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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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[–] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Wasn't there a recent meta study that showed colonoscopies were basically useless?

[–] Jaderick@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I haven’t heard this but that would be an interesting read

I looked it up and it was in 2022. Apparently it was misreported. The study investigated how advertising for colonoscopies as part of public health programs was effective or not. And it turned out it's not effective at all. It did not look for how effective the colonoscopies themselves are. I just read this summary:

https://www.statnews.com/2022/10/14/colonoscopy-study-experts-discuss-furor-nuances/