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A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


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[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 53 points 1 year ago (2 children)

When I was in school, kids called things gay as an insult. Nowadays kids call things gay as a compliment.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 32 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago
[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

When I was in school, jew & f*ggot were insults. Now, they're GAMER WORDS.™