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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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[–] BallsInTheShredder@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Very early nineties: no ads Mid late nineties: many ads Early 2000's: ad blockers become prevalent 2023: now receive an ad telling us to disable ad blocker so we can view more ads.

We've come full circle. I remember when logging onto the internet was a way to escape the ads that plagued cable and satellite.. now there are more..