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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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[–] Helldiver_M@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Obviously they were inspired by the left handed devil.

[–] droans@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, it is where the word "sinister" came from.

People used to think left-handed people were demonic.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

You can still see it in the italian senestra and in the french senestre (mostly obsolete)