iron law of the internet: any movement or subculture will be judged by its most cringe members
iron law of the internet: any movement or subculture will be judged by its most cringe members

There’s power in signaling insider knowledge to outsiders, so naturally we see the memetic propagation of idiomatic lore artifacts beyond the bounds of where they actually convey meaning. But as time goes on, their density and alienation from more universal lexicons makes it hard for even the ‘in-group’ to keep track of this internal meaning. It’s ... See more
Libby Marrs • How to Read the Internet
The Post-Individual
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