In this post you say (quote):

Incidentally, this is why I do not want to seize the "memes" of production. So many products of internet culture (including the "it was a joke" after-the-fact defence) are authoritarian by design, and we only taint ourselves by trying to use them.

Can you elaborate on this? I get how the "it was a joke" meme is authoritarian but I'm curious how this applies to all Internet memes.

thelegendarybirdmonster wrote on April 25, 2018 at 5:33 PM (edited on April 25, 2018 at 5:35 PM)

I think this article is semi-relevant, it kinda gets the general feeling of 4chan/internet "it's only a joke" culture.

http://reallifemag.com/apocalypse-whatever/

I'm not sure it answers 100% to what you're asking but it's a good read non the less

_md: Can you elaborate on how Internet memes are authoritarian by design?

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thelegendarybirdmonster wrote on April 25, 2018 at 5:33 PM (edited on April 25, 2018 at 5:35 PM)