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Star Wars Memes
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Hello there. Somehow, Star Wars memes have returned. It's not a trap, this is where the fun begins.
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Interestingly, these used to be called 'jokes' before memes existed.
It's like calling every photo of you a fucking selfie. It's only a selfie if you did it yourself of yourself. The end.
And yeah, I'm with you. Now every funny picture is a meme. No, it's just a funny picture.
Now get off my lawn!
You got my meme response now you get my academic reply.
A meme is a remix of an existing idea/joke/image. Unless you are creating something new whole cloth it could be considered a meme. Even though the term hadn't been coined, what Mark was doing with 3/4 of those autographs was altering the context of the card image, thus he did create memes.
Now get off my lawn.
Actually the term was coined all the way back in the 70s, by Richard Dawkins in his book The Selfish Gene.
It means a cultural gene. It's a piece of culture that is so pervasive it can be said to be a part of the genetic code of the society. Examples are the smiley face, tic tac toe or other simple common games, that S thing we all drew as kids, etc.
Not all jokes are memes, and not all memes are jokes.
It bugs me when people call any stupid little picture or comic a meme. It also bugs me when people say they are making a meme. One does not simply "make" a meme. It must become a meme on its own. Now if you'll excuse me I've got some clouds to yell at.
This is the only well articulated rebuttal I have gotten so thank you for that. I still disagree on the usage of pervasive in the definition especially in the context of internet memes. A meme is culture spread person to person and while traditional memes such as the ones you listed are defined by their longevity, internet memes are often flash in the pan or incredibly niche.
Is it a meme now?
This feels like a slippery slope towards defining motivation posters as the original memes. I don't like it.
Look into your heart, you know it to be true.
My old manual Minolta SR-7 camera had a timer button for selfies. I was cool before it was cool to be cool.
Listen up boomer, if you didn't want people on your lawn, you shouldn't have moved into a NIMBY WASPspsps HOA neighborhood.
/issues fines for grass over 1.12 inches high
http://www.vintagephoto.tv/fariestimer.shtml I don't know how old your Minolta is, but this link describes the SECOND patent for a camera timer in 1902.
ok grandpa let's get you back inside
The Selfish Gene was first published in 1976, a year before Star Wars.
I was going to ask what people mean when they say "meme" now, because they do not seem to be using the word the way that I use it.
Per Wikipedia, emphasis on what I consider the relevant bits. What way do you use it?
I use the first definition. To use the word simply to mean a picture that is shared doesn't really match the original usage of this word. The act of sharing pictures is a meme. Some pictures that get shared a lot are memes. Mark Hamill writing on a picture is something obviously some people call a meme, but I think those people are using a new, and as far as I can tell, pointless, meaning of the word.
Is it a meme now?
I’ve even seen recent writers struggle to describe self-replicating ideas as “mind-viruses” and the like. I dunno, if only there was already a word for that guys!
SCP introduced me to the concept of memetic viruses and attacks. Cool concept
MEMES JACK
THE DNA OF THE SOUL