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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

edit: now it's a meme and we can all hug in the comments.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What are the essential criteria of a meme in your view?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would say a Twitter post isn't one. At least scribble on an image of some.kind.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Okay, I've edited it so we should all be happy now

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

IMHO an idea that spreads person to person, not just PSAs that are unlikely to be shared further.

So the avocado face on the bottom right of this image IS a meme. And if this Tweet turns into a copypasta, then it's a meme.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I've seen this particular tweet like a dozen times now, so it's definitely spread far and wide. Some people only think of image macros as memes, but yes the broader definition I've seen is essentially a viral concept.