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It used to be okay, it is now not okay

This is a single-panel static meme using the popular Lisa Simpson presentation template from the animated series *The Simpsons*. Lisa is shown standing in front of a projected whiteboard that displays text drawing a parallel between millennial/Gen Z consuming news through Reddit and Baby Boomers consuming news through Facebook. The joke implies that Reddit, once considered a more reliable or credible source of news than Facebook, now suffers from the same issues of unvetted content and widespread misinformation that younger generations mock Boomers for experiencing on Facebook.
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Getting news through Reddit is the millennial/gen Z version of boomers getting their news through Facebook

Overview

This is a single-panel static meme using the popular Lisa Simpson presentation template from the animated series The Simpsons. Lisa is shown standing in front of a projected whiteboard that displays text drawing a parallel between millennial/Gen Z consuming news through Reddit and Baby Boomers consuming news through Facebook. The joke implies that Reddit, once considered a more reliable or credible source of news than Facebook, now suffers from the same issues of unvetted content and widespread misinformation that younger generations mock Boomers for experiencing on Facebook.

Origin notes

This meme was sourced via RSS from the r/Meme subreddit on Reddit. It is a remix of the widely used Lisa Simpson presentation template taken directly from an original scene of The Simpsons, with custom text overlaid on the projection screen to deliver the generational news consumption joke. The original post title on Reddit is "It used to be okay, it is now not okay".

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