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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A meme doesn't have to be funny. ;)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme?wprov=sfla1

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shouldn't it be transformative in some way? Like if someone edited it and then submitted it would feel more like a meme to me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Nah, replication is enough, shows interest. This meme was stolen, thus it lives on as a vehicle. The intention here is to simply get people interested in the world around them. Not sure what the original goal was. This one just has a little more .jpg than the last. I've seen variants of this one, regardless. This is an old one.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meme