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

Cause one was created to make money, while the other was created to actually be used...

[–] Wooki@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Sometimes not mutually exclusive. Its not common but it does happen. Iphone rocked the industry. Photoshop dare I say it, was the standard. At least at first.

Enshitification comes for everything