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Upgrading to a fibre optic internet connection is not without some sadness

This is a 4-panel composite meme that personifies an old, functional cable modem being retired when a user upgrades to fiber optic internet. In the first panel, a partially visible Grim Reaper tells the haloed modem 'It's time to go'. In the second panel, the modem asks the Grim Reaper 'Was I a good cable modem?'. The third panel shows the full Grim Reaper replying 'No', before correcting himself in the fourth panel: 'You were great. You never once failed in all the years you operated', as the two stand at the edge of the afterlife. The humor comes from applying the common emotional 'was I a good pet' trope to a reliable old tech device, highlighting the bittersweet feeling of replacing perfectly working older hardware with newer, better technology.
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It's time to go
Was I a good cable modem?
No
You were great. You never once failed in all the years you operated

Overview

This is a 4-panel composite meme that personifies an old, functional cable modem being retired when a user upgrades to fiber optic internet. In the first panel, a partially visible Grim Reaper tells the haloed modem 'It's time to go'. In the second panel, the modem asks the Grim Reaper 'Was I a good cable modem?'. The third panel shows the full Grim Reaper replying 'No', before correcting himself in the fourth panel: 'You were great. You never once failed in all the years you operated', as the two stand at the edge of the afterlife. The humor comes from applying the common emotional 'was I a good pet' trope to a reliable old tech device, highlighting the bittersweet feeling of replacing perfectly working older hardware with newer, better technology.

Origin notes

This meme was originally shared on Reddit meme communities, with the official stated title referencing the sadness associated with upgrading to a fiber optic internet connection. It combines a real photograph of a consumer cable modem with hand-drawn black and white illustrations of the Grim Reaper to create the 4-panel narrative format.

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