I agree, yeah, there's definitely a culture of jumping on the bandwagon, where people just make fun of SAO without really thinking for themselves. Perhaps because they see it's the cool thing to do, or because it makes you popular on sites such as youtube.

I think it's just a combination of many different elements that made SAO the perfect kind of cultural storm that will probably never be replicated, certainly not intentionally.

And thanks for the kind words!