Today I have a confession to make. I was mean to a person who really did not deserve it. At the time I didn’t realize what I was doing or the effect it had on him. I may have even thought I was right to bully him. Looking back now, however, I see that I was just being a dick for no reason. I know I wasn’t the only person bullying this man, because I jumped on a bullying-bandwagon. Recent events would lead me to believe I’m not the only person who is looking back, horrified at their actions. To explain how this all started, first I have to talk about memes. You may have seen a meme. It’s often a funny image with a relatable caption, but especially in recent years memes reached far beyond this specific example. Memes have become obtuse, abstract, and even surreal. They are no longer about being relatable to the everyday human experience. Typically the only way to “get” this kind of meme is if you were there at the beginning. In other words, memes have become a big, stupid inside joke...