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Never been sad in a Mexican restaurant (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/memes@lemmy.world
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(TikTok screencap)

I don't know the key to happiness, but I can tell you I've never been sad in a Mexican restaurant
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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Anything memetic is a meme. This has been shared organically with no monetary incentive by users for the sake of amusement. That makes it a meme.

You're thinking of an image macro. You're right, this isn't an image macro.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

    you're right, this isn't an image macro.

    Its not a fucking meme either.

    Colloquial definitions are not prescribed.

    A TikTok screenshot is just documentation of someone else's context.

    By any modern definition a meme requires some element of remix, juxtaposition, or intentional humor that turns raw content into a cultural shorthand

    This isn't that.

    By your definition, a stop sign is a meme. Congrats, you've made the modern word useless.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Meme - noun:

    an image, video, piece of text, etc., typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by internet users, often with slight variations.

    -Oxford

    an amusing or interesting item (such as a captioned picture or video) or genre of items that is spread widely online especially through social media

    -Merriam-Webster

    Seems to fit the definition of a meme to me.

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