'Assuming that we're talking about Americans, it's arguable that the last time we started a potential war was 2003. 'The question of appropriateness is relative,' he said. Cheese was about to tell them to stop when he realized that they'd never experienced war before - they were just trying to cope with a laugh. The car was quiet except for two teenagers making jokes about looking out for planes. Plus, you have to remember that Gen Z doesn't exactly have a ton of experience with something as big and scary as a global conflict.Ĭheese said he remembers being on a subway car in Brooklyn on 9/11. 'Memes, as research proves, can function as ‘fast-food media,’ the beacons of attention that can lead people to learn about the main news or issues.' I am not sure though that it makes memes on certain subjects strictly amoral,' Denisova told BuzzFeed News. 'It is easier indeed to rise moral panic and joke about military conflicts or climate change when the user is not directly affected by it. As for the appropriateness of it all, it's all relative.
