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[–] snaptastic@beehaw.org -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

meme /miːm/ noun

an image, video, piece of text, etc., typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by internet users, often with slight variations.

This post is an image with text, humorous in nature and spread over the internet. Therefore it's a meme.

Comics can be memes too, or would you like to argue that Loss is not a meme?

[–] snaptastic@beehaw.org -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You missed out the part about it being copied. This is an original work as far as I can tell, it would become a meme if for example it was reposted in many places with different text.

Comics can of course be memes, but I don’t think this one is. What’s the Loss that you’re referring to?

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is an original work as far as I can tell

No it isn't

What’s the Loss that you’re referring to?

Is this your first day on the internet? I'm sorry brother, if you don't know Loss, you don't have the right to dictate what is a meme and what is not.

[–] snaptastic@beehaw.org -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I meant original as in unmodified. You linked to the same comic.

Yes this is my first day on the internet.

In the interest of actually having a good faith discussion, I agree with the definition given here, for example:

If you draw a picture and call it a meme but nobody else recognizes it or wants to replicate it, it’s not a meme.

It would be interesting to discuss if you disagree with this definition.

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's nothing to discuss, I don't care how you want to define memes. We're all just here to laugh at funny images and that's it.

[–] snaptastic@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ok but you kind of do care it seems… anyway, have a nice day.

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

yea I was bothered by the fact that you were needlessly gatekeeping, if you don't like the meme just downvote and move on, thx

[–] snaptastic@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

if you don't know Loss, you don't have the right to dictate what is a meme and what is not

Who’s gatekeeping?

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

you, by saying this is not a meme

I'm just gatekeeping you from gatekeeping