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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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[–] 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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