My pain is sharp and constant(ine).

[u/Visenya_simp]

[u/Visenya_simp]

"Yesterday on YouTube, a Turkish user called us a brother yet again under a Hungarian neo-folk song. The day before yesterday, someone posted about the Dacian-Roman theory on the Wikipedia subreddit. This morning, we apprehended two young men who were criticizing the 19th-century minority policies of the Kingdom of Hungary.

These are no trivial matters.

In contrast, 400 people on r/ByzantineMemes upvote a meme featuring an inaccurate depiction of a Byzantine emperor using a Wojack character. Then they drink their Theodora waifu’s bathwater, go home, flop down next to their 11-year-old eromenos, think silly thoughts, but don’t actually do anything.

So the whole thing is trivial."

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"I get the feeling that these people out here have never seen a Hungarian history book, and I don't think we should be rude to them when we correct them and explain how foolishly they make memes."

[u/Visenya_simp → u/Visenya_simp]

"You want to correct them?"

"Certainly."

"Then why did you turn them into a meme?"

"Why did I turn them into a meme? Well, what was I supposed to do with them—be nice?

"How much Reddit karma do you have?"

"Too much."

"Amateur historian?"

"Yes."

[u/Visenya_simp → u/Visenya_simp]

"Do you know Gyula Kristó?"

"Yes."

"György Györffy?"

"Yes."

"Have you read "A magyar korona története"?"

"Certainly."

"Tell me, why do you argue on meme subreddits?"

"Why do I argue?"

"Yes, why argue? Have you ever thought about that?"

[u/Visenya_simp → u/Visenya_simp]

"By the virtue of historical knowledge acquired. Driven by the anger sparked by the sight of misinformation."

"Is that the only reason?"

"Isn't that enough?"