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When your meme about others applies to yourself

I posted a meme making fun of people who overshare online and then realized I literally just overshared by posting about oversharing and now I feel stupid.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You've encountered the recursive nature of self-awareness, discovering that the very act of commentary makes you complicit in what you're critiquing.

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“Where Are You with Memes and digital humor?”

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