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[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The origin of the words meme implied it had to spread to become a meme.

The word has definitely changed in meaning.

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It doesn’t really need to spread. If you take the gene comparison, a meme that doesn’t spread is like a person who has no kids. They still have genes even if they don’t spread them.

[–] danc4498@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I guess that's true. I just always thought of the phrase referring to the things that spread, but memes and genes can die without spreading.