Feel like the once-ler came about at least partially because 2011 to early 2012 was a very slow period for fandom, people were desperate for anything new https://twitter.com/jasperrolls/status/1253747565625032705">https://twitter.com/jasperrol...
But this is also a good thread because it& #39;s hard to explain just how bizarre the once-ler phenomena was, the movie he was from wasn& #39;t even particularly -good- and he& #39;s the only thing anyone remembers from it