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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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[–] vanderbilt@lemmy.world 56 points 6 months ago (3 children)

It’s rather complicated. In the “in-between” times, firearms were considered a coward’s weapon, making the user a “sniper” and thus less honorable than those who used more traditional arms. This faded with time however, as most ideas do.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 117 points 6 months ago (2 children)

This faded with time however

Yeah, because the people that thought that way got fucking shot.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 45 points 6 months ago (1 children)

"what're you going to do, coward? shoot me?"

  • Man who got fucking shot
[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Also because they became more accurate and more skill dependent. Early guns were just RNG. That's why muskets were most useful fired in barrages.

[–] BenFranklinsDick@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Words of wisdom

[–] veni_vedi_veni@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The Pope tried banning crossbows

[–] yamanii@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

In latin languages it's even called "besta" to indicate it's from the beast (Satan)

[–] cumskin_genocide@lemm.ee -2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Bro American Sniper was a fucking badass film. No politics or anything. Just a guy shooting terrorists.

[–] Ashelyn@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 6 months ago

Bro really called "just a guy shooting terrorists" apolitical

[–] Emmie@lemm.ee 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

It has the same quality as that nazi propaganda sniper movie from inglorious basterds. Just different insignias

[–] cumskin_genocide@lemm.ee -1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Wow. That's such an unhinged viewpoint.

[–] Emmie@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I just hate military propaganda with passion

Showing all these cringy hero scenes with lofty music black hawk down etc. We are the good guys, heroes and all that horseshit.