I spend a lot of time engaging with memes. I make a few here and there, but mostly I just reshare the ones I like. Sometimes I steal them for my personal collection. They are mostly politics, satire, and dark humor. Sometimes laughing at things is the best way I can deal with them. Once in a while they turn into a real conversation. Stephanie doesn’t like memes as a shortcut to a conversation. They are not a rational argument. I don’t think they should pretend to be. Still I think memes have value in and by themselves. They can grab someone’s attention. They can make people angry. They can be a way to bond. Sometimes simple and fun is the best.
Latter Day Sinner 
6 responses to “Memes and Me”
There are memes, like this, which are not pretending to be a rational argument. You also share a lot of political memes that are pretending to be a rational argument, but are built on misinformation.
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I have been reading The Onion longer than I’ve known you. There is a fine line between satire and misinformation.
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The line between information and propaganda is equally fine, but crossing it is more heinous due to the ill intent involved.
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I rarely have ill intentions.
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But you share material from busybodies who do.
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That is true.
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