There are certainly arguments to be made for that. The memes were actually pretty good in the early 2010’s, but then the MLG era came along and everything went to hell. They were at their worst in 2016.
Until now, the Skibidi toilet fanbase ruined the meme itself last year. I don't hate on Skibidi toilet, but I had enough hearing those kind of kids saying those words on the internet.
the start of skibidi toilet was just a meme and the popularity grew after the creation of the idea and because of this the creator had to roll with it and that's why i believe people call it cringe. the first few episodes are strange but it got better so hating on the whole series based off of the first few episodes and the memes is unfair.
memes made in the 2020s have horror-themed things for kids. and that's why memes made in the 2010s is better and funnier than memes made in the 2020s. I agree with you!