a good meme iff IQ + EQ + metta

A meme has to understand its target well enough to compress it. IQ finds the structure. EQ reads the room. Metta keeps the joke from becoming contempt.

To make the joke, you have to circumscribe the argument, circumnavigate its coastline, and circumsashay around a target you know by heart.

When you can play with an argument, you have probably found its edges. Sprezzatura.

Editorially curated. Engagement is context. Follow every work to its maker and original post.