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WholeSomeMemes

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Welcome to the wholesome side of the internet! This community is for those searching for a way to capture virtue on the internet.

whole·some meme hōl-səm\mēm
A meme that promotes health or well-being of body, mind, and/or soul.

A meme that is pure of heart, devoid of corruption or malice, modest, stable, virtuous, and all-around sweet and compassionate.

A meme that conveys support, positivity, compassion, understanding, love, affection, and genuine friendship by re-contextualizing classic meme formats, and using them to display warmth and empathy.

A meme with no snark or sarcasm that displays genuine human emotion and subverts a generally negative meme to be more positive.

Definition of a meme/memetics A way of describing cultural information being shared.

An element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by non genetic means, especially imitation.

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  1. Must be a wholesome meme All posts must be wholesome memes: uplifting, life-affirming, or nice-ing up a rude meme. Photos or screenshots without superimposed text, as well as social media posts, are not memes.

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  7. Low Effort Meme Please do not submit low effort memes or mention upvotes in your post.

This includes "Let's get this to the front page!" type posts, "You have been visited by", "people who sort by new", "stop scrolling", Low effort memes include: Skyrim "Wholesome 100", "You're Breathtaking", Thanos "That does put a smile on my face", [happiness noises], Fallout [Everybody liked that], and "Because that's what heroes do". This isn't an exhaustive list, but I think you get the idea!

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  2. Please make an effort with your title Set your post up for success. "Does this fit here?" helps nobody. Being funny or descriptive helps. And trying is good.

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[–] toddtyrtle@literature.cafe 3 points 9 hours ago

Here's why this matters to me. "Orphan crushing" comments only add discouragement. The "OCM" and those doing the help are different humans. When an OCM is operating near you it is good to know there are still people who care enough to save people from it. It's also good to see as it encourages others to see that they can make a difference.

Yes the machine should be dismantled and good people are working on that. At the same time, anyone blocking the machine's intake, helping slow the machine down or otherwise bandaging its survivors is still to be celebrated. Discouraging this is not helpful.

[–] MurrayL@lemmy.world 71 points 1 day ago
[–] ExtremeDullard@piefed.social 44 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

A country in which students have to sneakily make free sandwiches to support fellow students is nothing to celebrate.

Please stop turning everyday American tragedies into feel-good stories.

[–] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago

It's good they did it

It's bad they had to do it.

[–] Rothe@piefed.social 24 points 1 day ago

The shit that Americans thinks is wholesome is deeply depressing to most.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 day ago

Feel-good story about income inequality.

[–] sjmarf@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 day ago

!orphancrushing@lemmy.world

[–] fckreddit@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 day ago

Only in the US of fuckin' A.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

... And then they suspended him for a month for interfering with the school's lunch program, and for using a plastic knife to spread the Nutella.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Was it illicit as it was Nutella? I assume most schools are nut free these days.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago

they tend to be peanut free, not nut free.

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 day ago

is there a source so i can share this story?

[–] folaht@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Awww.... wait, what!?