), but I'll read/watch anything by John Bois. His stuff is interesting from a digital media perspective, period.
I've never seen this before despite being a football fan and firmly planted in internet culture at the time it was published. I wasn't able to watch the videos but it was an enthralling read. I...
I've never seen this before despite being a football fan and firmly planted in internet culture at the time it was published. I wasn't able to watch the videos but it was an enthralling read. I did have some difficulty with
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The page that read down, up, and down again. I read it once or twice out of order before realizing the way it was meant to be viewed
But I enjoyed myself all the same. Looking forward to checking out the follow up. Thanks for sharing
This is fantastic, thanks so much for sharing! Spoilery questions Edit: Somehow I missed a page?
This is fantastic, thanks so much for sharing!
Spoilery questions
Edit: Somehow I missed a page?
I'm a little confused about the ending - it seems extremely abrupt. Why is Nine going to sleep? Was this referenced earlier on and I just forgot? Why does Juice have such limited time to answer remaining questions?
Spoilery semi-answer Partially recalling this answer but I think the in-narrative reason is basically just that they are literally very old solar powered machines that don't get the energy to stay...
Spoilery semi-answer
Partially recalling this answer but I think the in-narrative reason is basically just that they are literally very old solar powered machines that don't get the energy to stay on for long period of time. If I remember this right, it's sprung pretty suddenly and without prior warning, so they're all trying to get their final words in before the Nine literally shuts off due to low charge.
Out-of-narrative I think it's the simplest way to bookend the story while preserving the vibe, like it's a call to loved ones that ends because your battery is at 1% and it's late anyway. It also sets up the story for a sequel, though I'm not sure that was being considered at the time.
Spoilertown Wait, what the hell? I never saw the page/video where Juice makes fun of the plaque and Nine loses power for a second. That makes it so much better. The ending would not have seemed...
Spoilertown
Wait, what the hell? I never saw the page/video where Juice makes fun of the plaque and Nine loses power for a second. That makes it so much better. The ending would not have seemed weird to me at all had I seen that. When I read it I went straight from Nancy talking about her grandpa's Browns sign to Emily and Jason talking about NYC. I guess I bumped "continue" by accident and didn't notice somehow? That's annoying. Thanks for clueing me in!
Today is April 7th, 2026, the day all humans stop being born, aging, and dying in the short story on the human condition 17776. I hope y'all enjoy it as much as I do!
I love 17776, or "football Homestuck" as the Tumblr folks have begun to call it. I reread it every Superbowl and the beginning gets me every time.
That beginning is one of the best uses of the digital medium for storytelling that I've seen. Hooked me immediately on a story I may not have looked twice at if I knew what it was about.
For anyone else whose browser crashes on that site, here's a wikipedia link explaining it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17776
See also sequel 20020
One of my favorite parts of the Internet. I'm not even a sportsball person (more of a sports-tire person), but I'll read/watch anything by John Bois. His stuff is interesting from a digital media perspective, period.
It's probably lowbrow or whatever to say this, but I really think this is my favorite piece of literature.
I've never seen this before despite being a football fan and firmly planted in internet culture at the time it was published. I wasn't able to watch the videos but it was an enthralling read. I did have some difficulty with
Click to view minor spoilers
The page that read down, up, and down again. I read it once or twice out of order before realizing the way it was meant to be viewed
But I enjoyed myself all the same. Looking forward to checking out the follow up. Thanks for sharing
This is fantastic, thanks so much for sharing!
Spoilery questions
Edit: Somehow I missed a page?
I'm a little confused about the ending - it seems extremely abrupt. Why is Nine going to sleep? Was this referenced earlier on and I just forgot? Why does Juice have such limited time to answer remaining questions?Spoilery semi-answer
Partially recalling this answer but I think the in-narrative reason is basically just that they are literally very old solar powered machines that don't get the energy to stay on for long period of time. If I remember this right, it's sprung pretty suddenly and without prior warning, so they're all trying to get their final words in before the Nine literally shuts off due to low charge.
Out-of-narrative I think it's the simplest way to bookend the story while preserving the vibe, like it's a call to loved ones that ends because your battery is at 1% and it's late anyway. It also sets up the story for a sequel, though I'm not sure that was being considered at the time.
Spoilertown
Wait, what the hell? I never saw the page/video where Juice makes fun of the plaque and Nine loses power for a second. That makes it so much better. The ending would not have seemed weird to me at all had I seen that. When I read it I went straight from Nancy talking about her grandpa's Browns sign to Emily and Jason talking about NYC. I guess I bumped "continue" by accident and didn't notice somehow? That's annoying. Thanks for clueing me in!