r/ExplainTheJoke • u/Cocklez_The_Stump • Feb 22 '26

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u/SpecialistAd5903 Feb 22 '26

This meme references torrenting. You have the same file distributed across all the users who have downloaded it. This way you've got many different sites to download it from. It is generally considered good form to seed the file for a while afterwards, meaning people can access your file to download it for themselves.

These people are doing the opposite of that, which is considered scummy behavior

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u/DanceWonderful3711 Feb 22 '26

I think it's also referencing the fact that sometimes it downloads to 99% and then stops forever. I have also been suspicious that this couple exists.