• @[email protected]
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      48 months ago

      it’s kind of crazy that Dawkins came up with a word describing a cultural phenomenon before it took off.

      not often that that happens and usually folks are left floundering for a minute trying to find language that describes their experience.

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        8 months ago

        I think his meme is meant for something in a broader sense, it’s basically mean an idea that spread via imitation, and we human learn and advance mostly due to this imitation.

        Edit:ohh i see what you mean now, and yes i agree.

        • @[email protected]
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          28 months ago

          absolutely correct, nevertheless it applied to this niche scenario basically from the beginning

          as such, the internet meme became the most poignant example of the term, but i would never say that internet memes are definitive of the term itself.