• Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world
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          16 days ago

          Meme: an idea, behavior, style, or piece of media that spreads from person to person within a culture, often via imitation or rapid online sharing.

          Yeah I think this would count.

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            16 days ago

            I personally think that definition is too broad, as a person who grew up with the memes taking form, and the internet taking shape.

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              16 days ago

              The term was first defined in the 70s. Memes are not a new thing that took form with the internet, nor are they limited to the internet at all.

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                16 days ago

                Right, I just think that an online community such as this, with “memes” in its name, carries a certain connotation and expectaton.

                My two cents. 🤷‍♂️

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      17 days ago

      I don’t see how this is a meme. It shares the similarity of being an image posted to the internet, but I don’t know if that qualifies. 😅

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        That’s not what a meme is.

        Meme: an idea, behavior, style, or piece of media that spreads from person to person within a culture, often via imitation or rapid online sharing.

        Memes existed long before the internet, and long before people butchered the term to just mean “hurt durr funny internet picture”.

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          I understand all that, I just don’t see how this qualifies, still. It’s just a great rebuttal, that’s all. What’s the “cultural idea” here? Care to explain?