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[–] Bizarroland@kbin.social 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm of the opinion that everything that gets passed off as a meme isn't necessarily a meme. Sometimes they're just funny pictures. (Actual humor content may vary)

Memes should have something to do with a commonly understood phrase or thought in the culture and highlight those.

Of course, with enough push those funny pictures can become memes but ideally they would start as a meme and then have comedy added to them.

[–] Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Of course, with enough push those funny pictures can become memes but ideally they would start as a meme and then have comedy added to them.

Ahh yes this would be a meta meme. Where the meme is only a meme because its self referencing.

[–] semperverus@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Millhouse is not a meme.