There are a lot of cultural distortions deriving from the surreality (or parallel reality, 'alt'-reality) of social-media. It seems you are describing another one, and appropriately enough you cite some 'viral' social-media posts that engage in it.
The general phenomenon of the Internet distorting realities (especially that which is called social-media), is well-known by now. Why does it persist? Because people don't see specific cases when they appear before them. They know the general phenomenon, but when something pops up they think, "Oh, this one specific thing is still real."
There are a lot of cultural distortions deriving from the surreality (or parallel reality, 'alt'-reality) of social-media. It seems you are describing another one, and appropriately enough you cite some 'viral' social-media posts that engage in it.
The general phenomenon of the Internet distorting realities (especially that which is called social-media), is well-known by now. Why does it persist? Because people don't see specific cases when they appear before them. They know the general phenomenon, but when something pops up they think, "Oh, this one specific thing is still real."