You think memes being used for low-effort propaganda is new?
Showerthoughts
A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts: 1
Rules
- All posts must be showerthoughts
- The entire showerthought must be in the title
- No politics
- If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
- A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
- If you feel strongly that you want politics back, please volunteer as a mod.
- Posts must be original/unique
- Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct
If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.
Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report the message goes away and you never worry about it.
It's not new, but it's come into fashion, so the hipsters don't like it anymore.
The cool kids have moved on to checks notes even worse platforms
Rechecks notes ..... rechecks notes again .... rechecks notes some more ... opens up some binders for more notes ... goes into their filling cabinets for more notes .... reviews their idea board with more notes and pictures ... taps away on a computer to review their online databases ... ????? ....
..... WAIT A MINUTE!!! .... They were never there!!! There are no cool kids!!!
Copypasta was the original meme format anyway
What is a traditional meme?
Kilroy was here.
Hell yeah
Edit: alternatively, swapping .wav files of sound clips from sitcoms and sci-fi shows, making a folder directory a sort of rudimentary sound board.
Oh Rly?
Mr. T ate my balls
We can go all 1700s on you and meme with bad spellings for obscure meanings.
Like how oll komplete can become OK. But at some point, a really old meme is 'just language'...
Demotivational posters and rage comics
Desu~