CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de to memes@lemmy.world · 11 hours agoI'm here for memes, not snappy Xitter, 4Chan, reddit or similarly sourced screenshots of textsdiscuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up1472
arrow-up1472imageI'm here for memes, not snappy Xitter, 4Chan, reddit or similarly sourced screenshots of textsdiscuss.tchncs.deCyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de to memes@lemmy.world · 11 hours agomessage-square99fedilink
minus-squarerainwall@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 hours agoWhy not? A meme is piece of culture that transmits akin to a gene. It just uses media as its medium instead of living tissue. It may not be a “good meme” if its not propigated by others, but its still a meme.
minus-squareSonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoThen you disagree with the above definition saying “[…] that is copied and spread rapidly by Internet users […]”, I’d rather use a definition that excludes basic Twitter screenshots, but I’m not dying on this hill. … at least,
Why not? A meme is piece of culture that transmits akin to a gene. It just uses media as its medium instead of living tissue.
It may not be a “good meme” if its not propigated by others, but its still a meme.
Then you disagree with the above definition saying “[…] that is copied and spread rapidly by Internet users […]”, I’d rather use a definition that excludes basic Twitter screenshots, but I’m not dying on this hill.
… at least,