CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de to memes@lemmy.world · 13 hours agoI'm here for memes, not snappy Xitter, 4Chan, reddit or similarly sourced screenshots of textsdiscuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up1486arrow-down140
arrow-up1446arrow-down1imageI'm here for memes, not snappy Xitter, 4Chan, reddit or similarly sourced screenshots of textsdiscuss.tchncs.deCyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de to memes@lemmy.world · 13 hours agomessage-square88fedilink
minus-squarerainwall@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 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-up3·6 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,