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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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[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

I guess that's the same reason that the Dahmer show did so well: they made their bleach blond weirdo kinda good looking.

That, and the general cultural impulse to find serial killers... hot?

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah but wasn't Dahmer known for being an attractive, charming dude?

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 14 hours ago

I think that was Ted Bundy. Dahmer was more of an outcast, IIRC.