If the Internet Was a Real Place

internet
mall
parody
2000s
observational
social commentary
commercialization

"F*ckin right I'm a doctor."
'Of COURSE I do!'
"Don’t you want me, son? "
"hey buddy"

In this prescient sketch from 2004, Dave Chappelle envisions what the Internet would look like if it were a physical location like a shopping mall. He walks through this "Internet mall" and encounters real-life versions of common online experiences including pop-up ads, spam, music piracy, inappropriate content, viruses, and various scams. The sketch satirizes the sleazy and chaotic nature of early 2000s Internet culture, with Chappelle navigating through various "storefronts" representing different websites and online services.
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