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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.


Laittakaa meemejä tänne.

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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 48 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I'm unable to upvote this. I'm part of the control group.

[–] Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 3 days ago

Thank you for your sacrifice

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

But the control is the... I'm confused

I'm beginning to suspect Stamets isn't even a real doctor.

[–] queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Concerning that researchers are giving their subjects full-strength memes like this and telling them they're placebos. Hard to believe an IRB cleared this post.

[–] Natanael 8 points 3 days ago

The real study is testing nocebo effects

[–] peshmerga@sopuli.xyz 20 points 3 days ago (2 children)

chat, I don’t think Dr Stamets is an actual doctor :3

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] peshmerga@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Placebo doctors are still paid even when users are aware they're placebo :-)

[–] peshmerga@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 days ago
[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] peshmerga@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I didn’t understand what he meant lol

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Honestly neither did I lol

[–] Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 3 days ago

No... but I'll give you a check up

This is an actual meme though. Seize his medical license!

[–] lena@gregtech.eu 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm so tired of seeing this picture every few weeks

[–] Phineaz@feddit.org 24 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The trials will continue until research improves.

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Natanael 2 points 2 days ago

The cake is real but you have to wait for the sequel (the rebuttal paper)

[–] Lyrl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 days ago

It's nice for variety.

[–] Harvey656@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

This is a solid meme, it always peps me up! I take one before bed every night and im doing great now!

[–] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

why are you karma farming we don't have karma here

It’s not karma farming, that’s just his content emerging

[–] lengau@midwest.social 1 points 3 days ago

Somewhere in England, Mike Hall is feeling unwell and he's not sure why yet.