Unfortunately this is less of a purposely constructed visual and more of a spontaneous image captured by a redditor who was kind enough to upload it. This image was uploaded to the subreddit /r/gaming by /u/RVA_GOP a few hours ago. RVA_GOP clearly used some rhetorical strategies when uploading this image to receive the maximum amount of karma possible which as we all know is the goal on reddit.
The image depicts an elderly man, amidst his morning breakfast at the local dinner, hunched over and squinting at his Pikachu decorated Nintendo DS, playing what we would assume to be Pokemon. With the intended purpose of the photo to show just how far and wide video games has spread and how impactful it really is. It also wants to convey that every man or woman no matter how old, is a kid at heart.
The lighting and aperture of the photo act as a beam of nostalgia and enlightenment being poured down and installed upon the elder man. The crux of the photo is captured in the man's ruffled hair and plain yet enthralled look on his face revealing the sheer amount of engagement this man has for the game. He cares more for how he his doing in his game than how his looks are perceived by others.
Since /r/gaming is a subreddit dedicated to all posts about gaming and reddit is the place for the typical 18-35 year old web browser, this post positively foreshadows our, the redditors, future, and how video games will always remain apart of it. Many redditors are already beginning to age into the latter part of life and society constrains video games as a childish activity but this helps to show that we should just embrace our gaming livelihood. Overall, RVA_GOP did a brilliant job snapping a photo to help inspire his fellow redditors embrace their inner child.
(http://imgur.com/lAaqmgu)
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