Copypasta: Explained

Let's talk about viral copy-paste text chains

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I have two general rules of thumb for this newsletter: One, no politics. Two, no vulgarity. This topic blurs the line on both. But, my duty is to inform and I was asked about this (shoutout, you know who you are), so here goes.

What is copypasta?

A certain big news event occurred last week that involved a former president and a couple felony charges. Where there is news, there are memes.

Cries went up around the internet for the “Donald Trump copypasta.”