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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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[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

A beacon you leave behind. A small satellite left in Sol that contains notes.

Fuck. Did you think the sleeper ship was radioing Earth? It could have a local broadcast, but not at all my point.

Edit: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beacon Beacons don't have to move.

Beacons don’t have to move.

often they don't, that's where the term beacon comes from. Saying that they don't have to is a little wrong, since it's probably more accurate to state that "they don't have to stay stationary" instead.