Stuff like memes from people you think are wrong politically, cartoons you don’t find funny, etc etc. Why help the things you hate spread?

  • livus@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    @Skullgrid I don’t really know why they do that but my best guess is that joining others to express anger at a third thing is a form of social bonding.

    I used to have several neighbours who would watch a weekly television program on animal abuse. As far as I can see, the experience of gathering next to the letterbox and denouncing the animal abusers gave them a sense of community.

    It may also fulfil the dual function of reassuring them that the world has plenty of people who also don’t support the hated object.