The Verge Playlist: Damn, two years since Daniel
February 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
As you may have heard, it has been two years since the Snapchat-turned-Twitter video “Damn, Daniel” changed the way we think about viral content, white sneakers, and Weezer.
If you haven’t heard, all you need to know is that two years ago, two boys became very famous for a short period of time — a period of time with ups and downs and baffling surprise twists — after one of them filmed the other one wearing a pair of white sneakers. Observing the white sneakers, he shouted, “Damn, Daniel! Back at it again with the white Vans.” It was silly, and it was good.
It was the subject of a Rolling Stone feature story in which Daniel’s longest response to any question was on the subject of learning to drive:
“I have a lot of friends that drive…