Writing this post is in some ways a self-indulgent waste of my time. Let me say right off the bat:
ALL MEMES ARE BY VERY DEFINITION THOUGHTLESS.
Why? Because they’re the equivalent of a pie in the face. Show me a thoughtful meme and I’ll . . . well, I don’t have to say that I’ll do because no one will be able to find such a thing. I’m reminded of the old joke about college lectures:
College is a place where a professor’s lecture notes go straight to the students’ lecture notes, without passing through the brains of either.