this post was submitted on 02 Nov 2023
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I cannot understand how some people are living with this. It is unbearable

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[–] _number8_@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

is this how people do memes in 2023? shit, i miss impact

[–] GreenMario@lemm.ee 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Everyone hates Impact but goddamn was it CLEAR and LEGIBLE.

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even this tiny image is legible with this style

[–] revlayle@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

The trick with any meme text is the outline stroke. Without it, even impact is illegible on the wrong background.

[–] Chariotwheel@kbin.social 18 points 1 year ago

Motival Posters had a lot of black space outside of the picture so you could actually read the text!