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Shitposting: From Humor to Political Violence in America
10/3/2025
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Story summary
- Shitposting is a low-effort social-media genre blending humor and provocation, pioneered on 4chan.
- Donald Trump uses shitposting as a national strategy, employing provocative nicknames.
- The right dominates meme culture, exploiting liberals' rational discourse and fostering cruelty.
- JD Vance engages in shitposting, reveling in chaos despite consequences.
- The phenomenon has escalated to political violence, with attackers referencing shitposting.
