this post was submitted on 07 Aug 2025
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A collection of some classic Lemmy memes for your enjoyment

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 37 points 4 weeks ago

Meta memes? Straight to jail.

[–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 20 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Did they ever have a meaning?

[–] s@piefed.world 20 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I’m finding no matches for this image or some text on it, so it seems like you made this meme and posted it onto a forum which has only a couple of those criteria as its actual rules. Is this just bad faith smear campaigning to stir shit against this community and/or its mods?

Rule 3 is also the only one of these rules that is the slightest bit dubious. The rest are justifiable for most audiences and mod teams, assuming there’d be a reasonable time limit to when reposting would be permissible.

[–] CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world 12 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Way to really own that Sheldon role.

[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 5 points 4 weeks ago

Bazinga, amirite?

[–] MummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] s@piefed.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

There are suitable subforums for most of those, but they’re typically bothersome in a general meme page for both audiences and mods

[–] MummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Nah, political scientists say everything is political. And since people like memes, they must like political memes, which is all memes

[–] s@piefed.world 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Sigh… You’re being difficultly obdurate and pedantic. Let’s say “No overtly and/or directly political memes” then.

Well memes are like movies, right? And the most popular movies are very political. Like Star Wars or Citizen Kane. I think people like politics. Whatever thing they don't like that you've noticed, I don't think it's politics. I think it's something else that looks like politics.

[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 15 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Idgaf what anyone shares as a "meme." I like the sharing. Even the overused templates remind me of better days. The tiktoks are ok too. It’s not like I’m using the app so it’s the only time I’ll ever see it.

Let others have joy. You can block people you don’t like, hide communities that aren’t working for you, or just scroll on by.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 12 points 4 weeks ago

The Lemmyverse isn't so large and healthy yet that we should starve it arbitrarily for medium quality stuff in the occasional groan take your upvote.

Stopping AI slop is reasonable but I beg we don't get too awfully picky while we're becoming reddit 3.0 without the numbers.

[–] Thekingoflorda@lemmy.world 12 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

What community are you referring to?

[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 11 points 4 weeks ago

Laugh track plays

[–] Denjin@feddit.uk 11 points 4 weeks ago

No referencing Big Bang Theory meme

[–] REDACTED@infosec.pub 9 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world -2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

You're missing out. There are some great leftist creators that help organize on tiktok.

[–] BussyCat@lemmy.world 13 points 4 weeks ago

It’s not about it being left or right it’s about it being a format that some people don’t like. I personally despise yt shorts, tiktok, vine, etc

[–] capuccino@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago
[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

So, after eliminating all those, what's left?

[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 4 weeks ago

The good stuff.

[–] Brainsploosh@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

And yet, plenty of memes to be had, shared, created, evolved and enjoyed.

Seems a skill issue?

[–] lemjukes@sopuli.xyz 5 points 4 weeks ago

Seems like pedantry

[–] twinnie@feddit.uk 4 points 4 weeks ago

I think every meme is political. That's the point of a meme.

[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 3 points 4 weeks ago

The ole was op being racist on main or do they have a point