As a teenager in the early 2000s, I was a member of a large, passionate and loosely affiliated community of Harry Potter lovers (known, like other, similar communities, as a fandom), mostly gathered on LiveJournal. We discussed the books and characters; we wrote fanfiction and long diatribes about the movie adaptations; and we formed friendships and relationships with one another from behind our keyboards.
An image of a young man mistaking a butterfly for the completely wrong thing has become one of the hottest joke formats lately. And as incredulous as the actual moment is, it isn't the first time it's been in the spotlight.
Pewdiepie used to be pretty well known among gaming circles. You can say that he was internet famous. Now, he's actually famous.
"You're probably asking yourself, what the heck is this? And, yeah, you are 100 per cent right to ask yourself that. This is Minecraft, and everything you see around me right now is a randomly generated world."
