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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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[–] bamfic@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Aggravates the shit out of me. I was reading about some famous person, and it said he's from Bayonne. And I thought, no shit, he's from Jersey?

No, not that Bayonne, and not that Jersey either.

Jesus fuck why couldn't people have made up new names, or just used more of the native names that already existed?

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I see Camden in the news, and go through many emotions figuring out which one!

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] bamfic@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Yes, or Bayonne, New Jersey, which is what I thought they meant