What to Make of the Chad Meme?

Manhood Restored

English - June 13, 2023 04:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 22 ratings
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In a headline-happy culture that's fraught with daily doses of polarizing sensation, it can be a real challenge to stay sane. Most of the content within those headlines involve matters outside of our immediate control. That, in turn, stokes the fires of the mania that is social media, which is perhaps a symptom of the hysterical headlining. How are we to properly respond this phenomenon? Enter the "Chad Meme"... and the Chad Meme Mindset.

Chad is (naturally) the leading Meme-man for this episode, as Ben strains mightily as co-host to find the usefulness in meme humor. The two consider the correct disposition to adopt in the face of the constant lunacy on the left. How can laughter be the most (and sometimes only?) effective means of contending with Crazy? Can anything instructive be gleaned from the "gotcha" mentality of online political jousting? And would St. Paul have resorted to meme-making in an effort to spread the Gospel?

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