Possibly linux@lemmy.zip to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agoWhy is this so common on Lemmy? It is not a meme to post a screenshot comment section. It might be funny but it isn't a memelemmy.zipimagemessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1406arrow-down185file-text
arrow-up1321arrow-down1imageWhy is this so common on Lemmy? It is not a meme to post a screenshot comment section. It might be funny but it isn't a memelemmy.zipPossibly linux@lemmy.zip to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square62fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareconciselyverbose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up23·edit-22 months agoThat’s basically straight from Richard Dawkins, who literally invented the term like 50 years ago. A meme is to information ideas what a gene is to genetic information. Edit: my word choice was bugging me.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down32·edit-22 months ago50 years ago the internet wasn’t even a thing. Also that dude is yet another old guy. It is lazy to just post a screenshot. At least convert it into a actual meme. There are plenty of templates that would work.
minus-squareconciselyverbose@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·2 months agoSo you’re just a troll, cool.
minus-squarebrbposting@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoAren’t we using that old guy’s term? See where you’re coming from, this is easy to defend:
minus-squaredavidagain@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-22 months agoWhat if I told you that your post isn’t a meme, that memes are supposed to have banner text or footer text. Just having a picture with text on isn’t a meme, so your post doesn’t belong in !memes@lemmy.world?
That’s basically straight from Richard Dawkins, who literally invented the term like 50 years ago.
A meme is to
informationideas what a gene is to genetic information.Edit: my word choice was bugging me.
50 years ago the internet wasn’t even a thing. Also that dude is yet another old guy.
It is lazy to just post a screenshot. At least convert it into a actual meme. There are plenty of templates that would work.
So you’re just a troll, cool.
Aren’t we using that old guy’s term?
See where you’re coming from, this is easy to defend:
Temba, his arms wide.
What if I told you that your post isn’t a meme, that memes are supposed to have banner text or footer text. Just having a picture with text on isn’t a meme, so your post doesn’t belong in !memes@lemmy.world?