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The acceleration of memes we've noticed, from the multi-year high-intensity usage of Rickrolling, Overly Possessive Girlfriend, etc.,
down to the month-or-two-at-best high intensity, infrequent reaction usage after that, timeline of contemporary memes,

is at least in part us as a culture getting a healthier relationship with the hypothetical person who is the face of the meme, and doing less making-their-lives-suck invasiveness/hyperfocus.