Memes are just Boilerplate humor. - eviltoast
  • The Snark Urge@lemmy.world
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    Say what you will about the plagiaristic tendencies of self-referential meta comedy, but at least it’s humour

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    You understand you just insulted my entire race of people? Had it not been for the laws of this land, I would have slaughtered you.

    But yes.

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      A boilerplate is basically a template with some adjustments to fit the situation.

      It’s also a term for packed snow.

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          I think they mean in a boilerplate joke sense.

          Making a meme is like making a joke where the punchline is basically worked out for you, you just need to figure out ingredients.

          I’m not great with meme templates but take the Drake ugh/yay one. You just need something we dislike and a related thing we like. The punch line is Drake’s expression etc.

          There’s more to a good meme but…

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            Yeah, I get that. It’s just, there isn’t really a revelation here. That’s just what memes are: units of cultural expression based on broadly recognizable forms. “A hammer is a weight on a stick you hit things with” isn’t really a showerthought, it’s just stating the definition of a hammer.

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          I agree it’s just another way to say the same thing.

          Unless OP means memes are like packed snow.