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arrow-up1570arrow-down1imagecheeseburgerlemmy.worldTunarca Leyla@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square76linkfedilink
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·15 hours agoAt one point, “meme” was only synonymous with those rage faces. This was the 9gag days. It really grinded my gears. And this was indeed caused by normies adopting the term.
minus-squarewizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours ago“Memes” being just rage faces and advice animals to the wider internet was probably the most infuriating time period for me. It was like the whole world collectively and simultaneously chose the most embarassing ways to anthropomophize their emotions.
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 hours agoIt’s happening again with the term “AI”.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 hours agoBefore “meme” was adopted, they were widely known as “image macros.”
minus-squareRai@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoAnother term prior to “meme” was to refer to meme ideas as “fads”!
At one point, “meme” was only synonymous with those rage faces. This was the 9gag days. It really grinded my gears. And this was indeed caused by normies adopting the term.
“Memes” being just rage faces and advice animals to the wider internet was probably the most infuriating time period for me.
It was like the whole world collectively and simultaneously chose the most embarassing ways to anthropomophize their emotions.
It’s happening again with the term “AI”.
Before “meme” was adopted, they were widely known as “image macros.”
Another term prior to “meme” was to refer to meme ideas as “fads”!