Reddit's pre-covid anti-antivaxxer hysteria: Trying to nail down the time frame.

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[–]hghghg 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

This user notes that "Antivaxx memes are getting old" about 2 years ago, suggesting that anti-anti-vax memes were at their peak when it was posted. A cursory search of r/DankMemes for keywords supports this.

Some keywords that may aid you in your search:

  • anti-vax, antivaxx, and spelling variants

  • unvaccinated kids/children

  • Karen

  • polio

  • measles

  • autism

  • vaccines cause/don't cause autism

Entering these terms into Google Trends and observing the change over time may reveal some interesting patterns.

[–]wristaction[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Good pointers. Thanks.

I also seem to remember it coming post-Net Neutrality hysteria.