You know the Internet Archive as the noble savior of the web. The Wayback Machine. The rescuer of dead GeoCities pages, obsolete software, and millions of books. It’s a digital Library of Alexandria, staffed by librarians, archivists, and idealistic engineers.

Enjoyed this article? The Internet Archive accepts donations to keep the sausage party going. No meat products were harmed in the making of this story.

One possible explanation for the Internet Archive Sausage Party phenomenon lies in the film's themes of rebellion and nonconformity. Sausage Party's narrative, which revolves around a group of food products seeking to overthrow their human creators, resonated with a subset of internet users who saw parallels between the movie's themes and their own feelings of disillusionment with mainstream culture.