But "socialism" is a scary word
But "socialism" is a scary word
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Where funny?
It's here in the comments by someone called the word police. I think they are cousins of the wambulamce.
It's not funny, but it's still irony.
Memes are supposed to be funny. I didn't laugh at this
Memes are not supposed to be funny. Them being funny has just become a side effect if memes.
This looks more like a prompt to an AI meme generator than an actual meme.
The most boomer take I've ever heard about memes 💀
I mean... If you say so. But I guess you've never seen any political memes that dunk on the opposition, or "so relatable" memes, or memes with encouraging themes...
Hot take: I don't think those are memes either😶. Although so relatable can be kind of funny in their own right. Those get a special pass
Then your personal take is in conflict with the definition of a meme.
Meme - Media, usually humorous, which is copied and circulated online with slight adaptations, such as basic pictures, video templates, etc.
There are other similar definitions there that are in line with my opinion.
That definition is not in line with your opinion. Textbook fallacy here. XD
Nowhere on the definition you just posted does it say a meme is required to be funny in order to fit the definition of a meme. It says that a meme is usually humorous, and not even as a central element to the main body of the definition.
You're very strongly and deliberately glossing that part over.
But speaking of definitions:
Merian Webster:
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an amusing or interesting item (such as a captioned picture or video) or genre of items that is spread widely online especially through social media.
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an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture
Cambridge Dictionary:
a cultural feature or a type of behaviour that is passed from one generation to another, without the influence of genes
American Heritage:
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A unit of cultural information, such as a cultural practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another.
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Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another.
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A self-propagating unit of cultural evolution having a resemblance to the gene (the unit of genetics).
I can keep going with Britannica, and Wikipedia itself, and Word.com, but these are all the top results of a simple search.
The definitions you provided are associated with the meme definition coined by Richard Dawkins. The only definition that is somewhat inline with the one commonly referenced in internet culture is the 1st one under Merriam Webster.
Memes are often funny, but can also not be funny (i guess the better phrasing is some memes can have a different intention other than being funny) which is why i gave a special pass to "oh-so-relatable" memes. This post isn't a meme because it elicits no real response other than agreement or disagreement with the message. It might be a joke, but not all jokes are memes.
Colloquially speaking however, memes nowadays can be considered anything posted in image format with some text. Which is why, although not funny, wholesome memes are considered memes.
I'm enforcing the literal interpretation of memes.
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