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by 65827 3236 days ago
Why is every arrangement of characters now a "meme". That word has moved beyond devoid of meaning, at this point it's like a black hole of nothingness of a word.
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> A meme (/ˈmiːm/ MEEM) is an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture.

Seems like it's fitting here, does it not? Certain banks being "too big to fail" is an idea passed among persons within our culture.

kind of like the idea of a meme (/ˈmiːm/ MEEM) is a meme (/ˈmiːm/ MEEM).