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minus-squareCylusthevirus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 year agoWhat are the essential criteria of a meme in your view?
minus-squareGreenMario@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoI would say a Twitter post isn’t one. At least scribble on an image of some.kind.
minus-squarebalderdash@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·1 year agoOkay, I’ve edited it so we should all be happy now
minus-squareexplodicle@local106.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoIMHO an idea that spreads person to person, not just PSAs that are unlikely to be shared further. So the avocado face on the bottom right of this image IS a meme. And if this Tweet turns into a copypasta, then it’s a meme.
minus-squareCylusthevirus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoI’ve seen this particular tweet like a dozen times now, so it’s definitely spread far and wide. Some people only think of image macros as memes, but yes the broader definition I’ve seen is essentially a viral concept.
What are the essential criteria of a meme in your view?
I would say a Twitter post isn’t one. At least scribble on an image of some.kind.
Okay, I’ve edited it so we should all be happy now
👍
IMHO an idea that spreads person to person, not just PSAs that are unlikely to be shared further.
So the avocado face on the bottom right of this image IS a meme. And if this Tweet turns into a copypasta, then it’s a meme.
I’ve seen this particular tweet like a dozen times now, so it’s definitely spread far and wide. Some people only think of image macros as memes, but yes the broader definition I’ve seen is essentially a viral concept.