For posterity…

Articles on the origins and explosion of the NPC meme

10.26.11

Not Everyone Conducts Inner Speech

(The article which started off discussion which led to the NPC meme)

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/pristine-inner-experience/201110/not-everyone-conducts-inner-speech – https://archive.is/eGB8k

NPC Wojak

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/npc-wojak – https://archive.is/a7gbb

Articles from October 2018 on the explosion of the NPC meme

10.05.18

How The 'NPC' Meme Tries To Dehumanize 'SJWs'

https://kotaku.com/how-the-npc-meme-tries-to-dehumanize-sjws-1829552261 – https://archive.is/U5Chk

10.16.18

What is the NPC Meme and Why Are Progressives Not Amused?

https://www.albawaba.com/loop/what-npc-meme-and-why-are-progressives-not-amused-1200456 – https://archive.is/cfo0d

10.17.18

Why has Twitter banned 1500 accounts and what are NPCs?

https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-45888176 – https://archive.is/dQ8Oh

10.17.18

What is an NPC? The liberal-bashing meme sweeping social media ahead of the US midterms

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/npc-meme-right-wing-trolls-liberals-donald-trump-twitter-insults-republicans-a8588036.html – https://archive.is/5Yzu8

10.17.18

4Chan Sparks Mass Triggering With NPC Meme; Twitter Responds With Ban Hammer

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-10-16/4chan-sparks-mass-triggering-npc-meme-twitter-responds-ban-hammer – https://archive.is/KRDsr

10.23.18

What are NPCs and why has Twitter banned them?

http://www.theweek.co.uk/97291/what-are-npcs-and-why-has-twitter-banned-them – https://archive.is/otHTg

10.23.18

The NPC meme went viral when the media gave it oxygen

https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/23/17991274/npc-meme-4chan-press-coverage-viral – https://archive.is/zzA9j

10.25.18

NPC Meme Deserves ‘Person of the Year 2018’ for Exposing Liberal Automatons

https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2018/10/25/npc-meme-deserves-person-year-2018-for-exposing-liberal-automatons.html – https://archive.is/OKSQv