kadu@scribe.disroot.org to memes@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhat is the definition of a meme, again?message-squaremessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up164arrow-down1message-squareWhat is the definition of a meme, again?kadu@scribe.disroot.org to memes@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square26fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTedesche@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·2 days agoTo me, a meme requires an image and text. That image could be a gif or a still image, but it needs an image. I do not consider images of plain text to be memes—those are just posts posted in an unnecessarily data-fat way.
minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·2 days agoWhat about non-image memes like “6-7” or the various stupid “xyz challenge”s?
minus-squareTedesche@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoI don’t consider 67 a meme in and of itself. I don’t know about these challenges you’re referring to.
minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-22 days agoIt’s a whole category or two. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_challenge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Bucket_Challenge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_challenge I’d also throw in various hazing rituals as being memetic activities
minus-squareTedesche@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoAh. No, I don’t consider those memes.
To me, a meme requires an image and text. That image could be a gif or a still image, but it needs an image. I do not consider images of plain text to be memes—those are just posts posted in an unnecessarily data-fat way.
What about non-image memes like “6-7” or the various stupid “xyz challenge”s?
I don’t consider 67 a meme in and of itself. I don’t know about these challenges you’re referring to.
It’s a whole category or two.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_challenge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Bucket_Challenge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_challenge
I’d also throw in various hazing rituals as being memetic activities
Ah. No, I don’t consider those memes.