(She has since taken down the tweet.)
I think its been watered down a lot for our generation.
Its a moment of levity, this very heavy moment.
In the wake of the 9/11 attacks, the Twin Towers were coopted as a symbol of patriotism — but a new generation has found dark humor in their shadow.Michel Renaudeau/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images
For our generation, its very almost casual.
Olivia is not alone.
To be on social media in 2024 is to be swimming in jokes andmemesabout 9/11.
Things that might once have been whispered among friends are nowsharedbymeme accountswithhundreds of thousandsoffollowers.
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Why not use avideoorGIFof Caitlyn Jenner standing in a sea of American Flags, solemnly saying, 9/11?
Or you could keep things simple and just say, This was my 9/11.
Now, however, many viraljokesabout 9/11 nowrelyon thepunchlinethat ithappenedatall.
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Online, though, things were a different story.
Some people weresharing jokes on internet message boardsin the days after the attacks even onthe day itself.
But with time, the publics sensitivities abated and in less time than you might expect.
What may have initially been taboo amid the immediate aftermath became less so as public anxiety faded.
Most people get beyond even the worst events a lot quicker than we tend to realize.
But its not just time that has passed its that times have changed.
In many ways, the War on Terror has receded from the public consciousness.
We can sort of experience that emotional release.
Its hard to take that seriously, so it becomes meme fodder.
Obviously, were not insensitive assholes.
9/11 is a tragedy.
Its a natural outcome, she says, of being online since before she can remember.
Karp doesnt make any 9/11 jokes onstage, though.
Memes are already coded as ironic, he says.
We are now much more willing to interact with dark humor in that way.
But at the same time, not to be like, Its not that serious its literally 9/11.
But … its not that serious.
To us, were just making silly little jokes.
