Kaphix is sad after a short passage posted by 820131, he is reminded of one of the most heartfelt and sentimental episodes of the thought provoking epic: Futurama.
He posts about his emotion, expressing his sadness through a popular emoticon.

Due to the general love of Futurama from the Reddit user base, everyone posting a Futurama reference in good context receives an upvote. The sad overtones of the persisting1's post and 820131's thread further ignite Reddit's predominantly picaresque sentimentality and brings about popularity and approval to all of those who appeal to it.

Kaphix knows this; he posts to express himself and garner approval.
Approval is found, he receives upvotes, he awaits.... The orangered envelope.
While browsing around and celebrating the new year, he faintly smells bacon, he sees a narwhal glimmer off in the distance, so out of focus he must rub his eyes and look again.
He no longer smells the bacon, the narwhal is gone, only a memory is left. The thoughts of Reddit consume him, his need for Reddit and its associated gifts of electronic gratitude await him, he can feel it in his neurons, his finger muscles tense.

He arrives at Reddit.com, he notices the orangered envelope on his screen, he desperately awaits what lies beyond as the page loads. He is anxious. Queries flood his mind, is it approval? Is it a snide comment? Is it a pun? The page loads, he sees the response.

He smiles.