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minus-squarePunnyName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoWhat if I told you, Morpheus is saying “I won’t lie to you”, and never said “what if I told you”?
minus-squareOpenStars@piefed.socialOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoI wonder why the meme changed it, perhaps to be shorter or more readily received.
minus-squareblackbelt352@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoIt’s been that way for well over a decade, probably based on the vibe of Morpheus breaking the illusion of the Matrix to Neo without actually quoting it correctly. KYM kinda confirms that theory, paraphrasing the idea of the scene without quoting it directly. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/matrix-morpheus
What if I told you, Morpheus is saying “I won’t lie to you”, and never said “what if I told you”?
I wonder why the meme changed it, perhaps to be shorter or more readily received.
It’s been that way for well over a decade, probably based on the vibe of Morpheus breaking the illusion of the Matrix to Neo without actually quoting it correctly.
KYM kinda confirms that theory, paraphrasing the idea of the scene without quoting it directly. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/matrix-morpheus