"First," the Internet Comments Section Meme (1997)

Remember the old days of the internet when you went to a website from your bookmarks, read an article or review or essay or story, and then made your way down to the comments, where a rational and considerate discussion was happening? Then, one day, people started trying to have the FIRST comment in the comment section by commenting "First!" And from there, maybe literally everything about the internet and society started going to... heck... Join us as we talk about "First" or "First Post," and wax philosophical about what the internet used to be, and what it has done to us all. Plus, there's a MouthGarf Report and I See What You Did There!

Episode 278 of the Debut Buddies podcast, hosted by Kelly Attaway, Nate Ragolia, Michael J. O'Connor, Chelsea Hollander, titled ""First," the Internet Comments Section Meme (1997)" was published on August 25, 2025 and runs 117 minutes.

August 25, 2025 ·117m · Debut Buddies

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Remember the old days of the internet when you went to a website from your bookmarks, read an article or review or essay or story, and then made your way down to the comments, where a rational and considerate discussion was happening? Then, one day, people started trying to have the FIRST comment in the comment section by commenting "First!" And from there, maybe literally everything about the internet and society started going to... heck... Join us as we talk about "First" or "First Post," and wax philosophical about what the internet used to be, and what it has done to us all. Plus, there's a MouthGarf Report and I See What You Did There!

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