The internet has made geeks of all of us. Or, more specifically, video-sharing websites have. Even if you’re not actively making a fan trailer for a non-existent ThunderCats movie or compiling video montages of Nicolas Cage losing his shit (above)—then you’re consuming them.You’re making with the lulz as you sit at your desk and watch someone else’s handiwork, the efforts of perhaps too much time on their hands, as they toil away on iMovie or After Effects for a few minutes of footage and, if they’re lucky, viral glory.
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