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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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[–] Zephyr@sh.itjust.works 5 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

Reminds me of Terrence McKenna's statement on being cool. I was cool, until they changed what cool was. It's always changing and it's always kinda cringe. Anyone remember LMFAO or essentially the entirety of the 80's? It's always been cringe. It's just that our cringe we considered normal and cool.

[–] EvilHankVenture@lemmy.world 9 points 20 hours ago

I used to be with ‘it’, but then they changed what ‘it’ was. Now what I’m with isn’t ‘it’ anymore and what’s ‘it’ seems weird and scary. It’ll happen to you! -Grandpa Simpson

[–] Sergio@piefed.social 5 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

Just listen to Insane Clown Posse. You'll never be cool but you'll never worry about it again.

!juggalos@lemmy.world !

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.today 8 points 20 hours ago

I don't really care for their music but that song has a good message and their inclusion principles are respectable

juggalos can be some oddballs and I swear they all live in my town, but I aint gonna tell them to stop

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 20 hours ago

Miracles everywhere in this bitch.

I am shocked those songs came out so long ago. They’ll always feel like “New ICP songs” to me, but I also graduated from school in the mid-2000s, so the world had many more juggalos in it than there are now.

My experience with juggalos has been “universally crusty and brash, yet inclusive and with a vehement seething hatred for bigotry and almost always religion,” so their pivot to God was an interesting development for me.

I love the fursuit thing though, that’s just sweet.

[–] Zephyr@sh.itjust.works 4 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)
[–] yeahiknow3@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 19 hours ago

Eh, this only works for people into popular culture, which smart and curious people of any age never are. I’ve never met or heard of anyone who isn’t braindead being obsessed with celebrities.