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[-] Gork@lemm.ee 13 points 11 months ago

I wonder if meme studies will be a legitimate field of research for future anthropologists that study the digital age.

Hi, future people!

[-] FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 19 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

[-] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 10 points 11 months ago

There's a snake in my free real estate?

[-] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 11 months ago

Snake finding a shoe: "Is it Free Real Estate?"

[-] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

I mean, so long as some kind of record is kept?

It would be a wealth of social information. Political events, economic crisis, the views of the common man of the time, all have been represented through memery. This is, in a sense, a journal of opinion with a wonderful look across spectrums. They also encapsulate humor, showing where it has and hasn't changed across generations.

Sure, a massive chunk would be highly irrelevant, but it's still a solid look into part of a wide culture.

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