Following Memes

If there is anything that brings a chuckle more chuck-worthy on fractious social media, it has to be memes. One is awestruck by the pace at which 'memelords' capture the key points of a trending news story, or a social phenomenon, or plain silly human behaviour. No wonder memes bring to the meme-watcher that short spark of ha-ha that is hard to get outside their realm.

As you view a meme, you double, treble, quadruple your mirth dunked in 'wow' by sharing it. The sheer pleasure of registering the complex ideas made relatable through a veritable clash of image and caption can't be underestimated. Whether one agrees or approves with a meme's content or not, you have to marvel at the sharpness of the meme creators, the true cartoonists of our digital age.

Whether as a coping mechanism or an escape, or even as a wry finger to the world, memes are a radical mainstream comedic art form. In times of gloom and doom, memes provide you with guilty pleasure while being part of a shared catharsis, making us revel in shared 'secret' opinions. Above all, they make us laugh. How precious is that?