- Joined
- Sep 19, 2020
Anecdote time:
I was working for some guys and I think the meme flu is really a class thing.
The younger but lower ranking guy who works for Astra Zeneca didn't care much about me being vaccinated or wearing the meme mask. Even if he has to get his temp check when he goes to work and wear meme mask there as well.
The more posh higher ranking guy at a Bus factory is all about asking about vaccinations and had to wear the meme mask in his home.
Funny how this seems to be more of a social signifier than health choice on some level. Of course, people are being strong armed into it. At least I am glad that the place I am in handled this thing super chill compared to the rest of the planet. Especially the UK and Ireland.
Ultimately I do believe that different groups really live in different values and that their culture basically makes them alien to the outsider.
The funny thing is, if there was a deadly virus that kills millions people would be rushing to getting vaccinated. Like there would be Black Friday style fights over it. Like if you turn off the media and ignore the creepy propaganda posters it's like everything is fine. Maybe because it is.
Sadly it is a thing people have already made up their mind about it. Pro Covid people will fight for their position to the last.
I think the memeflu would have never gotten off the ground without Social Media. People basically got invited to play with the narrative early on, thus making it real. In their mind. lol
Social media and its takeover of the internet was absolutely key, they tried before, most notably with the whole swine flu but people back then were still too grounded in reality and based to accept the hoax.