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minus-squaremysoulishome@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoAbout 15 years ago I had to ask someone on Twitter to explain to me what a meme was. Since that time…the definition has changed drastically.
minus-squarebastion@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s still a self-replicating thought. …although the meaning has gotten broader in some areas, narrower in others, and much shallower overall.
minus-squareKlear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt’s more that the idea split into two concepts and “internet meme” is something else now. That happens with language and it’s fine.
minus-squaremysoulishome@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoI guess that makes about as much sense as anything does. Or as little.
About 15 years ago I had to ask someone on Twitter to explain to me what a meme was. Since that time…the definition has changed drastically.
It’s still a self-replicating thought. …although the meaning has gotten broader in some areas, narrower in others, and much shallower overall.
It’s more that the idea split into two concepts and “internet meme” is something else now. That happens with language and it’s fine.
I guess that makes about as much sense as anything does. Or as little.