I've just been on the Internet a long time and watched what
   "type" of things go viral.

   For all that is happenstance, just as much as constructed,
   that's all.

   Is it _possible_ that it's real? Sure.

   That's what makes it so believable.

   Is it possible that it's a prank? Sure.

   But it's a lot harder to see that possibility BECAUSE it's so
   believable.

   I could be wrong. I'm ok with being wrong.

   Also ,practical reasons. If it's a prank, we can dismiss it.
   Haha, done. If it's REALLY someone's TRUE BELIEFS... then
   trouble starts, people argue, and a big mess of us vs them
   begins.

   I'm ok with being wrong. But I'd rather it turn out to be a
   prank, which avoids all the memes floating around, the
   "oh-those-stupid-[x]-people-are-at-it-again" stuff.

   Divisive stuff.

   Plus, if I'm wrong about the guy in the video about the cup and
   the Merry Christmas, which is what I'm referring to, all I have
   to say is, "Man, you [individual] are a dope" rather than going
   through a whole series of, "These People Are All [x]".