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Epstein Didn't Kill Himself; or The Power of the Internet

The Internet is undefeated, my friends. If you maintain any sort of a social media presence, you are doubtlessly familiar with this week's hottest meme.  It's not a single meme per se, nor even a single meme format.  Rather, it's the interposition of the words "Epstein didn't kill himself" into virtually every meme format ever devised.  When we sit back and consider the proliferation of Epstein-based memes, we can observe three things: 1) Memes are silly and amusing, but they are more than that.  They have become an art form, a means of communication, a way to make a statement.  They are the bastard child of newspaper editorials and satirical cartoons.  Instead of partisan cartoonists satirizing the politicians they don't like, we have artisans everywhere challenging the immovable moors of society; which leads me to my next point. 2) Americans, and I suspect we're not unique in this, deal with the harsh realities of life through meme-based humor....

Mocking Others

    There has been a topic on my heart lately that I can't seem to shake.  Call it an observation.  Call it conviction.  Call it what you will.  Of late it has been impressed on me lately just how disrespectful we really are of each other.  Appearance.  Education level.  Political views.  You name a subject, and we'll make fun of each other because of it.  Any disparity between us becomes fodder for ridicule.   It's like the world is an 8th grade classroom!       How did we get to the point where we mock each other so flippantly?  Why do we feel that it is okay to make fun of each other?  Is it just human nature?  Is it something more?  I'm sure psychologists would give you all sorts of answers, but if I had to take a stab in the dark, I'd say a contributing factor is the fact that the internet makes it so quick, easy, and painless to deride others in our modern era.  The internet is ...