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Post memes here.

A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme.

An Internet meme or meme, is a cultural item that is spread via the Internet, often through social media platforms. The name is by the concept of memes proposed by Richard Dawkins in 1972. Internet memes can take various forms, such as images, videos, GIFs, and various other viral sensations.


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[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 1 points 1 week ago (4 children)
[–] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 week ago

Yeah, it shows a lot of implicit biases by using that label.

Ethernet doesn't always mean Internet, it has other uses too! It's a whole specification. It can power a LAN party or even deliver power!

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Laughing at a funny mistranslation: not racist.

“All Chinese people are stupid, they can’t even spell Ethernet”: racist.

[–] Faydaikin@beehaw.org 2 points 1 week ago

No, we're talking about internet holes. It's a World Wide Phenomenon.