You ever think about how easy it would be for you to rickroll everyone here just by putting The link in a "in reference to this post" link. No one would bat an eye about clicking it
I mean, yeah, I could, but what would the point be? Most modern browsers have opted to block autoplay on page load in order to combat intrusive advertising practices, and even when they don't, whatever video hosting platform you use is probably going to stick an unskippable thirty-second ad in front of the video anyway. Folks often talk about capitalism's corrosive effects upon the arts in terms of how it warps mainstream media, but frankly, I think the way it's distorting meme culture is even more telling. (Rant under the cut for the benefit of those who didn't come here for half-baked political opinions.)
