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[–] ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee -3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

The vast majority of posts on this community are internet memes that don't fit that definition.

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 2 points 36 minutes ago (1 children)
[–] ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee 0 points 22 minutes ago* (last edited 21 minutes ago)

When speaking of memes, most people think of internet memes. The likes of which this and every other meme community is full of. That's not what Dawkins means by a meme. What he means by it is a cultural analog to genes. A trait that passes from person to person as an idea or behavior. Shaking hands would an example of such meme.

Internet meme on the other hand generally comes in the form of a picture which is funny, ironic or relateable.