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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

edit: now it's a meme and we can all hug in the comments.

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 1 year ago (8 children)
[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can we, without relentlessly criticizing, let people have their un-funny, non-memes and screenshots and whatever little harmless things in which they've managed to find a tiny shriveled flower of joy?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What are the essential criteria of a meme in your view?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would say a Twitter post isn't one. At least scribble on an image of some.kind.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Okay, I've edited it so we should all be happy now

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Whew! All clear, it's a meme. Pack it up, people.👮‍♂️👮‍♀️

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

IMHO an idea that spreads person to person, not just PSAs that are unlikely to be shared further.

So the avocado face on the bottom right of this image IS a meme. And if this Tweet turns into a copypasta, then it's a meme.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I've seen this particular tweet like a dozen times now, so it's definitely spread far and wide. Some people only think of image macros as memes, but yes the broader definition I've seen is essentially a viral concept.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Could we, without relentlessly criticizing, let people have... whatever little harmless things in which they've managed to find a tiny shriveled flower of joy?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It's being spread through communication - It's a meme. Memes don't have to be funny.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Did you even SEE the avocado with a face? Meme.

/s if needed..

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Reminds me of where I used to live, Reddit.