The slop isn't the point,, but the slop has the useful function of making the collective ideomotor response visible and thus providing a peek into our hopes and fears. What does "egging my car" slop say about what we're thinking about?
Lorenz cites Jamie Cohen, a media scholar at CUNY Queens, who points out that subtext of this slop is "fear and distrust in people about their neighbors." Cohen predicts that "the next trend, is going to be stranger and more violent.”
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