Internet Users and Slop

Number of people using the Internet Number of people who used the Internet in the last three months. Our World in Data Edit 700 million 600 million 500 million 400 million 300 million 200 million 100 million 0 1996 2005 2010 2015 2021 India Africa United States

A line chart from Our World in Data shows internet usage rising sharply in India and Africa while growth in the United States levels off. Paired with the caption about the internet’s descent into “slop,” the joke suggests that the recent influx of internet users may have caused or accelerated the spread of low-quality online content. EN: A line chart from Our World in Data shows internet usage rising sharply in India and Africa while growth in the United States levels off. Paired with the caption about the internet’s descent into “slop,” the joke suggests that the recent influx of internet users may have caused or accelerated the spread of low-quality online content.

• @gentoomemes / 18101 2025-08-03