It’s rare that we witness the precise moment a child discovers the world is a callous place that cares little for your happiness or well-being, but this kid’s bubble popped right before his eyes.
I swear I’m not being melodramatic. Watch the video. When that parental voice intones, “You wanna poke it?” look at how joyous and full of life this child’s face was as he turns to the camera. (Kid knows his internet stage cues, at least.) The bubble bursts, though, from his movement. Then: darkness like the child has never known.
But hey, got to face reality sometime, kid! Tough luck!
Now you might wonder who that voice is when the camera goes to grayscale and dramatically slows. “They ask you how you are and you just have to say that you’re fine—and you’re not really fine—but you just can’t get into it,” you hear before the video ends.
Curious, I performed some internet sleuthing—i.e. some intensive Googling. Turns out this audio comes from a Katy Perry interview, discussing her Prism record and splitting from Russell Brand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lydqMCTnbjA
This being the internet, apparently that sound bite is A THING, primarily in Vine fail videos. Even that theatrical push-in and the camera shot going black-and-white. Like, it’s a super thing.
So not only did this child lose his innocence, but he’s already been meme. I swear, kids grow up so fast these days.
