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I'm Not Very Good, But It Doesn't Matter

I'm Not Very Good, But It Doesn't Matter

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"I'm Not Very Good At It, But It Doesn't Matter is a memorable quote uttered by Fred Rogers on the children's television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. The quote has been used in a series of image macros that feature Rogers drawing a house in crayon and saying the line. The image has been used to express feelings of contentment with one's own limitations.

Origin

On June 1st, 1981, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood aired the episode entitled "Competiton."[1] In the episode, Rogers draws a house in crayon and says, "I'm not very good at it, but it doesn't matter" (shown below).



On January 23rd, 2016, Tumblr [2] user vortexsophia published a series of screenshots from the scene. The post received more than 1.4 million notes in less than four years (partially shown below).


DO YOU LIKE TO DRAW WITH CRAYONS? I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT IT. BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER. IT'S THE FUN OF DOING IT THAT'S IMPORTANT. NOW, I WOULDN'T HAVE MADE THAT IF I'D JUST THOUGHT ABOUT IT. NO MATTER HOW ANYBODY SAYS IT IS. IT FEELS GOOD TO HAVE MADE SOMETHING. THE BEST THING IS THAT EACH PERSON S WOULD BE DIFFERENT. IN A WAY, YOU'VE ALREADY WON IN THIS WORLD BECAUSE YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN BE YOu. AND THAT'S THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.

Spread

On April 14th, Facebook [3] group isthislossmeme shared a variation in which Mr. Rogers is drawing the Loss meme (shown below, left).

Several months later, on August 23rd, Instagram [4] user @mytherapistsays posted a reaction image macro of Rogers saying, "I'm not very good, but it doesn't matter." They captioned the image, "How's life going." The post received more than 47,000 likes in less than four years (shown below, center).

Over the next few years, Redditor[5] future_lawyer1991 published a variation in which the image reacts to the caption "When someone asks how law school is going." The post recieved more than 990 points (99% upvoted) in less than six months (shown below, right).


DO YOU LIKE TO DRAW BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER WITH CRAYONS? I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT IT. 11 1 IT'S THE FUN OF DOING IT THAT S IMPORTANT. IF I'D JUST THOUGHT ABOUT IT. NOW, I WOULDN'T HAVE MADE THAT "how's life going" BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER. I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT IT. When someone asks how law school is going BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER. I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT IT.

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"How's life?" I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT IT. BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER. THANKS FOR UNDERSTANDING, MRS ROGERS Memetentersom The Libertarian Party trying to win elections BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER. I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT IT. being holy, Roman or an Empire the Holy Roman Empire BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER. I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT IT.
telling new friends about my twitter I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT IT. BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER DO YOU LIKE TO DRAW WITH CRAYONS? I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT IT. IT'S THE FUN OF DOING IT THAT S IMPORTkappit.com BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER. @bolsobscur


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BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER. I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT IT.

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External References

[1] IMDB – Competition

[2] Tumblr – vortexsophia's Post

[3] Facebook – isthislossmeme's Post

[4] Instagram – @mytherapistsays' Post

[5] Reddit – /r/lawschool

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