From Charlie Warzel
In the finance examples, it seems a clear cut example of a bunch of frustrated people trying to get across a simple message: The hyper-financialized world you’ve all created is absurd and tragic and dystopian. The only people insulated from it are those that create and benefit from it. But now we’re going to force you to reckon with some absurdity, too
And
Hell, I’m not sure if any of this is even new — the only thing that is definitely new is the speed and ease with which large groups can harness attention and, ultimately power. Like I said earlier, it all scrambles my brain and exhausts me. That might very well be the point! The only thing I feel confident in saying is that our politics and our culture and our discourse will continue to get more absurd until morale improves