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[[Image:DANCING BABY.GIF| | {{breakingnews|The word "meme" has itself become a meme. We have come full circle with the utter retardation of the internet. There is no God. Might as well [[an hero|kill yourself]] now.}} | ||
[[Image:toiletseatup.jpg|thumb|This | [[Image:DANCING BABY.GIF|thumb|The first pictorial meme to reach the [[you|moronic]] masses.]] | ||
[[File:Original I can has Cheezburger.jpg|thumb|200px|An [[image macro]], a common type of meme.]] | |||
[[Image:toiletseatup.jpg|thumb|left|This could be a meme. You decide.]] | |||
A '''meme''' is anything with an amusing or [[lulz]]y characteristic that is spread on the [[internet]]. They come in many forms, usually as an [[image]], [[gif]], [[video]], or even just words. The term "meme" was coined by [[Richard Dawkins]] in his book ''[[Evolution|The Selfish Gene]]'', shortened from ''mimeme''. But it was originally used then to describe the spreading of a cultural or genetic phenomena through means of imitation between one and another. No one uses it that way anymore, except elderly [[fags|sociology majors]]. | |||
Before meme was used, it was referred to as an "internet phenomena" or simply an "idea". But now, even ''your'' grandma will know it. In [[tl;dr|short]], memes are a way for even [[you|friendless losers]] to have unfunny inside jokes on the internet. | |||
[[File:Selfishmeme.jpg|thumb|Richard Dawkins' famous book.]] | |||
Sometimes [[blog]]gers refer to memes as a word game or short [[quiz]] taken and posted as [[comment whore|comment bait]]. The more comments a user receives about their results, the higher the chances are of that thing spreading. | |||
{{ | You can bet your [[life]] that every meme you know [[anti-lulz|hasn't been funny]] since about 20 seconds after its [[inception]], which was [[at least 100|approximately one billion years ago]] for all memes. | ||
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{{Squote|Throughout [[at least 100]]% of its [[history]], homosapiens lived in small bands as nomadic hunter-gatherers. As language became more complex, the ability to remember and transmit information resulted in a new sort of replicator: the meme.|[[TOW]], On the dawn of civilization}} | |||
{{Squote|It's not possible to understand it, and when you do understand it, then it's even worse.|[[Tom Green]], On memes}} | |||
{{Squote|In the dawn of the new age of the aftermath of the second war of faggatorys,this will spark more lulz. |[[Michael Jackson]], On lulz}} | |||
==Creation== | ==Creation== | ||
[[Image:MemeCreation.jpg|thumb|500px| | |||
[[Image:MemeCreation.jpg|thumb|500px|left|A useful diagram illustrating how new memes are created.]] | |||
A meme cannot be created by any one person. Every [[noob]] tries this [[over 9000]] times. A meme, like the [[Herpes]] or [[AIDS]], is a gift to be shared, something to be cherished, but not some lame token of glory for some basement dwelling no life fag. A meme is created by the reaction to, not the invention of, a subject (typically an image). In fact, the best memes are created by accident and are the result of a particularly lulzworthy image being seen by the right people at the right time. | A meme cannot be created by any one person. Every [[noob]] tries this [[over 9000]] times. A meme, like the [[Herpes]] or [[AIDS]], is a gift to be shared, something to be cherished, but not some lame token of glory for some basement dwelling no life fag. A meme is created by the reaction to, not the invention of, a subject (typically an image). In fact, the best memes are created by accident and are the result of a particularly lulzworthy image being seen by the right people at the right time. | ||
However, IF YOU MUST try to create a meme, try sharing something unique on [[/b/]] instead of | However, IF YOU MUST try to create a meme, try sharing something unique on [[b/|/b/]] instead of gay ass [[advice dog]] knockoffs. | ||
== Lifespan == | |||
[[image:Meme-cycle.jpg|thumb|The meme is the final stage in the life of a butterfly.]] | [[image:Meme-cycle.jpg|thumb|The meme is the final stage in the life of a butterfly.]] | ||
[[Image:Howamemeismade.png | [[Image:Howamemeismade.png|thumb|A meme is created via a [[series of tubes|complex system of pulleys and levers.]]]] | ||
#A meme is [[ | [[image:IncreaseTheMemes.png|thumb|The memes, Jack.]] | ||
#The meme | Memes are like bacteria or fungi. Some are benign, some are symbiotic helpers, some are the plague. This general outline describes the life stages of a meme. | ||
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#The meme | # '''Memeception / Larval:''' A meme is [[original content|born]] in a niche sub-community, sometimes starting as an [[in-joke]], and gestates there until it matures. Some memes get an assist by being based on [[IRL]] events and go directly to stage 3. [[Forced meme]]s go directly to stage 6. | ||
# '''Maturation:''' The meme integrates across the community local to where it was born, settling into a stable reproductive form. | |||
# | # '''Cross Pollination:''' The meme begins [[aids|spreading]], reaching many different corners of the internet, where it is either rejected as toxic, or accepted and allowed to breed within those cultures. | ||
# '''Mimicry:''' The [[santorum|frothy byproducts]] of meme reproduction [[Tosh.0|surface IRL]] and are mistaken for original content by [[normies]] that have no connection to the communities. This may lead directly to stage 6. | |||
# '''Mutation:''' Memes that successfully replicate and adapt live on. Fluke offshoots are culled. The meme survives in the wild, with a natural cycle of activity and dormancy. Over time it can bear little to no resemblance to the original, but generally retains its prominent feature/s. A meme may survive here indefinitely. | |||
# '''Artificial Selection:''' [[Chuck Norris|It]] makes its way to [[old media]], becoming [[lolcats|dumbed down for a mass audience]] and put on Snorg Tees and [[Facebook]] bumper stickers. Those that gave birth to the meme are [[Troll's Remorse|filled with regret]]. [[Cancer]] sets in. | |||
# '''Extinction:''' The meme can no longer reproduce or mutate due to its new environment removing those requirements. Its ability to [[shitposting|survive]] is eradicated through [[Grumpy Cat|litigation]]. The meme becomes calcified, leaving only fossils behind. | |||
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== Successful Replicators == | |||
A short list of forms that survive in multiple environments. | |||
* [[Something_Awful#Photoshop_Phriday|Absurd Photoshopping]] | |||
* [[Copypasta]] | |||
* [[Macro]] | |||
* [[Reaction Face]] | |||
== [[Forced Meme]] == | |||
A forced meme is one that is not created by a community, but is instead created by a single person or company in its "final form". They are mostly slogans, catchphrases, and hashtags, made by advertising campaigns trying to astroturf something. They do not succeed in becoming real internet phenomena unless it's through mockery of the original. They can occur naturally, rarely, but those have very short lifespans. | |||
==Pronunciation== | |||
[[Image:memes.png|thumb|Getting mathematical]] | |||
Perhaps one the most interesting aspects of the topic of memes is the pronunciation of the word itself. Since the word meme is used primarily [[OTI]] in modern day, it's usually not spoken aloud. Thus, a great deal of confusion has formed amongst the [[retarded]] masses of the Internets. Very few people seem to know how it's properly pronounced, and idiots still argue (and probably always will) over how exactly one says the word meme. Some possibilities: | Perhaps one the most interesting aspects of the topic of memes is the pronunciation of the word itself. Since the word meme is used primarily [[OTI]] in modern day, it's usually not spoken aloud. Thus, a great deal of confusion has formed amongst the [[retarded]] masses of the Internets. Very few people seem to know how it's properly pronounced, and idiots still argue (and probably always will) over how exactly one says the word meme. Some possibilities: | ||
* | :*''MEEM'' (think of, ''cream'') | ||
* | :*''MEE·MEE'' (''pee pee'') | ||
* | :*''MAYM'' (''same'') | ||
* | :*''MAY·MAY'' (''baby'') | ||
* | :*''MEM'' (''them'') | ||
* | :*''MEH·MEH'' (''yeah yeah'') | ||
* | :*''MEH·MAY'' (''memé'' by the faux-posh) | ||
*And any additional combination of the above sounds | :*And any additional combination of the above sounds | ||
Naturally, only one of these can be correct. Of course, anybody with a handful of brain cells can come to the conclusion that all but one of them sound fucking retarded. If you still can't figure out how it's pronounced, its the first one. Now that you know you should probably get back to being a loser and [[fapping|fapping]] at pictures of your [[loli|13 year old]] cousin, or [[an hero|what ever else it is you should be doing.]] | Naturally, only one of these can be correct. Of course, anybody with a handful of brain cells can come to the conclusion that all but one of them sound fucking retarded. If you still can't figure out how it's pronounced, its the first one. Now that you know you should probably get back to being a loser and [[fapping|fapping]] at pictures of your [[loli|13 year old]] cousin, or [[an hero|what ever else it is you should be doing.]] | ||
'''TL;DR:''' Anyone [[Asperger's_syndrome|kewl]] enough to try and say this shit IRL is fucking retarded. This includes Justin Bieber, nobros, your dad, anyone currently reading this and [[You|faggots in general]] | '''TL;DR:''' Anyone [[Asperger's_syndrome|kewl]] enough to try and say this shit IRL is fucking retarded. This includes Justin Bieber, nobros, your dad, anyone currently reading this and [[You|faggots in general]]. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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<gallery> | |||
File:Memeopoly.jpg|Meme-opoly | |||
File:Memeopoly.png|variant | |||
Image:Meme Wallpaper.jpg|Meme-based desktop wallpaper | |||
Image:New meme.JPG|Cutting the life short. | Image:New meme.JPG|Cutting the life short. | ||
Image:Memegasm2.jpg|[[Divide by zero|Ah fuck, I can't believe you've done this.]] | Image:Memegasm2.jpg|[[Divide by zero|Ah fuck, I can't believe you've done this.]] | ||
Image:Memes.jpg|Dawkins being a [[newfag]] | Image:Memes.jpg|Dawkins being a [[newfag]] | ||
Image:lemay-maykiller.jpg|A Popular Movie where [[Jews did 9/11|Our Hero]] comes to save the day | |||
Image:Meme-flowchart.png|Meme flowchart is a pretty cool guy. eh teaches the internet and [[doesn't afraid of anything]]. | Image:Meme-flowchart.png|Meme flowchart is a pretty cool guy. eh teaches the internet and [[doesn't afraid of anything]]. | ||
Image: | File:Expandingourmemes.png | ||
File:Meme Man.jpg|Meme man? | |||
Image:Memes_-_Very_First_Internet_Meme_-_Godwins_Law.png|[[Godwin's Law]] was the first meme recognized as such on the Internet. | |||
File:They are sharing memes you could not even fathom - trees and roots meme.jpg | |||
File:Diddly dime, your meme is now mine.JPG | |||
File:If a meme if dank enough obligations quote meme.JPG|Spitting truth! | |||
File:When you're a dead meme but you're suddenly in a meme war.jpg | |||
File:MemesXibit.jpg | |||
File:Fighting a billion dollar propaganda agency with memes.JPG | |||
File:WhatAreMemesBadTwitter.png | |||
</gallery> | |||
}} | |||
==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||
|<youtube>WHkFVdPstA4</youtube> | {{center| | ||
|<youtube> | {{fv|memevideos|background:white;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;|font-weight:bold | ||
|<youtube>WHkFVdPstA4</youtube><br> | |||
|<youtube>WL0GfDg7kkQ</youtube> | |||
;The explanation why memes are bad and why you should feel bad laughing at them | |||
|<youtube>N_6XQp08pgM</youtube> | |||
;Monsoon educates [[you]] about memes | |||
|<youtube>8TDC9s-Kt-8</youtube><br>}} | |||
}} | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
[[File:Memes are transgender.png|thumb|right|Is [[transgender]]ism a meme?]] | |||
*[[Death of a Meme]] | * [[Death of a Meme]] | ||
*[[Forced meme]] | * [[Forced meme]] | ||
*[[IRL meme]] | * [[IRL meme]] | ||
*[[Memefag]] | * [[Memefag]] | ||
*[[Meme Combining]] | * [[Meme Combining]] | ||
*[[Nyu's Art Meme]] - Tart-lets ruin everything | * [[Nyu's Art Meme]] - Tart-lets ruin everything | ||
*[[Old meme]] | * [[Old meme]] | ||
*[[Pogs]] - Memes in Pog form | * [[Permit Patty]] | ||
*[[X is now a meme]] | * [[Pogs]] - Memes in Pog form | ||
* [[Sparkle Motion]] | |||
* [[This Fuckin' Guy]] | |||
* [[Unfunny]] - What all memes are | |||
* [[X is now a meme]] | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
* {{UkrED|Мем|UkrDramatica's article on this}} | |||
*[[Wikipedia:List_of_Internet_phenomena#Advertising|Wikipedia's list of internet phenomena]] - unsurprisingly, they avoid mentioning anything particularly funny or interesting. | *[[Wikipedia:List_of_Internet_phenomena#Advertising|Wikipedia's list of internet phenomena]] - unsurprisingly, they avoid mentioning anything particularly funny or interesting. | ||
* {{ytlink|qRPGgfz5hcE|You Became A Meme}} | |||
{{Memes}} | |||
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[[Category:Memes| ]] | |||
[[Category:Internets Phenomena]] |
Latest revision as of 22:17, 12 August 2024
Back in my day these were called Image Macros |
BREAKING NEWS!! The word "meme" has itself become a meme. We have come full circle with the utter retardation of the internet. There is no God. Might as well kill yourself now. |
A meme is anything with an amusing or lulzy characteristic that is spread on the internet. They come in many forms, usually as an image, gif, video, or even just words. The term "meme" was coined by Richard Dawkins in his book The Selfish Gene, shortened from mimeme. But it was originally used then to describe the spreading of a cultural or genetic phenomena through means of imitation between one and another. No one uses it that way anymore, except elderly sociology majors.
Before meme was used, it was referred to as an "internet phenomena" or simply an "idea". But now, even your grandma will know it. In short, memes are a way for even friendless losers to have unfunny inside jokes on the internet.
