i think people just need to be aware that humor can be a method of warming you up to ideas that you would find pretty abhorrent if presented to you in a straightforward way. memes are just the simplest vehicle for this since basically anyone can make them and there are a million free platforms to spread them. even people who are capable of critical thought dont necessarily think critically about the humor theyre exposed to and what the actual message of it is, so in a way its kind of a shortcut into your brain that circumvents your logical response to ideas.
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