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[+] -20 points 1 year ago (19 children)

I don't understand memes like this that seem to be made by and for people who can't use Google to find basic information

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Of course we can all google information. But it’s more fun to involve other people; especially if we find it funny.

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  • [–] 28 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Because the meme isn't about the actual facts. It's about the joke at the end. Which you clearly missed.

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  • [+] -11 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    The joke only makes sense if you don't have the actual facts or any desire to actually learn the

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago*

    But I do have all the facts. And I find it amusing that someone wrote what appears to be the thoughts of, indeed, someone clueless about the whole thing.
    Which, you would be surprised, happens quite often!
    For instance my kids know Odysseus as Ulysse, in French. And so they have no idea that an "odyssée" is named after the king of Ithaca and his maritime adventures. It's a mild joke about people knowing a word from one source and, seeing it appear somewhere else, assume a different relationship than what actually happened.

    Like if someone discovered that Kleenex is a brand and exclaimed "Wow! I can't believe they can just trademark an everyday word like that!"
    Or, "OMG, I can't believe Microsoft invented words ? Bill Gates is such a genius, OMG! But what did we call them in the past?! 🤯"

    Go ahead try it.

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

    And I don't understand why people call social media posts "memes"

    There, we both must be fun at parties

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Clearly you haven't used google recently..

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