The COVID-19 pandemic shut a lot of people in due to lockdowns. With nowhere to go, many people found their only escape through phone screens and computers, but out of that came a lot of instability. You could be fine, sure, but others found themselves falling into conspiracy theories and bigotry, or just trolling and provocation. The result of this loneliness and the echo chambers of extremism can be tragic. In 2019, a string of shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand took place, with fifty-one dead and forty injured by the end of the attacks. The perpetrator was a right wing extremist who was described as a “recluse” by neighbors. He was a product of racist, conspiracy-minded online communities. Reports state that he had been a 4chan user since 2014. His manifesto was released on 8chan before the shootings occurred. These communities target young, disenfranchised men and lure them in with the “answers” — those being conspiracy theories, racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, etc. Dr. John Battersby, an expert on terrorism, said in the aftermath of the shootings "they feel as though they are losing their place as the dominant group and their culture is under attack from multiculturalism. What's happened since 9/11 is there's been this big international conspiracy theory that Muslims are the major threat. They think 'they're undermining our culture and identity and also physically attacking us so we've got to fight back.' The type of things these people think and write about ethnic and religious minorities are truly dreadful and hateful."
In response to the shootings and the tide of online right wing radicalization, Joey wrote the song “Minimum Brain Size.” While promoting K.G he said “2020 has been a lot of things, but it has mainly kept us confined to our homes and more significantly, to our screens. It truly is a scary world, the online mind-hive. We live in the age of the comment section. Where Trolls have their own farms and little Incels run free. But just remember… It's pathetic bro.” The lyrics tackle humanity’s ability to be cruel, presenting a middle finger to the incels and trolls of the world. Importantly, “Minimum Brain Size” does not fear them. It goes to great lengths to call them exactly what they are: pathetic and weak. The third song on K.G., released on November 20th, 2020, “Minimum Brain Size” is the first glance at the inner politics of the album.