Im sure this does happen, but that first example the guy listed is just reddit. people create/recreate dumb gifs all over the place, some of them are funny and many not. if people didnt try making dumb explosion gifs with shitty backstories, the meme zeitgeist wouldnt be the same. it would be sloppier.

this guy is just shitting on people making dumb stuff that probably made them or their friends/coworkers laugh, and as reddit has proven, getting angry and arguing over stuff like this on the internet only leaves you more angry.

its like if people stopped you mid meme and said, "NO!! STOP IT!! THIS IS NOT YOUR FACE WHEN....THIS IS THE FACE OF ___ AT ___ WORKING WITH THE ____ SOCIETY YEAR ___. TIMESTAMP OR NOT REAL." Just being honest, I doubt people are really concerned with the backstory of some cute animal gif or amateur not-so-funny-but-at-least-they're-trying gifs to the extent that you are. If you dont realize the majority of reddit is not original content, just get out of the kitchen. Usually its obvious when OC is actually OC. Maybe you havnt been on reddit long enough?

Im immune to shitty titles and whatnot. Its just not a factor; its not something that matters one way or another to me in my life. I can see through the bullshit, and downvote when i see fit. yea sometimes its super cringey and i feel compelled to write posts like SovietWomble's, and probably have, but for the most part i know when to take things seriously and when not to. and reddit is most definitely part of the latter.