this post was submitted on 27 Mar 2025
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Antique Memes Roadshow

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[–] Rubanski@lemm.ee 24 points 6 days ago

I can has cheezburger?

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Anthropologist 100 years from now will describe it like this:

Prior to the internet, memes existed only in newspaper form. Because of "the war" data wipe, we don't have any evidence of computer/digital based memes prior to 2071. However, with this newspaper, we can see that memes started in paper form delivered daily. This meant the value of each meme was much higher as only 4 or 5 could be consumed daily. With relation to the publication date of this newspaper, it would be decades before humanity invented shitposting.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

don't tell richard dawkins

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

George W. Bush helps to date this meme. This should be with about 5 marvel snap gold at auction.

[–] AbnormalHumanBeing@lemmy.abnormalbeings.space 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

NEDM We interrupt this Programme starts playing

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 1 points 6 days ago

CS50's socials

[–] DScratch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago

ITS ALL COMPUTER!