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I'm here for memes, not snappy Xitter, 4Chan, reddit or similarly sourced screenshots of texts (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[–] 36 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I mean, if the screenshot has been shared widely enough, it should be considered a meme by definition.

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  • [–] 9 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    If the screenshot has been shared widely enough by many different people, yes, it should be considered a meme by definition.

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  • [–] 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

    "By many different people" isnt part of either of the above definitions. Also, whats "many?" Whats "different" mean in this context? What is the threshold for a meme to meme? 10 people? 100? 1000?

    Richard dawkins coined the term in 1976 and defined it as such:

    A meme “conveys the idea of a unit of cultural transmission, or a unit of imitation”

    Seems like a screenshot of text seen by hundred/thousands/millions fits that defention to me.

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  • [–] -1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    "Many" may be me editorializing, but "internet people" implies that it's not just one person posting the same thing in many places around the web and people liking it.

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  • [–] 12 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Why not? A meme is piece of culture that transmits akin to a gene. It just uses media as its medium instead of living tissue.

    It may not be a "good meme" if its not propigated by others, but its still a meme.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    Then you disagree with the above definition saying "[...] that is copied and spread rapidly by Internet users [...]", I'd rather use a definition that excludes basic Twitter screenshots, but I'm not dying on this hill.

    ... at least,

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