I'd go as far as to claim that creation of such memes is downright dangerous [1]. Discourse that sways the masses is not long conversations and steel-person ar

I'd go as far as to claim that creation of such memes is downright dangerous [1]. Discourse that sways the masses is not long conversations and steel-person arguments, it is not thorough analysis, nor does it argue for causal relationships in complex systems. Discourse for the masses has devolved to soundbites, straw-person arguments that appeal to prejudices (via cognitive shortcuts like confirmation bias), thinly hidden behind claims such as JAQing (Just Asking Questions)[2], (meta|post)-irony [3,4,5] and out of context snippets. The problem is, we can't spend all of our time doing analysis of the context and intentions as that is both wasteful, and tiresome, nor can we expect the average person to commit such effort. To see some proof of this, observe the rise of right wing populism, where politicians are looking for anyone (else) to blame without having an actual policy, or if they do, it is regressive and causes harm. Don't get me wrong, i am not arguing that the average person can't see what's happening, but rather that we are constantly bombarded by them and so much so that filtering through not only becomes an effort, but also influences our behaviour even if we can't observe or identify the change. [1] https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/networks/radicalisation-awareness-network-ran/publications/far-right-extremists-use-humour-2021_en https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/networks/radicalisation-aw... [2] https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Just_asking_questions https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Just_asking_questions [3] https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Poe's_Law https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Poe's_Law [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-irony https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-irony [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-irony https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-irony [5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsuSveDAlpI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsuSveDAlpI