this post was submitted on 15 May 2024
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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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[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 30 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Didn't Microsoft do this and it just turned out expectedly racist?

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 9 points 5 months ago

Basically, yes.
But with this question it might explore different ... aspects of internet forums.

[–] Kerb@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 5 months ago

you mean tay?
iirc it lasted 16 hours before microsoft had to shut it down