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Let me start by saying an actual insurrection by violent nationalists aiming to undermine democracy in the United States is definitely not funny. The way it was handled, posing a stark contrast to the treatment of Black Lives Matter protesters this past summer, is not funny. The whole incident was and remains to be terrifying, which is why the only way so many of us have been able to process it is through humor.
You know how your brain sometimes reacts to horrible news with a nervous chuckle? How the absurd is a league of comedy all its own? It explains why, in the midst of a Trump presidency and a literal pandemic, the hot-takes on Twitter and the memes on Instagram have become a coping mechanism. It's a testament to dealing with chaos in the digital age. There is so much information being thrown at us, with a new historic event seemingly happening every other day, that the only way to handle the trauma is to laugh through it (if only to not lose our minds).
The heaviness is staggering, but to lighten the mood feels like lightening the load, because we all realize that we're sharing the weight of it all.
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