I think it's mostly a joke relating to how a lot of computer nerds are femboys (or trans women who initially explored their identities in those circles). Thigh-highs are notoriously a very big part of femboy's sense of fashion. The joke that they are worn to help with circulation evolved from that.

I don't know anything about photography BTW, I just like saying shit.

Ooohh this is a Homestuck thing.

You were cooking TBH.

Love your use of panels. More cartoonists need to get creative with panel shapes and layouts like this, I think.

Quite interesting, this one! You usually get the best results when each body is about 3-8 times bigger than the last.

Sources say it's because of reasons.

Thanks dog. Had a suspicion it might be The Avalanches.