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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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[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 121 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

They're remembered well for both, though. And the fact that there's no conflict between rational thought and blowing crap up.

[–] plenipotentprotogod@lemmy.world 71 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Remember kids: the only difference between screwing around and science is writing it down.

Actual quote from Adam Savage on an episode of Mythbusters.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

And that's why you can't totally trust their findings 100% of the time :)

[–] nifty@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago

My favorite example is of how napalm was invented at Harvard. But yeah, I hate how napalm was used sigh