• betanumerus@lemmy.ca
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      16 hours ago

      I’m not asking about nuclear physics, I’m asking about where to draw the line between a meme and not a meme. The post is nothing but a few statements with a picture of a cat. I mean, using a cat picture as a bookmark for a science book would be the same thing but I wouldn’t call it a meme. If the cat was famous, maybe we’d have something but I don’t know him.

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        If the cat was famous, maybe we’d have something but I don’t know him.

        It’s a famous cat insofar as this is a meme template. You just haven’t seen it before.

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        I’m asking about where to draw the line between a meme and not a meme. The post is nothing but a few statements with a picture of a cat.

        I can draw 7 straight lines in a blank piece of paper, and a lot of people would recognize it as one of the most widespread memes ever on the internet. You should really look up the definition of what a meme is, and it’s biological origin. Hint: memes are not things that make you in particular laugh.