Sometimes bloggers refer to memes as a word game or short quiz taken and posted as comment bait. The more comments a user receives about their results, the higher the chances are of that thing spreading.
You can bet your life that every meme you know hasn't been funny since about 20 seconds after its inception, which was approximately one billion years ago for all memes.
—TOW, On the dawn of civilization |
—Tom Green, On memes |
—Michael Jackson, On lulz |
Creation
A meme cannot be created by any one person. Every noob tries this over 9000 times. A meme, like the Herpes or AIDS, is a gift to be shared, something to be cherished, but not some lame token of glory for some basement dwelling no life fag. A meme is created by the reaction to, not the invention of, a subject (typically an image). In fact, the best memes are created by accident and are the result of a particularly lulzworthy image being seen by the right people at the right time.
However, IF YOU MUST try to create a meme, try sharing something unique on /b/ instead of gay ass advice dog knockoffs.
Lifespan
Memes are like bacteria or fungi. Some are benign, some are symbiotic helpers, some are the plague. This general outline describes the life stages of a meme.
- Memeception / Larval: A meme is born in a niche sub-community, sometimes starting as an in-joke, and gestates there until it matures. Some memes get an assist by being based on IRL events and go directly to stage 3. Forced memes go directly to stage 6.
- Maturation: The meme integrates across the community local to where it was born, settling into a stable reproductive form.
- Cross Pollination: The meme begins spreading, reaching many different corners of the internet, where it is either rejected as toxic, or accepted and allowed to breed within those cultures.
- Mimicry: The frothy byproducts of meme reproduction surface IRL and are mistaken for original content by normies that have no connection to the communities. This may lead directly to stage 6.
- Mutation: Memes that successfully replicate and adapt live on. Fluke offshoots are culled. The meme survives in the wild, with a natural cycle of activity and dormancy. Over time it can bear little to no resemblance to the original, but generally retains its prominent feature/s. A meme may survive here indefinitely.
- Artificial Selection: It makes its way to old media, becoming dumbed down for a mass audience and put on Snorg Tees and Facebook bumper stickers. Those that gave birth to the meme are filled with regret. Cancer sets in.
- Extinction: The meme can no longer reproduce or mutate due to its new environment removing those requirements. Its ability to survive is eradicated through litigation. The meme becomes calcified, leaving only fossils behind.
Successful Replicators
A short list of forms that survive in multiple environments.
Forced Meme
A forced meme is one that is not created by a community, but is instead created by a single person or company in its "final form". They are mostly slogans, catchphrases, and hashtags, made by advertising campaigns trying to astroturf something. They do not succeed in becoming real internet phenomena unless it's through mockery of the original. They can occur naturally, rarely, but those have very short lifespans.
Pronunciation
Perhaps one the most interesting aspects of the topic of memes is the pronunciation of the word itself. Since the word meme is used primarily OTI in modern day, it's usually not spoken aloud. Thus, a great deal of confusion has formed amongst the retarded masses of the Internets. Very few people seem to know how it's properly pronounced, and idiots still argue (and probably always will) over how exactly one says the word meme. Some possibilities:
- MEEM (think of, cream)
- MEE·MEE (pee pee)
- MAYM (same)
- MAY·MAY (baby)
- MEM (them)
- MEH·MEH (yeah yeah)
- MEH·MAY (memé by the faux-posh)
- And any additional combination of the above sounds
Naturally, only one of these can be correct. Of course, anybody with a handful of brain cells can come to the conclusion that all but one of them sound fucking retarded. If you still can't figure out how it's pronounced, its the first one. Now that you know you should probably get back to being a loser and fapping at pictures of your 13 year old cousin, or what ever else it is you should be doing.
TL;DR: Anyone kewl enough to try and say this shit IRL is fucking retarded. This includes Justin Bieber, nobros, your dad, anyone currently reading this and faggots in general.
Gallery
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Meme-opoly
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variant
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Meme-based desktop wallpaper
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Cutting the life short.
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Dawkins being a newfag
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A Popular Movie where Our Hero comes to save the day
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Meme flowchart is a pretty cool guy. eh teaches the internet and doesn't afraid of anything.
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Meme man?
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Godwin's Law was the first meme recognized as such on the Internet.
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Spitting truth!
Videos
Previous Video | Next Video
See Also
- Death of a Meme
- Forced meme
- IRL meme
- Memefag
- Meme Combining
- Nyu's Art Meme - Tart-lets ruin everything
- Old meme
- Permit Patty
- Pogs - Memes in Pog form
- Sparkle Motion
- This Fuckin' Guy
- Unfunny - What all memes are
- X is now a meme
External Links
- UkrDramatica's article on this
- Wikipedia's list of internet phenomena - unsurprisingly, they avoid mentioning anything particularly funny or interesting.
- You Became A Meme
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