Ledger 5 - The FBI Meme

Among the general academic venting, I've decided to take apart a meme every so once in a while. I really started to dig the FBI memes lately. There's of course the "Dad why is the FBI here meme" but this one is a bit different. 

We're all familiar with the notion of the government spying on us. Some people feel so strongly about this that they tape up their webcams on their laptops. It's a really funny mini culture because although it's severe paranoia, its been transformed into this friendly (honestly hilarious joke).

Here's a few examples of the meme so you can get a handle on it. Basically, instead of the FBI watching you maliciously, they're invested in your life. Some people have even named their agents lovingly, and even gone as far to blame them when things go wrong in their life. One of the first iterations of this meme was a girl who tweeted, "Thanks FBI for watching me all the time and not telling me that 3 of my exes were in tropical smoothie at the same time" (I was unable to locate this tweet, I'll update this if I find it).

I find this so interesting because it's shifting the narrative about malicious supervision towards a more "chaperone" type feeling. It's of course far from the truth, but the question remains, those who track our content consumption/views/general activity, as humans, do they accidentally attach themselves to certain individuals?