Politics
We are become meme
Internet culture has infected and mutated mainstream culture — and the shitposters have the reins of power. Meme journalism used to be a joke. Now it's a necessity.
Internet culture has infected and mutated mainstream culture — and the shitposters have the reins of power. Meme journalism used to be a joke. Now it's a necessity.
Memes aren't just juvenile fun - they're a potent weapon in the political armory, and we have to start taking them seriously.
There's an assumption that just training people to be critical of media will help deal with misinformation. That's wrong.
We reward the ability to win attention with fame, validation and money. But that comes with a psychological price.