Yes, memes have become the new digital comedians of our time.
And one of the roles of comedianes in society is to say the quiet oart outloud.
They are the one segment of most societies allowed to poke the bear with a stick, or make fun of the powerful and call out corruption with humor, or hypocrisy with humor, and survive.
That's why the recent political correctness of comedians movement in America was so terrible, even social equality movements can go to far, and need to be reined in at times when they seek not equality but superiority.