The cutting of the Gordian knot here is everyone needs to get way more comfortable going “that’s stupid” & not arguing/getting mad when they see a media illiterate Take. Then we can enjoy art for grown ups AND the delightfully preposterous nonsense the world’s dipshits have to say about it online.
People ARE stupid but you should do subtext anyway. You can spell it out as blatantly as possible and people will still willfully misinterpret it. I don't want all art to become shows for preschoolers, personally