I mean, a joke doesn't have to be good in any measure to still perform its function. Look at rightwing comics :p

I think it is to continue feeling the experience of joy from a successful campaign, with others recognising the reference and thereby participating in the joy. The form ultimately doesn't matter, the feeling does.

it is a joke, insofar a joke functions to strengthen social bounds

Shots fired

in the juiste richting

It would be most welcoming if the non narrative folks would finally stop sharing those takes

Won't need to learn from others when you know you're the smartest person out there

Smarter people than me pointed out that the fertile ground of a revolution is not decades of anguish. The fertile ground is when people gained progress and opportunity, and it's suddenly and relentlessly taken away from them by the authority

When people know better is possible, they'll act.

Like, there are a lot, the majority even, of guys out there who were like 'shit, I don't want to be this way!' and I know this to be true because judging how money is being wasted on pushing manosphere media, it takes a lot of money and effort and power to convince young men to hate women.