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minus-squareconciselyverbose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 day agoLiterally any shared idea is a meme. We have an actual original definition to refer to. It’s Richard Dawkins in The Selfish Gene, and it’s very comparable to general “message” in information theory. “Internet memes” fit into his definition exactly.
minus-squareFree_Opinions@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·22 hours agoIf everything is a meme then nothing is a meme. Internet meme means a picture that is funny, ironic or relateable. This is none of those. This is a screenshot of an political opinion.
minus-squareconciselyverbose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-222 hours agoYou’re missing the point. Meme isn’t something you gatekeep. It’s simply a term for any arbitrary amount of idea. Everything is a meme. Your argument is like saying “nothing has mass if you call everything mass”.
Literally any shared idea is a meme.
We have an actual original definition to refer to. It’s Richard Dawkins in The Selfish Gene, and it’s very comparable to general “message” in information theory. “Internet memes” fit into his definition exactly.
If everything is a meme then nothing is a meme.
Internet meme means a picture that is funny, ironic or relateable. This is none of those. This is a screenshot of an political opinion.
You’re missing the point. Meme isn’t something you gatekeep. It’s simply a term for any arbitrary amount of idea. Everything is a meme.
Your argument is like saying “nothing has mass if you call everything mass”.