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[–] can@sh.itjust.works 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

/c/ is just what comes before a community name in a url. You may recall /r/

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Ya I get that but what is the schtick of Memes (r or c)?

[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Post anything for upvotes. Doesn't matter if it has anything to do with memes or not.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

I can promise this community would think so and at the same time not care.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Where is shitjustworks based? And also why is so based hehe?

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

Renewable energy too!

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Something shareable that aims to inspire laughs, discourse, or thought, I’d say. Really broad, nowadays.

Term’s been around since 1972 per Wiki.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Thanks, appreciate someone consolidating my understanding of it

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Hey, is therea word for

memesis

or is it collapsed under

mimesis

? I'm curious about this and have actually posted an interrogation on this notion previously

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Memesis might be a new invention of yours :)