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THE BUTTON! Has there ever been such a weird thing on the internet? Well, we did have Twitch Plays Pokemon, and then there was rickrolling, and then… wait, maybe the internet is always weird. But how does the button on reddit fit into all of this? Is it a game? Or... with its cult like following and rabid commenters it seems almost like a… religion? Join Mike on this week’s episode as he talks about internet communities, the button on reddit, and other crazy internet things!
ASSET LINKS:
1:07 Grey Hopeful
https://www.reddit.com/r/TheGreyHopeful
1:57 Asmr - Button collection
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgrx7hIX2ao
2:11 John Patrick Pullen Time Magazine
http://time.com/3824852/reddit-button/
2:24 Fruzsina Eordogh TouchVision
http://touchvision.com/video/102458
2:36 Scott Beggs Film School Rejects
http://filmschoolrejects.com/opinions/reddit-the-button-storytelling.php
2:39 Greg Stevens Daily Dot
http://www.dailydot.com/opinion/reddit-button-perfect-video-game/
4:16 Inception Button
http://inception.davepedu.com/
4:18 Reddit Religion scroll
http://www.reddit.com/r/thebutton/comments/31709l/official_survey_of_the_buttons_religions_record/
4:39 Lord Gaben
https://github.com/gabens/gabencoin/
4:41 Inglip
http://www.reddit.com/r/Inglip/
4:46 Twitch Plays Pokemon
https://www.youtube.com/user/TwitchPlayPokemon
4:59 Kate Nibs Gizmodo
http://gizmodo.com/people-got-so-into-this-strange-internet-button-they-ma-1700779699
5:20 Idea Channel Is Doctor Who a Religion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Csjr8bXvPw
Sushi You Can Hug:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Cornstarch
Written and hosted by Mike Rugnetta (@mikerugnetta)
(who also has a podcast! Reasonably Sound: http://bit.ly/1sCn0BF)
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