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meme
noun
/miːm/
an idea that is passed from one member of society to another, not in the genes but often by people copying it
(Oxford learner’s dictionaries)
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The Oxford dictionary is made by a bunch of old English nerds. They couldn’t find a meme if it was glued to a telephone pole
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That’s basically straight from Richard Dawkins, who literally invented the term like 50 years ago.
A meme is to information ideas what a gene is to genetic information.
Edit: my word choice was bugging me.
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50 years ago the internet wasn’t even a thing. Also that dude is yet another old guy.
It is lazy to just post a screenshot. At least convert it into a actual meme. There are plenty of templates that would work.
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