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Why is this so common on Lemmy? It is not a meme to post a screenshot comment section. It might be funny but it isn't a meme(lemmy.zip)

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Possibly linux@lemmy.zipOP
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The Oxford dictionary is made by a bunch of old English nerds. They couldn’t find a meme if it was glued to a telephone pole

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southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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You’re totally wrong!

They could find a meme if it were glued to a telephone pole. They’d just need a team of undergraduates, semanticians, and a box of jelly babies to fully assess the nature of the item before declaring it a meme or not.

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other_cat@lemmy.world
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To your credit, language is indeed an ever-evolving thing and what words mean what is not a constant, particularly in this age of internet.

Point against you, is that means that a ‘meme’ is largely whatever the majority of people think it is.

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conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works
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That’s basically straight from Richard Dawkins, who literally invented the term like 50 years ago.

A meme is to information ideas what a gene is to genetic information.

Edit: my word choice was bugging me.

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Possibly linux@lemmy.zipOP
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50 years ago the internet wasn’t even a thing. Also that dude is yet another old guy.

It is lazy to just post a screenshot. At least convert it into a actual meme. There are plenty of templates that would work.

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davidagain@lemmy.world
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What if I told you that your post isn’t a meme, that memes are supposed to have banner text or footer text. Just having a picture with text on isn’t a meme, so your post doesn’t belong in !memes@lemmy.world?

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brbposting@sh.itjust.works
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Aren’t we using that old guy’s term?

See where you’re coming from, this is easy to defend:

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conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works
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So you’re just a troll, cool.

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andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun
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Yeah I’m not going to let the English language be shaped or solidified by people who have dedicated their lives to studying and deeply understanding language!

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