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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 10 points 23 hours ago (9 children)

Need a bigger magnet.

Also, how do they work?

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 12 points 22 hours ago (4 children)

Real, totally heavily simplified answer. All atoms could be magnets, but most don't have a force because the electron orbitals aren't out enough. In fact just about everything can be explained by what the electron orbitals are doing. Even why the chair you're sitting in feels solid. It's the orbitals. See Richard Feynman's bit on magnets and the deeper lesson on knowing the right questions to ask.

[–] theUwUhugger@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

No, atoms with a symmetrical subatomic structure could never be magnets! And what would be the point of somehow enlarging the electrons orbit? You surely know a magnet needs a positive pole!

You are also definitely wrong about your third statement!You could never explain anything based on just the electron cloud, much less physics; a whole scientific field that generally works with the atomic core

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 0 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Missed the first sentence I guess. It's why I included the video for a much better, although also simplified and incomplete answer, and he says why.

[–] theUwUhugger@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

What did you oversimplify to get there? And so you understand thats nonsense but have had commented it regardless? Hope everyone is at an situation where they can watch that vid of urs, everyone else because I am not

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