• Ech@lemm.ee
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    5 months ago

    There’s gonna be that one academic weirdo in 1000 years who’s focus is “Memes and Internet History of the 21st Century”.

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      5 months ago

      I’d bet money there are already thesises(??) theses (thanks, atomicorange!) and dissertations on this.

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        There’s def already stuff like interpreting use of emojis. For example sometimes you have text messages show up in a court case and there are people who can officially “interpret” what the emojis mean for the court.

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          And the Ship of Theses is when you rewrite the seven parts of your dissertation so many times that you’re not sure if it’s even your original intent anymore

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        A friend of mine wrote a dissertation on surreal memes a few years ago.

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        Oh, I’m sure there are plenty at the moment. It will just fade over time until it enters the same realm as something like “Clay Pots of Ancient Sites Found in The London Underground”.