It's actually wholesome that early internet most famous meme/ viral video is a song about "never giving someone up and never letting them down" - eviltoast
  • Clent@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yep. Really comes down to how you want to define “internet meme” – memes do not need a visual.

    One of the oldest memes I can think of is the term spam. It dates back to Usenet.

      • Vashti@feddit.uk
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        1 year ago

        It was, but in its sense of flooding with unwelcome online content, it was a Usenet meme first. Goes back to the green card spammers.