I like to drop in “as was the style at the time” in casual conversation to see who picks up on it.
I feel like we’d get along bc I’m constantly dropping random Simpson’s/other media references into conversations ^^;
So I badgerbadgerbadgerbadger which was the mushroom mushroom at the time.
snaaake!
Ooga chukka ooga chukka
Ally McBeal
Single female lawyer
Working for her client
Wearing sexy miniskirts
And being self-reliant
This was a “viral video”, but was it a “meme”?
A “viral video” is practically the definition of a meme.
According to which definition?
A meme (/miːm/ ⓘ; MEEM)[1][2][3] 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.[4] A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols, or practices, that can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals, or other imitable phenomena with a mimicked theme. Supporters of the concept regard memes as cultural analogues to genes in that they self-replicate, mutate, and respond to selective pressures.[5]
That’s the Dawkins version of a meme, not an Internet meme. An internet meme is typically defined differently:
By some definitions some viral videos would count, if they’re viral because they’re funny. By those definitions, if they’re viral because they’re critical news like the George Floyd murder, they’re not memes because they’re not humorous.
Personally, I don’t think it’s an internet meme unless:
- It’s intended to be funny or at least wryly amusing. So, serious news items or shocking things don’t count.
- It is remixed. A funny viral video isn’t a meme until people start remixing it.
What made image macros into internet memes was people taking the same macro and using different text. Otherwise it’s just a viral item of internet context.
My definition is not necessarily “right”, but I like it.
All three definitions you provided are well within Dawkins’ definition.
By some definitions some viral videos would count, if they’re viral because they’re funny. By those definitions, if they’re viral because they’re critical news like the George Floyd murder, they’re not memes because they’re not humorous.
The reason for their spread is irrelevant. The fact that it’s “a piece of culture that is spreading” is what makes it a meme.
What made image macros into internet memes was people taking the same macro and using different text
Again, this is well within the definition of “meme”.
My definition is not necessarily “right”, but I like it.
You’re arguing that “Internet meme” should be it’s own thing, when it fits perfectly well within the overarching definition of “meme”.
You’re arguing that “Internet meme” should be it’s own thing, when it fits perfectly well within the overarching definition of “meme”.
Yes, just like “motorcycle” fits perfectly well within the overarching definition of “vehicle” but it’s still useful to have a more specific term.
This is the true beginning.
Most of the people on the entirety of lemmy and mastodon won’t get this one
Kills me inside when I see youtuber/celebrity communities
I saw a poll for age a while back on Mastodon and most respondents were in their 30s or 40s
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one of my cats has a safe space he retreats to, sometimes I try to pet him when he’s in there and he hisses at me
the literal children who try to debate with me their asinine, juvenile takes
This explains so much, as someone in the upper age brackets; youngsters baying for a learning opportunity while cutting themselves on their edge.
Maybe I should be more forgiving.
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Meh, fuck that. Welcome them to the internet and smack them down. They gotta learn. Embrace your inner Aslan.
I think the average user age here is probably 25 to 30, are you 75 to 90 years old?
I beg to differ. I’m an elder millennial and as far as I can tell, most people here are my age or older.
Same, I keep seeing people acting like Lemmy is full of young people, but I see a ton of people referencing stuff in our age range and older.
Same + agree
Get off my lawn
Even more proof of being old now that younger folks can’t afford houses!
We used to be a proper fucking society, with class!
That’s not a meme. It’s a macro.
Kids these days i swear
I miss Demotivators. Especially the RPG Demotivators from RPG.Net
It’s strange how no matter when someone was born, the best period in world history is the one when they happened to be kids.
Call me a boomer but I feel kids growing up now are missing something that those of us who grew up before TikTok had.
They’re missing a lot of things, especially including having a childhood where your mistakes weren’t forever preserved online.
My place of work in the early '90s used to have those original motivational posters all over the place, so I hung some of this original demotivational series in my cubicle. I believe they are the ones that started it all, and I still personally think they are the best.
Pepperidge Farms remembers?
You can’t just tickle my nostalgia organ like that.
I miss pown.it - I never understood it but I thought it was great
Nobody:
OP formatting his meme:
Meme format has progressed so much
/s
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The movie name is a reference to the Sator square, yes 🤘
I don’t think Christopher Nolan was around when this was made
Duhhhhh, he went back in time, just like in Christopher Nolan’s hit film Tenet.
That font was definitely not the style at the time.
The two fonts I remember were Comic Sans, used for putting words in the mouths of pets, or Impact for most other things.
The demotivational poster meme came before the advice animals meme.
And there was a whole kerfuffle about the advice dog/animal format not being a meme, but an image macro!
All image macros are memes but not all memes are image macros.
I remember the blogs that’s icanhascheeseburger ran that had feeds with posts of various meme formats. Demotivational was my favorite style
That means you are old to other old people
Shoulda been Abe’s head in the middle. Go the extra 15 miles!
