The way in which most people consume any kind of content is through different social media platforms. In a broad sense, it a source of news, entertainment, memes and is the main way in which interpersonal connections are made. Along with the growing importance of social media to our interactions both personally and commercially, is the question of its effects on people. There is skepticism surrounding the emotional, social and even physical effects that the extensive reliance on social media has on people long term. This issue of course raises a polarizing question, is the use of social media negative and what does it do change or affirm our beliefs? In terms of social media and news, people tend to expose themselves to content and opinions that they agree with. 

      Reddit is often to be believed to be the underbelly of social media platforms, compared to Facebook and Twitter it is a place that is more open to content that might not be accepted on more mainstream sites. Though, it is interesting to point out that a lot of memes that are found on other sites are generated from Reddit so if one were to find a Facebook page that often posts this type of content it would be no surprise to know that it came from Reddit. Memes are a form of comedy and commentary that usually play on the irony of their subjects. Though they are very different, memes can be compared to the more traditional format of stand-up comedy. Both are ways of packaging and compressing current topics into relatable and easily consumable little packages. Comedians, whether their preferred form is stand-up or creating memes, are commentators. They observe what is going on around them and turn the situation around to generate humor from it.