Politigram: Case Studies in Political Meme Posting

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Their activities resemble a gamified form of identity play, where teens try on and off new political labels like they’re swapping characters in an MMORPG.

I’ve spent the last few years interviewing Gen Z meme posters from across the political spectrum. This long form project began in 2018 when I wrote an essay called Politigram & the Post-left, a deep d…