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minus-squareCylusthevirus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down3·1 年前What are the essential criteria of a meme in your view?
minus-squareGreenMario@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down3·1 年前I would say a Twitter post isn’t one. At least scribble on an image of some.kind.
minus-squarebalderdash@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down2·1 年前Okay, I’ve edited it so we should all be happy now
minus-squareRentlar@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 年前Whew! All clear, it’s a meme. Pack it up, people.👮♂️👮♀️
minus-squareexplodicle@local106.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down5·1 年前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.
minus-squareCylusthevirus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 年前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.
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
👍
Whew! All clear, it’s a meme. Pack it up, people.👮♂️👮♀️
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.