Ideal Web vs Real Life Webs

Text on the meme

IDEAL WEB OH IT'S SO COOL I'M IN THE WEB IT'S TOTALLY SAFE AND MIGHTY om nom nom NO EXES 114 Thin client REAL LIFE WEBS BUY SHIT SILVER LIGHT OH NOES, IT'S THE WEB!! ADOBE FLASH PLAYER ERE... WHAT THE HELL IS THIS? JAVA DOING? G'D HELP US ALL! FIREFOX WEB 2.0! SUDDEN FLASH

What it means

A hand-drawn split-panel comic contrasts an idealized web, where a smiling cyclist enjoys a safe and simple internet, with real-life webs full of tangled wires, browser software, flashing elements, and annoying commercial clutter. The joke mocks how the clean, user-friendly promise of the early web turns into a chaotic mess of Adobe Flash, Java, Firefox, pop-ups, and “BUY SHIT” advertising. It is sent as a nostalgic or sarcastic reaction to an overloaded, frustrating internet experience.

Objects

smiling cyclist / улыбающийся велосипедист bicycle / велосипед sun / солнце clouds / облака trees / деревья road / дорога warning sign / предупреждающий знак web sign / табличка с надписью web red circular sign / красный круглый знак tangled wires / спутанные провода computer monitors / компьютерные мониторы web pages / веб-страницы browser windows / окна браузера green slime / зелёная слизь flashing light / мигающий свет advertising sign / рекламная вывеска fire / огонь spider web / паутина wooden posts / деревянные столбы hand-drawn comic panels / нарисованные от руки панели комикса