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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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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 50 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'm unable to upvote this. I'm part of the control group.

[–] Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 1 week ago

Thank you for your sacrifice

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

But the control is the... I'm confused

I'm beginning to suspect Stamets isn't even a real doctor.

[–] queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Concerning that researchers are giving their subjects full-strength memes like this and telling them they're placebos. Hard to believe an IRB cleared this post.

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 9 points 1 week ago

The real study is testing nocebo effects

[–] peshmerga@sopuli.xyz 21 points 1 week ago (2 children)

chat, I don’t think Dr Stamets is an actual doctor :3

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] peshmerga@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Placebo doctors are still paid even when users are aware they're placebo :-)

[–] peshmerga@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago
[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] peshmerga@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I didn’t understand what he meant lol

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Honestly neither did I lol

[–] Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago

No... but I'll give you a check up

[–] lena@gregtech.eu 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm so tired of seeing this picture every few weeks

[–] Phineaz@feddit.org 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The trials will continue until research improves.

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 2 points 1 week ago

The cake is real but you have to wait for the sequel (the rebuttal paper)

[–] Lyrl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago

It's nice for variety.

This is an actual meme though. Seize his medical license!

[–] Harvey656@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

This is a solid meme, it always peps me up! I take one before bed every night and im doing great now!

[–] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

why are you karma farming we don't have karma here

It’s not karma farming, that’s just his content emerging

[–] lengau@midwest.social 1 points 1 week ago

Somewhere in England, Mike Hall is feeling unwell and he's not sure why yet.