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minus-squareconciselyverbose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoAlso the original (and more useful) definition is “a gene, but for ideas”. This is an idea that more people should consider, so it qualifies anyways.
minus-squareFree_Opinions@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·23 hours agoCultural memes and internet memes are not the same thing. This is neither.
minus-squareconciselyverbose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-223 hours 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-up3·20 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-220 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”.
Also the original (and more useful) definition is “a gene, but for ideas”. This is an idea that more people should consider, so it qualifies anyways.
Cultural memes and internet memes are not the same thing. This is neither.
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”.