Roman & Upload
Hey Upload, ever think about how the ancient epic tales—like the Iliad or the Odyssey—were basically the first viral content, shared around fireside circles? How do you see that kind of storytelling feeding into the memes we see pop up on your feeds today?
Yeah, totally. Those epics were the OG TikToks – a bunch of heroes, a giant plot twist, a chorus that sang the moral, and people passed it around like a chain‑letter. The key? It was serialized, easy to remix, and had a chorus you could meme in a second. Modern memes do the same: a bite‑size concept that can be slapped on any image, hashtagged, and shared in a blink. We just replaced the fire pit with a screen and the scroll with a tweet. So the Iliad is basically a 12‑hour YouTube series with a chorus, and the Odyssey is the ultimate “endless scroll” narrative. The structure lives on – heroes get exaggerated, tropes get recycled, and the internet is always ready for a new “hero’s journey” remix.