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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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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 20 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Today I had to explain to an a linesman (electrical infrastructure technician) what a website was.

He could not get the concept you could just go to a website and he kept googling stuff which doesn't work because I wanted him to go to an intranet site

[–] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 4 hours ago

Well, were you able to repair a high voltage line? There's stuff that was very easy for him that you also don't understand.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Just out of trade school, or old as the trade itself?

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 9 hours ago

I think he was around when the electron came into existence and the dawn of the universe.