# Thanks To The Miracle Of The World Wide Web Webcomic artist Mr. Lovenstein posted a four-panel strip titled 'Hello World' on September 7, 2016 in which a chipper character marvels at the internet, types 'Kill yourself' as his reply to a stranger's greeting, and says 'Marvelous'[3]. Readers began editing the fourth panel within a week, and by September 19, 2016 a League of Legends chat edit set the template that defined the Thanks To The Miracle Of The World Wide Web exploitable[2]. ## Origin Mr. Lovenstein, the pen name behind a long-running web comic of the same name, published the strip under the title 'Hello World' on September 7, 2016[3]. The gag rested on the gap between the character's utopian speech about the internet and the cruelty of his own first reply to a stranger, with the 'Marvelous' button button pressing home that he was happy about it. The original ran under the Mr. Lovenstein comic label and quickly attracted repost traffic that turned it into a template. - **Platform:** Mr. Lovenstein webcomic (source) / Imgur and Reddit (viral spread) - **Creator:** Mr. Lovenstein - **Date:** 2016 ## Overview Thanks To The Miracle Of The World Wide Web follows a strict four-panel layout. An optimistic character stares at his monitor, delivers the hopeful line about the world wide web letting him talk to anyone on the globe, then glances at his latest message and reacts with a flat 'Marvelous'[3]. The dark joke lands because his own reply to a stranger's 'Hello World!' greeting reads 'Kill yourself,' and he seems pleased about it. In the exploitable version, the fourth-panel computer screen is the swappable element. Remixers paste in chat screenshots, game lobbies, insults, or any text they want to mock while keeping the character's cheerful wind-up and deadpan payoff untouched[2]. Some edits later altered the character's opening monologue or the 'Hello World!' prompt instead of the screen contents[3]. ## How to Use Keep the first three panels of Thanks To The Miracle Of The World Wide Web intact, then swap the fourth-panel computer screen for a screenshot of a toxic game chat, a social media exchange, or any bit of text you want to mock. A common approach follows Imgur user shammalammadingdongditchwizard's September 2016 edit and uses a video game in-game chat window in the final panel[2]. Edits that alter the character's opening line or his 'Marvelous' reaction also circulate[3]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Thanks To The Miracle Of The World Wide Web? A four-panel exploitable comic by webcomic Mr. Lovenstein in which an optimistic character praises the internet, then looks at a screen showing his cruel reply and says 'Marvelous'[3]. ### Where did Thanks To The Miracle Of The World Wide Web come from? Mr. Lovenstein published the original strip, titled 'Hello World,' on September 7, 2016[3]. ### What does Thanks To The Miracle Of The World Wide Web mean? It mocks the gap between how utopian internet discourse sounds and how cruel actual online chat can be, with the character delighting in telling a stranger to kill themselves[3]. ### How do you use Thanks To The Miracle Of The World Wide Web? Keep the first three panels and replace the fourth screen with a screenshot of a toxic chat or any content you want to mock, following the template that Imgur user shammalammadingdongditchwizard set with a League of Legends chat on September 19, 2016[2]. ### Is Thanks To The Miracle Of The World Wide Web still popular? It saw its biggest run in late 2016 as video game chat edits spread on Imgur and r/me_irl, and has since settled into a classic exploitable comic format[1]. ## References 1. [http://imgur.com/Ny2Gqr8]() 2. [https://i.imgur.com/zWXgte1.jpg]() 3. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/thanks-to-the-miracle-of-the-world-wide-web]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/thanks-to-the-miracle-of-the-world-wide-web Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library