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[-] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago

This isn't a fucking meme. It's a great quote, but doesn't belong here.

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 7 points 2 months ago

Almost no modern "memes" are actually memes anymore.

[-] tatterdemalion@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago

What do you think a meme is?

[-] irmoz@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

How isn't it a meme? It's an idea that's been repeated and passed through many people, surviving in its distilled but still exploitable form.

[-] Thelie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

So, I looked up the term on Wikipedia. It sais: "An Internet meme, or meme ([/miːm/], [MEEM]), is a cultural item (such as an idea, behavior, or style) that spreads across the Internet, primarily through social media platforms]. Internet memes manifest in a variety of formats, including images, videos, GIFs], and other viral content. Key characteristics of memes include their tendency to be parodied, their use of intertextuality, their viral dissemination, and their continual evolution. The term meme was originally introduced by Richard Dawkins in 1972 to describe the concept of cultural transmission." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme

I'll let you be the judge of whether this fits that definition or not. (And whether it's worth your time arguing about something being a meme).

[-] TimboSlice@discuss.online -1 points 2 months ago

Sometimes people will only see things through certain avenues. In this case, a not-so-accurate category.

[-] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

"I know, but I wanted people to see it"

This type of behaviour is bannable on platforms with functioning moderation

[-] haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com 1 points 2 months ago

Thank god this place doesnt have functioning "moderation". The fediverse is literally the last place on earth where billinaires dont tell you what to do.

[-] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Moderation is not bad in itself, it is curating of content to keep topics on track and quality above a certain limit. It has absolutely nothing to do with billionaires or their desires. A lot of subs on different instances are really shitty because of lacking moderation. Leaving subs completely unmoderated is a recipe for a disaster shitpile.

The good old forum days also had a lot of moderation to keep them from turning to shit.

[-] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Language changes. "Meme" used to mean an idea that has taken hold and become part of culture. Now it's any composition of images and/or words posted online.

[-] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemm.ee -2 points 2 months ago

Yeah, maybe. It certainly is a tragedy. I miss it when memes were just dumb shit which a person with an inane, absurdist sense of humor could appreciate. Politics are everywhere now.

[-] 3dmvr@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

poltiical memes are the original memes lol

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