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What do you mean by $currentThing? Certainly this is, indeed, a current thing. But so are most things in the news - it's named for it! (O, the ceaseless march o
by e-dt 4y ago
What do you mean by $currentThing? Certainly this is, indeed, a current thing. But so are most things in the news - it's named for it! (O, the ceaseless march of time.) I don't understand why it's necessary to call attention to the fact that the news is new.
- Izkata 4y ago> What do you mean by $currentThing? It's a reference to https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-support-the-current-thing https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-support-the-current-thing
- e-dt 4y agoAh. I don't really see how making fun of people who performatively support popular causes is relevant here, but I suppose memes move in mysterious ways. Perhaps it's assumed that because this may become relevant, actions against monkeypox will surely get performatively supported? But then, I'd say that pre-emptively aggressively opposing that is only going to make it more likely, not less, that this becomes some kind of a "culture war" issue that gets performative support. (As any teenager knows, an ostentatious roll of the eye at the other side only intensifies the argument.)